Gamer Simply Wants Non-Political Games, White Ethnostate
Gamer Simply Wants Non-Political Games, White Ethnostate
Simple, everyday gamer Davin Andersen reportedly wishes video games would stop pushing unneeded political agendas and instead focus on just being fun. He’d also support…
This may be a bit of an aside.
There are plenty of non-political games out there; games with no story, or games that are very simple, or games that are geared toward children.
Games that don't fall into those categories tend to get political because politics are closely linked to systematic oppression, which is often a hallmark of stories with emotional stakes in any medium. Lord of the Rings? Very political. Hunger Games? Very political. Dune? Very political. Star Wars? Very political. Star Trek? Very political.
So... if you want to avoid media telling you "fascism == bad" then maybe stick to Overcooked and Beat Saber.
You let your politics stop you from winning? Git Gud. (/s because not my truetrue belief on play)
Relatable
To me the real problem with political games is that a political game, to be enjoyable, has to be more good than political.
Disco Elysium is extremely political. It is also a very well written game. So I enjoyed playing it.
AAA studios tend to make a game with an LGBT character or a minority character and when people don't like it, they blame representation. While people are actually mad at a game being a bad game.