Thread by @spacetwinks

convinced that a lot of the people who they did interviews with - but also wouldn't let them see the whole game - who were concerned with it just being more Rah Rah America dogshit did those interviews only so they could use them as a shield against criticism

https://twitter.com/Polygon/status/1361359661820239877

i mean not that manipulation of people for material this way is anything new but it's something to always be aware of, especially when you could be the one being targeted for that kind of manipulation

like just simply if a company's saying "we really are going to take this seriously and we're not just going to make more of the same shit" to you, you need to go "prove it. let me see the whole thing"

more to this, there's bragging of how MANY soldiers they interviewed, but what this leads to is being able to pick and choose which ones you want to listen to. anyone who goes "what we did was unforgivable" can be given "thanks for your input" and ignored

https://twitter.com/MrMandolino/status/1361367072673038346

i'm less concerned with the "games company lies yet again about being apolitical about war" bit, that's been the same over and over, nothing's changing there. more concerned with keeping people from having their stories harvested for this bullshit again and again