Mass Effect has terrible politics | GHG Show

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Mass Effect
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“What does Mass Effect have to say about Racist Genocide and Supercops?” - Samantha

You ever stop to think about how Mass Effect is a hugely popular series but has a lot of strange positions that go unexamined by it's own characters? Samantha (she/her), Astrid (they/them) and Mat talk about the politics of Mass Effect and the missed opportunities for better storytelling.

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0:00 Intro
3:20 It’s not implication, it’s explicit
7:28 Aesthetics filling in the gaps
9:50 What is a dog whistle?
13:10 Star Trek Influence
15:45 Grim Politics of The Council
24:05 Working with cerberus or taking the bus
26:12 Mordin
29:07 Break
29:37 Individuals Vs Systems
33:37 More challenging social dynamics makes a more interesting story
35:16 Morally Lucky
37:10 Introducing topics without weight
41:40 Wrex
44:41 Andromeda’s Colonisation
45:57 Micro-scale solutions to massive structural issues
47:05 Disco Elysium
50:05 Break
50:25 Paragon / Renegade
58:01 Engage with us!

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