The only time I won this game was playing as a social democrat and aligning with United Cortana. I’ll be interested to see how the dictatorship pans out
I think the world building is meant to simulate the real world between the 30's and 60's, and the real life dilemmas faced by a variety of middle/upper income states, such as Turkey, or an Eastern European country. The AN meeting includes rhetoric from Truman, Kennedy, and Kruschev, and is all the better for it. If anything, I felt the concept of Valgsland-style socialism was problematic, as was the idea of communist states respecting non-political human rights, as this departs considerably from the dynamics in the 30's-60's. But I guess people at that time didn't have hindsight, so it reflects that.
@@CBfrmcardiff yeah I guess I just dislike following real history so closely. Especially when you have a whole new world you can craft. Obviously instead of fascism vs commie/West it was versus Monarchy which was a nice change up. But even the culture of Sordland isn’t expounded on as much as I would have liked, like Disco Elysiums Revanchol.
I'm fine using real some real world parallels and inspirations because don't make me study another history of a fictional world. At first, the game felt daunting studying the lore and it almost discouraged me to play it. I'm glad that there's real-world parallelism to learn the lore much quicker.
09:00 - GUS IS DELUSIONAL! AXE HIM!
Man clicked on every single option except the one that would show him the seats per party while signing the election funding law 🤣
The only time I won this game was playing as a social democrat and aligning with United Cortana. I’ll be interested to see how the dictatorship pans out
When I won I aligned with the American nation I forgot the spelling.
@@thehistoricalgamer Arcasia 🫡
huh, I did the same, Reform Social Democrat run but I aligned with ATO and Arcasia
@@Oropher420And how did it all end?
@user-dg5jc8wz8n I avoided war against Rumburg & won reelection as USP with Lucian as my VP.
Drop deuces, not dictators.
I thought the world building was somewhat weak. Aping communists direct features instead of something like Disco elysium version of communism.
I think the world building is meant to simulate the real world between the 30's and 60's, and the real life dilemmas faced by a variety of middle/upper income states, such as Turkey, or an Eastern European country. The AN meeting includes rhetoric from Truman, Kennedy, and Kruschev, and is all the better for it.
If anything, I felt the concept of Valgsland-style socialism was problematic, as was the idea of communist states respecting non-political human rights, as this departs considerably from the dynamics in the 30's-60's. But I guess people at that time didn't have hindsight, so it reflects that.
@@CBfrmcardiff yeah I guess I just dislike following real history so closely. Especially when you have a whole new world you can craft. Obviously instead of fascism vs commie/West it was versus Monarchy which was a nice change up. But even the culture of Sordland isn’t expounded on as much as I would have liked, like Disco Elysiums Revanchol.
@@CBfrmcardiff The game has a clear pro-socialist bias
I'm fine using real some real world parallels and inspirations because don't make me study another history of a fictional world.
At first, the game felt daunting studying the lore and it almost discouraged me to play it. I'm glad that there's real-world parallelism to learn the lore much quicker.
@@MisF1998 good point
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