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Message: [QUOTE="Gorse, post: 17113, member: 73"] I generally agree — we’re all human beings with our own thoughts and opinions, and those inform what we write (lord knows this applies for me) — but let’s not be preachy, smug, or passive-aggressive about them, s’alright? People who write for modern video games have a lot of trouble with that, because they’re mostly angry nerds who’s minds have been poisoned by the internet. Smart guy! It isn’t at all, but it’s a matter of context. No one gets all in a tizzy about a new Metroid game, for example, even though that’s a series staring a woman — but Samus is a well-designed, attractive, interesting character who people want to like. Shaquesha Bop-Gillisford, unattractive, uninteresting biracial star of [I]Dustborn 2: I’m with Her[/I], who fights against the evil villain Tronald Dump, is not someone who people want to like, so they complain about it. They’re fully in their right to do so as consumers. You, me, and everyone else can name loads of woman- and minority-led games that the larger gaming community likes. (Need I remind everyone that 95% of Japanese games star Asian people?) But those games are well-crafted, interesting, appealing experiences made by people with genuine passion, not evil social media freaks looking to get back at the mean internet bullies. I haven’t seen the trailer, but I can give a simple explanation for this: people [I]hate [/I]when they have something good (say, a conventionally-attractive female protagonist), then get it taken away. This applies for a lot of stuff. Don’t do that, developers! I envy you. :cry: Certainly not, but remember: the second you get into real-world politics, you open yourself up to criticism from people who disagree with you — even if that criticism is people calling your game a lot of woke garbage. That’s how it is! Nobody gets exempt, even if they think they’re the good guy. (And people who write or translate video games are most certainly not good guys.) [/QUOTE]

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