BradleyAuerbach said:
But what is a good way to justify having to research technology (like new ways of farming) that will probably exist in the future? Maybe technology progresses slower in this world?
You ask because you assume in the future no more progress is needed, because we will figure out everything?
I doubt this. But ofc. it's hard to come up with predictions about future technology. Though, that's usually what sci fi authors do.
If you can't, then why do you want your restaurant simulation game to be in the future at all?
Just because of Russia vs. Ukraine? Really?
If so, i think you're on the completely wrong track. Just make *your* game the way you want, and don't try to pretend political correctness. That's not what games are about, even if actually one could think they are.
Just observe the outcome:
Gamedevs: Look, our new game. You can hypnotize your enemies, so they cut open their belly, and strangulate themselves with their guts. How cool is that? \:D/
Kotaku: Meh, another game where you can only play as a white male. You dumb gamedevs suck so hard!
Gamedevs: Ok, see our next one: You play as a black girl. And you can still hypno…
Kotaku: What? You hypocritical aholes! You make a game with a black protagonist, although your entire studio consists of just white males? Disgusting. You should be happy we need all our space to post new pictures of Amouranths boobs, otherwise we would tear you apart in a whole series of articles, right beside the evil devil of Bobby!
You know what i think? All this bullshit is just made up to distract from the fact that we currently have a deep crisis about stagnation in games.
We can't admit this, but the journalists can't either, because we both depend on games being popular and successful.
Thus they shift attention to other topics, which have nothing to do with the true problem, or games at all.
If there is no reason for sci fi in your game, then don't use it. Use present time and the borders on the map as they currently are. That's all you (or anybody) can currently do about it.
