I realize this game is fantasy, but its treatment of actual historical figures often is extremely unfair and in fact self-contradictory. For example, it claims Joan of Arc was supposedly sent to Hell by being “betrayed by her fellow Christians”, which means 1) it admits she was a Christian who was condemned unfairly but was still sent to Hell anyway? 2) It airily glosses over the patent fact that historians have pointed out that English government records and dozens of eyewitness accounts show that the trial was manipulated by pro-English clergy delegated by the English secular government, and then the verdict was reversed after the end of the war when the Chief Inquisitor (Jehan Brehal) investigated the case and overturned the verdict on 7 July 1456, describing Joan’s death as a “martyrdom” (meaning he regarded her as a saint). Other high-ranking clergy in that era also treated her as a saint, including during her own lifetime (e.g. the Archbishop of Embrun, Inquisitor Jehan Dupuy, etc). Pope Pius II wrote a supportive piece about her in the mid-15th century, and the Catholic League used her image on their battle flags in the 16th century. But the game claims she was consigned to Hell because the English and their collaborators manipulated the verdict? That makes no sense, even within the game’s set of assumptions.
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Re: Review: Nadir: A Grimdark Deck Builder - Stunning Visuals Can't Disguise Its Shortcomings
I realize this game is fantasy, but its treatment of actual historical figures often is extremely unfair and in fact self-contradictory. For example, it claims Joan of Arc was supposedly sent to Hell by being “betrayed by her fellow Christians”, which means 1) it admits she was a Christian who was condemned unfairly but was still sent to Hell anyway? 2) It airily glosses over the patent fact that historians have pointed out that English government records and dozens of eyewitness accounts show that the trial was manipulated by pro-English clergy delegated by the English secular government, and then the verdict was reversed after the end of the war when the Chief Inquisitor (Jehan Brehal) investigated the case and overturned the verdict on 7 July 1456, describing Joan’s death as a “martyrdom” (meaning he regarded her as a saint). Other high-ranking clergy in that era also treated her as a saint, including during her own lifetime (e.g. the Archbishop of Embrun, Inquisitor Jehan Dupuy, etc). Pope Pius II wrote a supportive piece about her in the mid-15th century, and the Catholic League used her image on their battle flags in the 16th century. But the game claims she was consigned to Hell because the English and their collaborators manipulated the verdict? That makes no sense, even within the game’s set of assumptions.