Ronin
Legacy Member
... By a South Park video game.
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https://www.inverse.com/article/36226-south-park-fractured-but-whole-video-game-racist-character-difficul?utm_campaign=organic&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=inverse
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https://www.inverse.com/article/36226-south-park-fractured-but-whole-video-game-racist-character-difficul?utm_campaign=organic&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=inverse
During the difficulty selection process, Cartman himself assures players, “Don’t worry, this doesn’t affect combat. Just every other aspect of your whole life.” The very obvious point they’re trying to make here is that much like in real life, race can be a contributor to any number of social difficulties, ones that will be dramatized in narrative of the game.
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Are they trying piss people off with this kind of social commentary? Definitely. Does South Park have an iffy track record when it comes to following through on its most shocking jokes? Sure. But, is this also a largely accurate, biting critique of American culture? Definitely.