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There is a huge backlash from progressive gamers and gaming journalists against this game, claiming it lacks a diversity of characters and isn’t inclusive. This

There is a huge backlash from progressive gamers and gaming journalists against this game, claiming it lacks a diversity of characters and isn’t inclusive. This attack has resulted in many gamers trying the game just to spite the political bias of journalists. There is also just a huge backlash from prominent streamers and YouTube personalities against the corruption of gaming by “social justice” oriented journalists, DEI consultants, etc. This controversy is a big part of the game’s success.

p1necone 2y ago
No there isn't. There was some discourse around a pretty weirdly worded set of T&Cs sent to early reviewers (they were instructed to not include 'feminist propaganda' in their writing, whatever that means). There is no 'huge backlash' from anyone other than the ghouls trying to make 'DEI' the next nonsense culture war strawman.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
  You can easily find many YouTube videos documenting the corruption of video game reviews (reducing score for this game due to activist pressure), fake reviews on Steam commenting on its lack of inclusivity, and various left leaning journalists going on Twitter tirades about this game due to their DEI expectations. Your denial feels out of place, since this has been a major topic in gaming for the last week.
  - crtasm 2y ago
    Fake reviews on steam? Is this something like abuse of the family sharing system to be able to post more than one?
    - blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
      I am not sure how it works - I’m not a gamer. But I’ve seen many articles and videos pop up about this game and the controversies around it. I think the fake review thing involved buying one copy of the game and posting a political rant about how everyone who enjoyed the game is immoral, and then having friends or followers or whatever upvote the review. But I really have no idea. By “fake” I mean that it is a review not focused on the game itself or fun, but some weird agenda.
- edward28 2y ago
  https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developer... https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-sexism-fatphobia-social-media-comments/ https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-sexi... https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/black-myth-wukong-devs-accused-of-sexism-and-toxic-work-culture/zf640e https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/black-myth-wukong-devs... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/black-myth-wukong-devs-accused-of-enabling-sexist-culture https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/black-myth-wukong-dev... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/black-myth-wukong-controversy-explained-1235084372/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/black-myth-wu...

p1necone 2y ago

No there isn't. There was some discourse around a pretty weirdly worded set of T&Cs sent to early reviewers (they were instructed to not include 'feminist propaganda' in their writing, whatever that means). There is no 'huge backlash' from anyone other than the ghouls trying to make 'DEI' the next nonsense culture war strawman.

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
You can easily find many YouTube videos documenting the corruption of video game reviews (reducing score for this game due to activist pressure), fake reviews on Steam commenting on its lack of inclusivity, and various left leaning journalists going on Twitter tirades about this game due to their DEI expectations. Your denial feels out of place, since this has been a major topic in gaming for the last week.
- crtasm 2y ago
  Fake reviews on steam? Is this something like abuse of the family sharing system to be able to post more than one?
  - blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
    I am not sure how it works - I’m not a gamer. But I’ve seen many articles and videos pop up about this game and the controversies around it. I think the fake review thing involved buying one copy of the game and posting a political rant about how everyone who enjoyed the game is immoral, and then having friends or followers or whatever upvote the review. But I really have no idea. By “fake” I mean that it is a review not focused on the game itself or fun, but some weird agenda.
edward28 2y ago
https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developers-history-of-sexism-is-complicating-its-journey-to-the-west https://www.ign.com/articles/how-black-myth-wukong-developer... https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-sexism-fatphobia-social-media-comments/ https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-sexi... https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/black-myth-wukong-devs-accused-of-sexism-and-toxic-work-culture/zf640e https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/black-myth-wukong-devs... https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/black-myth-wukong-devs-accused-of-enabling-sexist-culture https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/black-myth-wukong-dev... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/black-myth-wukong-controversy-explained-1235084372/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/black-myth-wu...