I can't recall a single game that I've played being worse because of political correctness so I guess my answer is yes, I'm OK with it.

How you feel about PC Culture is subjective, but the effects of the triple-A business model on the development process is objective.

PC Culture may subjectively affect specific games, but the triple-A business model objectively affects gaming as an industry and as an artistic medium.

Since the poll question asked whether PC culture is ruining gaming, the answer is objectively 'no, it is not.  The triple-A business model is ruining gaming'.

Playing devils advocate here...usually the people that are against the AAA business model aren’t aware of very real things like inflation, developers required to make AAA games compared to 15 years ago, higher costs associated with higher graphic fidelity. Basically games cost the same $60 this whole time while the games have been getting more lifelike and expensive.

Fact is many games are likely greenlit in the first place because they have income models beyond the initial purchase price. Gamers who want gaming to go back to the good days without taking into account the modern day better graphics and inflation having no impact on game pricing have to take a step back and educate themselves.

Personally I’m not opposed to micros, but I am opposed to shamelessly abusing it. Basically cosmetics and optional content >>> micros that give you a competitive advantage. 

I have dropped games in the middle of a franchise for various reasons and then picked up later releases for rectifying my concerns. (Dragon Age 2 > Inquisition for example.)

Vote with your wallet.

Then I'm an unusual person.

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?

So you don’t care about the rising costs and inflation of $60 over the decades? I mean that’s very idealistic of you, but hardly realistic.

I did say I’m against micros that offer a competitive edge. But they do have their place in gaming today. $60 just isn’t enough to cover costs unless you are a major IP or a heavily marketed 1st party game. 

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, it hasn't negatively affected a single game that I care about.

And some examples, like DmC having a lens flare to obscure a butt crack is just idiocy, as the "politically correct" environment doesn't demand this. Some developers are just bad a reading the room and they should get better.

1: I think you aren't aware how much political messaging Ghibli movies do. A testament about HOW WELL they do it.

As an example, many recent discussion was about putting female protagonists into movies and sometimes advertise the movie with the fact. Ghibli inserted female protagonists into the movies all the time, even back in the 80s. Nausicaä, Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle all have female protagonists and Laputa and Porco Rosso have stong female characters in additional roles. That is of the movies I watched. In a way it is similar to what Hollywood is doing today, but Ghibli was always very good in integrating their characters naturally into the story.

Also the themes of war and natural protection are often to find in Ghibli movies. So yes, their movies pretty clearly have political messaging.

2: But the things I talk about aren't a difference between western and japanese culture. Other anime are missing these political themes Ghibli has often. Other anime have as often male protagonists as western movies. These differences are solely the result of Miyazaki's and Takahata's artistical visions compared to the rest of the industry.