What is a "Woke" Game

[Runa216]

KLXVER said:

Well that is usually how it goes though. People say they dont want to be lectured by developers about woke/DEI stuff in games and you are branded as intolerate and not liking diversity in games. I think thats where some of the conversations ends, because one side gets blamed for not wanting diversity at all and the other side dont want to talk to people they think are bigots. Its all about how you tell a story. Some have said that Elden Ring contains trans characters and I can see that, but I never felt like it was lecturing me about how I should feel about that. They just told a story and let me decide how I feel about it. When people say they dont want DEI in games, that usually doesnt mean they only want white people, they just dont want to be talked down to and told how they should feel about every situation containing that character. Its the same in movies. People hate preachy characters in film.

I do think people have a tendency to overact when they see what they consider "red flags" like a developer having said something on social media in the past or a female character looks a bit buff or whatever. Then theres people who make a living out of calling out "woke" developers and that can be a problem as well. Because they constantly need new "targets" to keep their views.

I dont think its as one sided as you do, but I can see where you are coming from. I think both gamers and developers/publishers need to let the game speak for itself. Not attack each other based on a trailer. At least not a trailer like The Witcher 4 or Intergalactic that doesnt really show much of what they are about.

But that's just it...if you 'don't want to be lectured about diversity', then...just don't buy the games. If you don't want to deal with that sort of stuff, you have the freedom to avoid it. But people always feel the need to aggressively whine and complain about it.

One of these actions (simply not buying it) is a message to the developers that you don't want a thing.

The other action (Loudly complaining about it) is a message to the world that THESE THINGS ARE NOT TO BE TOLERATED. 

One is a personal choice, the other is bigotry. That's the difference. and that's pretty wholly the difference. One is about personal choice, the other is a political statement that is largely based on ignorance and bigotry.