I tapped out of his content before this. Mind enlightening us?
It's been awhile since even I looked at the series, and I am not rewatching it to check again. I don't think my heart could take it.
I won't say it "got political", because obviously that's not true. But you know that image, that says " this is what liberals think metal gear solid was?" And it was solid snake right next to a cartoon trump and an abortion rally? It felt like it was becoming that.
I'm a very big believer, that good politics is merely downhill from good philosophy. If you can explain the morals and ethics behind a decision, than the candidate you vote for should naturally follow. To push a specific party means they don't see you as a human that thinks through decisions, but an animal that needs to be leaded to the right side of the fence. All games(media) have philosophy, not politics.
I thought Manticore was on the same page as me on this. I mean, the Mythosverse is "technically" the united states, but it's such an outlandish version that it works well for an allegory.
And then DEBATEDEMON happened. Most of the episode was unedited audio of each republican candidate giving their response to the issue of school shootings. But there was a spooky demon behind them the entire time. Now keep in mind, this is the series where Rockefeller shoves a blimp full of severed heads and sells them to the germans during world war two. This is a series where Nixon, as superman, is brainwashed by the government to destroy Vietnam, while transformed into the shape of a floating jesus on the cross.
I brushed this off, as him having an off episode. But then in the next one, out of fucking nowhere, not connected to the plot happening around it, he plays another audio of a mass shooting, along with every other mass shooting response by a president on record.
Along with just a rather weak starting plot, this finally killed it for me. What I hear now from the thread only turning me off further. I still enjoy the early work, but instead of seeing him as a creative that I am excited to see perfect his craft, I now have to say under the same disappointed breath as a creator like lorg bung. To any aspiring creative: do not let twitter crazies anywhere fucking near you. They will not just destroy your life, they will tear out your soul.