Got Medieval

A[n intermittently updated] tonic for the slipshod use of medieval European history in the media and pop culture.

Magna Carta: The Game (Video Game Week Day 3)  

Hey, kids, here's a fun game. Try to come up with an explanation for why these four characters (click to enlarge) are the stars of an upcoming video game called Magna Carta 2:*



In other words, I'm still fiddling with my more substantive video game related medieval posts (as well as my medieval related video game posts). Substantive soon, I promise.**

If you wanted, you could watch the trailer for the video game named after England's Great Chater here. It's probably not going to clear anything up, though, I warn you.

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*Usually, I would make the expected Breakin' 2 reference here--indeed, it's almost impossible for someone of my generational cohort to not follow all mentions of sequels with Breakin' 2's subtitle--but I'm beginning to worry that the joke only has a few thousand more iterations until it's no longer funny. In the interest of conservation, I think it's best to leave it a meta-joke about the joke, until some solution is found.
**But you all know my promises are worthless, so you have only yourselves to blame for your inevitable disappointment.***
***But do keep anxiously hitting 'refresh' all day tomorrow. It'll drive up my Google Ad Sense earnings.

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