So this is the political landscape we live in.
Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus is a will be a straightforward game, just like its predecessor. Here is your gun, there are the nazis, just shoot your way out of this and save a bunch of people along the way. That’s why the following tweet is really straightforward as well:
Make America Nazi-Free Again. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/52OESypw4P
— Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 5, 2017
And yet in the current American political climate, the statement seemed controversial to quite a large group of people, either because of its straight up opposition to the alt-right symbolism or the reimagining of president Trump’s election slogan.
Pete Hines, a marketing executive responsible for the game, reacts:
“We’re certainly aware of current events in America and how they relate to some of the themes in Wolfenstein II. Wolfenstein has been a decidedly anti-Nazi series since the first release more than 20 years ago. We aren’t going to shy away from what the game is about. We don’t feel it’s a reach for us to say Nazis are bad and in-American, and we’re not worried about being on the right side of history here.”
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is out on October 27.