One hell of an awesome charity stream that I've been their head chat moderator for years now.

This is going to be their 18th run.

Here's the About page for them! desertbus.org/2024/info/ab...

When I see someone say "Modern games are too political" it makes me wonder if they don't have ability to see the messages people weave into their writing. It also makes me think they have a message they are trying to write themselves, and hide with subtlety.

Sometimes political messages in games are more subtle, including in the games I mentioned above. It takes being able to see the meaning painted within a story. I am also an enjoyer of Star Trek and it also has varying amounts of subtlety in its messages.

FFVII and its Remake both also hammer in this message incredibly hard, as well as sprinkling in some anti-corporate and anti-fascist messaging. Especially more blatantly in the Remake.

I have been playing through the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters and was reminded how often the crystals in those early games were used as an analogy for taking care of the planet. Overusing and abusing natural resources or co-opting them for war leads to destruction.

-Continuing on from the first post-
I say this as someone who originally enjoyed the games when I was in my most apolitical part of my life, but was still able to understand it had things to say.

I apparently replied to the wrong post for like, the entire thread.
Awesome, I love it. Deleted them and going to post them here again.

When I see someone say "Modern games are too political" it makes me wonder if they don't have ability to see the messages people weave into their writing. It also makes me think they have a message they are trying to write themselves, and hide with subtlety.

Sometimes political messages in games are more subtle, including in the games I mentioned above. It takes being able to see the meaning painted within a story. I am also an enjoyer of Star Trek and it also has varying amounts of subtlety in its messages.

FFVII and its Remake both also hammer in this message incredibly hard, as well as sprinkling in some anti-corporate and anti-fascist messaging. Especially more blatantly in the Remake.