ChorizoPicozo
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maybe that is a factor as to why these previews are hands-off. the first sentence from the IGN preview is Red Flags galore.
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South of Midnight (Compulsion Games - Xbox/PC/GamePass) - First Previews Going Live
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Senua
Gold Member
Faux stop motion gimmick bullshit animations in games don't need no representations fool! it needs judo chopping.
bender
What time is it?
Watch the IGN preview in the OP.
Kvally
Member
Probably because it is seemingly woke. I am NOT happy about this.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
it is woke. At least by my definition (using DEI as a marketing beat). And we know Sweet Baby Inc. was the consultancy company in charge of "authentic representation". odds are not in its favor.
Kvally
Member
This is really getting to be old.
thank god for gp
Kacho
Gold Member
Why?
so we can play this without paying 60 to70$ for not that much gameplay.
Kvally
Member
Let me fix it.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
ChorizoPicozo
Member
it doesn't help that it has become a business model for the consultancy companies themselves, but media and influencers/commentators too. I think this is why it is so important that this kind of entertainment continues to flop.
Skifi28
Member
The name's Phil.
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ChorizoPicozo
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Jaybe
Member
Is the community manager that hates white make gamers still there?
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Compulsion Games Community Manager Katie Robinson recently claimed, “I hate gamers.” , "White Male Gamers Were A Mistake"
https://thatparkplace.com/compulsion-games-community-manager-katie-robinson-claims-i-hate-gamers-after-previously-claiming-white-male-gamers-were-a-mistake/ man i dont understand how can you create a product for the masses and talk like that , does this bitch really expect someone to buy their...
ReBurn
Gold Member
The pearl clutching over a potential race swap, in this particular game, is so bizarre to me. I grew up in the deep South listening to handed down stories about haints and spirits and all manner of spooky magical things from people who really believed in them. I had relatives who would pour rings of salt around their beds at night to keep evil spirits away. From everything I've experienced in my life the main character in this game being a young black woman makes more sense to me than this antebellum Disney princess render here.well acording to some ex devs as soon as SBI got involved they changed the main character from white to black
I think that's what a lot of the kneejerk reactions about the game miss. Thematically the character we see in the game now makes sense. I don't know why some people are upset by it.
The game may end up being crap, but it won't be simply because of the race of the main character.
TehGoomba7s
Member
Shouldn't be in it at all. It's horrific and hurts my eyes. Plus id never support a game made by someone who said white male gamers were a mistake. Clear prejudice.
Punished Miku
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Finally got to watch it. This was like a full direct basically. 30 min documentary. The art style is much cooler than I was expecting. The south architecture and swamp environments look really good. You can kind of tell that a lot of it was based on real life models and miniatures. The crochet / southern lace weaving powers look sick. My expectations were pretty mid going into this but it looks like it could be awesome.
Jury is still out on the story but I like everything I've seen so far.
Oh and Olivier doing OST is phenomenal news. Dude is always great.
Jury is still out on the story but I like everything I've seen so far.
Oh and Olivier doing OST is phenomenal news. Dude is always great.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
That's fine, if you have an issue like that you're in your rights to boycott the game.
Just wanted to clarify the point that the stop motion thing is just in cut-scenes.
James Sawyer Ford
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Kacho
Gold Member
Day 1, big boss?
captainpat
Member
will be surprised if this game gets many players outside of gamepass subscribers.
Fbh
Member
The world and setting are unique, which I like. And is the art style when you are looking at screenshots.
But that stop motion style animation even during gameplay looks awful IMO. That's the sort of thing that can look cool if you apply it only to specific elements (like a specific character, or type of enemy or visual element in the world), but not when you use it for everything.
But that stop motion style animation even during gameplay looks awful IMO. That's the sort of thing that can look cool if you apply it only to specific elements (like a specific character, or type of enemy or visual element in the world), but not when you use it for everything.
Negotiator101
Member
Who in all that is good in the world is that!Let me fix it.
Superkewl
Member
Can you honestly not spot AI?
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
ReBurn
Gold Member
Her initials are A.I.
Punished Miku
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That 3rd shot reminds me of Lords of Shadow or something. The environments look really cool.
Negotiator101
Member
I really couldn't, what's the give away?
Kvally
Member
Confirmed, I would hump A.I.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Let me fix it.
Kvally
Member
You can't be turned on by A.I. Now, anime is a different story.
Interfectum
Member
hard pass.
Punished Miku
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Love letter to the south, gothic southern fantasy. That's the hook.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Interview with the Vampire, but their own spin on it. Much more swamp and Appalachian terrain as well.
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Kagoshima_Luke
Gold Member
It depends. Was the original vision/design the white "princess" character? And then SBI was brought in and they nuked someone's creative idea for the sake of DEI? That's where the problem lies. Let the creators create things. If we need more representation, let's get people of varying backgrounds in the position to make the types of games they want to make.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Artistically and visually, this is shaping up to be incredible.
The game play looks standard, nothing out of the box, platforming and combat with powers.
The game play looks standard, nothing out of the box, platforming and combat with powers.
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Big Baller
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ReBurn
Gold Member
At this point I'm not sure it matters what the original intention was because people are going to believe what they want to believe. All I know is that this character makes sense for this game. Compare this with the new Saints Row. None of the main characters made sense and it was clear what had happened. I don't think it's as clear with South of Midnight.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Artistically and visually, this is shaping up to be incredible.
The game play looks standard, nothing out of the box, platforming and combat with powers.
Yeah, sadly the gameplay looks average as funk. Hopefully we get a good soundtrack out of it, at least.
rodrigolfp
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She looks gray to me.well acording to some ex devs as soon as SBI got involved they changed the main character from white to black
samoilaaa
Member
i agree with you , a black protagonist fits in that world but the problem was not the race swap , the problem is that the swap was made for diversity ( the community manager's words not mine )
they could have just said " hey we are making a game about black people folklore and its only natural to have a black protagonist" instead of " cis white males shouldnt be the majority , we need more black people "
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CoreyFlawless
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I’m interested in this game for sure
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