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This article spends time attempting to portray the 'wrong' about Civilization, but it still comes off as more interesting background about the game's creators t
by rosstex 10y ago
This article spends time attempting to portray the 'wrong' about Civilization, but it still comes off as more interesting background about the game's creators than remorse about Western views. Then the last paragraph ends on a very low note, way too low to be supported by the rest. Still an enjoyable read, but damn it didn't need to come crashing down!
- enkiv2 10y agoI definitely feel like the author was trying to write a very different article. An article about the way that Meier's western-centric view of history caused the system he implemented to have interesting systematic biases that limit the set of behaviors that can be simulated in interesting and unexpected ways, Zizek-style, would have been interesting. But this isn't that article; mentioning the lack of dark ages and the enlightenment grand-narrative view of progress as a game mechanic doesn't deliver, since it's crit 101 stuff that anybody would immediately notice. The author should have probably recognized that the article wasn't the one she intended to write, & eliminated the points that didn't add to its organic form, rather than trying to force it into the intended form. But, its flaws don't detract enough to justify not posting it or reading it.
- rosstex 10y agoThanks for the response! Great points, I totally agree. The article is definitely worth a read :)