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I don't see how this is a bad thing.
It's still being released by Eidos as official marketing for the game. If they value inclusivity and black lives as a company than this is, like Digital Apartheid, a poor showing.
I have always felt augments being compared to race was so weird. It's such a different thing. Why would you bring up a direct comparison?
I thought they were going for the parallels of oppression.On one hand, I agree with the use of social commentary in games. On the other hand, I don't really see the parallels between black people and augmented ones.
On one hand, I agree with the use of social commentary in games. On the other hand, I don't really see the parallels between black people and augmented ones.
I have always felt augments being compared to race was so weird. It's such a different thing. Why would you bring up a direct comparison?
Not really.
But yeah, twitter is already losing their minds. It's... Ridiculous.
Nice concept art that draws real world parallels and references, if not almost spotlights, an important real-world movement. Oh deary, let's be offended.
I mean... Jebus.
Artist daring to comment on or reference current affairs? Disgraceful, how dare they etc etc. This artist should stick to modelling blood/brain spatter and other tasteful, sanctioned material.
What are the parallels?Have ever played Deus Ex before?
Yeah but it's concept art - not necessarily in the game.
If it is, yeah that's over the line considering people died and are still dying, but as a kind of shorthand for an idea from one co-worker to another, a purely internal thing it's...well, it's effective at least.
Artist daring to comment on or reference current affairs? Disgraceful, how dare they etc etc. This artist should stick to modelling blood/brain spatter and other tasteful, sanctioned material.
Have ever played Deus Ex before?
I really don't see a problem with this. Current events have long been borrowed for all sorts of things, video games, art, movies. This is just another example.
Not really.
But yeah, twitter is already losing their minds. It's... Ridiculous.
Nice concept art that draws real world parallels and references, if not almost spotlights, an important real-world movement. Oh deary, let's be offended.
I mean... Jebus.
On one hand, I agree with the use of social commentary in games. On the other hand, I don't really see the parallels between black people and augmented ones.
A purely internal piece of marketing material released by the publisher?
Yes as I said I will judge the game on it's own merits, but this warrants discussion in terms of "this is how the publisher is choosing to market their game".
I thought they were going for the parallels of oppression.
Exactly.If you are going to draw real world parallels to enhance your cyberpunk video game than you have to take the good and bad that comes with making "black lives matter" references and if you aren't prepared to take on that baggage, don't include it. Simple as that. You are using it because people will have that immediate familiarity and resonance, so you don't get to pick and choose how people react to it. You don't just get the good and none of the bad.
I beat Human Revolution like four times?
I have always felt augments being compared to race was so weird. It's such a different thing. Why would you bring up a direct comparison?
Augs are people that have chosen, or have had their organs or body parts replaced with enhanced versions
Black people are born black people.
X Men/Mutants have been paralleled to Blacks in the comics drawing heavy inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King/Malcolm X being Professor X/Magneto.
The mutants = civil rights thing is dumb but at least they didn't chose to be a mutant.X Men/Mutants have been paralleled to Blacks in the comics drawing heavy inspiration from the Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King/Malcolm X being Professor X/Magneto.
So you know that augmented people aren't treated fairly in this universe?
And there people like Jensen, who didn't have a say in getting augmented.Well there's definitely some correlation between being poor and having (shitty) augs. For example people having low-skill/pay labour jobs being forced into getting augs for strength/stamina purposes.
1: Augmentation is a choice.
2: Augmented people killed millions when they all went berserk.
That kinda nullifies the parallels between black people and augmented to me.
If you are going to draw real world parallels to enhance your cyberpunk video game than you have to take the good and bad that comes with making "black lives matter" references and if you aren't prepared to take on that baggage, don't include it. Simple as that. You are using it because people will have that immediate familiarity and resonance, so you don't get to pick and choose how people react to it. You don't just get the good and none of the bad.
If it's art, that's one thing (namely lazy), if they're using to push the game, it's a whole different thing.
1: Augmentation is a choice.
2: Augmented people killed millions when they all went berserk.
That kinda nullifies the parallels between black people and augmented to me.
Everyone get angry!!!
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This isn't what anybody is saying.So because of this they aren't allowed to protest?
Let's all be mad! LETS BE OFFENDED!
Right? I mean it's not like it's a logical and pretty good parallel, since... You know, it's an apartheid taking place after all.
1: Augmentation is a choice.
2: Augmented people killed millions when they all went berserk.
That kinda nullifies the parallels between black people and augmented to me.