I am not sure if you're interested in a discussion of this actually very interesting question, but for starters on the topic I recommend the following:SirConnery wrote: ↑Thu, 17. Mar 22, 17:33No, not every game is in one way or another political. What does a game of Mario Kart have to do with politics?
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story ... ry-117289/
(...and for Super Mario, here's an interesting opinion peace about the mobile spinoff Super Mario Run: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/opin ... itics.html )
X4 has quite a lot political aspects to it. The player can shape the political landscape of the universe, by participating in wars (or avoiding them), by supporting one faction or another, by even aligning with one faction (by getting their military ship licenses and their police licenses). Want the nationalist Terrans rule the universe? Can do that. Want to stop the religous extremists of the Paranid factions? Can do it. Or want to unite both? Possible, too. Want to just get rich regardless how? You can do this, too (but this is also a political decision then). These aspects are not as strong in X4 as in 4X games, of course, but they are still there (and they are one reason I love X4).
Anyway, I don't want to de-rail this thread.