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  When you piss off both sides you know you're doing something right. : deadearth
  • Quoted For Truth.....though I didn't quote anything. : SinisterInfant
  • You do? How are those things connected? : 6UnJ9Wn
  • The Troll's Creed : HockeyJohnston
  • I second that. : vortex6930
  • Yeah, because Objectivism is just a normal side to be on. : SnakeIRye
  • Indeed. This game seems to tackle the horde-like mentality of many in the tea-party and labor movements. ... : EnhancedInterrogator
• I think when you get people from both extremes angry, you might have something interesting on your hands.... : snubble100
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  I play games for fun, not to hear a political message. Contrary to the other comments, I'd say that if y... : Mr Milquetoast
  • I think there's a difference between a political message or statement, and pissing off "political sides" ... : DeBurgo
  • Why not both? Or either extreme? Not every game needs to be frat boy wish fulfilment kill-fests. People ... : silentbobuk
  • Speak for yourself, there's room for both. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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    really? the story is an important aspect of the game. If you just want stripped down FPS gameplay with ... : UberKalden
    • yah this is thinking man's shooter, not dumb shooter. : deathofrats
  • Yeah, speak for yourself, I prefer to be challenged even beyond gameplay. : drhazard
  • post+username? There's absolutely no reason that games cannot or should not attempt to express ideas... : action wombmate
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    lol what the fuck : JINKY
    • pretty much. probably plays call of duty for the lack of politics : crummynz
  • If you'd kept playing to the end you'd be a better position to say whether the politics added to or subtr... : Stimpak Chopra
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    You couldn't figure out the political message in Bioshock? Yeah, maybe these games aren't for you. Best t... : BlackCat9
    • yeah i can't fathom someone being confused by bioshock, they made it ridiculously accessible : Bamtan
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    All games have a political message when you break them down. : eskimo spy
    • Yeah. PAC-MAN is full of political messages. It is crazy. Make you really think about what is going on... : Highvoltage74
  • I think you did the right thing. If you don't want it then don't play it but don't insist that all games ... : Jonathan
  • Yeah fuck that content bullshit. Just let shoot some Nazis amirite boyz : avatar_58
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    I agree. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      DOTA has a pretty strong political message, my friend. Men who wear red masks and scream about blood a : Wisp!
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        It's so obvious Bloodseeker is an Al Qaeda sleeper agent. : Godhatesfatpeople
        • brb gonna learn gyrocopter so I can drone strike his ass : Wisp!
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    may all games be pong! i'd say pac-man or spacewar but those have overt stories and messages. : EvilDolemite
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      IN A WORLD, where only 2 men have paddles, the BALL decides the FATE OF THE WORLD. : AxeMan808
      • I shouldn't have used 'world' twice...sorry. : AxeMan808
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        The ball represents the world and the paddles represent the left and right of the political spectrum. : Herman Toothrot
        • Oooo. I like that better! : AxeMan808
    • Didn't Giantbomb already demonstrate that PacMan (or Ms. Pac Man) was actually about Communism? : Vorlonesque
  • haha mr milquetoast : Mr.SEX
  • Are you serious? You are practically beaten over the head with the political messages in Bioshock, and I ... : SatansFist
  • If interactive experiences were all scrubbed free of drama, opposing opinions, motivations for situations... : Dave-A
  • Hahaha, you've got to be kidding. : thetangent
  • yesss i needed some front pager action today : opengl128
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    Doom had many political messages as well and John Romero had a secret subliminal message in there : hanged_man
    • Doom: Unregulated private space exploration and exploitation literally brought about Hell on Earth. : RaptorII
  • this was one of the arguments I heard as to why games are not art: no social relevance : cptstern
  • I play games TO hear a political message. Hah! My opinion cancels out yours. Now what? : Sgt_Boomstick
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    I'm really sick of hearing "fun" as a counter argument to any kind of depth. It's usually used in the "re... : SockMonkeh
    • Stupid people will be stupid, no way around it. : MechBFP
  • Thinking is hard : Barleywine
  • Speak for yourself, I prefer my stories with a grain of edge to them thank you very much : utgaardsloke
  • To each his own. I don't agree with you, but then I've met people who think everything is worthless unles... : Grape Flavor
  • That was pretty much the entire story of Bioshock. And part of the reason it was such an excellent game.... : boarder2
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    This is an incredible shackpile : cutaway
    • Reserved for especially bad posts. : Wisp!
  • Ok, go back to BLOPS2. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• It's a great thing that Levine and Co. are willing and able to tackle substantive themes. I am so excited... : Firefly1985
• This actually makes me kind of interested in the game. : braaains
• Why do people have to be so god damn stupid. *facepalm* : MechBFP
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  The retard right is archaic and just not suited for the modern age. The loony left is the new right, now ... : pizzaput
  • ...Libertarians? : Draingored
  • That makes no sense. I bet you don't follow politics at all. : Jobos
• Yeah, I get what he's saying. I like it. Not sure about his Abe Lincoln comment though - did he really ... : Jobos