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Is PC ruining gaming?

Yes 19 31.67%
 
No, you're just being silly! Ah 41 68.33%
 
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Immersiveunreality on 30 March 2020

I'm not really seeing a lot of PCness in the games i play atm,Stephen King does annoy me a bit with his latest books because he panders without understanding and he thinks in stereotypes but that's something i noticed with other American books as well.

But i'm fine with political meaning and stories that have a underlying positive message in quality products.

Like Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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Dante9 on 30 March 2020

I haven't noticed any significant PC bullshit in the games I've been playing, and I'd like it to stay that way.(Well, in Bioware RPGs straight seems to be a minority position because most characters will swing every which way, but that's just silly, nothing that seriously hampers the experience.) Thankfully, this whole pandering and preaching thing seems to be winding down, most people have rejected it and found it more or less insufferable. Hollywood seems to be the slowest to wake up and smell the coffee, and their pipeline is so long that things coming out will still be affected for a while, and will crash and burn. The Oscars were still totally oblivious and out of touch, naturally.
Praise capitalism and the free market, the great equalizer where bad ideas will die out regardless of race, sexuality, creed or whatever.



xbebop on 30 March 2020

Nope, because I've never really even noticed it. It's completely overblown.



Hynad on 30 March 2020

Games are releasing on the same date world wide now.

I have no problem with games being developed with regards to a world wide audience.



Seece on 30 March 2020
sales2099 said:
Pemalite said:
Those who constantly whinge about Political Correctness and their supporters are equally as bad. Let's be realistic here.

Vote with your wallet instead, if a games political messaging is something that turns you off, don't buy that game, it's capitalism at work.

 But what if the game in question is from your favourite franchise since you were a kid? It’s not so easy to just drop the franchise you’ve loved for years. It’s not so black and white 

These things tend to not be a deal breaker. But it can still take away from the games story appeal. 

You understand the greater good at work and realise for you, it's just a cherished videogame franchise, for a lot of people it's representation and validation of their very existance.

This is like a rich person whining about having to give up expensive toilet paper.



 

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Otter on 30 March 2020
sales2099 said:
sundin13 said:

Are you trying to tell me that no democrat has ever played a video game?

Or that you can't be both creative and a democrat?

I believe far more democrats are more concerned with games being aligned with their beliefs then their desire to actually play them. Look no further then Twitter or Reddit. 

Creatively I don’t believe a democrat is on the same level as someone politically neutral or conservative. Because from the shows I’ve watched with a left wing slant, the bad guy almost always has a combination of: seeing themselves above women, is a racist, homophobe, and oppressing a marginalized group. It’s so predictable. It makes it so painfully obvious they want you to know who the bad guy is.

A proper way to be creative is to make characters with grey area. Nuance. To be willing to offend to make a greater point, especially when it concerns their own beliefs. Those are things left wing creatives just have a harder time doing.

No offense but it sounds very much like you live in a bubble and use only extreme cases of online behaviour to inform your opinion. Can you list some creative works: shows, movies or video that you've loved in the last decade?




SuaveSocialist on 30 March 2020
sales2099 said:
SuaveSocialist said:

Then I'm an unusual person.

So you don’t care about the rising costs and inflation of $60 over the decades?

Presume I care.  My caring doesn't change the fact that lootboxes, timesavers, roadmaps, anthologies of DLC and basic features held ransom behind paywalls are responsible for ruining gaming, not "PC Culture".

Presume I don't care.  My indifference doesn't change the fact that lootboxes, timesavers, roadmaps, anthologies of DLC and basic features held ransom behind paywalls are responsible for ruining gaming, not "PC Culture".



Otter on 30 March 2020
sales2099 said:
Pemalite said:
Those who constantly whinge about Political Correctness and their supporters are equally as bad. Let's be realistic here.

Vote with your wallet instead, if a games political messaging is something that turns you off, don't buy that game, it's capitalism at work.

 But what if the game in question is from your favourite franchise since you were a kid? It’s not so easy to just drop the franchise you’ve loved for years. It’s not so black and white 

These things tend to not be a deal breaker. But it can still take away from the games story appeal. 

Whats an example for you? (The storyline being hurt)



Chrkeller on 30 March 2020

Games becoming more 'PC' is a wonderful thing. If by PC you mean women aren't half naked and are actually wearing proper attire for the task at hand. A great game has great atmosphere. Nothing ruins atmosphere more, IMHO, than characters blatantly miss dressed. RE3 is a great example. A women isn't going to wear a short skirt and tube top to fight zombies.



Chrkeller on 30 March 2020
RolStoppable said:
Chrkeller said:
Games becoming more 'PC' is a wonderful thing. If by PC you mean women aren't half naked and are actually wearing proper attire for the task at hand. A great game has great atmosphere. Nothing ruins atmosphere more, IMHO, than characters blatantly miss dressed. RE3 is a great example. A women isn't going to wear a short skirt and tube top to fight zombies.

Indeed, a bikini is a much better choice. Onechanbara for the win!!!

And some people like that in a game, I personally don't.  Just because it serves as a constant reminder I am playing a videogame.  Plus it reduces the number of games I can play with my daughters.