QFG's "Controversy" wiki page is an absolute goldmine

[rusty_shackleford]

https://questforglory.fandom.com/wiki/Controversies

Paragraphs of describing what white supremacy is, over 400 citations, LGBTQ representation, minority representation, women representation, ytpipo bad, critical race theory, socialism, speciesism, "Social and Environmental Justice", and to round it off, an entire section on poison vs venom and why using a dictionary is actually a logical fallacy.


...Quest for Glory?

[rusty_shackleford]

It's not just QFG, there's equally novel-length similar pages for other similar adventure game series
https://kingsquest.fandom.com/wiki/Controversies
https://spacequest.fandom.com/wiki/Controversies
https://policequest.fandom.com/wiki/Controversies

How was I so unaware of this?

Some fans seem to be highly critical of the series 'fantasy' setting, from an atheistic viewpoint they find magical realms questionable, and doesn't fit with science. They believe universes where 'magic' or 'wizards' can be used to explain ideas that go against science, or can't be explained by rational thought are to be despised. Peter Spear the writer of King's Quest Companion and Space Quest Companion as well, has long compared magic with science in his books, and vice versa through references to Arthur C. Clarke's Three Laws. In particular his third law, which he created one of the great principles of science which states; Any technology, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from magic.. It is the corollary to one of the fundamental rules that govern magic in the world of Daventry (any magic, sufficiently advanced, is indistinguishable from technology). The two together point out the link between magic and technobabble (in science fiction). Allowing for supernatural and pseudoscience to exist in both genres.[13]

[gerey]

And all written by the same person, apparently.

[Acrux]

Let them fight.

Political Representation

When making the QFG games the Coles were inspired by Libertarien political views.

Corey: Our political views are in some sense in the games -- We believe strongly in the importance of the individual, and the right of the individual to overrule traditional laws when they aren't "good".
Lori: …we are registered Libertarians, actually

Oh, nevermind.

this answer definitely agrees with my journey from (sort of) Ayn Rand "libertarian" to (more or less) AOC "progressive" today.