I mean, one could argue the main antagonist was just a big trannie. Oh uh.. spoilers. I guess. Then the DLC got reeealy weird with it with their big bad. Like, really fucked up if you take more than 5 seconds to think about the implications. But it gets a pass, because Elden Ring is fucking amazing.
Elden Ring gets a pass because the message isn't woke.
The gay/tranny boss in the DLC undergoes a horrific descent into madness as he becomes a cosmic abomination. Seems pretty on point. The final reveal, that he's brainwashing people into being in gay love with him, is designed to be horrifying and motivate the player to be completely on board with killing him, in case you missed the (easily missed) lore about him turning irredeemably evil after he started as a morally good character.
and I'm not trying to say it is. However there's an increasing number of people that are adopting a very black and white mindset where IF said inclusions are made, it is automatically woke, which in that regard makes it woke.
Also you are leaving out the part where they are also brothers. Which makes it so much worse. I wish they did a little more with his St. Trina alter ego. It felt a little underdeveloped. Like, it almost seemed like he was going to if given enough time do exactly what Merika did with her dual id.
I was going to say Elden Ring, but we mean Western games so nvm. Space Marine II would probably be what comes to mind.
I mean, one could argue the main antagonist was just a big trannie. Oh uh.. spoilers. I guess. Then the DLC got reeealy weird with it with their big bad. Like, really fucked up if you take more than 5 seconds to think about the implications. But it gets a pass, because Elden Ring is fucking amazing.
Elden Ring gets a pass because the message isn't woke.
The gay/tranny boss in the DLC undergoes a horrific descent into madness as he becomes a cosmic abomination. Seems pretty on point. The final reveal, that he's brainwashing people into being in gay love with him, is designed to be horrifying and motivate the player to be completely on board with killing him, in case you missed the (easily missed) lore about him turning irredeemably evil after he started as a morally good character.
and I'm not trying to say it is. However there's an increasing number of people that are adopting a very black and white mindset where IF said inclusions are made, it is automatically woke, which in that regard makes it woke.
Also you are leaving out the part where they are also brothers. Which makes it so much worse. I wish they did a little more with his St. Trina alter ego. It felt a little underdeveloped. Like, it almost seemed like he was going to if given enough time do exactly what Merika did with her dual id.