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3->''The following is a deep, post-modern, social commentary on society.''
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5''''Opression Quest'''' is a 2014 browser-based game that explores the mind of a fictional sociopath. In the game (which is more of a choose-your-own-adventure), you get an in-depth look into the daily life of a [[NeverMyFault deeply disturbed individual]], as well as providing a nuanced debate on whether or not we are responsible for our own choices, or if society and genetics make them for us.
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7The game can be played for free [[http://web.archive.org/web/20150411031929/http://oppressionquest.com/ here. (archived link)]]
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9!!This game provides examples of:
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11* ButThouMust: Choices are often striked out when chosen, and you are forced to pick the other option, in order to accurately simulate the mental state of the main character.
12* ShownTheirWork: The game is heavily inspired by real events and uses actual, unedited images from the internet.
13* TakeThat: 'Oppression Quest' is a rather obvious attack on several female game developers accused of indulging in rather shady behavior for the purposes of marketing their game. A lot of the things you have to do in the game in order to win stem from supposedly real incidents.

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