Starker on 7/6/2021 at 05:32
Quote Posted by Jeshibu
Maybe the later Rambo sequels?
Even the later Rambo sequels at least tried to say something:
[video=youtube;HIU2aJS9cuM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIU2aJS9cuM[/video]
You can see how both the audience and critics think less and less of each subsequent film, though, as they are increasingly about Rambo, the awesome action hero who lays waste to the [bad guys of the day].
catbarf on 7/6/2021 at 14:22
Quote Posted by Starker
Far Cry 2 managed to say plenty just through its game mechanics, methinks.
Far Cry 2 is probably the only game in the franchise to have mature political commentary, but I think a lot of that leans on the setting being fictional and non-specific. It's got a lot of stylized elements that, if it were depicting a specific place and conflict, could come across as crass.
Anarchic Fox on 7/6/2021 at 22:36
Ubisoft's bait-and-switch on politics always generates lots of free publicity.
EvaUnit02 on 8/6/2021 at 01:28
Quote Posted by catbarf
Far Cry 2 is probably the only game in the franchise to have mature political commentary, but I think a lot of that leans on the setting being fictional and non-specific. It's got a lot of stylized elements that, if it were depicting a specific place and conflict, could come across as crass.
Far Cry 4 had a branching narrative where you could either side with conservative dude who wanted to preserve cultural traditions, or a liberal chick who was was prepared get into dirty businesses, such as going into the drug trade.
Just because there's goofy, jokey elements in the games, doesn't really mean that there aren't serious stories being told at the root.
Jashin on 9/6/2021 at 21:11
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
All of them. From First Blood Pt. 2 onwards the films were (
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Flanderization) Flanderised caricatures of First Blood. Went from being a commentary about Vietnam War veterans being treated like shit once they returned home to creating cartoonish BODYCOUNTS.
It's not necessarily bad thing. Rambo 2, Commando and Cobra were epitome of 1980s/1990s style over substance action films. Only joyless, pseudo-intellectuals, who sniff their own farts, seem to dislike such films.
If you'd said Rocky, I'd be right there with you. Story of a slow-witted guy, 10-to-1 underdog making it, beating the champ, sure.
But Rambo?? Lmao, I must've sniffed lotta farts and forgot my brain on the stove cus that sh*t was dumb.
henke on 6/10/2021 at 21:37
So, uh, FC6 doesn't have the enemy leveling system of New Dawn? Someone confirm please. If so I'm interested in it again.
EvaUnit02 on 8/10/2021 at 06:01
Quote Posted by henke
So, uh, FC6 doesn't have the enemy leveling system of New Dawn? Someone confirm please. If so I'm interested in it again.
It doesn't.
They've "done a Fallout 4" by completely stripping out the XP system and skill tree. Instead you equip different armour pieces with attributes attached. With the skill tree + XP system you had perks immediately available to you once unlocked, they're now tied to a specific armour piece that you have to swap out manually. It just creates more steps.
EvaUnit02 on 9/10/2021 at 13:30
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
It doesn't.
Spoke too soon. It has levelled regions.
henke on 9/10/2021 at 13:38
Boooooo!
