There is only one side. #NoMoreNazis #Wolf2 pic.twitter.com/7Ctu265Mus
— Wolfenstein (@wolfenstein) October 15, 2017
The main thing Wolfenstein hinges on is fighting Nazis, so you’d think it wouldn’t be such a surprise for the newest game in the franchise to take a strong anti-Nazi stance. Then again, you might also think that being strongly anti-Nazi would be implicit enough not to have to be a “stance” in 2017, so here we are.
Not only does the above tweet, an ad for the upcoming Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus, make not-s0-subtle reference to the recent “is it OK to punch a Nazi?” debate concern trolling, but “there is only one side” is a pretty clear reference to Donald Trump’s “many sides” excuses for the actions of his white supremacist/neo-Nazi fans. But wait! That’s not all, as some dialogue slipped into the game contains some familiar talking points:
WOLFENSTEIN 2 GOT LITERALLY NO CHILL WITH THE NAZI SOLDIER DIALOGUE LMAOOO pic.twitter.com/ujpb51RFxw
— suicidal ΓΞVΑΠ(@RevanTech) October 13, 2017
And the ad seems to have had exactly the intended effect:
2017: when an ad campaign for a sequel to 1992’s Wolfenstein is more outspoken against real-life Nazis than the ruling US political groups. https://t.co/jVRAqeIXWy
— Rami Ismail (@tha_rami) October 15, 2017
love how the narrative switched from “video games don’t encourage real world violence” to “Wolfenstein will make people kill innocent nazis”
— spooky kaycee (@vanillavial) October 16, 2017
i actually think it’s hilarious that the people who make Wolfenstein have a better marketing strategy than the whole mainstream media https://t.co/POGj2JvYwk
— end the boo-geoisie (@mechapoetic) October 15, 2017
Alt right: lol snowflakes getting triggered at their women in video games
Alt right when they see Wolfenstein: *turns into boiling goo*— Orange (@OrangeMangudai) October 16, 2017
… on many sides:
the salt………. its good, folks pic.twitter.com/Jr0tY6Yezs
— xXx_callum_xXx (@keeks_yo) October 15, 2017
When you feel targeted by a Wolfenstein II ad about punching Nazis pic.twitter.com/0FmJkl2tc6
— Patrick Monahan (@pattymo) October 16, 2017
(image: Bethesda Softworks)
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