"Yet it already feels tainted, like we’ll look back on Stellar Blade as a pawn in this fruitless battle for conventionally attractive women in video games and a lack of censorship that proves, once and for all, that the gamers have won."
If you're wondering why the author of this article is so angry about "conventional beauty standards for women" that's because he's a man: https://i.imgur.com/IZxpq5q.jpeg
The ceremony of training Assassins in the Middle East. They were given food and wine that was tainted with drugs, and then took them into a hidden garden to meet a great woman. Quite often they would be offered great things if they performed the assassination well.
When we look at terrorists, a very similar story is shown. An older male teaches them, and let's them look at porn if they did well. Some of the last things the 9/11 attackers did was look at porn. Guess what Osama was watching when he got headshot no scoped?
Harems are actually where the women sleep. This is the grandmas, sisters, wives, and other relatives or visitors. If a man wants a sexual visit he has to ask for the time and room.
With all of the rules, men in the Middle East often don't know how to respond to women or even get a date. The offer of love and companionship for serving God becomes a huge reason to follow through.