really disturbed & disgusted at all the comments I see on multiple posts since TGA that this or that game is "woke" because the main character is a woman and they "don't want to play as a woman". I played so many games with male main character I never saw the issue?Misogyny in the industry is INSANE
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Play a different game. Enough said.
That? Or, grow a thicker skin and a pair of balls and play the game first before you actually criticize it from the standpoint of character, narrative, and plot line.
I wished we lived in a world where it was more normalize to put these pathetic excuses of flesh who contribute nothing to society, but the absolute destruction of it, in their place.
I don’t care what gender the character is, as long as effort was actually put in their character writing.
They could have seven heads, and I still wouldn’t give a shit.
can choose a gender. a decent part of Fable is it's Life Sim mechanics and generally those games have more customization options.
Just my opinion about the a~~ i like to watch.
When playing MMORPGs, all my characters, except for tanks, are female. If i have to look at a butt for a couple hundred hours, it's better be a good looking one.
For real though, I love the fact that female main characters are becoming more common. I hope that brings more girls and women into world of gaming.
I grew out of that at about age 9 lol. C'mon society(fellow men) get it together 😒
I think I might just keep it that way lol.
Alex Jones, Andrew Tate, Joe Rogan, whoever spreads their machismo crap to the masses deserves to have their dick and balls chopped off and shoved into their own mouth.
If they are "offended," and they try defending some ignorant or bigoted shit, fuck 'em
Source on the 10% number: https://youtu.be/qiNv3qv-YbU?si=4ZGMLxjVyTlKGXO8
most of those are from mobile games
They're playing games. They're gamers. They deserve representation, and that representation doesn't hurt you.
just like I'm not trusting someone who only plays shooters to tell me what a good story game is
Either way, your "no true scotsman" is boring. You don't get to define what gaming is "real" or "valid". Play what you like, leave others alone.
The rest are TRYING to stir up trouble and you’re falling for it.
“What do you MEAN I have to stare at a woman’s ass my entire playthrough?! This is WOKE trash!!!”
Makes…sense? Very “straight” of you lol
“If you wanna stare at a guys butt all the time, you do you, I’m not judging”
I think it's just that games are more in the mainstream now, you can't really call people nerds for playing games anymore.
So people look for other things to insult you over.
These people have such low media literacy I don't want to think how they would complain if they found out you were playing as a goddess it'd physically hurt to watch them scramble to say why a male wolf would be better😂
plus, is the game fun? cool, then that's the entire point, anything else is just gravy.
I don't see the "i can't see myself represented anywhere" as a white cis guy as something that is true.
That kind of guy is Everywhere in media.
Loser behavior.
And like, what's the haters' alternative? Geralt lives forever, or passes the mantle to a random male instead of his daughter? Come the fukk on
And maybe have the game take place in a different time period too.
Ciri was a pretty safe pick tho.
But it would've been nice with a totally fresh start with all new characters.
I'm just of the opinion that the specific arguments against Ciri for anti-woke purposes are flimsy
Are we expecting her to wear a dress and have her nails done?
Please be serious.
That's the WHOLE crux of her character!!!!
1972.
And yes- I've played more male characters over more years than pretty much any female gamer.
Somehow, I survived.
Male gamers can too.
sOuNdS LiKe tHe GaMe iSn'T fOr YoU bUdDy
If it’s that big of an issue for them they can go play something else. Or go outside and touch grass
Aloy,
Lara Croft,
2B (Neir)
Bayonetta
Ellie or Abby
Faith Connors
Samus Aran
Ms Pacman
It's been like 35 years since then why is this still an issue ? 🤦🏻
Who?
Where?
So I can block them if I already haven't.
As man they really haven't been paying attention if they think ciri as a protagonist is what makes it "woke".
The witcher has been all about social justice and anti nationalism since it's days as a novel.
Like come on. It's a fucking story. The protagonist is whoever the fuck the story makers want it to be
It’s also fun to do something different, be someone else. If you simply can’t do that yourself, then don’t play it. Not every game is made for you.
Chuds.
They spent years saying Anita Sarkeesian was wrong, and then they'll do exactly what she said they do.
Sarkeesian was never in favor of options, it's something she and the '' anti-woke '' have in common.
All of her content and arguments revolved around slut-shaming and conservative views on modesty and pressuring devs to remove/ change content.
She wasn't some saint who just wanted more options in games, she was very aggressively just against sexy characters altogether to a fairly absurd degree.
That's why most disliked her takes
But frankly, I'm not surprised. This is extremely common for fundamentally incurious people who've let others formulate their opinions about someone.
Here's what she actually said, before being brigaded.
And you're now one of them.
Grats, bro. You're in *great* company.
But these aren't some natural laws, these are subjective social views and largely cultural.
It's not some objective science.
Her critique offended your tastes, judging by all you draw, so you immediately shut your mind to observations which spotlight any pernicious aspects of it that may exist.
That's all this is.
Want reasonable discussion, OK. Be honest with me. And yourself, frankly.
Also the term "slut-shaming" makes no sense here. She's not shaming a character, she's critiquing the person who made it. Don't appropriate progressive language.
The '' anti-woke '' ppl are not a large group of ppl, they're very loud but ultimately not significant.
Her bar for '' objectified '' is also very low to an absurdist degree and I'd argue sexist.
She's an Andrea Dworkin fangirl...
And yes I think that referring to women as sex dolls/ fap material etc is slut-shaming.
And she *does* views real women that way too.
What I am saying is that ppl wouldn't have hated her as much if she was just in favor of more options in games.
But that's how ppl present her views now, when it was never the case.
Ppl didn't like her because she wanted to take things away and was a judgemental jerk.
Given how many men call normal looking women ugly and woke, she was not wrong in criticizing it at all.
Also the latter has nothing to do with any of this.
And she herself engaged in the same misogynistic behavior in the other direction.
Which wasn't necessary at all either.
Or get mad when ppl criticize her for it.
I am criticizing Sarkeesian for the way she speaks about and view women herself.
The existence of some loud anti-woke people proves nothing and doesn't justify her misogyny.
She's not incorrect about it at all. Look at imageboards and Twitter
The typical male gamer didn't really seem to make a stink about until they started trying to give the women and realistic bodies/faces.
That seems to be what they care about.
I still prefer playing female over male chars more often than not, even as a guy. Whether it's shameless appeal, or plain-jane gals.
My favorite part was when the Female Orc version of Umbra then proceeded to wreck half of the Capital City
I can't imagine most of us care, but those who do are always vocal about it.
I think it's a good time to start ignoring these idiots. If they don't play the game, all the better. 🤷♂️
Who cares if you play a male or female so long as the story/gameplay is great?
I mean, whenever I write a woman into my books they're typically stronger than most. Never seen the issue with it.
This was initially in D&D with dice.
Not any more— What’s the point of playing someone or something you already are?
Let's not tell them about one of my favourite games and leads: Mirror's Edge (Faith Connors)
Me I usually play guys but I play women two, unless the game doesn't give me a choice and I play whatever I am. Right now I made a character and accidentally hit the...
Those guys should just learn to grow up.
Artists and creative types are generally very left leaning and open minded ppl and they will continue to create “woke” games and would rather let the Fash Trash take themselves out than cater to them.
They will grow up, I hope.
Now it turns out the leopards have an appetite for face.
I saw game getting call “woke” just cause the main protagonist wasn’t pale white skin….
*Wait, did I say that out loud...?*
Let them whine about “having to” play as a woman while we all enjoy the games. 🤷
So many games could be played as either male or female. Like you said, it wasn't weird and it's no big deal.
What a weird thing to be whining about, differing characters that reflect the people they play online against!
Wasn't nobody complaining about tomb raider back in the day 🧐