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Metro Exodus has a 9/11 easter egg or "joke" ?
- Thread starter Rodjer
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Where is this outrage you're speaking of
Since when do Easter Eggs need to be "realistic"...?
EDIT: Actualky, let's take it on your terms:
Person who worked there had a family. They were on a trip to New York that day. It was there first trip outside of Russia. Due to work commitments, they were due to meet the family out there a couple of days later. Family took a trip to the Twin Towers and were unfortunately caught in the tragedy. Person places one of his child's toy planes there as a reminder of his loss and as a way to never let go of his survivor's guilt.
Thematically speaking, it drives home two - completely respectful - points:
1) 9/11 affected the world
2) A reminder that mankind is its own worst enemy in a game about mankind being it's own worst enemy.
There you go. :)
Easter Eggs tend to be.
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For what are used cylinders in the game ? Not for the player but in the story, what is this place where sorted like this ?
This is a joke
The OP seems to be a reference more than anything. Even if it is a "Ooooo, look at that" moment, it's Metro Exodus, it's not a classroom history lesson.
The OP seems to be a reference more than anything. Even if it is a "Ooooo, look at that" moment, it's Metro Exodus, it's not a classroom history lesson.
It doesn't even matter if it isn't a joke, why the hell would you reference this in the first place?
Exactly. Have people not heard of black comedy in this thread?
Gallows humour is a staple of humanity.
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That's really...weird. I don't really know what to make of that. There's not really any joke, it's just kind if referencing it. Doing so like this is a kind of odd as memorial too.
I don't think it's a joke but I do question why it was put in there. Easter Eggs are supposed to fun, not depressing as shit.
Not to be that guy but I feel like I have seen hundreds of actual "jokes" about 9/11 in pretty much all of american media.
Not really sure why this one would stand out in any way (and it's not even a joke)
Not really sure why this one would stand out in any way (and it's not even a joke)
Then why do I get depressed after eating 1kg worth of chocolate easter eggs?
Because like British exceptionalism around Brexit there is a real problem with American exceptionalism. Not every event needs be put under the microscope of whether there is malicious intent. For example, if Naughty Dog or another US developer put in a subtle reference to the Tiananmen Square Massacre in a game then there would be no backlash about this. It would just be a reference. I mean, are you equally up in arms about games like STALKER?
Patriotic rage
It seems quite tasteless to me, and I say this as someone who has spent less than a month total of his entire life in the American continent (and it was Canada).
Hopefully you don't live in Europe where political satire is 90% WWII jokes when it comes to relationship between different states.
Sick twisted and premeditated. The bloke went to work with a toy in his pocket and mischief on his mind.
Yes you do and I hope the first thing someone says about me the day I die is a tasteless joke. We should be joking about everyone and everything.
But I don't think this particular thing is a joke. Just a reference.
While I agree with you I disagree about laughing at 9/11 or any disaster.
I see no joke here. It has zero context.
It's clearly meant as a little referential joke, Metro developers are not American. Most people who play this have little memory of the event.
Wouldn't be surprised if someone banned you for suggesting this tbh. Might be considered "dismissive"
It's a Metro game. The games are literally about the world after an apocolyptic event. Why wouldn't other catastrophic events in history be mentioned?
Kind of a weird joke, but I'd have to know the context to know more. Is that room supposed to be a calendar or something unrelated to time/dates?
Doesn't even hit dog murder on the controversial scale but, yeah, kind of a weird thing to include.
Doesn't even hit dog murder on the controversial scale but, yeah, kind of a weird thing to include.
Well I love dark humor and many milions people too - I mean of course not in a disrespectful way, but my opinion is that it's ok to joke about anything and anyone
It's an event that happened nearly 2 decades ago. Joking about 9/11 isn't harming anyone.
Edit: Also, it might not even be a joke. What's the problem?
Edit: Also, it might not even be a joke. What's the problem?
I think it's important people remember video games are works of fiction and have their own creative license.