Postby Segatarious1 » July 24th, 2014, 7:19 am
Here is an unpopular opinion I have :
I am sick and tired of the feminist movement in game culture, and the racial angle, any and all of it.
Because there is nothing there. Games are extremely stupid and immature. I could give countless exp, but there is no need. Nearly every premise in gaming is stupid and immature, and poorly thought out - because :
1/ Game play and story are oil and water
2/ Gaming is the bottom drawer of narrative talent - you only go there is you cannot make it anywhere else.
I will give you an example- Activision has kind of a nice history of publishing B squad and C squad shooters. Play Cabelas Dangerous Hunts 2013. - They HAVE to have a story mode in this game - I cannot tell you why. It is of very low quality, and melodramatic, but still politically self aware. Because, despite the ridiculous level of shooting animals in this game, (nothing at all like any kind of hunting, unless you were walking through a zoo), your character relates that he is a game warden to his tour guide in Africa, and they both mouth off how much they love and respect conservationism. Two minutes later their is a 'stampede' and you are shooting literally dozens of wildebeest in the head. And then leopards. And then rhinos. And then gazelles, why not? And then an elephant.....
So why even bother with this industry?
There is nothing there to begin with, as far as story depth. Oh no, this 'game warden' is white - would this game be more 'inclusive' if he was black or a woman, or gay? No, its just stupid. Game culutre has always been bad, and antisocial, but this political lip service from companies like EA, and EVERY major news site, and all the bottom feeder ones who can only immitate opinions, is terrible. Where is the fun? Lost is pretentious quest for legitimacy, that they will never have, because they are incapable of producing it. Too many white people in the mushroom kingdom!! I am outrage! Peach is not a feminist - I am outrage! Samus has feelings - I am outrage!