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> I'm truly baffled by how ahistoric and whitewashing it is. What for? Because most players don't want to play as someone who captures people for slavery, or i
by mcphage 6y ago
> I'm truly baffled by how ahistoric and whitewashing it is. What for?
Because most players don't want to play as someone who captures people for slavery, or invades a monastery by slaughtering all of the monks inside.
- lambdadmitry 6y agoI hoped it doesn't mean the creative director has to actively whitewash the period in an interview quite ahead of the release.
- krapp 6y ago>Because most players don't want to play as someone who captures people for slavery, or invades a monastery by slaughtering all of the monks inside. The slavery I can understand, but the violence is kind of what makes Vikings a popular character archetype. I can't imagine wanting to play a Viking protagonist in a "realistic" setting without the pillaging and bloodshed. That's kind of the draw.
- mcphage 6y ago> I can't imagine wanting to play a Viking protagonist in a "realistic" setting without the pillaging and bloodshed. I get your point, and you're probably right, but at least one person (namely, myself) has no problem with violent fights in a videogame, but would not enjoy playing a game that required me to slaughter unarmed civilians. I still want to think of myself as a hero, not... that. All those Goombas had it coming to them, is what I'm saying.