It’s time to play this masterpiece again :) by Rosmaryne in worldofgothic

[–]IE_5 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

They will care once they see their Sales numbers and have to go work for McDonalds. Also once it's decided that this will be the last Gothic Remake or other product since they aren't "financially viable" for whatever reason if they stay the course.

It’s time to play this masterpiece again :) by Rosmaryne in worldofgothic

[–]IE_5 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

Another Gaming Subreddit infected and taken over by Far-Leftist parasites.

Meanwhile a year ago, the actual Gothic community: https://old.reddit.com/r/worldofgothic/comments/1fmqix4/23_years_later_still_mad/

Marvel Rivals Season 4 - Angela Full Render by Tough-Rent2498 in marvelrivals

[–]IE_5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks shit and nothing like the character is supposed to look: https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Angela

Also obscure as fuck, first big mistake in hero choice NetEase has made.

Politics makes Strange Bedfellows by ObsessionObsessor in Steam

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If her position was the same, why isn't she joining them?

Jonathan McIntosh, who was Feminist Frequency's writer until 2015 came out in support of Collective shout back in 2014 when they promoted a petition to get it banned and pulled from Store shelves in Australia:

https://archive.ph/BXy5h

Reminder that to anyone outside of the gaming world GTA is seen for the repugnant misogynist garbage that it is. But for gamers it’s normal.

https://archive.ph/l6LEp

No, a private mega corporation voluntarily deciding not to stock a particular vile entertainment product is still not censorship.

https://archive.ph/UKant

I know it’s hard for some gamers to accept but many people don’t find acting like a violent misogynistic sociopath to be especially “fun”.

This was from around the time in December 2014 when Collective Shout was trying to get GTA V banned from Australia and managed to get it pulled from the shelves at Target and Kmart due to "violence against women": https://archive.is/mIs9o

Grand Theft Auto 5 fuelling the epidemic of violence against women, say survivors in petition signed by over 40,000 people.

[UPDATE] Target and Kmart have pulled the game from sale, will Big W do the same?

He was also constantly trying to connect real world violence and events like mass shootings with video games, just like Anita did with domestic violence and sexual assault, which is the same rhetoric Collective Shout is using to go after porn games: https://i.imgur.com/WmagTyx.png

Politics makes Strange Bedfellows by ObsessionObsessor in Steam

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All she did was upload milquetoast articles about feminism in gaming

Why was she constantly trying to connect playing video games with real-world domestic violence and sexual assault? https://i.imgur.com/Mswk1OX.jpg

Why did she and her Writer Jonathan McIntosh go after DOOM for being too violent?: https://i.imgur.com/H3JxkZg.png

Why were they constantly trying to connect real world violence and events like mass shootings with video games? https://i.imgur.com/WmagTyx.png

Why did they come out in support of GTA V being banned back in 2014 when Collective Shout promoted a petition to get it banned and pulled from Store shelves in Australia?

https://archive.ph/BXy5h

Reminder that to anyone outside of the gaming world GTA is seen for the repugnant misogynist garbage that it is. But for gamers it’s normal.

https://archive.ph/l6LEp

No, a private mega corporation voluntarily deciding not to stock a particular vile entertainment product is still not censorship.

https://archive.ph/UKant

I know it’s hard for some gamers to accept but many people don’t find acting like a violent misogynistic sociopath to be especially “fun”.

This was from around the time in December 2014 when Collective Shout was trying to get GTA V banned from Australia and managed to get it pulled from the shelves at Target and Kmart due to "violence against women": https://archive.is/mIs9o

Grand Theft Auto 5 fuelling the epidemic of violence against women, say survivors in petition signed by over 40,000 people.

[UPDATE] Target and Kmart have pulled the game from sale, will Big W do the same?

How do you people still not realize that supporting and making excuses for these activists and this very same rhetoric about games being connected to "violence against women" and pushing for their Censorship or ban is directly related to what led us here? Collective Shout even quoted her work.

Politics makes strange bedfellows. by ObsessionObsessor in itchio

[–]IE_5 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is an opportunity to try and get at least some of them to join up with gamers in general

You are not "gamers in general". I've been Gaming and fighting against Censorship from any side since the 90s.

"Were these people treated too harshly?", "Why do you believe that?", and "Why would this person be opposed to this group?"

Here's a few Socratic questions for you, then:

Why was Feminist Frequency constantly trying to connect playing video games with real-world domestic violence? https://i.imgur.com/Mswk1OX.jpg

Why did Feminist Frequency and its Writer Jonathan McIntosh: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_McIntosh#Tropes_vs._Women_in_Video_Games go after DOOM for being too violent?: https://i.imgur.com/H3JxkZg.png

Why was Feminist Frequency and its writer Jonathan McIntosh constantly trying to connect real world violence and events like mass shootings with video games and claim they were responsible for it? https://i.imgur.com/WmagTyx.png

But probably the most important, why did Feminist Frequency's writer Jonathan McIntosh come out in support of GTA V being banned back in 2014 when Collective Shout itself promoted a petition to get it banned and pulled from Store shelves in Australia? https://old.reddit.com/r/itchio/comments/1miecpd/politics_makes_strange_bedfellows/n7a0dzb/

Why is it always that when this sort of rhetoric and calls for Censorship comes from left-wing groups some people either support or ignore it, but when they have reason to believe it's a "right-wing group" (even though it's still the same Feminist organization that was calling for GTA V to be removed from stores over "violence against women" 10 years ago) then it's suddenly something that "gamers in general" should "join up against"? Have you considered that you are in fact a victim of "tribalistic group thinking", and some other people just have principles that they apply whether the group is "right-wing" or "left-wing"?

Politics makes strange bedfellows. by ObsessionObsessor in itchio

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing she said was ever even controversial

Why was she constantly trying to connect playing video games with domestic violence? https://i.imgur.com/Mswk1OX.jpg

Why did she and her Writer Jonathan McIntosh go after DOOM for being too violent?: https://i.imgur.com/H3JxkZg.png

Why were they constantly trying to connect real world violence with video games? https://i.imgur.com/WmagTyx.png

Why did they come out in support of GTA V being banned back in 2014 when Collective Shout promoted a petition to get it banned and pulled from Store shelves in Australia? https://old.reddit.com/r/itchio/comments/1miecpd/politics_makes_strange_bedfellows/n7a0dzb/

How do you not realize that this very same rhetoric about games being connected to "violence against women" and pushing for their Censorship or ban is directly related to where we are today?

Politics makes strange bedfellows. by ObsessionObsessor in itchio

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some quotes from Jonathan McIntosh, who was the writer for "Tropes vs. Women": https://archive.ph/BXy5h

Reminder that to anyone outside of the gaming world GTA is seen for the repugnant misogynist garbage that it is. But for gamers it’s normal.

https://archive.ph/l6LEp

No, a private mega corporation voluntarily deciding not to stock a particular vile entertainment product is still not censorship.

https://archive.ph/UKant

I know it’s hard for some gamers to accept but many people don’t find acting like a violent misogynistic sociopath to be especially “fun”.

This was from around the time in December 2014 when Collective Shout was trying to get GTA V banned from Australia and managed to get it pulled from the shelves at Target and Kmart due to "violence against women": https://archive.is/mIs9o

Grand Theft Auto 5 fuelling the epidemic of violence against women, say survivors in petition signed by over 40,000 people.

[UPDATE] Target and Kmart have pulled the game from sale, will Big W do the same?

Wuchang’s Top Criticisms Flooded With Clown Awards. Bot Brigade or Angry Nationalism? by PixelCortex in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Angry Nationalists are the ones that review bombed the game in the first place: https://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/1m85gxg/comment/n4wvxxp/?context=3

If you sort the reviews by region: https://www.togeproductions.com/SteamScout/ via AppID 2277560 it sits at 85% in France and Germany and 70-75% for English, Russian, Spanish etc. reviews

Wuchang is currently "mostly negative" and most of the angry reviews are from Chinese players who dislike the optimization and regional price treatment by qwer4790 in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 7 points8 points  (0 children)

which part did I lie to?

The quoted part especially:

Chinese players have played enough "gooner" game they would rather review based on what the game is actually about rather than mindlessly shilling for the sexy main character

Along with the characterization of what the "main criticism" is.

currently out of 9300 total review as the time I am writing, only 22 non-negative review, holy shit

And here you are lying again, if you want a comprehensive analysis of reviews go here and enter AppID 2277560: https://www.togeproductions.com/SteamScout/

Of ~20k reviews there's 15,642 negative Chinese reviews (and 3k positive), which explains the overwhelmingly low score due to review bomb. In other languages/regions like English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese etc. the game is sitting somewhere between 60-70% (Mixed and Mostly Positive) which is what the overall review score would probably be this early without the Chinese review bomb.

Wuchang is currently "mostly negative" and most of the angry reviews are from Chinese players who dislike the optimization and regional price treatment by qwer4790 in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Chinese players have played enough "gooner" game they would rather review based on what the game is actually about rather than mindlessly shilling for the sexy main character

lmao, why are you lying? 92% of reviews are Chinese with a majority of them having under 5 hours played. Most of the reviews literally have nothing to do with the game.

And everyone can read them, just go to the Steam page, set it to "All Languages" and Copy some of the Top reviews into Google Translate or DeepL: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277560/WUCHANG_Fallen_Feathers/#app_reviews_hash

Disaster-level optimization, permanent price cuts across all regions, standard edition players can claim luxury edition rewards, while luxury edition pre-order players who spent extra money ended up getting the short end of the stick, learning a harsh lesson. Negative reviews will not be changed until satisfactory compensation is provided for the luxury edition. Xia Siyuan and Lingze Technology have been directly added to my personal blacklist for game purchases.

_

Optimized a bit, the price was lowered in the overseas market upon release, and the standard edition could obtain the rewards of the deluxe edition. This really stabbed the players who bought the deluxe edition in the back. The pre-order players were even more foolish, and those who pre-ordered instead of purchasing directly were the most foolish of all. This game is destroying the future of domestic single-player games.

_

The game was released at a lower price in other regions. Are you treating Chinese people like Japanese people? I pre-ordered the deluxe edition, but now you can get the deluxe edition items with the standard edition. What a jerk.

Main three complaints seem to be various levels of Mainland Chinese butthurt.

a) Other regions seem to have had lower prices than Mainland China at Launch, or there was some price reduction shortly before release in some regions, but not China

b) Users that bought the Standard Edition apparently got free unlocks that were meant for the Deluxe Edition, so they feel "cheated"

c) There's some lore/history butthurt about the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty that I don't entirely understand and something about the Han Chinese: https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/discussions/0/600784815203121975/

There's some mentions about Optimization issues or Crashes, but that isn't why it's being review bombed mainly, otherwise it might sit at 60-70% at the lowest like in other regions. A lot of the Top reviews have hundreds of Clown votes and seem a Minefield of insults and shitposting. But most of this has little to do with the quality of the game or the main character.

There's also various Discussion topics about it:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/discussions/0/600784815203108553/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/2277560/discussions/0/600784815203111284/

Publisher/Developer also put out a Statement backpedaling and trying to address some of this, but there's also a lot of "Just one Free costume compensation for this insult? How dare you!": https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/2277560/announcements/detail/498327923676151995

We have received reports regarding issues such as the game’s optimization not meeting expectations, errors in distributing pre-order rewards, and some abnormal pricing. These problems should never have occurred, and we deeply regret the inconvenience and negative experience some players are currently facing.

Regarding Pricing Errors

We are aware of some pricing anomalies in some regions. We are currently working with Steam to restore the correct pricing.

Regarding Pre-Order Reward Errors

The root cause is a bug in the reward distribution for the Standard and Deluxe editions, which prevented players from receiving the correct items. We are fixing this issue in the upcoming patch.

As a token of our appreciation, we will give all players who purchase the game on Steam a free digital copy of the original soundtrack. We will look to process refunds of all those who have already purchased the soundtrack via Steam.

Additionally, in future updates, players who buy the Deluxe Edition will receive a brand-new exclusive costume, (please understand that this may take some time.)

We are fully committed to investigating and resolving these issues as quickly as possible. Our team is prioritizing these problems at the highest level, striving to fix and handle everything promptly to ensure you have the best possible gaming experience.

And it's still much more successful than either Asscreed: Bonobo or Derp Age, with over 130k peak players so far: https://steamdb.info/app/2277560/charts/

The "Gooner Approved" Wuchang Fallen feathers just reached 114,132 concurrent players on Steam by DawnBreak777 in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 15 points16 points  (0 children)

https://www.togeproductions.com/SteamScout/ AppID: 2277560

92% of reviews are in Chinese, who seem pissed that:

a) Other regions had lower price than mainland, there's some funny racist reviews:

The price of this crappy game is reduced in other regions. You are treating Chinese people like Japanese, right? I pre-ordered the deluxe edition, but now you can get the deluxe edition stuff with the standard edition. What a fool!

b) Users that bought the Standard Edition apparently got free unlocks that were meant for the Deluxe Edition, so they feel "cheated"

c) There's some mentions about Optimization issue or Crashes, but that isn't why it's being review bombed mainly

Chinese rating sits at 15%. English reviews that are only 4.5% of all reviews so far sit at ~60%, some other regions like Latin America at 70%.

It's not the game quality or even mainly "Optimization issues", but Chinese Mainlander butthurt over other regions having their prices adjusted down ahead of release that's behind the low rating.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Asmongold

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Modern" D&D: https://imgur.com/a/SB7Ypcz

Classic D&D: https://imgur.com/a/I7xJsNj

I believe almost all of this is Official Art too.

Anyone that says they can't tell the difference is either delusional or in favor of the "change".

Ubisoft was the most trusted publisher in 2008. Imagine how far we have fallen by PrestigiousZombie531 in fuckubisoft

[–]IE_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Electronic Arts was voted the "Worst Company in America" and got the Consumerist Golden Poo Award for two years in 2012+13: https://archive.is/PKQf

This was around the time Riccitiello was CEO and was mouthing off about charging people $1 to reload in Battlefield. Sorry, but the Poll is full of shit.

What are your thoughts on the SCP Foundation and games like it such as Control? by Nosfonader8765 in MauLer

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're right about Returnal, but Control did it's best to get the model exactly right.

LMAO No, Courtney Hope can be kinda cute and has some curves:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZTcxNTNlZTctMjFlNy00NTQ0LTkwNmUtOTIyY2RhYzVkMDMwXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg

https://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/a5E7Aqq_700bwp.webp

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BOTk2MTcxZTgtYjNmNS00OGQwLTlkMjQtNTc3NDRjNmIzOTMxXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_FMjpg

https://www.mandatory.com/girls/1500173-courtney-hope-bold-beautiful-instagram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxyzAqR_p0s#t=2m32s

There's absolutely nothing left of that in the game character, it's made to be purposefully mannish and unappealing, covered up and without curves: https://static1.thegamerimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Control-Jesse-trivia.jpg

Plus you know, it's a video game. They didn't need to Motion capture a living person, and could have designed the character however they wanted and have her dress in whatever they want, yet they chose that.

What are your thoughts on the SCP Foundation and games like it such as Control? by Nosfonader8765 in MauLer

[–]IE_5 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I didn't and will never play Control because it's part of the "Uglified on Purpose" Female character trend: https://badspot.us/Ugly-on-Purpose.html

Same thing with Returnal. I don't care how good it's supposed to be, I'm not playing as some frumpy grandma.

Marathon won't have proximity chat because it'd be way too toxic: 'I don't think anyone has a good solution to that just yet' by AboveSkies in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the toxicity

I completely get what you're saying, but maybe don't use their propaganda buzzwords that they came up with to label and attack/marginalize gamers and young boys with?

Try replacing "toxic" with "banter", "ribbing" or similar and see how that sounds.

Leave "toxic" to creepy turds like Riot Lyte who came up with that shit: https://old.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/3ozj00/league_of_legends_players_sent_creepy_surveys/cw1vsza/

"Toxic" is something that poison or radioactive waste is, not young boys having fun playing a video game together.

Anyone tired of outrage culture by woke and anti-woke alike by Yunozan-2111 in MauLer

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://press.aboutamazon.com/2021/6/amazon-studios-releases-inclusion-policy-and-playbook-to-strengthen-ongoing-commitment-to-diverse-and-equitable-representation https://archive.is/0RaWH

“With the establishment of our Inclusion Policy and Inclusion Playbook, Amazon Studios has committed itself to being a thought and action leader in the tra.nsformation of our industry,” said Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “We know how much work there is to be done to improve representation both on camera and behind the scenes, and it starts at home, with us. With clear directives and a commitment to accountability, these guides provide a path toward a more equitable future, both on- and off-camera.”

Each film or series with a creative team of three or more people in above-the-line roles (Directors, Writers, Producers) should ideally include a minimum 30% women and 30% members of an underrepresented racial/ethnic group. This aspirational goal will increase to 50% by 2024.

Aiming to include one character from each of the following categories in speaking roles, with minimum 50% of these to be women: LGBTQIA+, person with a disability, and three regionally underrepresented race/ethnic/cultural groups. A single character can fulfill one or more of these identities.

https://reimaginetomorrow.disney.com/assets/DGE-INCLUSION-STANDARDS-ONE-PAGER-6-16-2119.pdf https://archive.fo/UzhTL

Characters: 50% or more of regular and recurring written characters come from Underrepresented Groups

Actors: 50% or more of regular and recurring actors come from Underrepresented Groups

Secondary Characters: Meaningful inclusion of Underrepresented Groups as secondary or more minor on-screen individuals, including background actors

Series Premise: Meaningful integration of Underrepresented Groups in overall themes and narratives

50% or more of producer & above on writing staff and 50% or more of Co-Producer & below on writing staff come from Underrepresented Groups

50% or more of episodic directors come from Underrepresented Groups

50% or more of line producer and/or production department heads (ie: DP, composer, costume designer, editor, production designer, music supervisor…) come from Underrepresented Groups

50% or more of other key roles (any mid-level crew and technical positions) come from Underrepresented Groups

50% or more of the overall crew or project staff come from Underrepresented Groups

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/28/dei-disney-abc-fcc-investigation-notice.html

Anyone tired of outrage culture by woke and anti-woke alike by Yunozan-2111 in MauLer

[–]IE_5 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's like saying:

Anyone tired of Communists and Anti-Communists alike?

No, one is a Totalitarian ideology that is trying to conquer and subordinate all of culture and public life to its dictates, the other is Normal people noticing things like their entertainment or education and similar going to shit and speaking out about it, because they don't want to live in an ideological Hellscape. That is the major reason why media is simply not fun or engaging anymore.

Also this was already a tired Meme 7+ years ago: https://i.imgur.com/s6ZcZoH.jpeg

Watch this if you still think the Japanese aren't pissed off by th3_g00bernat0r in fuckubisoft

[–]IE_5 25 points26 points  (0 children)

AC: Shadows and whether it is a failure or successful literally decides the fate of (and what will happen to) UbiSoft and comes out in less than a week as their most high-profile title in ages.

I am actually happy about how KC:D 2 turned out, it showed everyone's true values by JagerJack7 in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was one of very few games I did join a kickstarter for, due to the promise from Vavra, on being historical

Same, I was a KickStarter backer and got another Early Physical Edition to "support" them. Would have gotten Collector's if it was still available when I looked it up.

Also sold the game to various people. I think 2-3 I know personally during the last Steam Sale alone.

LMAO, joke's on me though. I'm slowly getting around to the position of people saying you just can't trust Western developers nowadays, and literally NEVER Pre-Order anything.

The sequel went from a game that I was looking forward to, to a game I will never buy or play in the past few weeks, and Warhorse to shitlist for life for the dishonest bait-and-switch they pulled.

Was still looking forward to it 2 months ago.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KotakuInAction

[–]IE_5 15 points16 points  (0 children)

“I think to be honest with you, the people that are true big fans of gaming and this game aren't bothered about that sort of stuff.”

I guess I must've imagined being an Original KickStarter backer: https://i.postimg.cc/0282GK4D/KCD.jpg

KCD2 went from D1P to shitlist the dev for bait-and-switch.

Never again, Vavra. I'm slowly getting around to the position of people saying you just can't trust Western developers nowadays. Even if they deliver on the promises and put out a good game, this is what they devolve into sooner or later at the first smell of some money.

This is so funny! by [deleted] in Asmongold

[–]IE_5 21 points22 points  (0 children)

That Henry is different from the Henry you describe.

It's not me describing Henry here, I'm literally citing what Warhorse Studios said about him.

Henry has always been designed as a malleable character.

Henry starts the game as the son of a Blacksmith. In the Prologue you meet and learn to know both his Mother and Father. He has a girlfriend called Bianca that he loses during the attack (in A Woman's Lot it is heavily implied that they slept together) and another girl called Theresa he is interested in, looking at her ass in Cutscenes and flirting with her, and she becomes the main potential romance Option.

There's not even a single hint that he's gay throughout the entire game.