I once read a pulpy sci-fi called pandora's planet. I only remember the basic premise. Earth is conquered and we export shit like financialization, 24/7 news. The alien civilization begins to crumble, with an entire planet dedicated entirely to racehorse betting.
@ContraPoints From what I understand a lot of animation was 3rd partied out to Iranian studios so there's a lot more of a talent pool to draw on than you'd think.
The Mr got invaded in the nightmare frontier and the guy led him to the elevator shortcut he'd unlocked, then walked him to the boss door and killed himself. Imagine thinking "ok, time to do some bloodbourne pvp and make the world a better place"