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submitted 6 months ago by Frank@hexbear.net to c/games@hexbear.net

The actual execution was a mess, but Skullface's inspiration for his parasite weapon being the experience of linguistic imperialism as a child was a really novel premise. The idea that he would get his revenge by creating a weapon that killed anyone who spoke English is some cool super-villain shit I don't think I've ever encountered before. "Race-selective" weapons, genetic-targetting weapons, religious indoctrination viruses, I've seen all those, but I think MGSV is the only time I've encountered a weapon that targets a language community.

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[-] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago

I was really expecting with the whole theme there would be more disinformation, propaganda, narrative control, persuasion techniques type stuff

I mean you run a private army made out of kidnapped-brainwashed conscripts

[-] CascadeOfLight@hexbear.net 1 points 6 months ago

True, but beyond putting up some "BIG BOSS IS WATCHING YOU" posters that part is never really explored, when it could have made a great parallel between Snake and Skull Face.

"You know, we're a lot alike, you and I..."

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