20th March 2022, 10:31 AM
You're absolutely right both about how we only often focus on wars where white people are involved (though admittedly, Russia the now downgraded mere major power is kind of important to pay attention to), and also that the Wars series tends to have very "killing is fun" storylines. I mentioned that above. I do love good storytelling in the right kind of game, and Elden Ring is absolutely amazing in that regard, but Wars is a series I play purely for the strategy.
But here's why I say it's cancelled. This is not a temporary conflict, and it isn't the last. China is not really Russia's ally for all the pretending both sides do. China does however have a vested interest in conquering territories of it's own, and thus don't want to call out Russia for doing that. Yes, the US is guilty of invasions too. In any event, we're entering the second cold war, and we're going to be seeing a LOT more of these proxy wars between China and the US, and Russia maybe if they can manage after the sheer damage they did to themselves with this failure of an invasion. There isn't going to be a good time to publish a "isn't war fun?!" game for a good long while, and the game was being developed by a third party (Wayforward) that may prefer to bow out of the project and move onto other things anyway. So, I'd say there's a good chance this is going to be quietly cancelled altogether. I'm treating it that way.
But here's why I say it's cancelled. This is not a temporary conflict, and it isn't the last. China is not really Russia's ally for all the pretending both sides do. China does however have a vested interest in conquering territories of it's own, and thus don't want to call out Russia for doing that. Yes, the US is guilty of invasions too. In any event, we're entering the second cold war, and we're going to be seeing a LOT more of these proxy wars between China and the US, and Russia maybe if they can manage after the sheer damage they did to themselves with this failure of an invasion. There isn't going to be a good time to publish a "isn't war fun?!" game for a good long while, and the game was being developed by a third party (Wayforward) that may prefer to bow out of the project and move onto other things anyway. So, I'd say there's a good chance this is going to be quietly cancelled altogether. I'm treating it that way.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)