And honestly, having SJW shit wouldn't even be out of place in 2077, given that cybernetics and transhumanism are topics widely discussed by leftists like Sadie Plant.

They seem to think inverting your dick is literally the same as merging your brain with AI.

But yeah, I'm actually fine with politics in video games. Characters with real-world political motivations are generally more nuanced. Fiction writers aren't political writers and have trouble thinking up causes that people would actually follow irl.

I think it typically hurts the story. Makes it very bland and typically user-friendly

no interesting / controversial topics

I'm hopeful cyberpunk just plays it into the dystopic setting, and has some interesting story still

I like how the Wikipedia synopsis of Death Stranding is just a quote from Kojima because nobody can even hope to understand the plot of Death Stranding through 2nd hand testimony.

that looks like a potential dumpster fire tbh lol

Not sure I'll actually like the plot. It seems to me that your objective is to forcibly assimilate cities that desire independence, to create a new United States. Kojima has always been sort of an activist. I hope he tackles the topic with some nuance instead of portraying their secessionists as barbarians and xenophobes.

yes, nuance is what make shit interesting

```People have created "Walls" and become accustomed to living in isolation. Death Stranding is a completely new type of action game, where the goal of the player is to reconnect isolated cities and a fragmented society. It is created so that all elements, including the story and gameplay, are bound together by the theme of the "Strand" or connection. As Sam Porter Bridges, you will attempt to bridge the divides in society, and in doing create new bonds or "Strands" with other players around the globe. Through your experience playing the game, I hope you'll come to understand the true importance of forging connections with others.```
— Hideo Kojima

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it might work if it's super disconnected from contemporary times/reality

else it will be a shallow political statement

It's post-apocalyptic.

You could literally just be a mailman though.

I know one of the "bad guy" factions seek to keep their city independent. So I think Kojima is going for some preachy "world unity", possibly anti-nationalist, message. Metal Gear Solid had similar themes.

ya, the plot sounded decent when I read about it like a year ago. I'm kind of expecting it to be like the supernatural parts of mgs

Honestly aside from wanting to wipe out the English language Skull Face was actually the good guy.

I still can't figure out why Skull Face wanted to wipe out English or make everyone speak English. His ultimate goal could be very different depending.

I've memory holed MGSV since I was so let down when it was released. In the months leading up, I had preached to my friends that it would be the second coming of the gaming industry. So what was Skull Face's overall political aim/agenda again? All I remember was the character drama like the paz rape, the vagina bomb, blowing up mother base, the africa shenanagins, and the grey bikini ladies.

Still don't really understand it, but I think it was to use the vocal cord parasites to either eliminate the English language, or anybody who dosen't speak English. The former seems more likely.

wiping out english makes a lot of sense

that english hasn't produced much good

no great literature

no philosophy

a bit of comedy

and whatever comes from that island is either irish or welsh if it's of any value

cyberpunk is gonna be meh

its written by a negroid

@TuerSchlossEnteiser sounds like your own opinion

@TuerSchlossEnteiser He wanted to wipe it out because it was an imperialist tongue. He was real big on the power of language and sought revenge for the loss of his culture and national-identity at the hands of the Nazis, who forced him to give up his mother-tongue of Hungarian. He viewed English as a parasitic lingua franca that served to subjugate and destroy other cultures and languages.

Which is also why he hated Major Zero in-particular. Infecting him with the vocal cord parasite was one the events that led to the creation of the patriot AIs, and the vocal cord parasites themselves served as a precursor to FOXDIE.

Skull Face also murdered Joseph Stalin, as revenge for atrocities committed in Hungary, being an expert in poisons he could easily convince top Soviet physicians that Stalin died of a stroke.

pretty realistic view

The Metal Gear universe lore is fucking confusing

So is Ace Combat

and, how hyped are you for the new, upcoming post apocalyptic DHL walking Simulation???

"Who died and made @Stefan Payne admin?" 😄

hm?? ;|

u were namechecked on razorfist arcade last night