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You don’t get to lead a holy war in Dune: Awakening, but you do have to think about religionAw, shucks
Aw, shucks
Image credit:Funcom
Image credit:Funcom
The second part of Dune is out at the moment, and it has resulted in that most filthy of perversions,discourse- a pastime in which only the most unsavoury characters indulge. Is Dune appropriative? Is the appropriation the point? Whatever the case, Funcom want you to know that their upcoming survival gameDune: Awakeninghas nothing to do with any of that, postinga short Xeetfrom the official Awakening account that’s the written equivalent of sticking your arms straight out, waving your hands, and going “Woahwoahwoah, hang on a minute.”
It seems clear from this statement that what Funcom do what to keep politics out of, is people talking about Funcom’s game Dune: Awakening. This is the case with most big games these days. Taking a stance or tackling any difficult subjects in depth risks alienating a percentage point of your audience in either direction. Instead, in Dune: Awakening you willindulge in such survival game delightsas living through the extreme heat of Arrakis and drinking blood - but not riding sandworms, which is some bullshit.
Consider, though, if Funcom had gone in entirely the other direction and madeeveryonea potential messiah, and the point of the game was to get enough political power to become the true messiah? Or all the players have to vote for who gets to be messiah this time? Whoever turns into an immortal sandworm monster first?
Dune: Awakening has no official release date, but our best guess is this year,probably. You are not the messiah.
