Worth a look:
https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/12/the-importance-of-freedom-in-video-games-readers-feature-9499090/ (https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/12/the-importance-of-freedom-in-video-games-readers-feature-9499090/)
Never played this game and the only CPC game that I can think of that gave the illusion of Freedom was Elite - were there any others?
Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Be_a_Complete_Bastard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Be_a_Complete_Bastard)
https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/how-to-be-a-complete-bastard/ (https://www.retrogamer.net/retro_games80/how-to-be-a-complete-bastard/)
http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/h/index7.html (http://www.cpcgamereviews.com/h/index7.html)
http://retroactionmagazine.com/retroactionextra/controversy-how-to-be-a-complete-bastard/ (http://retroactionmagazine.com/retroactionextra/controversy-how-to-be-a-complete-bastard/)
Previous CPCWiki thread:
http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/how-to-be-a-complete-bastard-anyone-completed-it/ (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/games/how-to-be-a-complete-bastard-anyone-completed-it/)
Interesting take, though I think that HTBACB was just a beginning for his further efforts, not a free world per se.
Never played the game, btw. Was it AA that gave it away? I do remember some controversy following that...
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That reminded me: how many stretch bearers have we shot over the years in Op Wolf? 😁
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Up to certain moment, I consider The Setinel one of these games...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWAN10opuko (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWAN10opuko)