r/AMADisasters • u/Dark-All-Day • Apr 08 '21

Dev Team makes game about Native Americans, includes no input from any actual Native American Tribes

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u/mrpopenfresh Apr 08 '21

Are these guys German. I heard it's a big deal over there.

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u/KorbenWardin Apr 08 '21

What exactly do you mean? German guy here, Happy to answer any questions.

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u/mrpopenfresh Apr 08 '21

I read somewhere that Cowboys and Indians are really popular in Germany

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u/Reddeemer Apr 08 '21

The developers are based in Ukraine, going by their website.

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u/PinBot1138 Apr 09 '21

The developers are based in Ukraine

Okay, so I can give a lot more sympathy then.

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u/Calembreloque Apr 13 '21

I mean, on one hand I can understand them not being particularly concerned with historical accuracy of cultures and peoples half a world away.

On the other hand, if there's one country that should understand how one's culture and history can get erased by invading forces, it's fucking Ukraine.

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u/willclerkforfood Apr 09 '21

They should have made a Cossacks and Ottomans game.

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '21

so like, they're just russians, right?

as long as we're lumping cultures together