Literally what I was about to say. I actually think the original tweet isn't actually that far off and this is sort of in the vein of the criticism that Star Wars kinda invariably winds up making the empire, and be extension fascism, look really cool.

Cause like here's a hot take....giant 20 story tall death robots are fucking cool and metal as shit when they actually work.

It would have been better if it staggered along, getting increasingly wrecked by the slightly uneven terrain and small arms fire it was taking, then collapsed onto the barrier frying itself but overloading the similarly overengineered Enclave systems.

Also if there was a character who literally looked into the camera and said something to the effect of "lmao, Liberty Prime was built by the Enclave pre-war and only ever saw action against the successors of the very people who built it in the first place."

In Fallout 3, Liberty Prime screams about killing communists and saving America while attacking the Enclave, which is the last remnant of the American government. Fallout 3 isn't very good, but that part always puts a smile on my face.

on the other hand it's the lamest, most annoying level in the entire game to actually play, so who's to say if the robot is meant to be cool or a demonstration of prewar hubris

I swear, no one can properly mock fascists in any way that insults them.

The closest I can think of are orcs from Tolkein, and even then if I worry that if we starting calling white people and fascists "orcs", they'd take it as a compliment too or I'll just sound too much like a NAFO lib.

Fallout is an interesting case of tripping into a material analysis despite itself.

I think part of the reason modern Fallout games don't resonate is because of a shift in focus in Fallout 2.

Will you believe me if I say Fallout 76 has based stuff in it?

me: nine hours!?

also me: added to watch later

Noah Caldwell Gervais posting is the highest form of slop posting