Big-budget games aren’t necessarily known for their thematic subtlety. I dislike that notion as much as the next narratology-jargon loving person, but the big guns, bigger explosions, and exaggerated action hero stereotypes that populate the majority of AAA games tend to confirm, rather than dispel those beliefs. (Although that hasn’t stopped Pakistan from banning Call of Duty for its “message” so there you go.) But that doesn’t mean a whole world of fascinating, complex, distinctly political opinions isn’t hiding right below the veneer of cutscenes and scripted events. – – – Reason recently looked at political ideology as seen through the…