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Originally Posted by Kizzy

I thought the whole concept of being subliminally influenced by a video game was a fallacy?...

I don't mean manipulated or programmed, I mean that it offers some quite overt messages about the establishment, authority, politics and western culture. The sort of things that many teens aren't naturally inclined to seek out - so it's a massive positive if they encounter these ideas when they're "just gaming".