Poll: Would you pay as a nazi?

[Sephychu]

I would play that. I think a way to make it even more fresh would be to set it outside of World War Two.

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

If you play a sympathetic Nazi character, does that make you a Nazi sympathizer?

 

[Cpt_Oblivious]

In an FPS:
Not as a Nazi, but I'd play a World War 2 Game as a German soldier.

In a Total War style game:
Yes, it would provide interesting options that would vary quite a lot from regular ones.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Hm yes, it would be interesting. But they would have to make the character somewhat relatable and human, maybe doubting what he's doing. Playing an asshole who is just a straight plain asshole doesn't make for a good game.

erm hello?? Duke Nukem??

Hmm, let me reiterate.

Well Duke Nukem is fun, and is centered around just being nutty fun without much of a plot, and it worked. But with something like World War II there's only so much you can do with the setting and weapons of the era, because it's already been milked for all its worth in video gaming (I'm frankly sick to death of the typical WWII games and wish they'd stop being made) so to stand out it would need a good plot, and to keep you interested in the plot you need a character you can actually relate and/or sympathize with in some way; OR if your character is a mute, having support characters you can sympathize and/or relate to.

Playing as a Nazi, you

a) know everything you do is futile because they lose the war anyway
b) you're killing people who most likely you wouldn't want to, and are forced into the shoes of someone on the other side and forced to do actions you don't agree with

so to make it 'work' I do believe it would need to have the story unfold in such a way where the things you do feel somewhat justified, and a deep character who is unsure of his place in the whole thing.

Players would need to feel like they want to be involved with what is happening in the game; disagreeing with everything you do in game will just annoy/upset/bewilder people. Playing as a complete dickhead who fully believes in every evil action he does in this type of game would just not work.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

I think it would give a fresh perspective in ww2 games. If done properly. But i would prefer to play as an average wermacht soldier than as a Nazi because that would lead to a dodgy game. You would end up with a few missions like No Russian or something.
I think if you played as a wermacht sergant or falschrimjeager(sp?) at the beggining of the war with all of the glory and everything that only comes with victory. Then things gradually get worse and worse. You end up on the russian front and fight in stalingrad, eventually facing the humilliating defeat. You then get transferred to Normandy, just before the invasion. You retreat to berlin and eventually die defending the reichstag or something. You would need an actual story in it though to give it that fresh perspective.
Otherwise you would just end up with generic ww2 shooter

 

[Nutcase]

No no, you misunderstand me. I didn't say all Germans were Nazis, I said they were all members of the Nazi Party, and therefore could be called "Nazis" per say. It was mandatory, you were either a member who paid his/her dues, or you went to a camp

No. The great majority of Germans never were NSDAP members.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

If they did a proper alternate reality game that didn't suck unlike Turning Point or an authentic WW2 shooter that highlighted high (as well as a few low) points Germany military campaign I'd play it

 

[Leon's Hell]

This would actually be a really good idea. Because if you think about it both sides in WW2 thought they had God on their side so the Nazi faction thought they were the good guys in the conflict. Although I don't think any one would be brave enough to say that the Nazi's were just misunderstood, let alone make a game out of it. People get stressed when their is a small amount of sex in a game (refer to Mass Effect coverage on the news) I would love to see the scaremongers response to a Nazi's are good game.

 

[Good morning blues]

Absolutely, if only out of academic interest.