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Message: [QUOTE="pr0xy, post: 297457, member: 55628"] Let me add my two cents to your already great answer. The first two games explore how regimes with strong, core ideals can devolve into totalitarian nightmares—especially when led by narcissistic individuals. Andrew Ryan is heavily inspired by Ayn Rand's Objectivism, and the entire game draws inspiration from her book Atlas Shrugged. And you're absolutely right: Objectivism, at its core, strongly advocates for laissez-faire capitalism. While this no doubt contributed to the problems in Rapture (like a ticking time bomb), the main issue in the game is Andrew Ryan's transformation into a dictator within a totalitarian regime. This stands in stark contrast to Objectivism, and by extension, laissez-faire capitalism. To add to what you said about BioShock 2, yes, the second game critiques the opposite ideologies. While the first one focuses on Objectivism, Individualism, and by extension, Selfishness, the second game examines Collectivism and Altruism. And guess what? Sofia Lamb, the new ruler of Rapture, ends up being just as bad (if not worse) than Andrew Ryan. Now, I'm not saying any of those ideologies are bad per se, even though I'm very much against Ayn Rand's Objectivism. As I mentioned before, these are examples of highly narcissistic individuals ruling over utopias, and their inevitable turn into dystopias. With that said, sorry for the wall of text, and have a nice day! It also showed us that love can bloom, even on a battlefield. [/QUOTE]

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