Watch out for the AOE, you'll take Splash Damage! This week we get a look at the gaming press's hot takes on Horizon: Forbidden West. Reposting from Reddit:
Journalists are digging up the old criticism that Horizon Forbidden West is problematic because it features the aesthetics of Native American culture. We discuss how cultural appreciation is not appropriation along with references to racism in The Cuphead Show!, Kotaku being upset that attractive women exist in Lost Ark, censorship of Lost Ark for Western audiences, a female gaming pro being fired over a joke about men, and more.
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Standard disclaimer: I'm not Scrivonaut, I'm just reposting this for a signal boost for the show
I've not played either of the games however I did see guy on kia saying that everyone is diverse except for the bad guys that are all white dudes.
If this is true then Horizon Forbidden West is in fact racist, just not the way Kotaku thinks.
I'm not planning of playing it so I just can't bring myself to care to much, not for it being woke, is the setting that just does not resonate with me. I have a huge backlog and little time so I can safely skip this one.