Video Game Wolfenstein II Angers Americans Over Anti Nazi Stance

MattinBama · Oct 6, 2017

http://www.newsweek.com/nazi-video-...is-make-america-nazi-free-again-slogan-679530

It's a hell of a time in America when a video game taking an anti-Nazi stance is considered by some to be too controversial. Yet here we are.

The video game Wolfenstein II, the latest iteration of an exercise in killing virtual Nazis, has angered Nazis with an online presence because it is about... killing Nazis.

A certain subgroup of folks got angry online with the game-maker, Bethesda Softworks, for producing a product that thinks Nazis are bad. Many claimed they weren't angry about the anti-Nazi stance per se, but rather that the game was tapping into liberal anger. Certainly it is political to co-opt President Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan, but Bethesda Softworks is hardly the first one to play with the line made famous by the billionaire Republican.

So, people on Twitter got angry about a promo saying Nazis were bad. Here are a few responses.

That's America now apparently. Nazis = bad is too extreme of a stance to take for a game that's been about fighting Nazi's since 1981.

tattooguy21 · Oct 6, 2017

Futurama said it best

Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk

AUDub · Oct 6, 2017

MattinBama said:
That's America now apparently. Nazis = bad is too extreme of a stance to take for a game that's been about fighting Nazi's since 1981.

I swear, if I didn't know these folks really were this dense, I'd think they were punking us.

Intl.Aperture · Oct 6, 2017

Down is up and up is down. They likely have never even played Wolfenstein and don't know that the whole premise of the game revolves around Nazi occupied America after WWII. Even WITH that qualifier leveling the playing field somewhat I don't understand how wanting Nazis out of America is a bad thing. Someone needs to make a game where the main character gets to suplex some Black Panthers or something.

RollTide_HTTR · Oct 6, 2017

JBama_in_PCOLA · Oct 6, 2017

I’m done. lol

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro[emoji208]

day-day · Oct 6, 2017

Why won't folks let Nazi's jump on board the PC Train like everybody else?

Crimson1967 · Oct 6, 2017

Since 1981? It has been around 36 years and I just learned it existed when I opened this thread.

AUDub · Oct 6, 2017

Crimson1967 said:
Since 1981? It has been around 36 years and I just learned it existed when I opened this thread.

Wolfenstein 3D in 92 was the breakout, being one of the earliest first-person shooters. Had the shareware version on my first PC, a Packard Bell 386. Spent many hours killing virtual Nazis.

Jon · Oct 6, 2017

AUDub said:
Wolfenstein 3D in 92 was the breakout, being one of the earliest first-person shooters. Had the shareware version on my first PC, a Packard Bell 386. Spent many hours killing virtual Nazis.

3D cost me so many hours of productivity while a college student

if you are feeling nostalgic https://classicreload.com/wolfenstein-3d.html

TideEngineer08 · Oct 6, 2017

Why is it that guys like the ones in the profile pics in the OP seem to have the most punchable faces?

uafan4life · Oct 6, 2017

TideEngineer08 said:
Why is it that guys like the ones in the profile pics in the OP seem to have the most punchable faces?

Because some faces just ooze classless douche bag?

BamaFlum · Oct 7, 2017

Doubleplusgood, comrades!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

CharminTide · Oct 7, 2017

TideEngineer08 said:
Why is it that guys like the ones in the profile pics in the OP seem to have the most punchable faces?

The Germans have a word for this: Backpfeifengesicht.

uafan4life · Oct 7, 2017

Who remembers this:

That moment when you realized you had misplaced floppy disk #3...

AUDub · Oct 7, 2017

uafan4life said:
Who remembers this:

That moment when you realized you had misplaced floppy disk #3...

Most extreme example I had was X-Wing. Game came on 5 floppy disks. So did the sequel, Tie Fighter.

MattinBama · Oct 7, 2017

AUDub said:
Wolfenstein 3D in 92 was the breakout, being one of the earliest first-person shooters. Had the shareware version on my first PC, a Packard Bell 386. Spent many hours killing virtual Nazis.

Same here. That was one of the first PC games I really spent a lot of time with.

Aledinho · Oct 7, 2017

The way I read it was people were upset because they think Bethesda is calling the Trump side Nazis, and not that they are upset about killing Nazis.

Video Game Wolfenstein II Angers Americans Over Anti Nazi Stance

Hall of Fame

Suspended

Hall of Fame

All-American

Hall of Fame

TideFans Legend

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

TideFans Legend

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

All-SEC

TideFans.shop - NEW Stuff!