I am sure that many people use games to make statements, but not all devs think like that. Many of them just think “it would be cool to play/develop a game like this” without thinking about any kind of statement they will be making.
And thats great if you’re making Hello Kitty Island Adventure. These guys based their game off the movie Starship Troopers, not even the book that kinda idealized the military. But the one that made a statement about fascism. Seems to me the publisher had a slight disconnect with the actual developers there.
I am sure that many people use games to make statements, but not all devs think like that. Many of them just think “it would be cool to play/develop a game like this” without thinking about any kind of statement they will be making.
And thats great if you’re making Hello Kitty Island Adventure. These guys based their game off the movie Starship Troopers, not even the book that kinda idealized the military. But the one that made a statement about fascism. Seems to me the publisher had a slight disconnect with the actual developers there.