Oiligarchy was great at making me play as the bad guy because I never actually felt like what I was doing was wrong. I was simply working towards a goal. Native people occupying my plants weren't something to empathize with, they were simply a factor that needed to be removed. With a click of the mouse they were gone and I continued playing with no remorse.
I think one of the game's strongest merits is clouding your motivation. I didn't really consider a lot of my actions or the results that would happen, I just went through with them if I had a suspicion that it would increase my profit. Even the concrete goal of money becomes slightly hazy. At a certain point your profit is so high that it isn't really a factor to be considered in the game play anymore. So what reason is there to keep playing?
The different endings may have hurt the game in that there are so many variables to consider to reach a certain outcome that the message takes a backseat to it. The randomness of events also don't help, but perhaps that speaks to the chaotic nature of free market capitalism.
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