Actually, It somewhat annoyed me in Arcanum too. Its just that, at the time, those politics weren't being shoved into us through every hole, so it just didnt really annoy me enough to matter.

If politics has always been in games then why does it bother me so much now, what actually changed?

IMO, There is one crucial question regarding politics in games : "Does the writer make the player feel bullied into the picking the writer's favorite side?". The answer is, unfortunaltely, quite subjective. However, if the player can pick either choice and feel like the game has treated him fairly with the natural consequences of that choice, then its politics done right.

Actually, It somewhat annoyed me in Arcanum too. Its just that, at the time, those politics weren't being shoved into us through every hole, so it just didnt really annoy me enough to matter.

If politics has always been in games then why does it bother me so much now, what actually changed?

IMO, There is one crucial question regarding politics in games : "Does the writer make the player feel bullied into the picking the writer's favorite side?". The answer is, unfortunaltely, quite subjective. However, if the player can pick either choice and feel like the game has treated him fairly with the natural consequences of that choice, then its politics done right.

Actually, It somewhat annoyed me in Arcanum too. Its just that, at the time, those politics weren't bein shoved into us through every hole, so it just didnt really annoy me enough to matter.

If politics has always been in games then why does it bother me so much now, what actually changed?

IMO, There is one crucial question regarding politics in games : "Does the writer make the player feel bullied into the picking the writer's favorite side?". The answer is, unfortunaltely, quite subjective. However, if the player can pick either choice and feel like the game has treated him fairly with the natural consequences of that choice, then its politics done right.

Actually, It somewhat annoyed me in Arcanum too. Its just that, at the time, politics weren't bein shoved into us through every hole, so it just didnt really annoy me enough to matter.

If politics has always been in games then why does it bother me so much now, what actually changed?

IMO, There is one crucial question regarding politics in games : "Does the writer make the player feel bullied into the picking the writer's favorite side?". The answer is, unfortunaltely, quite subjective. However, if the player can pick either choice and feel like the game has treated him fairly with the natural consequences of that choice, then its politics done right.