epicurean said:
I think we've lost the plot here. No matter how wrong you think people are who are against trans stuff, they do exist, and many of them wont buy the game. I think the particulars of that argument dont need to be hashed out here in this thread. I'm just saying its a thing. Same as people who boycotted there being no people of color in Kingdom Come or whatever game it was, or Hogworts Legacy because of Rowling. Political stuff does affect who buys games.
The difference here is that this is already a VERY tight market for this type of game, and alienating ANY possible purchases will take its toll. Even without the pronouns, literally the biggest complaint Ive seen is the character designs.
All of this is too bad, because from every review and player I've talked to who has played the game has said its pretty fun to play, and has great production values. This isn't a janky game that is failing because its terrible.
My opinion (and only my opinion) is that its failing due to Sony marketing this without any roadmap for future single player games, even 4-5 years into the PS5 lifecycle, as well as the lead character designer, who was responsible for the awful characters, and was the one who decried white people and blames white supremacy for a litany of things. I dont know for a fact, but I'm guessing he was part of the push for pronouns as well.
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You could argue that not creating a roadmap for a game like this is a bit janky. I agree with the rest of your post.
