Mass Effect & Current Events
I am just playing through Mass Effect (an RPG from Bioware, similar to Knights of the Old Republic). When something struck me. As I write this post North Korea is making a lot of noise about pulling out of the Armistice that it signed after the Korean War. They are doing this because they have detonated nuclear weapons and Kim Jong Il is hardly the most stable of governmental leaders. What does this have to do with Mass Effect you ask?
Part of the plot in Mass Effect revolves around stopping a terrorist. The galactic ruling body refuses to get involved because they don’t want to face the implications. Your character wonders why they can’t see the threat before them.
I guess, as I listen to reports from the UN saying that North Korea is all talk and not serious, I can’t help but echo Shepard’s comments. Funny how video games often reflect what we see in the world around us.