- What idea or theme does this serious game express? What is its underlying purpose?
– I think the game encourages you to be the most corrupt oil tycoon entrepreneur possible. I don’t think I was good enough to get to the end but you are given options to be very very greedy and negatively impact stick figures.
- What is the player’s objective in the game?
– The players objective in Oiligarchy is to drill and make a lot of money. Or not drill and get fired.
- What is the core mechanic of the game? How does that reinforce the theme?
– The core mechanic of the game revolves around the player drilling, where they drill and the means they use to drill where they originally could not. I think it reinforces the theme by showing how drastic measures may be to satisfy the hunger for resources.
- What resources are retained? How are they shown to the player?
– The resources retained is your money and it is shown at the bottom right corner of the screen.
- What are the potential outcomes?
– I’m not actually sure, you can lose in multiple ways though. You get fired if you don’t make enough profit, and you also “retire.” It also seems that if you continue to keep drilling the world spirals downhill due to everyone’s hunger for oil.