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> do we particularly care how medievally our video game pigs are? Details like this are a big part of what makes historical fiction compelling! The more things
by mortenjorck 4y ago
> do we particularly care how medievally our video game pigs are?
Details like this are a big part of what makes historical fiction compelling! The more things one encounters that diverge unexpectedly, yet believably from the present day, the greater the sense of immersion.
- jonny_eh 4y agoAnd the more we can learn from it! Ubisoft has shown an interest in using this series to teach history, with museum modes where you can harmlessly walk around, appreciate the architecture, and talk to locals about what life was like at the time.
- raspberry1337 4y agoToo bad their games are wildly inaccurate to the point of being another hollywodification of what we know it to be like https://acoup.blog/2020/11/20/miscellanea-my-thoughts-on-assassins-creed-valhalla/ https://acoup.blog/2020/11/20/miscellanea-my-thoughts-on-ass...