Poll: Would you pay as a nazi?
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zala-taichou said:
If you search long and hard enough you can find some savagely hot German lasses in the porn world.rokkolpo said:
Some of em don't even have 'taches.
You do you realize this would be a bit tactless?WickedSkin said:
OT: No, I'd rather not be associated with the Nazi Party in any way, shape or form. I don't see why any sane person would.
I wanted to mention this as well.WrongSprite said:
German WW2 soldier =/= nazi.
But sure I would play as one, though there would have to be a POINT, being a nazi just for the sake of being a nazi or to see what executing jews would be like would be too tasteless.
I think there is something of a misunderstanding between "Nazi" and "Wermacht"
Yeah sure, I'd love a call of duty style shooter where you're a German instead of one of the Allies. I kind of like the inevitability that you're going to lose. There is no saying WHEN you'll lose, you could be taken as a POW or die in the defense of Berlin armed only with a panzerfaust.
Yeah sure, I'd love a call of duty style shooter where you're a German instead of one of the Allies. I kind of like the inevitability that you're going to lose. There is no saying WHEN you'll lose, you could be taken as a POW or die in the defense of Berlin armed only with a panzerfaust.
Agreed. For every German soldier that did not like Hitler, there were just as many who did. I can easily imagine someone in that time supporting nazi ideology, and believing that Hitler was doing good things for their country.
And the anti-semetism? Some points.
1) There were soldiers in the German army who were Jewish (but secretive about it).
2) Many Germans were in denial about the holocaust, or at least, willfully ignorant. As common as anti-semetism was many people would not accept the idea that Hitler was murdering Jews, assuming they were aware of anything going on at all.
3) The allied forces have gotten very sanctimonious about the whole Jewish situation. Anti-semetism was rife throughout Europe and (to a lesser extent) in the US. On hearing about the death camps, many British and French civilians were actually pleased to hear that someone was killing off the Jews. Eugenics were still in their hayday, and it was only until after the war that such a degree of racism went into decline (mostly as a reaction to Germany's behaviour).
So yes, there is a huge scope for making a German character; the idea of being on the losing side, the idea of possibly feeling betrayed as the Russians close in, the pride before the fall when Germany took France and ousted the British, the witch hunts for Jews, the possibly conflicting ideals of whether one can be patriotic to Germany yet anti-nazi/Hitler (or vice versa, or both).
There is a huge scope for good story telling but (and this is a big but), is it too late for this kind of thing? There is so many damn WWII war games out now, we'd be bored of seeing the same period yet again, despite being from a new perspective.
What kind of game I wouldn't mind seeing would be on the German Resitence the movie walküre actually portrayed them quite well to a degree, even though most of the german people were quite pissed of with Tom Cruise who glorified stauffenberg and making him out to be the "only hero" for Germany, when he is actually considured by most as an ultraconservative prick.
But back to the topic a game on the German resistance I think it would be a good change to see how the germans are portraied in most games.
But back to the topic a game on the German resistance I think it would be a good change to see how the germans are portraied in most games.
The period I'd like to see?
1) The first World War (but not necessarily the Somme or trench warfare - there were a great deal of theatres and different forms of conflict throughout - but I'd be interested in either an espionage themed one, or a "Lawrence of Arabia" style one in the Middle-East).
1) The first World War (but not necessarily the Somme or trench warfare - there were a great deal of theatres and different forms of conflict throughout - but I'd be interested in either an espionage themed one, or a "Lawrence of Arabia" style one in the Middle-East).
War crimes?HUBILUB said:
Anyway, yes, I'd like to see that. And I'd like to see it without the characters being one-dimensional or taking the "operation Valkyrie" cop-out that Hollywood went for (bastards) where you're the "good Nazi". Go as fucked up as you like. Go "No Jewish" if you must.
Well yeah - in Company of Heroes the Nazis have all the best units/are the only side I know how to play well. Weird because I'm Jewish by descent but to be honest it's just a game.
EDIT: Also if you play the Panzer elite campaign it gets well heart-wrenching at the end when his brother dies
As long as they leave out explicit references to genocide I'm fine with it.
EDIT: Also if you play the Panzer elite campaign it gets well heart-wrenching at the end when his brother dies
As long as they leave out explicit references to genocide I'm fine with it.