To be effective at propaganda, you must keep people reading. If you only run boring government updates, your readership will drop, making your propaganda less effective.
The Republia Times is a masterclass in minimalist narrative design. It utilizes the limitations of the browser-game format to create a sense of claustrophobia and powerlessness. It proves that a video game need not have high-fidelity graphics or complex combat systems to explore profound ethical dilemmas.
9/10 (Essential for students of game design, political science, and media ethics).
And inside that cavity, wrapped in oilcloth and tied with faded red ribbon, was a handwritten letter.
— E.V.
