CharminUltra
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After the title edit I just had to give this another click. So good.
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The Last Night: IGN Article [Quack Quack Slurp Slurp]
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jack_package_200
Banned
Way to not read a room
Yeah a good portion of the posts showing interest sound soooo genuine and well intentioned. Not transparent in the slightest.
Edit: That thread title lmao.
I have a feeling that some of these drive by this game looks amazing posts are intentional to spite people who take issue with things this game stands for, like misogyny.
Bits N Pieces
Member
Was not aware of the full back story of the dev and the premise of the game. Will need to do a bit more reading on this.
Sorry I don't get some moral upbringing trash talking the game. I'm gonna buy it because I want to experience the world the devs made, as it looks incredible.
He didn't apologize for much, just a vague acknowledgment of some people not liking him and saying that he's changed a lot in the last few years while still existing in a GG/alt-right or it. As far as we know, that's still who he is and the game's premise is still that the world became a nightmare dystopia because of social justice and basic income.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
A world fueled by misogynistic and backwoods conservative views is a world you want to experience?
Mushroomer25
Member
I also think it's possible for people to have only been exposed to this game through the E3 trailer. If you haven't been paying THAT much attention, the controversy could totally pass you by.
97 posts in this thread just totally passed them by
okay
We really gonna act like people don't post in threads without reading them.
This game broke my heart a little. Blew me away at first, then the GGness of it all dashed my hopes.
I care more about not supporting this kind of presence in videogames than I do about enjoying a leisure activity.
Like, it's not even a choice.
Luckily this is happening in an era teeming with amazing games, so no real loss.
I care more about not supporting this kind of presence in videogames than I do about enjoying a leisure activity.
Like, it's not even a choice.
Luckily this is happening in an era teeming with amazing games, so no real loss.
AcademicSaucer
Member
No new footage right?
Yeah, I'm not touching this for now.
He claims to have backed off but seem to remember him having tweets not too far off that seemed to give the impression that he could still believes in those views but might just be freaking the fuck out that people found out and is now trying to backtrack.
He originally claimed his game was about the dangers of modern feminism, have a hard time believing we still won't see traces of that ingame. Somehow doubt he retooled the whole thing.
He claims to have backed off but seem to remember him having tweets not too far off that seemed to give the impression that he could still believes in those views but might just be freaking the fuck out that people found out and is now trying to backtrack.
He originally claimed his game was about the dangers of modern feminism, have a hard time believing we still won't see traces of that ingame. Somehow doubt he retooled the whole thing.
Mushroomer25
Member
Not everyone reads the entire thread before posting. Since the OP also doesn't make any mention of the controversy, I'm not willing to immediately assume the worst of anyone who posts something vaguely positive about this game.
I'm sure some aren't aware, but look at a handful of them again and tell me some aren't being spiteful lol. It's pretty obvious.
Baron von Loathsome
Member
Quack Quack Slurp Slurp.
first post in this thread is asking about gamergate. title was changed to quack quack slurp slurp. and the poster you're defending posted in the E3 thread where this was all revealed.
Hatefilled Vengeance
Member
Just don't see a point in passing judgement on how much of the creator's dumb personal views influenced the final project until it's actually done. Until then, I will continue to hope that the gameplay can match the visuals. I have a high tolerance for shit bag creators who make interesting art, but if others don't want to support it, I understand why.
Nah, I'm good IGN. Thanks though. Shouldn't even give this trash any coverage at all.
Exactly. Let the developer fail. Don't give them attention.
Exactly. Let the developer fail. Don't give them attention.
How interesting is art that is, based on the creators explicit words, in a world where feminism won #gamergate?
CannonFodder52
Member
Hard pass on this one.
Muskieratboi
Member
While the creator's explanation of the plot (a dystopia based on not only a post-scarcity, but also Post-Sex world where neither sex nor a woman is required to have a child) is an honestly fantastic idea that I would love to see explored (The Anime Vandread has a similar plot, where the sexes were literally split onto seperate planets!), There's a significant enough self-inflicted stigma around the creator that is enough to give this a hard pass.
the guy clearly said his "dumb personal views" had a major influence on the game. we're not supposed to take him at his word?
Hatefilled Vengeance
Member
Not claiming it isn't a dumb as fuck premise.
DontBeThatGuy
Member
It's style and atmosphere is ripped off from the many giants of the arts that came before, but this time with the added bonus of GG ideologies.
Hope it flops.
Hope it flops.
When grafx and presentation mean more to people than further toxifying the medium itself with obvious misogyny, there are only dead end conversations to have, sadly.
Which is why I love GAF.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Never took much notice of the gamer gate stuff, just think the game looks gorgeous.
The last bit(and his follow up post) are damning, but complaining someone is trying to be slick because they went straight to reply isn't really evidence when people do it all the time here.
AlexFlame116
Member
I wonder if IGN has been called out on it yet.
eyeball_kid
Member
lifetimeofnot
Member
Hard pass for me. Just another reason for me to stop visiting ign. It blows my mind that a site that has allana pierce is promoting this gamer gate shit.
the_darkness
Banned
If the game tells it's story in an interesting way I'm happy to give it a shot. That doesn't mean I necessarily agree with the reality of the premise on which it's created.
Every day you - yes you - consume products created through the exploitation of, and cruelty to, people, animals and our planet. Why draw the line with a guy who had some shitty ideas?
Every day you - yes you - consume products created through the exploitation of, and cruelty to, people, animals and our planet. Why draw the line with a guy who had some shitty ideas?
Hatefilled Vengeance
Member
Desperate for hits maybe, even if it's for negative reasons.
Honome
Member
This should absolutely be in the OP.
GavinUK86
Member
Suikoguy
I whinny my fervor lowly, for his length is not as great as those of the Hylian war stallions
Yeah,
It's one thing to separate the creator and his views from the content he/she creates.
But, in this example the content is the creator's views.
Edit: Hi Discord
Mushroomer25
Member
I'm not even intending to defend a specific poster. I'm just not a fan of the mob mentality that says 'This person isn't aware this game was made by an asshole! Clearly, they are also an asshole!'.
crookedaxis
Member
YEP
digoutyoursoul
Member
I haven't. There are suggestions in this thread people are being positive just to antagonise others, not the case with me.