• NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world
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    “balanced and unbiased take on WWII” after calling something “anti-nazi slop” is hard to even call a dog whistle, it’s more like a fog horn.

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      I ‘think’ there’s a more innocent interpretation in there of something like, “If you’re going to do Nazis right now, it might be worth making them more than a cliche villain to spray lead at so people can see how intrusive and insidious the ideology is.”

      buuuuut “we don’t need more anti-nazi slop shoved down our throats” is one hell of a way to say that xP

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        That would be a bit more of a valid interpretation if it weren’t for the fact that Wolfenstein is set in an alternate universe where the Nazis win the war.

        You can hardly make them the classic ‘inevitably going to fail’ villain when they’ve been in power for the last 60 years.

        Maybe they could add a scene where one of them is stroking a white cat although honestly that’s pretty much the Wolfenstein aesthetic already.

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    Most people are saying “fuck yeah let me butcher more Nazis.” you fucking chudd.

    Edit: LMAO they have replies disabled. The true sign of a free speech warrior.

    • flamingos-cant (hopepunk arc)@feddit.ukOP
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      Didn’t you read the post? They’re making a new Wolfenstein game, the most effective way to resist the rising tide of fascism is to give Microsoft owned Bethesda money. Capitalism comes through for us once again, baby!

      (/s)

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      People have been playing down Nazi dog whistling so long that Nazis have become emboldened to do Nazi stuff.

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      They’ve wormed their way into positions of power such as judges and statesmen. Anyone with an inkling of hate for Nazis would do jury nullification but then most people think the point of jury duty is to convict someone.

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    They’re aware that Wolfenstein is the same game series that had mecha-hitler right?

    It’s not a work meant for nuanced analysis about the complex political structures of WWII

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      In fairness, it’s a bit myopic to bring Mechahitler, the Super mutant, or even the Angel of Death into it as it’s the earliest one-and-a-half games in the series.

      RtCW dealt with the resistance fight in more detail, and the Machinegames Wolfy games went full anti-Nazi in the best possible way.

      I still haven’t a fucking clue what story Wolfenstein 2009 was trying to tell though, but I still enjoyed it.

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        Also in fairness, we now know that Mechahitler was just Grok all along.

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    I bought a wolfenstein bundle on steam when it was on sale just because I felt like killing nazis lol. Stayed for the plot.

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    The more creative and abundant ways to kill nazis the better it’s the game!

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      That’s why i love the killing h*ttler DLC on Sniper Elite series, so many ways to send that piece of shit to hell…

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      Bulletstorm, but the enemies are current day nazis. Have some of their “heads” act as joke bosses - idiots that can barely tell which way to point a gun.

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    God, I disagree with people who say things are just as bad as pre-WWII; it’s much worse. Not that no atrocity preceded WWII, but the Nazis weren’t reenacting a relatively recent one play-by-play, these people are.

    And if they’re not stopped, the outcome will be much worse.

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    Fallout 4, Outcasts and Remnants mod lets us go back in time, slaughter Nazis and then kill Hitler. I always run this mod for that reason. I take the explosive minigun and gib them all. Except Hitler, he gets the tactical barstool.

    Also, anti-Nazi slop is one of the few slops I don’t mind.

    Finally, fuck this asshole, whoever he is. No, not “everyone” is thinking that, mostly just you and some of your loser online friends.

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        In my experience the fallout community is mostly anti-capitalist and anti-fascist because, well, you know. The theme of the game and everything.

        Of course there’s always the poor media literacy people who love the enclave or legion a little too much.

        I’m actually curious to know what mod this guy devs for? If that part was real anyway. Just so I know to steer clear, ya dig?

        Edit: I did some minor snooping around bluesky and it looks like this person claims to be a former dev for FNC (which others say is untrue) and the only real project they’ve been part of (from what I can see) was Fallout Ashfall, which they apparently got removed from ~2 years ago and they’ve been harassing those involved since.

        Probably more to the story than that, but glad to confirm that this isn’t a prolific member of the community.

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            If FO3 was your first fallout it makes a bit more sense to like BoS tho, they’re a lot chiller in 3.

            But yeah I agree, the games make it clear the BoS is mostly awful lmao