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Wow not even funny replies. Sounds just like woke twitter replies.
That's a winning strategy right there.
but you be you, new diverse volition.
this fucking franchise is over... lame
Wow not even funny replies. Sounds just like woke twitter replies.
That's a winning strategy right there.
Fantastic post, funny too.It's hilarious how disconnected these people are from their own audience. They think gamers want to play as Gen-Z hipster SJWs, but actually that's the kind of person most of them want to blow away with a large weapon. It just sums up the current cultural moment perfectly. The media just constantly feeds people this garbage and they're sick to death of it.
That's a winning strategy right there.
I had a huge crush on Michelle Phiffer back in the day,
Everyone is being way to quick on the draw. It sounds like it's self aware of all this and taking a satirical approach to me. Let's actually see how it handles this stuff instead of acting crusty the second we see young people
I hope it has a battle royale mode and I can get a Will Smith skin.It does look very Fortnite-y to me but I'll wait to judge the finished product. That being said, I do prefer it when action games are on the more serious and/or realistic side. Young adults with student loans just doesn't do it for me. They can be homosexual, or people of color, that's all cool. But I just want the vibe to be serious.
I've seen many people on the internet say "oh, its because they're black isn't it?" which I think is not fair at all and such a cop-out conclusion. San Andreas is an amazing game, for example, and nobody has ever cared that CJ is black. Hell, as a white person, I wouldn't even want CJ to be white.
You forgot "Women need to have this hairstyle"Games in 2021...
I could almost make a development checklist.
Geez, talk about forgetting your roots. Could this be any more woke?
- Ensure all female characters are as masculine as possible and all male characters as feminine as possible.
- Include as many sassy one liners as we can (the more flamboyant the better)
- Enemies should be mainly white guys
- Characters should show an indifference to violence
- Only enemies should be politically incorrect (that's how we know they are bad of course)
It does look very Fortnite-y to me but I'll wait to judge the finished product. That being said, I do prefer it when action games are on the more serious and/or realistic side. Young adults with student loans just doesn't do it for me. They can be homosexual, or people of color, that's all cool. But I just want the vibe to be serious.
I've seen many people on the internet say "oh, its because they're black isn't it?" which I think is not fair at all and such a cop-out conclusion. San Andreas is an amazing game, for example, and nobody has ever cared that CJ is black. Hell, as a white person, I wouldn't even want CJ to be white.
Dokev looks better as a sandbox and i bet has a smaller budget.
Fucking clowns.
That's a winning strategy right there.
That is the weird part; Saint's Row has always been pretty diverse since the first game, so the people trying to peg the backlash squarely on "bigoted incels" are just showing their true colors and what they want to happen so they can politicize it for their own purposes.It does look very Fortnite-y to me but I'll wait to judge the finished product. That being said, I do prefer it when action games are on the more serious and/or realistic side. Young adults with student loans just doesn't do it for me. They can be homosexual, or people of color, that's all cool. But I just want the vibe to be serious.
I've seen many people on the internet say "oh, its because they're black isn't it?" which I think is not fair at all and such a cop-out conclusion. San Andreas is an amazing game, for example, and nobody has ever cared that CJ is black. Hell, as a white person, I wouldn't even want CJ to be white.
Why do they always have to sound so smug and condescending? Either engage in an agreeable way or ignore it. This is just childish.
They are right, they should stay true to their creative intent for the better or the worst.
This is how video games will become art.
WOW, the person behind the twitter SaintRow account is really an asshole, must be a chief to answer like that to public.
It does look very Fortnite-y to me but I'll wait to judge the finished product. That being said, I do prefer it when action games are on the more serious and/or realistic side. Young adults with student loans just doesn't do it for me. They can be homosexual, or people of color, that's all cool. But I just want the vibe to be serious.
I've seen many people on the internet say "oh, its because they're black isn't it?" which I think is not fair at all and such a cop-out conclusion. San Andreas is an amazing game, for example, and nobody has ever cared that CJ is black. Hell, as a white person, I wouldn't even want CJ to be white.
Dokev looks better as a sandbox and i bet has a smaller budget.
Fucking clowns.
I don't think I've ever seen such a negative response to a rebooted series. Did Sonic 2006 get this much hate?
Donte did, that game was not even "alright" at release, the "ultimate" edition after all the fixes is way better mechanically. aesthetically tho? still a cringe fest.I don't think I've ever seen such a negative response to a rebooted series. Did Sonic 2006 get this much hate?
All I remember is that kiss.Not before release if I remember correctly. It got flak post release because it’s shit.
That is the weird part; Saint's Row has always been pretty diverse since the first game, so the people trying to peg the backlash squarely on "bigoted incels" are just showing their true colors and what they want to happen so they can politicize it for their own purposes.
I'm not saying there aren't some people coming into it from that angle; sadly since all this culture war shit has started there's been a creep of highly politicized people on both sides sneaking in and using the medium as a way to preach their own crap, so I wouldn't be surprised if there are some alt-right, extreme anti-SJW types who have no history with the IP (and probably don't even play games that much) ginning up the usual "woke", "diversity = bad!", "get woke go broke" talking points.
But, that's not what the vast majority of the backlash seems to be about. It's literally over what many are perceiving as a neutering of the game's image and corporate-like redesign trying to get in touch with the Fortnite-type crowd. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but they may've tipped too far into that while not sticking close enough to the series' established visual identity or tone.
Of course Volition can't accept that because it'd mean having to bear the burden of responsibility in maybe missing the mark with their core fanbase, and it's always easier for these companies to shift the blame to supposed 'istaphobes being bigots who don't understand their vision due to hate.
It's because Saints Row was all about chaos and carnage and not taking itself too seriously, not it's just about woke culture.I admit i maybe played 1 saints row game but to me this looked like any other of the sequels. So what am i missing here, why the dislikes? Whats so different here that "fans" are outraged?
Im honestly confused.
See above.What is it with the trend that game trailers now showcase playable characters from every ethnicity/sexuality under the sun - except white males?
What is it with the trend that game trailers now showcase playable characters from every ethnicity/sexuality under the sun - except white males?
I mean to be fair and play devil's advocate here, it's just a bunch of people with hot takes. It's not as if their Volition's twatter isn't allowed to fire back a bit lol. Sure it might not be a 'good look' but ultimately twitter's all fake anyway and, hopefully, doesn't have any negative impact on the quality of the final game.From a supposedly large and experienced developer, this behaviour is astonishing.
Did the PR department fall into the hands of a Twitter warrior with danger hair concealing an abnormally smooth brain? Is this a stunt where they pretend they are as vapid and unsufferable as the characters from the trailer?
This is the way I would expect a tiny indie studio led by a self-absorbed dickhead to behave, not someone developing an AAA game.
That's a winning strategy right there.
I watched the trailer and i thought it looked like a typical SR game too. I guess it has to do with the fact that the some of the main cast is ethnic looking and "hispter"?
The reactions remind of when Sucker Punch announced the redesign of Cole for inFamous 2. “They gave him hair! WTF is this hipster bullshit?!?”
I guess for girl wearing big glasses and the other one having shorter hair makes it hipster and woke??! Like IDK I feel like that’s just what people in their 20s look like now.
Just shows how they are completely out of sync to the actual player base. A lot of these guys just live inside the same bubble and then think that the whole world is alike. Diversity for them = thinking/behaving like them. Can't even be humble and listen to the true fans feedback.
The character doesnt bother me as I can create my own char.
Sounds like those places should take a little time for some reflection on customs and beliefs.What I don't understand is there isn't anyone at the company pointing out that a woke hipster game will get great reviews from other woke hipesters, but the world is a lot bigger than that and wokeness is mostly a US phenomenon. Gamers in Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East and Asia will look at the trailer with different eyes. That global audience is less likely to buy US games if they increasingly cater to a woke US hipsters. The foreign market couldn't give a rat's ass about female representation and/or the importance of having butch women and effeminate gay men in games, they see those elements as huge turn offs.
Sounds like those places should take a little time for some reflection on customs and beliefs.