Apparently, that was added because the devs understood "America likes making ugly characters" so it's less of a statement and more of a "Give the people what they say they want."
In the game, all the men are men, all the women are women, and breeding pals explicitly requires a male and female.
So long as it's not a bug or a flawed game design that actively hurts progress, why change it? That sounds close to the censorship that big studios do to appeal to ESG and regions like China.
Apparently, that was added because the devs understood "America likes making ugly characters" so it's less of a statement and more of a "Give the people what they say they want."
In the game, all the men are men, all the women are women, and breeding pals explicitly requires a male and female.
So why didn't they change it back once they made their money?
Easy patch.
Make them extra mad
Fuck that. They deserve nothing.
Why antagonise a captured audience?
So long as it's not a bug or a flawed game design that actively hurts progress, why change it? That sounds close to the censorship that big studios do to appeal to ESG and regions like China.
'Cause fuck 'em, that's why.
The people that would get pissed at this never bought the game anyway. They probably still believe the lie that it used AI art.