[Spoilers for the first 15 hours of Expeditions Conquistador. For a more focused look at the game read my review or my follow-up article on PopMatters] Okay. Expeditions Conquistador, eh? Why do I get the feeling I’m walking into a real quagmire? Starting menu music’s pretty. Here we go: new game. I can be a woman? … Continue reading My Thoughts While Playing Expeditions Conquistador
[Originally posted on PopMatters] When characters in Expeditions Conquistador talk about savages and slaves, they aren’t talking about monsters, androids, aliens, elves, mages, demi-humans, mutants or zombies like other games that approach colonial themes. Expeditions Conquistador is talking about actual people that were actually dehumanized, kidnapped, and forced to work themselves to death. And the game … Continue reading To Explore or Conquer: Colonialism in Expeditions Conquistador
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