i think most of the complaining over this random whatever tweet from emil is generally too excessive but the sheer autistic genius that went into making such an elaborate shitpost cannot be denied. 10/10
Seeing a lot of Emil hate in the comments, and I'm usually all for it, but I'll be real: I genuinely think this is one of the only interesting things he's written lmao. War criminal Nate is the only interpretation of the Sole Survivor that I'll ever accept and instantly elevates the backstory from tedious, uninteresting baggage to genuinely engaging
Oh yeah, it'd be real interesting - that is, if Nate being a war criminal was ever referenced or relevant in game. Having lore details or character-changing facts introduced nearly a decade after the release of the game isn't engaging, it's hollow and frustrating. You can't actually roleplay Nate in any way that makes his supposed role as a soldier actually matter, you're going to be the "concerned father" no matter what, and this stuff about his role in the war was just tacked on haphazardly.
I'd love to see an alternate universe where Fallout 4 went all-in on the idea of having a protagonist with their own history and motivations independant of the player. It'd actually be really cool to see, I'd totally be down for War CrimiNate. But we live in the reality where Fallout 4 half-committed in a way that satisfied no-one.
That said, yeah, the Emil hate is a little overkill. He didn't think this one through, but still.
Emil is all for big shocking revelations. That's the only thing he does somewhat well, but since he is never subtle or discreet with these plot twists, it always ends up feeling unearned. There are either no or way too obvious hints leading up to the reveal, and there never are any real consequences to them. The story just forgets about them and moves on. Nate's army background gets mentioned maybe 5 times in Fo4, and they never really go into depth since the player character is supposed to be a blank slate for the player to fill.
I would agree if he didn't take it back immediately because he didn't realize that it made him a war criminal. He accidentally wrote gold and then immediately said "Erm actually I was a bad head writer this whole time, nothing to see here move along!"
Let's be real, if Emil Pagliarulo said: "Nate was once an employee of Sneed's Seed & Feed (Formerly Chucks)." We'd all be parading in the streets chanting his name as the one true God-King and savior of the lore.
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I'd love to see an alternate universe where Fallout 4 went all-in on the idea of having a protagonist with their own history and motivations independant of the player. It'd actually be really cool to see, I'd totally be down for War CrimiNate. But we live in the reality where Fallout 4 half-committed in a way that satisfied no-one.
That said, yeah, the Emil hate is a little overkill. He didn't think this one through, but still.
twists, it always ends up feeling unearned. There are either no or way too obvious hints leading up to the reveal, and there never are any real consequences to them. The story just forgets about them and moves on. Nate's army background gets mentioned maybe 5 times in Fo4, and they never really go into depth since the player character is supposed to be a blank slate for the player to fill.
We'd all be parading in the streets chanting his name as the one true God-King and savior of the lore.