Status TheKentuckian Oct 29, 2024
Played a demo of the Commandos reboot, and this was the first thing it asked before I even got to the main menu and I think it deserves some notice for it. You can chose whether Nazi flags are adorned with the historically accurate swastika or opt for the modern trend of using the Iron Cross in it's place.
I …
Played a demo of the Commandos reboot, and this was the first thing it asked before I even got to the main menu and I think it deserves some notice for it. You can chose whether Nazi flags are adorned with the historically accurate swastika or opt for the modern trend of using the Iron Cross in it's place.
I think this is a great way to handle the issue, by giving players choice. Not to go on a long soapbox rant, but I don't like the current trend of media rewriting history by using the Iron Cross in the swastika's place. I get it's a hate symbol still used today, but that's because it was used by the Nazis in WWII. I don't think including it in a WWII-set game means the developers support fascism. To wash it's use from historical media and use the Iron Cross in it's place is a disservice to history and the Iron Cross. Yes, the Nazis also used that symbol in WWII, but it's tied to German history at large & I wouldn't consider it solely a hate symbol.
So, I appreciate a game that gives me a historically authentic option, but I also respect them taking the time to make it a toggleable feature.
