If it's made pre-...let's say 2014. Or better yet pre-Anita Sarkessian. Else, I just wait till people at either kia2 or at kia1 start kvetching about it.
Though sometimes you'll find one that's surprisingly not woke. I was pleasantly surprised by Prey 2016, for example. But then again, it was in development for several years so it looks like it just barely missed getting woke. I hate that Dishonored 2 wasn't so lucky.
But yeah, honestly I play more old games than anything nowadays. Or I wait years before I get anything. A, it saves money, and B, I don't fall for hype trains. Learned my lesson with Spore! 🤣
What about D2 did you think was woke? Is it that you can play as a strong, independent woman able to kill hordes of men like a badass? Or something about the story?
One thing I liked about D1 was that the witches were pure evil. Continuing in Brigmore Witches, there was literally nothing redeeming about them. Delilah tried for sympathy points but it didn't feel like the story supported that. In 2020 it would've ended up like Cruella.
Although in my head canon, the whole imperial government including Jessamine and Emily are corrupt decadent oligarchs, and there's not really anything in the story that conflicts with that idea.
The fact that Arkane removed a elements from a prostitution section of the game from Dishonored 2 directly because of "She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"'s whining automatically puts Dishonored 2 in the woke category. Emily's personality and look were also "inspired" by Sarkeesian's "feedback" according to the director.
Buying Dishonored 2 was indirectly helping the Feminist Frequency cause.
Shit that's terrible. I don't follow behind-the-scenes news and just go by what's in the final product. Anyone who lets that woman near their production deserves to go bankrupt.
If it's made pre-...let's say 2014. Or better yet pre-Anita Sarkessian. Else, I just wait till people at either kia2 or at kia1 start kvetching about it.
Though sometimes you'll find one that's surprisingly not woke. I was pleasantly surprised by Prey 2016, for example. But then again, it was in development for several years so it looks like it just barely missed getting woke. I hate that Dishonored 2 wasn't so lucky.
But yeah, honestly I play more old games than anything nowadays. Or I wait years before I get anything. A, it saves money, and B, I don't fall for hype trains. Learned my lesson with Spore! 🤣
What about D2 did you think was woke? Is it that you can play as a strong, independent woman able to kill hordes of men like a badass? Or something about the story?
One thing I liked about D1 was that the witches were pure evil. Continuing in Brigmore Witches, there was literally nothing redeeming about them. Delilah tried for sympathy points but it didn't feel like the story supported that. In 2020 it would've ended up like Cruella.
Although in my head canon, the whole imperial government including Jessamine and Emily are corrupt decadent oligarchs, and there's not really anything in the story that conflicts with that idea.
The fact that Arkane removed a elements from a prostitution section of the game from Dishonored 2 directly because of "She-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named"'s whining automatically puts Dishonored 2 in the woke category. Emily's personality and look were also "inspired" by Sarkeesian's "feedback" according to the director.
Buying Dishonored 2 was indirectly helping the Feminist Frequency cause.
Shit that's terrible. I don't follow behind-the-scenes news and just go by what's in the final product. Anyone who lets that woman near their production deserves to go bankrupt.