| AngryLittleAlchemist said: Should Politics stay out of games? Well no, they shouldn't. I used to have that opinion, but I think over time I came to the conclusion that saying "politics should stay out of gaming" is more often than not just a way of saying you don't like the portrayal of something in a game. Which is totally fine and legitimate, but doesn't mean we should generalize it to politics as a whole staying out of games. Does that part of the review sound like total ass? Yeah. |
Said in a nicer way than I would have. Yeah, "such and such should stay out of politics" is code for: I don't agree with their political stance and I want them to be quiet. Had it been towards his political preference the thread would have never been born.
As for what is said in the review, she sounds like an idiot if the game really is portraying a time piece and attempting to be historically accurate. Those who write these sorts of reviews I often find are not really gamers as much as they are political commentators who failed to gain an audience they had hoped to have gained and then fell into the hellpits that is called gaming "journalism" in a lame attempt to be recognized here. Then again it's also possible she wrote that part on purpose for attention much like some sites give a game a low score for clicks. Didn't check the author since I'm lazy but I'd definitely say it's a possibility itself
