This game is, of all things, a police procedural RPG with a surprising depth of thought, as well as deep political and philosophical consideration; it pulls no punches, and layers a naturalistic and emotionally effecting story over the top of a thoroughly-drawn and not-entirely-realistic setting. That’s the thing: when someone can pull of Naturalistic Un-Realism, I sit up and take notice — and I think everyone should, too.
Read MoreWhile the news media sometimes talks about an Epistemic Crisis, or discusses the caustic effect that social media has on discourse, or features a think piece about how kids these days don't share the values of their elders, et cetera, et cetera. This isn't what I'm talking about, or not the whole thing. I feel that we are in a dangerous and critically important period of epistemic uncertainty. To whit, in addition to the examples that I mention, I want to introduce some anecdotes (which is an ironic move as far as proof goes; more on that some other time.)
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