>>2112190
Again, there is a middle ground here. I’m not saying the fall of Saigon shouldn’t be possible, I’m just saying it shouldn’t be so easy.
There are a lot of ways that they could have made the GOP path less braindead. For instance, some more pivotal Vietnam questions could be added and set to show up only if Morton fails to stop RFK’s domestic ambitions, which would serve three purposes. First of all it would give some more narrative weight behind the Vietnam issue on the GOP’s side (the Republicans going all in on foreign policy since RFK beat them on the domestic front). It would also serve to spread out the Vietnam questions so you don’t just have two buttons to hit that win the game for you. And letting Bobby get some wins early on would give him a bit more of an edge in the election, so even if/when Saigon falls its not a free 49 state blowout.
They could also have there be a cost push RFK toward losing Vietnam. The most obvious thing would be to give Bobby control over the FBI if you doom him on Saigon, but other variables could be used too (outrage, caucus unity, southern support) to make Saigon falling more of a trade off.
And this last one would be a big undertaking, but they could add unique endings/questions for the candidates depending on how Vietnam is going. That would at least give the player some variety as a reason for to not just hit the insta win button every game.
Really there are a lot of options, I think a combination of these three suggestions would sew up TTNW’s Republican side, and they could even be partially integrated on RFK’s side, since pulling out of Vietnam is similarly way too easy for him
