Is Anyone Else Surprised...

shaygitz wrote:

Keys1980 wrote:
OP, To be honest I was a bit surprised.

Not subtle at all. I personally found it funny and agree with the sentiment. That said I am still aware about 50% of a very large nation would probably be very offended and as such the game could suffer a financial hit. Lol I'm shocked I haven't seen Fox News jump all over this already.

Again, what I found surprising was the ham-handedness of the "humor". In this, the game and the show are poles apart. Go watch "The Cartridge Family" from season 7 to see how the show handles the same subject; the NRA meeting scene there skillfully exposes the gun nuts and their agenda, in sharp contrast to the sledgehammer approach the game takes. I realize the game doesn't have the luxury of gradual exposition, but if you can't do it cleverly and deftly in a few lines, maybe it's better not to do it.

This. Good satire isn't easy, and hamfisted soapboxing isn't worthy of the property.