I remember trying many times to calculate the exact peak of western culture.I knew it was in 2009, but I have finally found the exact point.
November 10, 2009, 45 minutes after the release of Call of duty Modern Warfare 2.
This particular point in time had reached a point of based game development, that was never done before, and will not be repeated ever again.
Even re-release of the same game had skipped this moment. And while I might not like the series in total, this was the one moment, where every kid around the world experienced art to it's fullest extent.
It was all down from that mission. I think it is a solid point for peak western civilization.
BTW, I love how every single modern philosopher get's the mission wrong. It was written briliantly not because "did you know you didn't have to shoot? You did so yourself..." but because even after you shoot everyone you meet, it doesn't matter. You get the bullet too.
That betrayal was gut punching. (no pun intended) in a way, that only games can show. You felt the weight of the entire mission collaps on you knowing, that you were just another pawn in someone elses plan, and that you were alive only, because someone else wanted to use you one more time.
