Hey people,
I want to share with you today some devastating political issues, and this possibly being a strong theme for a game.
So I live in the Netherlands and I just got word from the news that my country is in the world's top 3 in tax evading countries, and basically that economic inequality is really growing. I started to read more documents this organization called Oxfam Novib published. And I have read some things that have left me devastated and angry. I will share with you some of the (for me) most impacting things:
‘If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.’ – John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, Jan. 20, 1961.
“The most important lesson I have learned from these decades of experience with market capitalism is that morality and justice are the fundamental prerequisites
for prosperity and economic growth. Greed is not good. The problem is that almost every authority figure – from economists to politicians to the media – tells us otherwise. Our current crisis of inequality is the direct result of this moral failure.”
“According to Oxfam’s analysis, last year 26 people owned the same wealth as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of humanity, down from 43 people the year before.”
… Now you may understand why I’m writing this to you, and the importance. This information is from Oxfam Novib a in my country relatively famous and trusted organisation. So you can be sure this information is the truth. Here is the source: https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/public-good-or-private-wealth
My friend told me, “Well, what can you do about it?”. And now I may know an answer!
This can be a really strong and thrilling theme for a game, as I just showed, there are 26 people owning the same wealth as the 3.8 billion poorest half of the planet. What about a game where you can rob these people in 26 levels and have a couple of options what to do - I personally like freedom in games - some options are:
You begin robbing just a rich corporation boss, and end with the richest people on earth.
- Kill or spare your targets
- Make your way in shooting, or stealthily
- Have a different effect the world (cutscenes, the media)
- Be the boss yourself of a robbing gang
The endings I imagined are:
- Your money goes to the poor people and you are seen as a hero/ villain depending on how much people you killed
- You keep the money yourself, you became what you swore to destroy.. And you may or may not die a horrible death.
Now, I am not a writer, I am a programmer. And my main language is Dutch, so I expect to have made an spelling error here and there. Sorry in advance.
So what.., I would love to discuss economic equality, but I may also be wanting to make a game. If so, let’s talk about it.
- GODOT gamedeveloper since 2017-
