The inspiration for this list is sparking my imagination. I’m thinking, what are the games that best represent the Clinton era? Are they meaningfully different than those that represent the Bush era?
Grist for the content mill, I guess.
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playlist relevant
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Deus Ex <<>> Modern Warfare
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Oooh, thinking in terms of bookends is really illuminating. Ok, I guess Modern Warfare isn’t exactly the end, nor is Deus Ex the beginning, but I’m gonna stick with my first thought. Doom<<>>Counter-Strike or Ultima VII<<>>Baldur’s Gate II
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Obama era: Demon’s Souls to Dark Souls 3
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The Obama era is defined best by Mother 3, which is all about neoliberal capital taking over a village and preparing them to accept fascism while queer leftists on the margins slowly build solidarity to eventually remake society for the better.
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I’m interested in how foreign media could have more resonance here. Despite coming from a different culture and being intended for that culture, Mother 3 tells truths about America that are more specific than the universality of shared human experience.
Oh yeah absolutely.
I’m not sure it does, actually? I’d be curious to hear your take on this, I can’t think of much about it that’s uniquely American
Uh-oh, I don’t think I have recent enough memories to back my thoughts up. Even if I had a more recent memory, I’m not sure what I said is provable. First, there’s the problem with how I said, “more specific than the universality of shared human experience.” I think I was overlooking the extent to which much of the world has been experiencing the same trends: more familial distance, personalities being defined by consumption, alienation caused by labor, etc. Second, I may have been leaning on superficial details inherent in a series set in a fantasized America.