Comment on Deus Ex devs say they weren't trying to make a statement when they made one of the most political games of all time: 'What I think is the right future for humanity is irrelevant. It's all about...'

• NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That is one of those tell me without telling me deals.

  All the “ai will take over a post truth society” bits and the focus on mercenaries was all over sci fi for decades by that point and a lot of the former goes back to a mix of the Frankenstein complex (which is literally creation myths) and the Reagan Nixon debate.

  It is why there is so much truth in the torture Nexus memes.

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  • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    At least there aren’t walking nuclear battle tanks capable of launching undetectable nuclear strikes from any point on the globe.

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    • NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Because submarines are even more terrifying and even more effective

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      • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They would be especially terrifyung if you saw one following you while hiking up a mountain trail.

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