Funnily enough I had forgotten the authors name, but seeing it now, the main antagonist of Spec Ops is named after him.
That should also give you insight onto the mindset of the creators and the themes behind the game, as Heart of Darkness was a scathing criticism of European Colonialism in Africa along with imperialism, racism, and the concepts of “power” “morality”, and “civilization”. Further, Apocalypse Now is about the disastrous consequences of the Vietnam War, American intervention, and the MIC.
This Heart of Darkness? Or is it something else?
That’s the one. Apocalypse Now was heavily based on it as well.
Yes, that is what I was referencing.
Funnily enough I had forgotten the authors name, but seeing it now, the main antagonist of Spec Ops is named after him.
That should also give you insight onto the mindset of the creators and the themes behind the game, as Heart of Darkness was a scathing criticism of European Colonialism in Africa along with imperialism, racism, and the concepts of “power” “morality”, and “civilization”. Further, Apocalypse Now is about the disastrous consequences of the Vietnam War, American intervention, and the MIC.