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[EN250]

And she deleted it already lol

such a strong and idependenet display of womanhood

 

[proandrad]

It’s like they are trying to not sell video games.

 

[playbignbox]

Sony nowdays is pure shit, I'm just going to finish my PlayStation backlog and migrate to PC, tired of giving money to Sony to produce woke games.

 

[Fake]

And she deleted it already lol

 

[Kenneth Haight]

 

[Unknown?]

Sony nowdays is pure shit, I'm just going to finish my PlayStation backlog and migrate to PC, tired of giving money to Sony to produce woke games.

If you're using Windows, you're also contributing to woke games.

 

[Rush2112]

basically, they make games for fans of The View now.

 

[BigBeauford]

Gamers who just got done not buying Suicide Squad, Concord, Flintlock, Dustborn, Dragon Age, Outlaws, Zau, Unknown 9, Alan Wake:

 

[onQ123]

I feel kinda bad for the devs who have to take the heat these numbskulls create.

How did they create this though? She was being called ugly by people mad about a videogame

 

[LordOfChaos]

I think it’s more to do with the context of the current day. For the last decade, Hollywood and game devs have been forcing 0-charisma girlbosses, diversity, and “Strong Female Protagonist” into freaking everything. And you can almost always smell the creators’ far left identity politics oozing out of it.

If this trailer came out in 2006 the reaction would be “huh, that’s an interesting design for a female protagonist”. In 2024 people are sick to death of this kind of character and all the shit that usually comes along with it.

I haven’t written the game off yet but I definitely got the “not this shit again” feeling as soon as I saw the protagonist.

Yeah I get that, I'm just going to see what the game delivers.

There was a part of gaf that even called Uncharged The Lost Legacy woke for not having Drake as the main character and "replaced" with an Indian woman, but that made no kind of sense when this was an off-main line game with the point of moving away from the main characters, used an established character, and Chloe is also anyway lol. So to me it's both the problem and the overreaction and knee-jerk reaction to the problem that are problems. Not everything called woke is woke, and a lot of the time it's just a person of colour existing on screen that gets this immediate reaction.

Buut the actresses response in the OP does lend credence to this going a certain way, so let's see.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

The old days: make a kickass character design that appeals to your target audience.

Nowadays: make a character with the goal of thwarting the male gaze and destroying traditional beauty, femininity, and gender norms. Mock and belittle your potential customers if they don’t like it.

 

[Lions Gate]

Don't cry about it later when game fails to meet sales expectations.

 

[BigBeauford]

How did they create this though? She was being called ugly by people mad about a videogame

Do you think it's wise for public figures to respond to every bit of criticism and insult their potential customers?

 

[rsouzadk]

This is going to be good lol...

 

[onQ123]

Do you think it's wise for public figures to respond to every bit of criticism and insult their potential customers?

No but they also shouldn't be attacked personally for their work.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

Looking like Switch 2 will be my exclusive's console. Edit-err hybrid.
RIP ND

 

[Guilty_AI]

How did they create this though? She was being called ugly by people mad about a videogame

Oh no, people on the internet called me mean things. What better way to fix this than to put my employee's revenue in jeopardy.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Don't know about you but I'm rushing out to buy a copy.

 

[BigBeauford]

No but they also shouldn't be attacked personally for their work.

Don't know what to tell you. That's part and parcel with being a public figure. Every athlete and actor who has ever attacked their fan base/audience because somebody somewhere said something mean, has always made their situation worse by doing so.

 

[nemiroff]

I didn't hate her before, only Druckman & Crew's patronizing demeanour. ..But i sure have a dislike for her now.. *shudders*

 

[Gonzito]

Well well, now I know for sure I wont be buying this game

 

[Lucifers Beard]

I don't really care about how the character looks to be honest. I watched the trailer again and she just looks super tired lol.

This kind of post from the actress won't go down well though and only puts ND in the firing line. It's the wrong kind of attention for sure. I wonder when developers (and anyone credited) will learn to just ignore the noise and let the game speak for itself.

 

[LectureMaster]

Oh no, people on the internet called me mean things. What better way to fix this than to put my employee's revenue in jeopardy.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Everything has become so boringly predictable. It feels like a poorly executed NPC script at this point.

No but they also shouldn't be attacked personally for their work.

A person who mocks Virgin Mary or any other religious symbol for brownie points is in no position to play the victim card.

Public figures must endure criticism the same way they get praise and love from fans.

 

[Black_Stride]

What medium of forum are you both on. I spoke about "gamers" consuming games. What part got you both confused?

She didnt call gamers incels.
She didnt call the vast majority of consumers incels.

You dont see why im confused?

 

[sainraja]

What was the controversy, other than some people weren't attracted to her?

A person of colour or female existing on screen as a main character is not in itself DEI or woke to me, unless the game is beating you over the head with actual woke messaging. Other things like Ciri's random bone structure change are no that, they're just internally inconsistent unless that was just a CG trailer oddity and they didn't have the original model.


I do think the actresses response will only make things worse as people take this as a confirmation of everything they accused it of.

People on both sides are acting in the most extreme way possible. They are acting just like each other on the opposite side and don't even realize it, lol. It is insane. The character of Intergalactic does not look that different from the actor, but if you read the online discourse, you'd think otherwise.

 

[onQ123]

Oh no, people on the internet called me mean things. What better way to fix this than to put my employee's revenue in jeopardy.

This is the war that most of you wanted from the second the trailer released though.

The dog whistling everyday looking for something to bring down Naughty Dog & CD Projekt RED since the game awards.

 

[rm082e]

How did they create this though? She was being called ugly by people mad about a videogame

People on the internet have always talked shit about celebrities. The correct move is to ignore it and say nothing.

And in this case, most of the people who were "mad about the videogame" were annoyed with the character, not the actress. People were actually pointing out how much more pretty she is than the character.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Whats going on with Ciri?

Why is she involved in all this?

 

[LectureMaster]

She isn't even the face model for Abby and was under worse attack. I think she handled the situation way better than the shaved, respect.

 

[VulcanRaven]

Don't cry about it later when game fails to meet sales expectations.

I don't think that affects her pay.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

So She basically making fun of who your customers are?

If you think that's funny, let's see who laughs at the end.I don't buy anything from them.

is Silly Playstation

Instead of appreciating your customers, you make them angry.

 

[N0S]

This incel aint gonna support

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[Guilty_AI]

The dog whistling everyday looking for something to bring down Naughty Dog & CD Projekt RED since the game awards.

And she just gave people that. I wasn't positive about the game before and i sure as hell ain't after this.

 

[rm082e]

Whats going on with Ciri?

Why is she involved in all this?

CDPR got a new actress for Ciri and some people don't like the change.

 

[Kotaro]

yikes!....no awareness whatsoever

keep taunting your customers

 

[onQ123]

What are you even talking about I don't even respond to personal attacks

 

[Fahdis]

She didnt call gamers incels.
She didnt call the vast majority of consumers incels.

You dont see why im confused?

I'm 99.9% sure you're trolling me at this point. What characters were on her post? Who was she antagonizing with her post? Who is the audience who consumes Video Games largest diaspora? Let's hear your delusional take.

 

[MacReady13]

As she should

Only weid folks care about how women look in videogames

So no one is allowed an opinion on this shit, are they?

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

With her, even the incels would lose the "in" part of it.

 

[VulcanRaven]

I'm 99.9% sure you're trolling me at this point. What characters were on her post? Who was she antagonizing with her post? Who is the audience who consumes Video Games largest diaspora? Let's hear your delusional take.

You are assuming that the people who called her ugly are the majority.

 

[LectureMaster]

Whats going on with Ciri?

Why is she involved in all this?

You know, one need to join the cool female leads gang.

 

[Giallo Corsa]

yaaaaas kween

Slay

 

[onQ123]

And she just gave people that. I wasn't positive about the game before and i sure as hell ain't after this.

That's what I said this is what people wanted from the start

 

[Cakeboxer]

I love how nobody getting paid by Sony gives a shit how players getting chased away.

With Sony's crazy marketing budgets the game will sell good anyways, but it could be better if you listen to your main audience and i think we'are talking about more than just a couple of thousand people boycotting the game.

 

[Fahdis]

You are assuming that the people who called them ugly are the majority.

What?

 

[protonion]

-Shittiest looking main character of all time
-New IP.
-Shit name
-Shit reveal trailer
-Antagonising main audience at a terrible timing

This will be ND's Concord moment and hopefully the end of Cuckman.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

The circle of life only the video game industry does. Love it. Every industry has their cycle of hiring and firing sprees (ie. price of oil zooming up or down creates wild swings), but leave it to video game people always thinking they are gods.

I dont think even actors or directors get this salty when they know their movie or TV show flops. Some do, but they seem more chill than video game people. Even when a sports team is last place in the league losing 10 games in a row, it's actually pretty rare for players or coaches to troll back fans who are mad or laughing at the team. Go figure. Those brainwaves in gaming employees on a different level. lol

 

[Aces High]