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New Video! Wolfenstein: The New Order Is About More Than Defeating the Nazis (Patreon)
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2017-07-11 20:52:16
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Hey everyone!
New video went up on the channel yesterday - this one covering one of the most interesting FPS I've played in years, Wolfenstein: The New Order. In the video I argue that TNO avoids becoming a trite take on the horrors of war or that Nazis are bad (things that every decent person already knows), instead opting for a deeply personal character study. I posit that it achieves this by setting up the Nazis as a kind of apocalyptic event through distancing techniques. Like all good post-apocalyptic fiction, the focus isn't on how to prevent the apocalypse; it's about magnifying the personalities of characters surviving its consequences.
New video went up on the channel yesterday - this one covering one of the most interesting FPS I've played in years, Wolfenstein: The New Order. In the video I argue that TNO avoids becoming a trite take on the horrors of war or that Nazis are bad (things that every decent person already knows), instead opting for a deeply personal character study. I posit that it achieves this by setting up the Nazis as a kind of apocalyptic event through distancing techniques. Like all good post-apocalyptic fiction, the focus isn't on how to prevent the apocalypse; it's about magnifying the personalities of characters surviving its consequences.
Anyway, I sincerely hope you enjoy the video! Thank you all so much for your continued support - the Patreon keeps growing every time I make a new video and that is utterly astounding to me. You really do make this all possible. Thank you!
Hamish
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