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Possible. Depends on how things turn out. If the Republican party splinters into the more moderate Republicans like Romney, and a new conservative party that's all about Trump with people like Hawley, Cruz, Gaetz, etc., but the Democrats stay together, it could allow the Democrats to stay in power, and possibly gaining power of Republican voters are split. I mean if a State goes close to 50-50 on Democrat to Republican, but then goes 50-25-25 on Democrat to Republican to Trump the Democrats win the State. Imagine Texas going Blue because the Reds got split between Republican and Trump.
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Is that the right attitude we should have for games tackling this kind of subject matter though? I mean obviously we don't know how the game will be yet, it might be a flaming pile of sensationalist, exploitative, jingoist dog shit, but if we take them at their word that they want to tell this story within the context of a game in a respectful manner the same way a movie would (which absolutely would not get any sideways glances), and it actually does turn out to be a thought provoking, and well done game, shouldn't we encourage that? Watch the video I posted above if you haven't. If we want gaming to mature and evolve as a serious storytelling, and artistic medium, we should welcome these kinds of games if a developer wants to make them, rather than putting up barriers going, "no that's a real life event, and you're not allowed to make a video game of that". We should encourage more serious games, while still of course calling them out if they turn out like shit (which again this game very well might, especially with the war crime accusations of the real event, which I do doubt the game will address). An I skeptical this game will pull it all off? Yes, but I'm keeping a hopeful eye on it. I would love for another game like Spec Ops: The Line. As for the "political" thing, I can't decide what I'm more sick of; developers saying their clearly political game isn't political just because it doesn't deal with governmental rivalries (i.e. Republican/Conservative vs. Democrat/Liberal), or outlets asking developers if their game is political for the same reason when they know full well it's not going to dive into those kinds of politics.
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Movies The Snyder Cut is real...and it's SPECTACULAR!
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Movies The Snyder Cut is real...and it's SPECTACULAR!
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Uh no it wasn't. The first instance of the chemical bath was in a 1951 comic that tried to give him an official origin story, but before that there was nothing stating how he got his look, and nothing that definitively pointed to it being makeup, so of course it just seemed to be how his skin was naturally. -
Television The Mandalorian OT - This is the Way
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Except The Joker doesn't use facepaint*, so not literally The Joker. *Not counting the Christopher Nolan version since that was a heightened realism take on Batman. -
Of course he was going to get acquitted again, no one here had any doubts about that, but the fact that the Democrats just rolled over and gave up is infuriating. McConnell played them yet again by saying he should be impeached, but delaying the hearings until after Trump isn't in office, and then acquitting because Trump isn't president anymore.
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I would expect even better since they'd be made specifically for a game, and be tailored, polished, and refined for the characters they want to create.
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I really hate your government, America. As much good as Pelosi and Schumer may have gone in the past, it's time for them to retire. No more spineless Democrats. It's time for younger, more passionate people to take over who will fight (politically, obviously) tooth and nail against the ghouls in the Republican party.
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This is the only correct answer, unless we're talking about nacho/tortilla chips in which case salsa and/or queso is the way to go.
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That's impressive for a character creator. Would be nice to not have to rely on modelling after actual people so much.
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You'll need enough Paragon or Renegade points for the option to pop up (it won't tell you that's what he'll do), but when says that Sovereign is too strong, and it's too late for him, pick either the blue or red option in the dialogue wheel, and he'll thank you, and then shoot himself.
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Saren is one of the greatest villains in gaming. I always make him kill himself because that's the best, most tragic ending for him. He may not have been a good person before Sovereign's influence, but he wasn't a genocidal maniac. Sure he was a dick, but yeah I can't help but feel a little sorry for him in the end.
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