This game has created so much controversy. I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks of what's going on. This is a video I'd like for y'all to watch to the end before coming at me :P. I tried to explain myself as best I could! (Also, to all my babies who've ordered tea, you should have gotten update emails about the pre-sale items! Pls be sure to check your spam folders 💗)
I never see freckled people in video games unless they're evil. I just decided I am offended and deserve representation. 🎉*MARCH FOR THE SPECKLED & FRECKLED*🎉 Probably is just more pandering but not fully woke so they sneak under the radar?
That redhead automatically calling the people complaining racist when race wasn't even mentioned, now that's an issue. As for the protagonist being female, depends how its done. If the story is handled well and isn't anachronistic I really don't care, nothing wrong with awesome female warriors if they're done right. Let's wait till we actually have gameplay before deciding whether its woke or not. So far I see nothing to complain about. Of course I had no idea about the actresses personal eccentricities, I actually didn't even realise the character was female until now. But still, I am prepared to give the benefit of the doubt, for now. Will see the truth in a year and then I can decide whether to buy it if it ever reaches PC, probably sometime around 2030.
Well here is my question to you, do you in full honesty think Sucker Punch hired her for her acting prowess? OR her political stance? I think we both know the answer to that....and therein lies the answer to your question.
@@George-um2vc This is a good question. However, whose to say one or the other? It wouldn't be the first time people get hired for their politics rather than prowess (Amandla Stenberg). Either way, as a matter of principle i simply ignore these games
So true. If a game has a black lead it's a current red flag. Just usually a flag of terrible quality - at least requires looking at trailers and talk about said product. Typically if it's a female as well, egads. Or it'll be a black guy with a child they abandoned who is either the lead or going to appear in some way. Whoever is writing these scenarios for these games aren't very good.
Yeap. People that hire her totally agree with her social media post or else they would not hire a unhinged person like her to be their main protagonist. I will pass. Not going to support a weirdo.
just playing video games isn´t making enough money. Negativity/Drama/Culture-War is generating way more clicks and profit. Latest example is Concord, no one played it but you will find a ton of videos on yt generating profit while repeating always the same ideas
Yep, they told us, like concord, "if u dont like it, dont buy it", we didnt buy concord back then and saw what happened. They cried after that because, we were toxic even tho those freaks themselves apparently didnt buy it, lol. We will do the same with AC: Shadows and every other game that has the same disgusting characteristics
I am a woman who loves games, and I am tired of these cookie cutter female chapters who have no personality aside from being “oh mah gosh queeeeen”. It’s boring, overdone, and bleh. I don’t care if the main character is a woman or a man, just give me an interesting and fun character. (I’m talking about games in general, not the ghost game,)
What I don't understand is anyone's praise of the Mary Sue type of character. Shouldn't it be mere common knowledge that a character without flaws is known to be a 2-dimensional, flat, not fleshed out character? What character even has a story that isn't a human one? And if it's a human one, it's a story that shows that the character has a way to be broken down. Not just that, but whenever a character that has human flaws is analyzed, it's only because of those flaws being able to be broken down that we can understand this character piece by piece, character action by character action into their development, plot point by plot point wherever such a character is involved in the story. There's a strict difference between a believable character and a forgettable character. It's simple Writing 101 knowledge. The only other option is the always failed attempt of reinventing the wheel.
@@peterwyatt5702 one of the most famous female characters in fiction is Mary Sue and I'm talking about Buffy The Vampire Slayer, especially since she created with the intention of subverting all of typical gender tropes i.e the damsel in distress and final girl tropes.
Ellen Ripley. Sarah Conner. Lara Croft. Kusanagi Makoto. Tsukikage Ran (a samurai). Etc., etc., etc. NO ONE has a problem with a well written female heroine. Get back to those, instead of giving us woke scolds who need to destroy the patriarchy, and we'll start trusting you. Stop giving us "Guyladriel"
So what youre saying is make good characters that make sense in the medium and people will like them? But then they will need actually skilled writers instead of propagandists with no talent...HOW D A R E YOU?! hahaha
Facts; gamers aren't mad the protagonist is a woman, we are mad that she's probably going to reflect a woman who hates men, is immediately the best of the best, and is always in the right without any hardships whatsoever. AKA woke garbage.
Difference is the creators of the game are just taking a story and making a video game based on that material. With this the game leads actively chose a vocal activist to voice their main character. Every major job where you have a public persona they look into socials before hiring, this is no accident.
@@Cormano980 That is the simple reason why older movies, shows and games are still watched and played by many people (there are even statistics on streaming services who back that up): they still hold up very well and are worth the time/money. And newer stuff is ignored. Even if they don't realise it: that's how the free market works. The customer decides what he does with his money/time, not the creator. You simply cannot force people to like something, because there are alternatives. Shouldn't be hard to understand but somehow many in the "entertainment industry" still don't get it.
Writer 101: "No one has ever bought a book to be converted. If you have a message at your heart, weave it seamlessly and unobtrusively into the plot." This is another ancient truth that seems to have been forgotten recently.
Now ask why they're doing this to ALL our entertainment... they don't want us to escape. It looks like they want a total clash to happen irl 💥💥 want us host tile
Tbh can't u also make that same argument of why playing as a female warrior be problematic? We play games bc it's an escape, fantasy rather than reality. Yes there were probably no female Japanese warriors back then. And so.... I don't get it. Its a video game Play as a talking monkey or a unicorn who cares.
Never had a problem with male or female protagonist ingames or movies so long as they are well written. Once they started checking all the boxes and saying " men bad, woman God", I stopped playing or watching.
I am a female fan of Ghost of Tsushima and if I see the slightest glimpse of "made for modern audiences " or voice actress personal beliefs leaking into game, I am not buying it. There's no hate towards female protagonist , beautiful woman with sword in sakura falling cinematic landscape would be a dream, I remember playing Lara Croft and Bloodrayne . What I don't want to see is another unappealing girl-boss character or pronouns . This can be done right or it will join assassins' creed shadows.
I haven't seen any indications that Ghost of Yotei (GoY) will be plagued with the "girl boss" issues discussed in the video. When I look back at Ghost of Tsushima (GoT), it had at least 2 amazing female characters that come to mind immediately - Yuna and Masako Adachi, and the game didn't cater to "modern audiences". Hopefully, GoY will be a great game like GoT was. If it turns out to have overt and intrusive "messaging" - like you, I'll skip it. Just another reason to never pre-order games.
GoT is dogsh*** Completely empty uninteractive openworld of nothingness, hand holding quests, pointless stance system and basic combat system that nioh absolutely makes an embarrassment of GoT Another piece of sony trash where you sit watching cutscene and listening to dialogue for half of the whole experience @@MrVvulf
@@bluemarble5338 Tomoe had the skills for a main character, but not the ethics. She reminded me of the character Jake from "Lonesome Dove" (book and TV series). Never really accepted blame for the harm they caused.
I look at it like this: Don't give your money to companies that hate you. I spend 50+ hours a week to earn this, I don't want it to end up in the hands of someone who spits at me.
There's nothing wrong with putting women & gay people on video-games. It's when they're filled in the game with no character development or their purepose of the story. The problem is when their force politics to the audience.
I don't think those words mean what they think it means. First and foremost, they come from the assumption that you are dealing with a negligible number of complainers. You as a game developer should NEVER tell a costumer to leave. You are meant to try and convince as many to buy as possible.
@@iDriveAhondaCivic you should actually wait for Reviews with UNBIASED opinions about it This Channel will call it woke regardless If thats true or Not Same with alle the other grifters
@@EdenMB-w3x i am a hypocrite because i call Out grifters who want to make quick Cash with their outraged Community? How is that hypocrisy lol Explain :) oh wait you can't because it makes No Sense at all lmao
@@Dooood89 oh yea I’m sure ign, and other gaming media aren’t biased at all. You’re the real hypocrite, watch the video. You’ll actually learn something.
@@RulerX. I Said UNBIASED people, since when is ign UNBIASED? They want to Push their political Agenda Same as you do I've obviously never Said "Go to ign" and it's obvious that you Bring Up lies because you have literally ZERO arguements
The worst thing is when people say 'you just hate female characters.' No, there are plenty of great games with male and female main characters. Characters like Lara Croft and Samus are loved by most gamers. they're just good characters.
@@PaulFilmer While I generally agree that you don't know yet, you still get a positive or negative feeling just due to what you do find. What are they talking about? How do they present them? If you have an actor/voice actor talk about the character, traits, their journey that often leave positive impressions. But if they only talk about "she is a strong character" or actively already attack possible customers by stating "if you don't like it you are xyz(insert buzzword here)" that will most likely leave a negative reaction due to recent years experiences (and I am just talking in general, not specific to this case) Marketing is important, if you market a good product badly, you will lose potential customers at first, you might gain them back later if it turns out to be good. If you market a bad product well, you might win some customers beforehand, but might lose them later if it turns out to be shit. Worst case: you market something bad as it is, and then you run into real issues - at least if your goal was to make money.
Nobody hates strong women. There is a lot of strong women character in Japanese drama and movies and they are 'NOT' gender fluid and man hating character.
Um, but the character is not the actress. Now you sound like them. Now, if her crazy politics make it into the game, I'll agree. But it's way too early to tell.
I am 47 and I have been playing games all my life. I don't care if the main character is male, female or an alien. As long as the story is good, that's all that matters.
Yes, but the female roles are cookie-cutter girl-power BS. "Ninja? Hey. . . let's make it a GIRL ninja because. . ." Same with the game-that-shall-be-unnamed. "Ninja? Hey. . . what if our ninjas were BLACK? Yeah. . . that'd be so unique and interesting. . . to nobody who likes ninjas."
@@notdedsec_ck9383He hasn't worked for Sony in years. They didn't even end in good terms. This is just confirmation bias. You believe whatever you need to believe in order to fit to your preconceived notions.
@@caccalot3637 usually whenever devs create a game these days, they deflect all critisism by saying the person critiquing them is segsisht. And things like d e i and bridge always promote the existence of ⚫️ folks, pro n-ouns and gend-er. But exclude white and straight people. But i don't think these games are bad because they're wo- ke. The truth is that The games are not good at all, and then they proceed to of - fend the vast majority of gamers by bringing poli - tics in them. Bg3 had all these wo-ke things and no one batted an eye because it was awesome. But sushi squad and little known 9 are far from satisfactory.
@@lokithecat7225yeah, no merchandise existed for that show and it got cancelled after the first season got finished. it was only in top 10 list of most viewed shows for it's first episode and then fell off until the season finale and even then it only reached 10th rank. Still wasn't enough to save it. Waste of 200M dollars.
So you woudn't watch Harry Potter because you disagree with Emma Watson political stance. That's just silly. If you want to be consistant you have to research all political opinions of all actors to decide to watch movie, this is so stupid
@@chrisalder9096emma watson played in harrry potter back when actors were supposed to just act. When you couldn't threaten public backlash to make changes to the script that suit your sensibilities, hence why only jkr is the influence that is considered. Maybe the director too. Nowadays you have a lot of actors that, if nothing else, pretend to have a lot of influence over the piece of media. So people bite and play along. Additionally, if Nefarious is anything to go by, there's this specific tribalism only progressives show where they will visibly employ only people that agree with them already, which is a potential explamation for how these games end up just so awful. Of course my theory is that the reason is much more mundane, that they're tryina sell black rock and vanguard and such on their games so they bypass the pesky consumer standards roadblock between them and their money. It's why the prices are even more excessive, so the few brainrotten consumers that still buy their slop are worth even more.
I'm a female gamer with a very strong preference for the gender of the character I play as in a game. Male. I like to play as male characters. If I have a choice, and a romance option doesn't depend upon it, I'm going to play as a guy. What can I say? I'm straight and enjoy seeing a good-looking male avatar on my screen much more than a lass. And I know I'm not alone in that as a woman. No more so than the numerous men I know who prefer to play as female characters for the same reason. So who are they really trying to appeal to by saturating the gaming industry with girlboss leads? Certainly not female gamers like me.
I mostly play male characters, unless there is a reason (for example: have different dialogues, situations change a bit, or the voice actress is just awesome and I want to experience that - old Mass Effect series would be a prime example). But I do get it, I know many who like to play the other gender more or less because eye candy. And that is very valid honestly. It is odd how today there seem to be so much talk about what people want from creators (regardless if it is a movie, game, show whatever), without actually understanding what different opinions exist. They seem to be in the mindset we need black character for black people to like it. Female because only then women like them. How you can be so narrow minded that you can't understand that people can relate to someone else or actually like to see something they are not in real life seems to be lost on them.
I’d argue the story should matter far more then any of this, and I would also argue judging by the acclaim of the first ghosts game, that this next one is also going to be orettt great, regardless of the gender of the MC, I think it’s a bit unfortunate the reaction to the actress playing the MC but my initial impression of the ghosts of yotei announcement was that it looks fantastic and most of the people I know are pretty stoked as well, so the backlash caught me off guard, I think the actress overreacted to a small minority of people being upset, and then the community collectively overreacted to that.
I am by no means criticizing you for your position, but I always found this to be a really odd take regardless of who is stating it (male or female). Your admitting to being sexually attracted to what amounts to a cartoon. Very weird in my opinion and I don't get it. Personally, I like playing male characters because I enjoy projecting myself into videogames as the lead. They take actions and make responses akin to what I think I would do in those situations. I can never relate to female characters. They ruin the "fantasy" so to speak, so I just don't engage in them. Which sucks because there are games I want to play, but never did specifically for this reason. Horizon being a great example of this. Its my own bias, but it's how I enjoy the games. I would much rather games just come with the option to select a gender but I recognize this can be prohibitive.
They are trying to blur the line between gender, this is why the female leads are now dressed in men’s clothing and vice versa in some cases. I couldn’t see what was happening until I saw who was funding this stuff. Have you ever wondered why “get woke go broke” but they have gone broke yet? And make no mistake companies like Disney and Binot are hemorrhaging money.
I'm a man, and I like to play as male characters. I'm not playing as the character in the game. I become the character. I say that to say this. If representation is something that is important then why is the demand for male representation scorned? Sure, the boys got theirs with Ghost of Tsushima, and now the girls get theirs with Ghost of Yotei, but then can we get Ghost of Tsushima 2 afterwards? I'm fairly certain that's what most fans wanted in the first place.
i don't like Erika ishii, she was insufferable in her appearrances in Critical Role, you can literally see the crazy in her eyes and acting... Now i learn that she is a woke activist and I AM NOT SURPRISED. Moreover, the character in game is basically her, so yeah no thanks, i don't wanna barf and to be remembered of those bad memories
Critical Role is a circle jerk of some of the most pretentious, unbearable, social-activist driven, voice actors thinking themselves as both A-List Hollywood celebs and sociopolitical revolutionaries... I never understood the appeal of them
@@FrostbiteDigital Their fan-base are even worse. They fancy themselves tolerant and inclusive.. until you say the slightest negative thing about any of the cast/characters.. then you're dogpiled, censored and permanently shadowbanned.
I'm going to wait. I'm prepared for it to be ruined and can accept Ghost of Tsushima as a single great game. If Yotei exceeds expectations, that is a good thing, but it needs to prove itself before I spend a cent.
Already been through it with The Last of Us (which definitely didn't have a sequel). Ghost of Tsushima washed away the bad taste the Gigantor Golf Simulator left in my mouth. I can't go through it again lmao 😔 The bell curve's far left ruins everything.
Creates video game in hopes people buy it. People call it out for being woke. Game creator says “if you don’t like it, don’t buy it.” *people don’t buy the game* Game creator complains people are bigots for not buying…
@@kryptik283The creator doesn't have a say in what anyone does or doesn't buy; at least not in a free-market economy. The OP only seems to be pointing out the -hypocrisy- irony of a creator being annoyed by their potential customer base pointing out they don't like side serve of political ideology included with the product and telling those people not to buy the product if you don't like it; but then... and get this, having the temerity to complain about those people who didn't buy said product, calling them out as bigots. You understand now? Nobody's making anyone do anything. Companies getting woke and going broke are hilarious. They get exactly what they deserve, yet they still complain and blame that free-market they were advocating for ten minutes ago on their way out.
Another game that don’t know their audience. I don’t want to play a 4 ft girl i really don’t. As a 6,3 225 pounds heterosexual male i don’t any reason to play a 4 foot woman. I love women but I don’t want to be one. I loved the first Ghost of Tushima game it’s on of my all time favorites, great story good narrative between being a Samurai and doing what’s necessary in times off war and the conflict between the two. I wonder what the interactions is going to be inside the brothel now that you play as a female. Why even make a game about a woman when the people playing this game are 99%men. Yes Samurai Female existed but it was not common and most of them protected the house hold. Anyway it is what it is. Just makes me sad to be honest when you’ve put 500+h in a game and they do this.
@@everope thats because good characters that make sense are fun and interesting. No idea who ada wong is but the recent lara croft games were great because they portrayed her accurately and her progression and struggles were interesting and believable.
In Japanese history, there were female warriors, known as Onna-Bugeisha, who fought in battles, but there is no well-documented case of a female samurai single-handedly killing many men in battle by herself. Onna-Bugeisha were trained in martial arts and combat to defend their homes and families, particularly in times of war. One notable figure is Tomoe Gozen, a legendary female warrior from the late 12th century. She fought during the Genpei War and was renowned for her bravery and skill in battle. While accounts of her exploits include her defeating male warriors, the stories are often romanticized or exaggerated in literature and folklore, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction. Though women warriors existed in Japan, the concept of a female samurai single-handedly slaying many men in battle is more of a myth or literary embellishment than historical reality.
"Though women warriors existed in Japan, the concept of a female samurai single-handedly slaying many men in battle is more of a myth or literary embellishment than historical reality." Though to be honest, seeing that in a video game, a female protagonist slaying many men, is not less unrealistic than male protagonists slaying hordes of enemies in all kinds of games. That is not the issue imho. The issue is that this DEI-controlled studios lash out at gamers with "You're sexist, you hate female protagonists" while that couldn't be further from the truth. There is a difference between a well written, believable character of an ethnic minority, who may or may not be female on one hand and a DEI-propaganda speaker masked as a minority/female/both-protagonist on the other. And one doesn't even need to go that far back to find well written female characters in a story. You often hear e.g. "Princess Leia" as an example, but even if you look at RDR2, which is not that old, it contains strong female characters without all of that DEI crap, the best of all of them in that game being Sadie Adler. So luckily there are still some game developers out there, who understand the importance of that difference and who understand gamers. Not saying that R* would be perfect, they're flawed in many other ways in return, but at least they get that right. That gives hope for the upcoming GTA 6 female co-protagonist.
Another game that don’t know their audience. I don’t want to play a 4 ft girl i really don’t. As a 6,3 225 pounds heterosexual male i don’t any reason to play a 4 foot woman. I love women but I don’t want to be one. I loved the first Ghost of Tushima game it’s on of my all time favorites, great story good narrative between being a Samurai and doing what’s necessary in times off war and the conflict between the two. I wonder what the interactions is going to be inside the brothel now that you play as a female. Why even make a game about a woman when the people playing this game are 99%men. Yes Samurai Female existed but it was not common and most of them protected the house hold. Anyway it is what it is. Just makes me sad to be honest when you’ve put 500+h in a game and they do this.
Also they fought using naginatas as those gave them chance vs men who were much stronger back then physically. They were too weak to wield katanas - where you need ample strength. Just saying, it's total fallacy on Sucker Punch history and I am already irked.
I don't have any issues with the character being female but when the voice actor is a woke freak and is rude to people online then I simply won't buy this game. Easy skip for me.
It's concerning because it is a red flag. A female protagonist on its own is fine... then we find out that the VA is a woke activist, and that means the chances of this game being woke garbage sky-rocket.
@@daexion well Mel Gibson wasnt going crazy pants while marketing the movie, the crazy pants was decades later. Im sure they were keeping his trap shut even back then to prevent negative press.
@@daexion the analogy falls flat, even today most actors have extremely minimal input into movies unless they're directly funding it themselves. and even then the studios get tetchy. games? the activists usually get a lot of leeway. and ishii is a hardcore activist, so expecting this to escape the rot is like pewpewing yourself in the foot and trying to say the safety is still on afterwards. and oh look, sony/playstation is actively hiring more DEI staff. like, a lot of them.
@@daexion VAs have more influence over writing than most people think. It's not like traditional live action acting where directors and writers will often just bulldoze the actors' opinions (such as Russell Crowe thinking his dialogue in Gladiator was ridiculous but submitting to the script anyway). I remember in FFXV, the VA for Noctis was discussing fan theories about the game with one of Square-Enix's localizers and he successfully persuaded the localizer to change the description of the Rock of Ravatogh in the English text of the DLC Episode Gladiolus to say it was the corpse of Ifrit (he had been reading the infamous "Pitioss Theory" that was making the rounds in early 2017), despite this having no textual basis in the Japanese script. The eventual release of the Episode Ardyn DLC destroyed this theory.
True but it's kinda of sad we won't get some sort of closure for what happened to him. He lost his family name, estate, status and his being persecuted by the shogunate..
@@joaofarinha551There's no happy ending for him and he would do everything all over again knowing that it was the only way to save his people That's what makes him a goat character
Its pretty obvious now that they're turning every franchise into a girl boss dei mess. You cant blame ppl for being tired of that. It's the fault of the developers for shoving this down our throats for years now. Nobody has a problem with female led projects, we're just tired of the reason why they're doing it. Hopefully they keep failing so all these activists can be replaced by ppl who actually care about the ip and want to produce a quality product without inserting their agenda and fanfic
Ffs, just give us decent entertainment without the political agenda. People turn to entertainment to escape that shit. I don't care that she's a female protagonist at all, Lara Croft is one of my favourite game characters of all time, I've played all the games, seen all the movies. I do however care that this shit is being forced down my throat when it makes no sense to the story. How many female Samurai were running around in feudal Japan in 1605? I'm just sick of the agenda. We ALL are. Which is why Concord flopped, why Ubisoft is nearly bankrupt, and why Disney has lost 195 billion US dollars in stock value...🤦♂️💖
The Onna Musha were female Japanese warriors. We have good historical accounts of their existence, and what we see in the rest of the trailer seems to be accurate to Japan at that time. Sucker Punch did a phenomenal job with the first game, so I'm not immediately worried about a politically minded VA. I might be more concerned if it was an actual project lead voicing political opinions. VAs don't usually have much power over the story of a game. It's kinda like how actors aren't going to re-write a movie script.
I’m pretty sure she’s supposed to be a Ronin, not a Samurai. If you played the first game you would know that literally anyone with a sword and skill can become a Ronin. The original game was filled with skilled female fighters too. Lady Masako, Yuna, and Tomoe (Sensei Ishikawa’s traitor student). It made sense then, but not now? We literally know nothing about the actual GAME itself and you people are already labeling it woke propaganda. Playing right into their victim narrative. You’re jaded and lashing out. Touch grass.
Well, the moniker of Ghost doesn't align with being a samurai so that's not a concern. Also, a quick search brings you the Onna-musha, women trained to protect their households, family, and honor in times of war--many fighting alongside samurais.
I can reccommend some PS2 games if you got an emulator. The console had good games with female protags, but the games werent successful. Imo they were ahead of their time
There's absolutely nothing wrong with a female protagonist, it'll still be enjoyable, people will still buy it and play it, don't know why people gotta make an issue with literally everything they can find.
I will seperate the art from the artist, when the artist does the same. They will say it's not possible, and there is the rub. So no, if you hire a horrible person that hates over half the country, you deserve to lose money, respect, and our attention. Oh wait... That's what they are whining about... Got it.
So it's okay to fire someone/ruin their life because of what they stand for/say on social media, but it's not okay to criticize a video game, because of what they stand for/say on social media. Got it. Nothing new here, just the usual rules for thee, not for me.
Chun-Li, Juri, and Cammy are interesting women characters from Street Fighter, each with their own strengths and flaws. People LOVE these women because they are interesting characters, and every video I see with them in it are full of fans adoring them.
And let's be honest, because they are really hot, which plays a huge role. Tomb Raider, Bayonetta, Eve, Jill Valentine etc, all loved and also very hot.
I'm okay with a female lead, but when it's being produced by someone who is obsessed with the left cult, I understand gamers reaction. The first game was good, so we'll just have to wait for the game to release.
I'm a non-American female gamer who's been extremely tired of the DEI and identity politic bull****. I no longer believe that (English) voice actors can separate their ideology from their work. Look what happened to Genshin Impact. Just a few months ago, many of its English voice actors had a meltdown over the game's characters' skin color.
Oh my God that was hilarious. The best part about the Genshin controversy was that the people who were so upset said to boycott the game… but they couldn’t stop playing it.
I think people are still more than willing to be open to a female lead, but she has to be authentic. She has to actually have some feminity and most importantly, she can't be perfect. No one really wants to hear a story about a person who starts out perfect, stays perfect, and ends perfect without ever having been challenged to grow or learn anything throughout the story. That's why people reject the girlboss, but still happily embrace a character like Lara Croft or Ripley from Alien or more classically, Scarlet O'Hara, or any number of others. Enough of the feminist fantasy. We'll still take an authentic woman.
This game is a skip for me, girlboss stuff is crap, I hate woke and anyone who supports it. The ONLY way to beat this stuff is to keep our money in our wallets. Thanks for the great video!
This. I actually woulda preferred a Yuna or Tomoe sequel. Especially Tomoe, who has seen how Jin fight's and who knows what he fights for. She could have adapted the same persona and fighting style as the Ghost easily should a conflict arise in Kyoto that would force her back into action. Not to mention a potential DLC where she needs to work with Jin on a common goal. Although Yuna is interesting, I think her fervor and purpose died with Taka. Tomoe for me is a much more interesting choice.
@@vanillathunder309 For real! These are great points which could absolutely work. Why can’t the devs see this type of potential. Why take a fan-base and try to force them to start fresh, when we could have some type of continuity and connection to what we love. The only thing they have for us is, it’s in Japan somewhere aaaaannnd the landscape will look beautiful again. But if it fails they will cry sexism and misogyny. Ugh!
And instead of killing the male protagonist(300years in the future) they could have gone backwards in time and shown how they got to be bad asses ... god damn it that would of been cool
@Mystician13 nothing, as long as it's got nothing to do with dei..... which sadly because of the political climate every choice is seen that way, this may not have been the case the same with ac shadows, and it was just an artistic choice, but people are suspicious. There are also those who just wanted more of Jin Sakai, which is also not wrong to want, and it's OK for them to be upset about imo
After playing the game, if someone starts talking about it and the first response is "erm, actually the lead goes by they/them", I can imagine that someone rolling their eyes and going off to play something else.
Stuff like that didn't stop me from playing Deltarune. If you are really that sensitive, that a single person (who didn't even work on the game) can make you not play it just by correcting pronouns or something, maybe you weren't mature enough to play the game, or mabee you didn't deserve that game in the first place.
like the They/Then Femenist Activist being the voice of the main character ISNT a giant red flag? Do you NOT have basic pattern recognition? @@addison_v_ertisement1678
@Extil2 Yeah, because a nobody on the internet talking to you about pronouns is just so awful. Does the little baby need mama to kiss him where it hurts?
My first impression of the trailer: it is intrigued me because I love ghost of Tsushima, but I'm a bit disappointed that there is very minimal gameplay shown and the fact that it has nothing to do with Jin Sakai story line. Upon further search, I found out who is modelling on the main protagonist: " oh, another mentally ill person trying to infect game" My conclusion so far; I'm gonna wait for further news/trailer.
Imagine still questioning if a game is woke or not. Female protagonist? Skip, it's so easy, you don't even have to invest time into analazing it, there hundreds other game to play.
If they brought out a Tomb Raider game where you play as a guy, I wouldn't play that because that's not Tomb Raider. It's not about gender, it's about the character.
There were good male based alternative games/IPs for Tomb Raider (not anymore thou) that did ok in their own take. Example Uncharted and Indiana Jones. But ofc both of them had to have their girl bosses and woke messaging shoveled in them and what a surprise surprise... They are now dogshit. And yep. Would not buy a game that is being marketed as Tomb Raider game but gender swap male to Lara Craft. How hard is it to keep these things separate.
@neochaft1587 I think there's a bigger chance we get to see Lara being 100 pounds heavier, short, purple hair and lots of piercings on the horizon. Adding a pointless lesbian storyline on top of it while her skin tone has become darker.
I think the voice actor should be free to have her opinion just like Gina Carano should. What makes my spidey senses tingle is WHY the company would choose her, when they without a doubt could have found a nice and neutral voice actor who would not attract attention. Its not like Erika Ishii brings something special to the role like Gina does with her unique physical prowess. Hopefully the studio is as respectful as they were in the previous game.
Exactly this, they picked her purely for political reasons then get mad when people don't want to buy their game. It would be different if this was someone who was a famous Japanese model, or a highly talented Japanese actress, or she was big in the Japanese cultural community, instead she is a Californian best known for being in Dropout, a group known for their leftist politics and sexual depravity, people on there have admitted to getting cucked, being in a gangbang with a bunch of strangers, taking erectile dysfunction drugs that they get in loose envelopes in the mail, etc Some of the people in Dropout are talented, I've liked parts of some D20 campaigns, but they completely overshadow and ruin it by insisting on inserting far leftist nonsense and sexual depravity into everything.
why does it matter the character is female. we grew up with mulan movies. ghost of tsushima (previous title) was a legendary game that got a 40/40 score from Famitsu. You know what kinds of games get 40/40 from Famitsu? Predominately high quality Japanese games. Franchises like Zelda, Final Fantasy, MGS. Every single game on there, regardless of controversy, has sold plenty of titles. When ppl get mad main character is female, I'm just reminded of how Ubisoft only added Alexios to AC Odyssey as a playable character so people wouldn't be mad the canon MC is the female character.
back to "you hate it because its a woman" argument, eh?? can you read the other comment? who's mad over a female MC? Someone pls tell this person about wokeness and DEI..
Look at red dead redemption 2 for a master class of making an immersive engaging wonderfully written story that is also diverse and features strong women. Nobody was upset about Sadie being a bloodthirsty bad ass. Nobody was upset about Lenny and Charles being huge characters. Because they were well written characters that fit into the story without issue and added to it rather than just being shoved in clearly to check a box
"There is nothing original or something that hasn't been created before anymore" comes to mind. It's gotten to the point wherein indie games and passion projects all feel the same nowadays, I truly wonder why that is. It seems like true art and creativity just isn't there anymore.
If the actress of the main protagonist is a woke activist i think it is reasonable to have doubts that this game will be woke asf. If i'm wrong and that game isn't woke even better because this means we get a really good second part of the series. But no i won't buy it because it is PS5 exclusive and i don't have one and i think after what happened until now our concerns that this game will be woke and the protagonist is an insufferable girlboss might be true. That's not my money worth.
It's just a VA. I'm sure you could go through some of your favorite movies/shows/games and find several other VAs who have voiced controversial political opinions. VAs don't usually have the power to change the script for an entire game, so I'm not too worried. Plus, the character has some historical precedence behind it (Onna Musha). It's not like you're turning George Washington into a female revolutionary.
@@tk03_85 Nah, it's definitely going to be woke. They even gave the main character a version of the typical girlboss sideshave haircut (not as extreme as usual, but still noticable). When has a game featuring a female protagonist with that haircut ever not been woke? It's not a design, it's a statement.
@@_Vengeance_ They were given ambassador status to Tsushima due to the first game in this series. I feel like that should far outweigh a politically active VA and a haircut. The character makes sense within the time period. I don't profess to be an expert on haircuts, but shorter cuts are pretty popular in modern Japan. And it's just hair. Someone could very easily style their hair like this in 1603, especially in an area that might as well be the Japanese "wild west".
@@tk03_85 That the first game was great says nothing about its sequels. For example, that SS game (S Squad) is in the same series as the Arkham Asylum games. Or going more literal, another example would be Spiderman 2 compared to Spiderman 1. I'm seeing all the signs this game is going the same way, so that's how I treat it. After all, Sony has a history of attracting people with a relatively woke-free game first and then shutting the trap with the sequel, there are many more examples. The most famous example would be TLoU: I didn't use it as a primary example because the first game has some woke issues itself, but it wasn't that bad... but then TLoU2 hit and OOF! Atsu is just another Abby.
Why does the voice actress have a pic of her wearing “eat the rich” shirt but is literally part of the celebrity voice actor group which falls under the “rich” group? Am I the only one who thinks this is ironic?
yup, but apparently hating the rich while also being rich and having a very reckless consoomer lifestyle is a-okay and not even slightly hypocrtical according to many Hasan fans at least (or ppl that defend chamapgne socialists in general) And its actually not his fault because the more conservative leaning, often white or asian working class men (mostly) who busts their ass actually delivering/ stocking or manufacturing the stuff Hasan buys is the real problem because they "opress the global south" despite actually helping the global south supply things to the west
The primary motivating factor of the left is hatred for anyone who has more than they do. This whole pretend concern for the poor and downtrodden is just a mask they hide behind. They will give a pass to the rich that support their stupid idea for some reason, but much like white women who scream about white people as if they aren’t white, left wingers (especially the chicks) think they can make themselves honorary victims.
It is ironic, but the sad truth is that she most likely believes she's an "opressed" and "poor" person who needs to "fight agains the evil system all around her".
People's behavior often baffles me. While I have a strong aversion for the absolute rot that is woke culture, I equally find it troubling when those who claim to be anti-woke exhibit similar hostility towards innocent individuals, blurring the lines between the two. I've seen males who harbor deep resentment towards female characters, solely driven by an almost primal-like insecurity that blinds them to the strength and qualities these characters embody. This insecurity often manifests in aggressive and animalistic behavior, including strong vile sexual threats and insults once they face defeat by a female's hand. To blame this behavior solely on "trauma from the greedy game industry" is both unfair and misleading, as the roots of this issue run deeper. It's crucial to recognize that not all men embody true masculinity or virtue; many display traits that are frustratingly and perplexingly immature, cringe and petty, mirroring the very characteristics associated with contemporary woke culture individuals, such is the disappointing human nature unfortunately. When I watched the Ghost of Yotei trailer, my immediate thought was that the character looked astonishing, edgy and badass (really hoped she kept the mask on though cause sheesh her jaw is almost non-existent), on the sole fact that it's a female making me look forward to play as someone more visually appealing while battling enemies. It's crazy to me that others didn't share at least a similar perspective to this; so I'm curious as to what went wrong with their brain. it seems like some people are just looking for reasons to complain about the next best thing, as if their day depends on it. Truth is as of currently we quite simply lack the means to determine whether Ghost of Yotei is truly deserving of the accusations being hurled at it. So there is no valid justification for the behavior of these critics, it is devoid of merit or logic, seemingly mere senseless complaints of children seeking something to cry about. Personally, I see this as a win regardless of the outcome considering the second it releases on PC the modding community will be absolutely ruthless and i can't wait >:D
Gamers don't have a problem with female protagonists, Stellar Blade is a recent example but with all the agenda pushing in the games we play, we can't help but wonder if this is going to be more of the same.
Stellar blade has A hot female protagonist don’t forget that and that’s why is successful and ofcourse of its good gameplay too but Ghost of youtei has an ugly female that doesn’t even look like a japanese woman and the trailer had 0 combat gameplay because prolly it will be the same game as GoT
Or just Echoes of Wisdom if you'd want to pick a character that isn't sexualized. There was no "right-wing" negativity whatsoever to a new Zelda game featuring a female protagonist as opposed to the usual Link, and plenty of "men" are willing to play such games. I'm sick of the far woke gaslighting people with their baseless accusations like "gamers just hate women".
It's distrust, most people no longer trusts that a female character or character or color aren't just in the game for diversity. Diverse characters have always existed and have even been some of the most beloved characters in gaming history. They just need to be added organically in a story that nakes sense for them to be there
People would have been more fine with the female protagonist if her voice actress was a normal person instead of being an Activist who can't keep their mouth shut
As the philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” So long as the change serves the story and deepens our understanding of struggle, growth, and victory, it holds value. But if it’s change for the sake of novelty, then the spirit that once animated the narrative can get lost. So when a game based on historical events or time periods suddenly places a female protagonist in a role that would traditionally have been held by a male warrior, it can feel out of place or inauthentic. It’s almost like rewriting history in a way that might undermine the realism of the setting.
I don't care anymore If I get even a whiff of wokeness from your game, the marketing, the actors, the artists, the executives then I'm not giving you a penny. Jin literally is the ghost and now we get some knock off woman stealing his identity. It's batgirl all over again. No thanks I'll just play stellar blade again if I want a game about a badass woman with a sword.
@@ArielCleirigh They didn’t “kill him.” The game takes place 300 years AFTER the first game and is set in a different region. Would it kill you to do a bit of research before shrieking about “woke”?
I've stopped playing video games, stopped buying them. I've gone back to music and spend my money there now, instead. Video games have become a toxic wasteland, dead to me now.
@@swankypants1185 Oh yeah that game that cost 500 million to make.... allegedly. It failed because it was not FTP, it had decent, but generic gamepla and it had a ton of competition. Nice try Jan.
@@skyace9386 SpiderMan 2 and GoW Ragnarok also have a chunk of that DEI DNA, but lucky for them that the games are good enough for most to ignore it. As soon as they release a worse than average product with DEI, they'll get fucked.
It's not the lead being female that the problem it's the female they chose to be the lead, that's the problem. If all this is is mocap, voice acting and visual capture then I'm fine with it. But if the casting of Erika Ishii makes it so that her political agenda gets showcasef in the game as well then I guess Sucker Punch might have to get used to us not owning their games.
Yes but they did choose her on purpose Not a coincidence, Sony PS studios are attached to a woke agenda just look games as GOW Ragnarok, Spiderman 2, Concord etc.
The game should be boycotted for using such an obvious plant as Erika Ishii who loves to pretend to be a Japanese citizen to make it look like Japanese people like DEI crap.
I agree but her track record says she won’t be able to NOT tweet something mean after the game doesn’t sell as well as they want it to. She seems petty and hateful.
I'll reserve judgement until I learn more about the character/story. Just being a woman doesn't make her a bad protagonist. I understand how it worries everyone these days since so many female protagonists are cardboard cutouts of a stereotype. The first game earned enough trust from me to give Sucker Punch the benefit of the doubt. The VA is definitely not doing them any favors, but freedom of speech is a thing and I choose to respect it even if people use it to say things I don't like.
he talks a lot about identifying as trans, people need to stop saying Erika Ishii is a woman. You can actually sound female if you take hormones non stop since very young.
While I think people should withhold judgement till it/more information comes out, I think gamers are more than a little sunburnt at this point. The VA isn't helping, like many other problem people behind the characters doing the equivalent of smacking the aforementioned sunburn with a hand coated in gravel and pepper oil, but still. It is a pretty game and it seems like the studio has already done a good job before. All we can do is hope it's just as good
@@Jucelegario Erika claims to be gender fluid and his/her bio says he/she's good with ALL pronouns. Referring to him/her as man or woman doesn't matter.
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... Unfortunately, a lot of people have become conditioned to reject media with various red flags as a political vehicle, and said vehicle can barely run while covered in obnoxious ads. DEI and anti-white/male initiatives have succeeded in making me feel prejudiced where nothing else has because it seems that an unusual amount of political weirdos have got behind the means of production.
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... it better watch out for Haitians. 🦆⚠️ That's actually a good idea for a game... Mallard Gear Solid. You gotta stealth around the park, evading immigrants so they don't eat your ass. I'd play that shit.
the lefties complain when it happens to them now, but they’re the ones who started this way of thinking and reacting to media. seriously, the only reason there are so many female protagonists nowadays is because leftoids freaked out when a game had a white make protagonist, despite the fact that the western market was aimed at… you guessed it… mostly white men. representation only matters for them, i guess 🤷♂️.
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@JonySmith-bb4gx You realize a lot of those back stories and genderbends in Fate are done as jokes, waifu bait, or just because right? And NOT because they're trying shove an agenda down your throat?
Why do they always use the "It's because I'm a woman" card when the game is criticized? The real problem is that this game has probably been in development since these policies were introduced into games, and the fact that the DEVs have their pronouns in X and this "If you don't like it, don't buy it" line proves this, even though he's a former boss. Every gamer worth their salt knows how to separate beliefs from art, and that's a fact. Before, it was the older people who complained when something came up that went against their religion or politics. But today's games have forgotten about being an art form and valuing the experience and story to become a political disseminator. The feeling of playing these games today is like they're telling you, "Hey, you piece of shit. While you're playing, there are a lot of gays, lesbians, blacks, women, etc. dying and it's all your fault, man. Good game. 🙂“ And the result of all this politics is exactly what Marvel, Disney and now Ubisoft are going through... When these companies realize that insulting their core audience and selling products to people who don't buy them doesn't generate a profitable return, many of them will already be out of business. But of course, if you argue about this, you automatically become sexist, racist, fascist, homophobic, far-right and a fan of the mustachioed man. The fact is that the game stops being a game and becomes a simulator of real life, and if it lived real life all the time, no one would buy games anymore. What made games good was being able to enter a game and feel like the outside world didn't interfere with it. Imagine a GTA where you got arrested every time you ran a red light, or a Mortal Kombat where you could resolve differences through conversation. These are small things, but they make a difference in the player's experience and don't remind them that the outside world exists and has problems. People play to de-stress about life and feel lighter, not to worry about it. People who don't understand the complaint are like this...👇🏾 “What do you mean you want a game with a good story, characters with personality beyond their sexuality, beautiful characters, a magical world... and you don't want to know about my political side and what I think is right? Homophobic!😡“ *I used Google Translate, sorry if something is wrong
I’m a woman and at work a very forward and sometimes rude female colleague used the “for us women it’s so hard to get far at work as it is” after I complained to her about starting a fight with a male colleague. Even though she could hold her own (and has been rude to me by interrupting me or shouting over me a lot during work calls), she had the cheek to basically say “why did you rat on me to my manager? It’s hard enough for women like us”. In my head I was thinking “women like you will go far because you’re loud and overly cocky but think it’s confidence and girl boss energy”…. Well I hope this doesn’t happen because she was an awful person to work with!
They use it, because blaming others is easier, than admitting their failures. And they also want us to stay silent and just eat all the content they provide - brainwashing us to accept this brave new world, where you can be anything, but honest with your thoughts. They don't care about gaming experience. They mostly care about manipulating the masses by media. It is the same for movies and television series. "This is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it." "A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth." (Joseph Goebbels - The Propaganda Minister of the Third Reich)
If Sucker Punch had no intention of including divisive messaging in the game, they would not have hired a lead actress who makes her entire existence hinge on being divisive and hateful toward Sucker Punch's core audience.
I legitimately don't think so. The actress has been in games I wouldn't really say are woke. I won't deny having her as the main protagonist is very concerning, but I won't jump the gun and hate on this game if the actual contents inside of it give me no reason to hate it. Jumping the gun and lashing out at games is what these leftists do. I refuse to lower myself to their level and behave the exact same way.
@@roguescorner9042 Really????? you are bullshitting us show me a production post 2020 with woke actors and actresses which isn't in the movie in any shape or form... i dare you link one or two....
@@maszkalman3676Baldur's Gate 3, and Cyberpunk 2077. Games that were roasted pre-release for having woke elements yet are still considered great, even if they do have woke elements in them. Heck, Starfield was given shit for the pronouns shit, yet being woke is not often cited as being one of the game's biggest problems.
Another one. House of the Dragon. The lead actress is non-binary, yet I have yet to see any complaints about that show being woke. Look, I won't deny that a product having been made by "woke" people usually turns out bad. Usually, that is the case. But I'll reserve judgment until I see more. As I said already, the actress being who she is does raise concern. I'm not denying that. But I won't hate on this game preemptively just for that. That's exactly what the woke crowd does, what the people YOU hate do. Just look at Hogwarts Legacy and the mess they made because it's a Harry Potter game, and they hate J.K. Rowling. Speaking of which, another example. Hogwarts Legacy has a trans character in it, yet anti-woke people defended to no end.
I was just about to comment this. Spot on. Not like Black Myth Wukong couldn’t be mentioned without bringing up the developer’s supposed “political beliefs” just a month ago
Sigourney Weaver killed the Alien in the first movie, but before her death blow, she lets out a blood curdling scream that firmly establishes a 'woman' persona. If these woke creations would envelope natural behaviors, they might be somewhat tolerable....😂
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It's easier to believe that dragons are real, and wizards can cast fireballs, than it is to believe a 5 foot 3, 100 pound woman could defeat multiple trained male warriors in melee combat.
I have no issue playing playing male or female characters. I have noticed that I have been preferring male characters lately in all media, and I kind of wonder if the "girlbossification" of female characters have tainted them for me. I still read/watch/play stuff with female main characters, but I tend to stay with stuff that has proven itself to me as good over the years, mostly authors I've been reading for 15+ years, or watching the same shows I watched ages ago. I have been adding titles, but they tend to be old - like made in the seventies and older old. Regarding this game specifically. I have no issue with them wanting to set the sequel so far after the first one. I have no issue with them wanting to do a female character. I do have an issue with the one voice actress they picked. Of all the people they could have picked, why her???? Her being such an outspoken activist is the biggest red flag to me. I probably would have bought it the moment it came out on PC (even if it took several years like the first one did), but I am 100% going to need to see more details about this game, and probably a dozen or more reviews (preferablly unbiased) before I even consider buying it now.
In most of my games you can't really tell anyway, or there is no main character, or you can freely pick on creation. There are only a few ones in my library where it's predetermined for story reasons. In pretty much all of these games you're either whatever your imagination wants, or free to select. It's about as diverse and inclusive as it can get. On the flip side, insisting that the main character must be a black trans lesbian CEO is the polar opposite. Luckily this is an area where voting with my money is effective. I don't buy it, investors see red results, they connect the dots, new games are better.
I think the recent years both in gaming in other media has left a mark on many. (myself clearly included) I personally already roll my eyes if I see certain things up front, that are starting to be red flags. As soon as I hear "strong female character" or "diversity" or "inclusion" I already lose interest. Those are buzzwords now that make me think whatever it is, it is not worth my time, because it sounds like there has been zero effort in actually writing a good, compelling character with a nice character arc, a good story and have world building around it. And I agree, as soon as I see an actor (or voice actor in this case) that is such an activist, I immediatly expect the product to have a similar mindset, because I expect they hired the person because he or she fits in the mindset. Simply due to experiences in the last few years. Compare that to someone like Jenna Ortega, who sounds VERY different when she talks about her character ect. Or Henry Cavill who sounds invested in what he does. Sooner or later these ideas will die out I think, because there is no money in it. What I also found out is that if I watch an older movie, or play older games I tend to then realise if there are any of the characters in it that are often just badly written today. Back in the day I didn't even thought about it that way, because having a female, black or whatever character didn't stand out because of that trait to me. They were just a character so to speak. That is honestly how it SHOULD be. It now feels like people wrote characters back in the days, and then it might be a women, black whatever later on. Today it feels like they go in with "we need a xy character" and that should be enough for us to like it. (I think it is very possible that they still thought that way, but at least were smart enough to write the character in an interesting way, thought about how to weave it into the story, so that it works. Of course not always, but certainly often enough) It kind of shows how broken their line of thinking is, since they seem to think people can only relate to a character due to their gender, skin color, instead of realising that most people can relate to a character due to their background, problems they run into, their failings and growth, how they overcome their flaws.
I honestly don't care if it's woke or not. I'm out. Just like Mad Max Furiosa. I'm tired of girlbosses and I'm tired of trying to insert myself as the target audience for something. Isn't it for me? Great, thanks for letting me know, I won't buy it. Good luck!
Exactly! If someone asks why you didn't play it or didn't watch simply state, "I'm not the target audience." Been doing that for over a decade already.
Not going to judge it at all for having a female lead (after all, Heather Mason is one of my favorite Silent Hill protagonists, only trumped by James Sunderland). I /am/ going to judge it if they let the actress's woke nonsense infect Ghost of Yotei. Waiting for it to come out and get a proper review is the option I'll take.
if they let the actresses lip flap all over social media, I consider the studio a lost cause, since they clearly agree with her or else they would be gluing her lips shut.
I share this opinion as well. I genuinely hope this nonsense is just exclusive to the actress herself, kinda like how we deal with Mark Hamil. Ghost of Tsushima was a fantastic game and I hope Ghost of Yotei can live up to its predecessor.
As a man I have no problem with a female protagonist. In fact I pick female characters a decent amount of the time. Based on how great the first game was I’ll give them the opportunity to write a good story and not pull a last Jedi
@@greenninja8709 Damn, i did not even consider that. Good point tbh. I guess we will see in the future. Because Spider Man 2 betrayed me hard with that compulsory gay side mission for the platinum.
@@greenninja8709 Nah, if they truly want this game to be a DEI-propaganda speaker, they will announce and put it in the main game it, like we'll get a second trailer, where the protagonist kisses a woman or something like that. They can't help themselves, they're always vocal about their agenda, that usually makes it easy to identify them (meaing the plural of multiple people, not the other "them").
They tell us to respect their personal boundaries... What boundaries? If they don't respect themselves and go out of their way to publicly share every little thought they have, I have to ask where the personal boundary is?
When you concluded in the end I catched myself that I also prejudge games. I didn't care about female or male leads in games. I want to loose myself in games, exploring other worlds or dive into a well written story. It's escapism. But with all what happened in the last years, with Star Wars, The witcher, or other franchises I loved, I got really cautios. And not because they put inclusivity in those games, they should do it, IDC, but do it in a good way. Ghost of Tsushima did it well the first time. But it feels like they just think "The franchise is successfull, the fans will consume it anyway, how do we reach a broader audience to gain more $$€€?" And then they put out an effordless boring product with blant protagonists, sometimes broken bugfests, but hey, we have a transcharacter so you have to buy our game, right? RIGHT? If not your are a s*xist bigot. Consume my product, give me your 70$€ or you are branded as a s*xist. Of course people get cautious and sh*t on you. And I think some storywriters calculate exactly with that. Getting into a successfull franchise, because people consume anyway. You know your writing is not good and that is the only chance you have to make some money. Getting into an already existing fanbase, because you know if you make something from scratch yoruself, it will fail because you cannot write good stories.
I'm black and I have no problem seeing black or female leads in video game. However, in these times it usually done just for ESG. When I see black or female leads that just tells me the quality of the product will be low and it is just being don for diversity and inclusion purposes, and it is not a real project someone put any creative vision into. Especially when an existing male character is replaced by a female character, or an existing white character is replaced by a black one. I will not buy it.
Here's my stance. Politics relating to current day issues should not be included within a games narrative due to it inviting discourse and alienation to those that may have considered purchasing the game. However, political themes and ideologies are perfectly acceptable within a game as long as it fits coherently within the narrative to which the story is trying to tell.
@@kalamari3288Pretty much. If civil rights were brought up in a game taking place in 1960s America, then there is no problem. But if you bring it up in 1820s America then some questions will be asked.
Jin story story was done the moment he left his uncle and defeated the mongols what else could they do with him he wasn’t going to fight his former clan it’s safe to say he died as a ghost
Some of my favorite female protags were Bayonetta, Alice from the madness series, Jesse from control, Claire from RE, Faith from Mirrors edge, Heather from SH3, Sydney from payday and Nier. And none of them are products of wokeness.
I grew up playing the Dragon Quest (aka Dragon Warrior) games, and from the third game onward you could play as a female hero, but it did not change your status at all.
@@leonnunhofer3453 Lara Croft tomb raider was not a real protagonist is fictional character this game is a historical event but there was no female samurai it takes the fun out of it
@Carlospere-l9s Just search “ female samurai “ in google. Being factually wrong about things and insisting it’s true doesn’t change the facts. And another thing. Do you believe Jin had those powers in the real world and he was 100% historically true and real character? Let game be out and see what it is . I hate woke women 💩 but this is just forced hate cause the fascist politicians have brainwashed people and they are not realizing it.
The game studio is supporting a person that actively hates/denounces my beliefs - So yes, I will not purchase ANY of their products and will ACTIVELY discourage anyone else to purchase either as it is WOKENESS in silent mode.
@@paulw7404 these companies know what does and does not effect sales. They knew when they hired this person it would affect sales, but they did it anyways because of the agenda.
I mean you could probably please the feminists by calling yhe female character hard mode (since women stand almost no chance fighting men but don't tell them that's why it's hard mode)
@@themightysisto8092 female character exists: gets one hit knocked out by male character. Can't run as fast as male character, cant jump as high or as far as male character. Has lower camera angle than male character, has significantly less carry weight than male character.Women: THIS IS SEXISM !
@@Patson20 i think it would be best to just accept that female characters are physically inferior to male characters and just have them excell at something else. Resident evil 3 original jill valentine perfectly executed this. She is not as strong as chris redfield but she survived and even killed nemesis without raw strength. And we know how strong jill's character is. Women have different perks compared to men. It doesn't have to be "i have to be better at everything". Men surely has many many flaws that is shown in almost any media. Why cant female characters also have that?
This game has created so much controversy. I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks of what's going on. This is a video I'd like for y'all to watch to the end before coming at me :P. I tried to explain myself as best I could!
(Also, to all my babies who've ordered tea, you should have gotten update emails about the pre-sale items! Pls be sure to check your spam folders 💗)
I never see freckled people in video games unless they're evil. I just decided I am offended and deserve representation.
🎉*MARCH FOR THE SPECKLED & FRECKLED*🎉
Probably is just more pandering but not fully woke so they sneak under the radar?
Good content keep it up, may be some day we will win against this woke crazy world.
Greetings from Costa Rica.
That redhead automatically calling the people complaining racist when race wasn't even mentioned, now that's an issue.
As for the protagonist being female, depends how its done.
If the story is handled well and isn't anachronistic I really don't care, nothing wrong with awesome female warriors if they're done right. Let's wait till we actually have gameplay before deciding whether its woke or not. So far I see nothing to complain about.
Of course I had no idea about the actresses personal eccentricities, I actually didn't even realise the character was female until now. But still, I am prepared to give the benefit of the doubt, for now.
Will see the truth in a year and then I can decide whether to buy it if it ever reaches PC, probably sometime around 2030.
Well, as long as it's not woke or the exact same thing as the first it could be alright?
Your tea is terrible. 🤢🤮
im fully capable of separating the art from the artist. the question is, is the artist capable of separating art from propaganda?
Well here is my question to you, do you in full honesty think Sucker Punch hired her for her acting prowess? OR her political stance?
I think we both know the answer to that....and therein lies the answer to your question.
pirate the art, ignore the artist.
@@George-um2vc This is a good question. However, whose to say one or the other? It wouldn't be the first time people get hired for their politics rather than prowess (Amandla Stenberg).
Either way, as a matter of principle i simply ignore these games
@@angel_of_rust ill drink to that since apparently we don't own games anymore lmfao
calling it an artist feels like blasphemy.
“Dont like, dont buy it”
Ok, your terms are aceptable!
Lol..bro said you wont own our games so we didnt😂
Childish response devs are right we haven't seen anything that makes Ghost of Yotei woke other than the reveal of a character.
Then they're the first ones complaining why didn't we pay 60/70 bucks for propaganda👁️👄👁️
@@samuel10125childish? They say dont buy it, i dont care for female leads btw, I didnt buy stellar blade either
@@samuel10125Said by a child who has their hand held and is told everything to believe. Grow up, little one.
I used to love female protagonists. I hate modern girlbosses.
I used to love black characters.I hate modern race swaps.
Honestly its best to look back into older games and find hidden gems there. The PS2 era had good female protags and compelling story or gameplay
So true. If a game has a black lead it's a current red flag. Just usually a flag of terrible quality - at least requires looking at trailers and talk about said product. Typically if it's a female as well, egads. Or it'll be a black guy with a child they abandoned who is either the lead or going to appear in some way. Whoever is writing these scenarios for these games aren't very good.
this.
@@Redtaperacer Man, makes me imagine the reception if Telltale Game's The Walking Dead released during the 2020s lmao.
You still love women and black characters then you just hate caricatures
The problem with having a woke actress/actor irl, high chance the game is gonna be filled with woke messages and agenda too.
Yeap. People that hire her totally agree with her social media post or else they would not hire a unhinged person like her to be their main protagonist.
I will pass. Not going to support a weirdo.
Damn, i had no idea the VA was part of the writing team.
Remember when video games were about playing video games?
Yes. My god we took it for granted.
Pepperidge Farm remembers
Who made it about something else here?
just playing video games isn´t making enough money. Negativity/Drama/Culture-War is generating way more clicks and profit. Latest example is Concord, no one played it but you will find a ton of videos on yt generating profit while repeating always the same ideas
@@andyhakim1970 I didn't ! And Ima a girl that loves gaming and never liked or wanted girlbosses.
Step 1: Do not by the trash product.
Step 2: Ignore their existence.
In my world Joel is still living a happy life with Ellie...
Yep, they told us, like concord, "if u dont like it, dont buy it", we didnt buy concord back then and saw what happened. They cried after that because, we were toxic even tho those freaks themselves apparently didnt buy it, lol. We will do the same with AC: Shadows and every other game that has the same disgusting characteristics
@@oceyho ... it's the only solution!
@@benjamink.408Part 2 wad better than first game just because it told a story you didn't want doesn't mean it wasn't good
@@wwalton ...and just because you like the Story and the game doesn't mean the game was good!
I am a woman who loves games, and I am tired of these cookie cutter female chapters who have no personality aside from being “oh mah gosh queeeeen”. It’s boring, overdone, and bleh. I don’t care if the main character is a woman or a man, just give me an interesting and fun character.
(I’m talking about games in general, not the ghost game,)
As a man, I second your sentiment!
I'm a long-time gamer, and I enjoy a lot of games with great characters and stories.
What I don't understand is anyone's praise of the Mary Sue type of character. Shouldn't it be mere common knowledge that a character without flaws is known to be a 2-dimensional, flat, not fleshed out character? What character even has a story that isn't a human one? And if it's a human one, it's a story that shows that the character has a way to be broken down. Not just that, but whenever a character that has human flaws is analyzed, it's only because of those flaws being able to be broken down that we can understand this character piece by piece, character action by character action into their development, plot point by plot point wherever such a character is involved in the story.
There's a strict difference between a believable character and a forgettable character. It's simple Writing 101 knowledge. The only other option is the always failed attempt of reinventing the wheel.
@@sweethistortea you must the mean the female characters constantly being portrayed as helpless damsel in distress
@@peterwyatt5702 one of the most famous female characters in fiction is Mary Sue and I'm talking about Buffy The Vampire Slayer, especially since she created with the intention of subverting all of typical gender tropes i.e the damsel in distress and final girl tropes.
Ghost of Tsushima: Man
Ghost of Yotei: Woman
Black Myth Wukong: Monkey
Yes, the three genders.
Ellen Ripley. Sarah Conner. Lara Croft. Kusanagi Makoto. Tsukikage Ran (a samurai). Etc., etc., etc. NO ONE has a problem with a well written female heroine. Get back to those, instead of giving us woke scolds who need to destroy the patriarchy, and we'll start trusting you. Stop giving us "Guyladriel"
So what youre saying is make good characters that make sense in the medium and people will like them? But then they will need actually skilled writers instead of propagandists with no talent...HOW D A R E YOU?! hahaha
They have been working to make Lara Croft garbage. These people have no idea how to write female characters nor do they respect the source material.
Facts; gamers aren't mad the protagonist is a woman, we are mad that she's probably going to reflect a woman who hates men, is immediately the best of the best, and is always in the right without any hardships whatsoever. AKA woke garbage.
🤢 Uuckk. Guyladri🤮 So horrible.
But you haven't even seen anything to indicate it's not. See how you've fallen for the nonsense?
These are the same people who couldn't separate J K Rowling from Hogwarts Legacy but they expect everyone to separate Ishii from Ghost Of Yotei.
WELL SAID! I didn't think about that, and you are so on point with this!
Spot on
Difference is the creators of the game are just taking a story and making a video game based on that material. With this the game leads actively chose a vocal activist to voice their main character. Every major job where you have a public persona they look into socials before hiring, this is no accident.
sucker punch said that?😂
But you complained when they couldn't separate the art from the artist. Live your values and be better
I play games to escape, not to be indoctrinated.
What's even funnier is that's forced on my money and electronics 😂
@@Cormano980 That is the simple reason why older movies, shows and games are still watched and played by many people (there are even statistics on streaming services who back that up): they still hold up very well and are worth the time/money. And newer stuff is ignored.
Even if they don't realise it: that's how the free market works. The customer decides what he does with his money/time, not the creator. You simply cannot force people to like something, because there are alternatives. Shouldn't be hard to understand but somehow many in the "entertainment industry" still don't get it.
Writer 101: "No one has ever bought a book to be converted. If you have a message at your heart, weave it seamlessly and unobtrusively into the plot." This is another ancient truth that seems to have been forgotten recently.
Now ask why they're doing this to ALL our entertainment... they don't want us to escape. It looks like they want a total clash to happen irl 💥💥 want us host tile
Tbh can't u also make that same argument of why playing as a female warrior be problematic? We play games bc it's an escape, fantasy rather than reality. Yes there were probably no female Japanese warriors back then. And so.... I don't get it. Its a video game
Play as a talking monkey or a unicorn who cares.
Never had a problem with male or female protagonist ingames or movies so long as they are well written. Once they started checking all the boxes and saying " men bad, woman God", I stopped playing or watching.
Haha I read it as “woman good” but also the image “woman God” is portrayed a lot these days too
Listen, ima just say, if I play as a woman, I better not be fighting just men, because I want to fight people who fight like me
Sucker punch has stated they stay away from Politics in their games and just want to create games people enjoy.
SBl has said that they are out to end gaming altogether - this is how it's done
@Thunor93 disney also said they wanted to stay out of politics and so did marvel but they fell victim to it all we can do is wait and see
I am a female fan of Ghost of Tsushima and if I see the slightest glimpse of "made for modern audiences " or voice actress personal beliefs leaking into game, I am not buying it. There's no hate towards female protagonist , beautiful woman with sword in sakura falling cinematic landscape would be a dream, I remember playing Lara Croft and Bloodrayne . What I don't want to see is another unappealing girl-boss character or pronouns . This can be done right or it will join assassins' creed shadows.
I haven't seen any indications that Ghost of Yotei (GoY) will be plagued with the "girl boss" issues discussed in the video.
When I look back at Ghost of Tsushima (GoT), it had at least 2 amazing female characters that come to mind immediately -
Yuna and Masako Adachi, and the game didn't cater to "modern audiences".
Hopefully, GoY will be a great game like GoT was.
If it turns out to have overt and intrusive "messaging" - like you, I'll skip it.
Just another reason to never pre-order games.
I really hope it doesn't infect the game. Also I will play it with Japanese dialog to avoid hearing this annoying voice actor.
GoT is dogsh***
Completely empty uninteractive openworld of nothingness, hand holding quests, pointless stance system and basic combat system that nioh absolutely makes an embarrassment of GoT
Another piece of sony trash where you sit watching cutscene and listening to dialogue for half of the whole experience @@MrVvulf
@@MrVvulf
Don’t forget Tomoe. Would love a game based on her in the mainland.
@@bluemarble5338 Tomoe had the skills for a main character, but not the ethics. She reminded me of the character Jake from "Lonesome Dove" (book and TV series). Never really accepted blame for the harm they caused.
I look at it like this:
Don't give your money to companies that hate you.
I spend 50+ hours a week to earn this, I don't want it to end up in the hands of someone who spits at me.
@@OctoberAlePerfectly logical statement made by this person. I think you're kind of illiterate.
@@OctoberAle sounds like the only one bullied was YOU. What OP said was perfectly valid for anyone on all political sides.
@@OctoberAlewhat?
@@OctoberAleYour projection is showing.
Yeah but this is not the company.
There's nothing wrong with putting women & gay people on video-games. It's when they're filled in the game with no character development or their purepose of the story. The problem is when their force politics to the audience.
@@Lil_bottega73 How clownish can you get? There is EVERYTHING wrong with that.
But there's literally no forced politics in Ghost 2. Ya'll are literally being gaslighted.
There is everything wrong with fucking gay characters and other bullshit lgb whatever thing
yeah no problem it's just that trash won't ever be installed on my PC that's all
Pretty much
"Don't like it, don't buy it." Ok, we won't.
We will save our $70 👌
weeks later: "WhY iS nO oNe BuYiNg OuR gAmE???"
I don't think those words mean what they think it means. First and foremost, they come from the assumption that you are dealing with a negligible number of complainers. You as a game developer should NEVER tell a costumer to leave. You are meant to try and convince as many to buy as possible.
@@erubin100 "You're not buying our game! It's because you're (insert whichever is most applicable) racist/sexist/homophobic/transphobic!
@@erubin100 Yup, they will toss in the obligatory it failed because of white men.
I’ll wait till it gets reviewed by based creators. If it’s heavy with the message I’ll be skipping. It’s the only way to stop this nonsense.
@@iDriveAhondaCivic you should actually wait for Reviews with UNBIASED opinions about it
This Channel will call it woke regardless If thats true or Not
Same with alle the other grifters
@@EdenMB-w3x i am a hypocrite because i call Out grifters who want to make quick Cash with their outraged Community?
How is that hypocrisy lol
Explain :) oh wait you can't because it makes No Sense at all lmao
isnt the woke feminist activist VA enough of a red flag to instantly avoid?
@@Dooood89 oh yea I’m sure ign, and other gaming media aren’t biased at all. You’re the real hypocrite, watch the video. You’ll actually learn something.
@@RulerX. I Said UNBIASED people, since when is ign UNBIASED?
They want to Push their political Agenda Same as you do
I've obviously never Said "Go to ign" and it's obvious that you Bring Up lies because you have literally ZERO arguements
The worst thing is when people say 'you just hate female characters.'
No, there are plenty of great games with male and female main characters. Characters like Lara Croft and Samus are loved by most gamers. they're just good characters.
Given we have near zero information about this character and game its safe to say any hate is purely because the main character is female.
@@PaulFilmersafe my ass 😅
Look at the new dev, they're removing the old ghost of tsushima dev
@@PaulFilmerlook at the new dev, the game is not safe at all
@@PaulFilmer its more of the actress was an a hole
@@PaulFilmer While I generally agree that you don't know yet, you still get a positive or negative feeling just due to what you do find.
What are they talking about? How do they present them?
If you have an actor/voice actor talk about the character, traits, their journey that often leave positive impressions.
But if they only talk about "she is a strong character" or actively already attack possible customers by stating "if you don't like it you are xyz(insert buzzword here)" that will most likely leave a negative reaction due to recent years experiences (and I am just talking in general, not specific to this case)
Marketing is important, if you market a good product badly, you will lose potential customers at first, you might gain them back later if it turns out to be good.
If you market a bad product well, you might win some customers beforehand, but might lose them later if it turns out to be shit.
Worst case: you market something bad as it is, and then you run into real issues - at least if your goal was to make money.
Nobody hates strong women.
There is a lot of strong women character in Japanese drama and movies and they are 'NOT' gender fluid and man hating character.
*Exactly* !
most people likes strong female characters, but not when they are infallible, flawless and arrogant.
@@emptyforrest *Exactly* .
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Um, but the character is not the actress. Now you sound like them.
Now, if her crazy politics make it into the game, I'll agree. But it's way too early to tell.
I am 47 and I have been playing games all my life. I don't care if the main character is male, female or an alien. As long as the story is good, that's all that matters.
So long as she has *actual* character development, and has struggles to overcome, she’s good with me
@@SoundWave24 exactly
Yes, but the female roles are cookie-cutter girl-power BS. "Ninja? Hey. . . let's make it a GIRL ninja because. . ."
Same with the game-that-shall-be-unnamed. "Ninja? Hey. . . what if our ninjas were BLACK? Yeah. . . that'd be so unique and interesting. . . to nobody who likes ninjas."
You're too easy to please... 🤨😅😅
@@schmoemi3386 it’s just low standards, which is fair nowadays
"Don't like it? Don't buy it!"
Your terms are... Acceptable.
Read that one already.
You do realize Sony or anyone from Sony has ever said that right?
@@redninja3056 yeah they said it
@notdedsec_ck9383 no they didn't
@@notdedsec_ck9383He hasn't worked for Sony in years. They didn't even end in good terms. This is just confirmation bias. You believe whatever you need to believe in order to fit to your preconceived notions.
The Woke of Tsushima
The actor’s opinions should not impact how the game is perceived and it isn’t even our yet
Heard of Bots
Nah, pretty sure it's being called the ghost of wokei.
How does the main character bring female make it woke?
@@caccalot3637 usually whenever devs create a game these days, they deflect all critisism by saying the person critiquing them is segsisht. And things like d e i and bridge always promote the existence of ⚫️ folks, pro n-ouns and gend-er. But exclude white and straight people.
But i don't think these games are bad because they're wo- ke. The truth is that The games are not good at all, and then they proceed to of - fend the vast majority of gamers by bringing poli - tics in them. Bg3 had all these wo-ke things and no one batted an eye because it was awesome. But sushi squad and little known 9 are far from satisfactory.
I’ts very important to appeal to a non-existent market
Absolutely! Massive (monetary) losses be damned! Social justice über alles even if we went bankrupt! (sarcasm)
Must be attract some Xenos
its propaganda. they are attempting to create the market from the top down
It worked for the Acolyte.
@@lokithecat7225yeah, no merchandise existed for that show and it got cancelled after the first season got finished. it was only in top 10 list of most viewed shows for it's first episode and then fell off until the season finale and even then it only reached 10th rank. Still wasn't enough to save it. Waste of 200M dollars.
If i see a female lead whether its in games, movies, show's etc., i wouldn't even bother
Why should the actress be separate from the game, when people refuse to separate JK Rowling from her art?
Based.
Because people like Harry Potter?
So you woudn't watch Harry Potter because you disagree with Emma Watson political stance. That's just silly. If you want to be consistant you have to research all political opinions of all actors to decide to watch movie, this is so stupid
@@chrisalder9096 no, the comment is using the hypocrites' logic in posing a hypothetical...
@@chrisalder9096emma watson played in harrry potter back when actors were supposed to just act. When you couldn't threaten public backlash to make changes to the script that suit your sensibilities, hence why only jkr is the influence that is considered. Maybe the director too.
Nowadays you have a lot of actors that, if nothing else, pretend to have a lot of influence over the piece of media. So people bite and play along.
Additionally, if Nefarious is anything to go by, there's this specific tribalism only progressives show where they will visibly employ only people that agree with them already, which is a potential explamation for how these games end up just so awful.
Of course my theory is that the reason is much more mundane, that they're tryina sell black rock and vanguard and such on their games so they bypass the pesky consumer standards roadblock between them and their money. It's why the prices are even more excessive, so the few brainrotten consumers that still buy their slop are worth even more.
I'm a female gamer with a very strong preference for the gender of the character I play as in a game. Male. I like to play as male characters. If I have a choice, and a romance option doesn't depend upon it, I'm going to play as a guy. What can I say? I'm straight and enjoy seeing a good-looking male avatar on my screen much more than a lass.
And I know I'm not alone in that as a woman. No more so than the numerous men I know who prefer to play as female characters for the same reason. So who are they really trying to appeal to by saturating the gaming industry with girlboss leads? Certainly not female gamers like me.
I mostly play male characters, unless there is a reason (for example: have different dialogues, situations change a bit, or the voice actress is just awesome and I want to experience that - old Mass Effect series would be a prime example).
But I do get it, I know many who like to play the other gender more or less because eye candy. And that is very valid honestly.
It is odd how today there seem to be so much talk about what people want from creators (regardless if it is a movie, game, show whatever), without actually understanding what different opinions exist. They seem to be in the mindset we need black character for black people to like it. Female because only then women like them.
How you can be so narrow minded that you can't understand that people can relate to someone else or actually like to see something they are not in real life seems to be lost on them.
Can confirm, rather look at female booty than a dudes. thats why my RDO character is a woman
I’d argue the story should matter far more then any of this, and I would also argue judging by the acclaim of the first ghosts game, that this next one is also going to be orettt great, regardless of the gender of the MC, I think it’s a bit unfortunate the reaction to the actress playing the MC but my initial impression of the ghosts of yotei announcement was that it looks fantastic and most of the people I know are pretty stoked as well, so the backlash caught me off guard, I think the actress overreacted to a small minority of people being upset, and then the community collectively overreacted to that.
I am by no means criticizing you for your position, but I always found this to be a really odd take regardless of who is stating it (male or female). Your admitting to being sexually attracted to what amounts to a cartoon. Very weird in my opinion and I don't get it.
Personally, I like playing male characters because I enjoy projecting myself into videogames as the lead. They take actions and make responses akin to what I think I would do in those situations. I can never relate to female characters. They ruin the "fantasy" so to speak, so I just don't engage in them. Which sucks because there are games I want to play, but never did specifically for this reason. Horizon being a great example of this. Its my own bias, but it's how I enjoy the games. I would much rather games just come with the option to select a gender but I recognize this can be prohibitive.
They are trying to blur the line between gender, this is why the female leads are now dressed in men’s clothing and vice versa in some cases. I couldn’t see what was happening until I saw who was funding this stuff. Have you ever wondered why “get woke go broke” but they have gone broke yet? And make no mistake companies like Disney and Binot are hemorrhaging money.
I'm a man, and I like to play as male characters. I'm not playing as the character in the game. I become the character. I say that to say this. If representation is something that is important then why is the demand for male representation scorned?
Sure, the boys got theirs with Ghost of Tsushima, and now the girls get theirs with Ghost of Yotei, but then can we get Ghost of Tsushima 2 afterwards? I'm fairly certain that's what most fans wanted in the first place.
Skill issue my dude, try playing game for the plot not for gender, because you sound like woke activist yourself.
i don't like Erika ishii, she was insufferable in her appearrances in Critical Role, you can literally see the crazy in her eyes and acting... Now i learn that she is a woke activist and I AM NOT SURPRISED. Moreover, the character in game is basically her, so yeah no thanks, i don't wanna barf and to be remembered of those bad memories
She’s insufferable in Apex as well and I’m going to assume she’s insufferable in everything
I remember Matt brought out some new minis and she just instantly lunged and grabbed them like a toddler...
Your first mistake was watching CR beyond the first campaign. Matt went full activist from the second one...
Critical Role is a circle jerk of some of the most pretentious, unbearable, social-activist driven, voice actors thinking themselves as both A-List Hollywood celebs and sociopolitical revolutionaries...
I never understood the appeal of them
@@FrostbiteDigital Their fan-base are even worse. They fancy themselves tolerant and inclusive.. until you say the slightest negative thing about any of the cast/characters.. then you're dogpiled, censored and permanently shadowbanned.
I'm going to wait. I'm prepared for it to be ruined and can accept Ghost of Tsushima as a single great game. If Yotei exceeds expectations, that is a good thing, but it needs to prove itself before I spend a cent.
Already been through it with The Last of Us (which definitely didn't have a sequel). Ghost of Tsushima washed away the bad taste the Gigantor Golf Simulator left in my mouth. I can't go through it again lmao 😔
The bell curve's far left ruins everything.
just because a female is a lead role in a game doesn't make it woke, take metroid or bayonetta for example
We live in the age of incels
@@kingkazuma2239 no, we live in the age of LGBTQ fanatics...
@@kingkazuma2239 cope
Erika is kind of... well... revolting.
Yep, from the inside and outside
Yes sir! Disgusting creature.
Have you noticed that it's almost a crime now to be generically beautiful or "too good-looking"?
🤮
Wasn't Jin Sakai also on the rougher looking side as well though?
Creates video game in hopes people buy it.
People call it out for being woke.
Game creator says “if you don’t like it, don’t buy it.”
*people don’t buy the game*
Game creator complains people are bigots for not buying…
Except the creator didn't tell you not to buy it...did they
@@kryptik283The creator doesn't have a say in what anyone does or doesn't buy; at least not in a free-market economy. The OP only seems to be pointing out the -hypocrisy- irony of a creator being annoyed by their potential customer base pointing out they don't like side serve of political ideology included with the product and telling those people not to buy the product if you don't like it; but then... and get this, having the temerity to complain about those people who didn't buy said product, calling them out as bigots.
You understand now? Nobody's making anyone do anything. Companies getting woke and going broke are hilarious. They get exactly what they deserve, yet they still complain and blame that free-market they were advocating for ten minutes ago on their way out.
Another game that don’t know their audience. I don’t want to play a 4 ft girl i really don’t. As a 6,3 225 pounds heterosexual male i don’t any reason to play a 4 foot woman. I love women but I don’t want to be one. I loved the first Ghost of Tushima game it’s on of my all time favorites, great story good narrative between being a Samurai and doing what’s necessary in times off war and the conflict between the two. I wonder what the interactions is going to be inside the brothel now that you play as a female. Why even make a game about a woman when the people playing this game are 99%men. Yes Samurai Female existed but it was not common and most of them protected the house hold. Anyway it is what it is. Just makes me sad to be honest when you’ve put 500+h in a game and they do this.
@@coltizz most men don't mind playing as Lara Croft or Ada Wong
@@everope thats because good characters that make sense are fun and interesting. No idea who ada wong is but the recent lara croft games were great because they portrayed her accurately and her progression and struggles were interesting and believable.
New age strong female characters are written like they'd be a part for Steven Seagal.
That's a sick burn Steven seagull going to need some ointment on that one
They write women like toxic masculine men. They remove any ounce of feminity or vulnerability.
Pretty accurate
😂 watch out Steven Segal is a master of Bullshido
Bro that is fucking hilarious
Im still getting the game, So I don't give a F about what people say.
My games are MY enjoyment. angry 😠
In Japanese history, there were female warriors, known as Onna-Bugeisha, who fought in battles, but there is no well-documented case of a female samurai single-handedly killing many men in battle by herself. Onna-Bugeisha were trained in martial arts and combat to defend their homes and families, particularly in times of war.
One notable figure is Tomoe Gozen, a legendary female warrior from the late 12th century. She fought during the Genpei War and was renowned for her bravery and skill in battle. While accounts of her exploits include her defeating male warriors, the stories are often romanticized or exaggerated in literature and folklore, making it difficult to separate fact from fiction.
Though women warriors existed in Japan, the concept of a female samurai single-handedly slaying many men in battle is more of a myth or literary embellishment than historical reality.
"Though women warriors existed in Japan, the concept of a female samurai single-handedly slaying many men in battle is more of a myth or literary embellishment than historical reality."
Though to be honest, seeing that in a video game, a female protagonist slaying many men, is not less unrealistic than male protagonists slaying hordes of enemies in all kinds of games.
That is not the issue imho.
The issue is that this DEI-controlled studios lash out at gamers with "You're sexist, you hate female protagonists" while that couldn't be further from the truth.
There is a difference between a well written, believable character of an ethnic minority, who may or may not be female on one hand and a DEI-propaganda speaker masked as a minority/female/both-protagonist on the other.
And one doesn't even need to go that far back to find well written female characters in a story. You often hear e.g. "Princess Leia" as an example, but even if you look at RDR2, which is not that old, it contains strong female characters without all of that DEI crap, the best of all of them in that game being Sadie Adler.
So luckily there are still some game developers out there, who understand the importance of that difference and who understand gamers. Not saying that R* would be perfect, they're flawed in many other ways in return, but at least they get that right. That gives hope for the upcoming GTA 6 female co-protagonist.
Tomoe was in the previous game she helps you and you help her
Another game that don’t know their audience. I don’t want to play a 4 ft girl i really don’t. As a 6,3 225 pounds heterosexual male i don’t any reason to play a 4 foot woman. I love women but I don’t want to be one. I loved the first Ghost of Tushima game it’s on of my all time favorites, great story good narrative between being a Samurai and doing what’s necessary in times off war and the conflict between the two. I wonder what the interactions is going to be inside the brothel now that you play as a female. Why even make a game about a woman when the people playing this game are 99%men. Yes Samurai Female existed but it was not common and most of them protected the house hold. Anyway it is what it is. Just makes me sad to be honest when you’ve put 500+h in a game and they do this.
@@MagiconIcesucker punch never done dat so cut them some slack
Also they fought using naginatas as those gave them chance vs men who were much stronger back then physically.
They were too weak to wield katanas - where you need ample strength. Just saying, it's total fallacy on Sucker Punch history and I am already irked.
I don't have any issues with the character being female but when the voice actor is a woke freak and is rude to people online then I simply won't buy this game. Easy skip for me.
How about you cure your mysoginy
It's concerning because it is a red flag.
A female protagonist on its own is fine... then we find out that the VA is a woke activist, and that means the chances of this game being woke garbage sky-rocket.
The VA didn't make the game. It's like saying Lethal Weapon is antisemitic because it cast Mel Gibson as one of the lead actors.
@@daexion well Mel Gibson wasnt going crazy pants while marketing the movie, the crazy pants was decades later. Im sure they were keeping his trap shut even back then to prevent negative press.
@@daexion Her casting is enough to boycott it.
@@daexion the analogy falls flat, even today most actors have extremely minimal input into movies unless they're directly funding it themselves. and even then the studios get tetchy.
games? the activists usually get a lot of leeway. and ishii is a hardcore activist, so expecting this to escape the rot is like pewpewing yourself in the foot and trying to say the safety is still on afterwards. and oh look, sony/playstation is actively hiring more DEI staff. like, a lot of them.
@@daexion VAs have more influence over writing than most people think. It's not like traditional live action acting where directors and writers will often just bulldoze the actors' opinions (such as Russell Crowe thinking his dialogue in Gladiator was ridiculous but submitting to the script anyway). I remember in FFXV, the VA for Noctis was discussing fan theories about the game with one of Square-Enix's localizers and he successfully persuaded the localizer to change the description of the Rock of Ravatogh in the English text of the DLC Episode Gladiolus to say it was the corpse of Ifrit (he had been reading the infamous "Pitioss Theory" that was making the rounds in early 2017), despite this having no textual basis in the Japanese script. The eventual release of the Episode Ardyn DLC destroyed this theory.
idk i just love female protagonist ... idc about woke shit and all if the game's good , has good story I'm all in !!
Well at least my boy Jin Sakai won't get the Arkham Batman and Joel treatment. So that's good. At least Jin Sakai is safe.
True but it's kinda of sad we won't get some sort of closure for what happened to him. He lost his family name, estate, status and his being persecuted by the shogunate..
I'm sure they will tear him down.
But not our fking horse 😢
Rip Sora ❤
Watch their be side mission where we find out that he got the Joel special.
@@joaofarinha551There's no happy ending for him and he would do everything all over again knowing that it was the only way to save his people
That's what makes him a goat character
Its pretty obvious now that they're turning every franchise into a girl boss dei mess. You cant blame ppl for being tired of that. It's the fault of the developers for shoving this down our throats for years now. Nobody has a problem with female led projects, we're just tired of the reason why they're doing it. Hopefully they keep failing so all these activists can be replaced by ppl who actually care about the ip and want to produce a quality product without inserting their agenda and fanfic
Female game characters are not being "shoved down our throats", clown.
Ffs, just give us decent entertainment without the political agenda. People turn to entertainment to escape that shit. I don't care that she's a female protagonist at all, Lara Croft is one of my favourite game characters of all time, I've played all the games, seen all the movies. I do however care that this shit is being forced down my throat when it makes no sense to the story. How many female Samurai were running around in feudal Japan in 1605? I'm just sick of the agenda. We ALL are. Which is why Concord flopped, why Ubisoft is nearly bankrupt, and why Disney has lost 195 billion US dollars in stock value...🤦♂️💖
The Onna Musha were female Japanese warriors. We have good historical accounts of their existence, and what we see in the rest of the trailer seems to be accurate to Japan at that time. Sucker Punch did a phenomenal job with the first game, so I'm not immediately worried about a politically minded VA.
I might be more concerned if it was an actual project lead voicing political opinions. VAs don't usually have much power over the story of a game. It's kinda like how actors aren't going to re-write a movie script.
I’m pretty sure she’s supposed to be a Ronin, not a Samurai. If you played the first game you would know that literally anyone with a sword and skill can become a Ronin. The original game was filled with skilled female fighters too. Lady Masako, Yuna, and Tomoe (Sensei Ishikawa’s traitor student). It made sense then, but not now? We literally know nothing about the actual GAME itself and you people are already labeling it woke propaganda. Playing right into their victim narrative. You’re jaded and lashing out. Touch grass.
Well, the moniker of Ghost doesn't align with being a samurai so that's not a concern. Also, a quick search brings you the Onna-musha, women trained to protect their households, family, and honor in times of war--many fighting alongside samurais.
There were actually a lot of female warriors around that time.
I can reccommend some PS2 games if you got an emulator. The console had good games with female protags, but the games werent successful. Imo they were ahead of their time
There's absolutely nothing wrong with a female protagonist, it'll still be enjoyable, people will still buy it and play it, don't know why people gotta make an issue with literally everything they can find.
I will seperate the art from the artist, when the artist does the same. They will say it's not possible, and there is the rub. So no, if you hire a horrible person that hates over half the country, you deserve to lose money, respect, and our attention. Oh wait... That's what they are whining about... Got it.
So it's okay to fire someone/ruin their life because of what they stand for/say on social media,
but it's not okay to criticize a video game, because of what they stand for/say on social media.
Got it. Nothing new here, just the usual rules for thee, not for me.
I've yet to see a leftist that doesn't operate on double standards.
Yes
Chun-Li, Juri, and Cammy are interesting women characters from Street Fighter, each with their own strengths and flaws. People LOVE these women because they are interesting characters, and every video I see with them in it are full of fans adoring them.
That's because they were created as the part of a bigger picture without an ideology being enforced and made to be the token Mary Sue.
And who says that Atsu won't be an interesting character?
You saw a 3 Minute Trailer and the MC hasn't even talked lmao
And let's be honest, because they are really hot, which plays a huge role. Tomb Raider, Bayonetta, Eve, Jill Valentine etc, all loved and also very hot.
Pattern recognition.
@@Dooood89 Because of who is behind it and repeated patterns of behavior displayed by people who adhere to their cult ideology.
I'm okay with a female lead, but when it's being produced by someone who is obsessed with the left cult, I understand gamers reaction. The first game was good, so we'll just have to wait for the game to release.
"don't like it don't buy it"
*doesn't buy it*
**gets hated even more**
I'm a non-American female gamer who's been extremely tired of the DEI and identity politic bull****. I no longer believe that (English) voice actors can separate their ideology from their work. Look what happened to Genshin Impact. Just a few months ago, many of its English voice actors had a meltdown over the game's characters' skin color.
Oh my God that was hilarious. The best part about the Genshin controversy was that the people who were so upset said to boycott the game… but they couldn’t stop playing it.
If you're playing with English voices, you're fuckin' up.
This has been my profound statement for the day.
Yup feel the same way
They should be fired.. All of them. We don't need trash working on genshin
Its like the 'sneezing is cultural appropriation' crowd defending AC shadows
Enough with this girlboss trope in general.
I think people are still more than willing to be open to a female lead, but she has to be authentic. She has to actually have some feminity and most importantly, she can't be perfect. No one really wants to hear a story about a person who starts out perfect, stays perfect, and ends perfect without ever having been challenged to grow or learn anything throughout the story. That's why people reject the girlboss, but still happily embrace a character like Lara Croft or Ripley from Alien or more classically, Scarlet O'Hara, or any number of others. Enough of the feminist fantasy. We'll still take an authentic woman.
@@kma3647Also the modern writing makes them so damn obnoxiously cunty.
I think one good example of a female lead in a game was\is Senua. At least in the first game. Don't know much about the second one.
What do you even know about the main character at this point?
So no more Lara Croft, Bayonetta and so on?
This game is a skip for me, girlboss stuff is crap, I hate woke and anyone who supports it.
The ONLY way to beat this stuff is to keep our money in our wallets.
Thanks for the great video!
Weird! If they wanted to have a female protagonist, why not use one of the ones we know and may have a connection to? Like maybe Yuna or Tomoe!?
This. I actually woulda preferred a Yuna or Tomoe sequel. Especially Tomoe, who has seen how Jin fight's and who knows what he fights for. She could have adapted the same persona and fighting style as the Ghost easily should a conflict arise in Kyoto that would force her back into action.
Not to mention a potential DLC where she needs to work with Jin on a common goal.
Although Yuna is interesting, I think her fervor and purpose died with Taka. Tomoe for me is a much more interesting choice.
@@vanillathunder309
For real! These are great points which could absolutely work. Why can’t the devs see this type of potential. Why take a fan-base and try to force them to start fresh, when we could have some type of continuity and connection to what we love.
The only thing they have for us is, it’s in Japan somewhere aaaaannnd the landscape will look beautiful again. But if it fails they will cry sexism and misogyny. Ugh!
And instead of killing the male protagonist(300years in the future) they could have gone backwards in time and shown how they got to be bad asses ... god damn it that would of been cool
whats wrong with a female protagonist in a new story?
@Mystician13 nothing, as long as it's got nothing to do with dei..... which sadly because of the political climate every choice is seen that way,
this may not have been the case the same with ac shadows, and it was just an artistic choice, but people are suspicious.
There are also those who just wanted more of Jin Sakai, which is also not wrong to want, and it's OK for them to be upset about imo
After playing the game, if someone starts talking about it and the first response is "erm, actually the lead goes by they/them", I can imagine that someone rolling their eyes and going off to play something else.
Stuff like that didn't stop me from playing Deltarune. If you are really that sensitive, that a single person (who didn't even work on the game) can make you not play it just by correcting pronouns or something, maybe you weren't mature enough to play the game, or mabee you didn't deserve that game in the first place.
like the They/Then Femenist Activist being the voice of the main character ISNT a giant red flag?
Do you NOT have basic pattern recognition?
@@addison_v_ertisement1678
@@addison_v_ertisement1678 You may like to eat fecal waste, but that doesn't mean gamers have to.
@Extil2 Yeah, because a nobody on the internet talking to you about pronouns is just so awful. Does the little baby need mama to kiss him where it hurts?
My first impression of the trailer: it is intrigued me because I love ghost of Tsushima, but I'm a bit disappointed that there is very minimal gameplay shown and the fact that it has nothing to do with Jin Sakai story line.
Upon further search, I found out who is modelling on the main protagonist: " oh, another mentally ill person trying to infect game"
My conclusion so far; I'm gonna wait for further news/trailer.
Very based take.
Which is actually an attitude we should have for everything, anytime. To build a judgement you need information, not blurbs.
I feel the same way. I'm waiting till more detail comes out, but so far, I may get it.
Agreed. So far, I don't have the best impression, but I could be wrong.
Imagine still questioning if a game is woke or not. Female protagonist? Skip, it's so easy, you don't even have to invest time into analazing it, there hundreds other game to play.
Ghost of Concord
Met Erika one time in real life. She…isn’t pleasant.
You should see how she behaved as a guest on Critical Role lol
@@dmtaboo_truth7052I heard it, too, wasn’t pleasant.
I met her once in real life, she was really cool and kind to my friends and I. Strange..
@@N0U6122 You sure you met real her than her impostor or something ?
@@gulox8241 yeah I’m sure it was her, she was incredibly kind I’d never forget that meeting
If they brought out a Tomb Raider game where you play as a guy, I wouldn't play that because that's not Tomb Raider. It's not about gender, it's about the character.
There were good male based alternative games/IPs for Tomb Raider (not anymore thou) that did ok in their own take. Example Uncharted and Indiana Jones. But ofc both of them had to have their girl bosses and woke messaging shoveled in them and what a surprise surprise... They are now dogshit.
And yep. Would not buy a game that is being marketed as Tomb Raider game but gender swap male to Lara Craft.
How hard is it to keep these things separate.
They will never swap Lara Croft with a guy. HOWEVER, they might swap her with...something else, if you see what I mean.
@neochaft1587 I think there's a bigger chance we get to see Lara being 100 pounds heavier, short, purple hair and lots of piercings on the horizon. Adding a pointless lesbian storyline on top of it while her skin tone has become darker.
I mean…. It’s called Uncharted.
@@willybe6427 The OP point is that Lara Croft get replaced by a guy inside the Tomb Raider franchise.
I think the voice actor should be free to have her opinion just like Gina Carano should. What makes my spidey senses tingle is WHY the company would choose her, when they without a doubt could have found a nice and neutral voice actor who would not attract attention. Its not like Erika Ishii brings something special to the role like Gina does with her unique physical prowess. Hopefully the studio is as respectful as they were in the previous game.
Erika Ishii is Japanese. That's probably part of the reason why they chose her.
Exactly this, they picked her purely for political reasons then get mad when people don't want to buy their game.
It would be different if this was someone who was a famous Japanese model, or a highly talented Japanese actress, or she was big in the Japanese cultural community, instead she is a Californian best known for being in Dropout, a group known for their leftist politics and sexual depravity, people on there have admitted to getting cucked, being in a gangbang with a bunch of strangers, taking erectile dysfunction drugs that they get in loose envelopes in the mail, etc
Some of the people in Dropout are talented, I've liked parts of some D20 campaigns, but they completely overshadow and ruin it by insisting on inserting far leftist nonsense and sexual depravity into everything.
why does it matter the character is female. we grew up with mulan movies. ghost of tsushima (previous title) was a legendary game that got a 40/40 score from Famitsu. You know what kinds of games get 40/40 from Famitsu? Predominately high quality Japanese games. Franchises like Zelda, Final Fantasy, MGS. Every single game on there, regardless of controversy, has sold plenty of titles.
When ppl get mad main character is female, I'm just reminded of how Ubisoft only added Alexios to AC Odyssey as a playable character so people wouldn't be mad the canon MC is the female character.
back to "you hate it because its a woman" argument, eh??
can you read the other comment?
who's mad over a female MC?
Someone pls tell this person about wokeness and DEI..
@@TrinitroBroprobably this guy maybe he/him whatever
Modern media doesn't know how to immerse you in an imaginary world.
They always have to reference modern trends throughout games and shows...
Look at red dead redemption 2 for a master class of making an immersive engaging wonderfully written story that is also diverse and features strong women. Nobody was upset about Sadie being a bloodthirsty bad ass. Nobody was upset about Lenny and Charles being huge characters. Because they were well written characters that fit into the story without issue and added to it rather than just being shoved in clearly to check a box
Yep. They replaced highly professional game devs with blue haired, talentless activists.
"There is nothing original or something that hasn't been created before anymore" comes to mind. It's gotten to the point wherein indie games and passion projects all feel the same nowadays, I truly wonder why that is. It seems like true art and creativity just isn't there anymore.
Yep. They replaced highly professional game devs with blue haired beatniks without talent.
Yep. They replaced highly professional game devs with....those who do not care about us or the games.
If the actress of the main protagonist is a woke activist i think it is reasonable to have doubts that this game will be woke asf. If i'm wrong and that game isn't woke even better because this means we get a really good second part of the series.
But no i won't buy it because it is PS5 exclusive and i don't have one and i think after what happened until now our concerns that this game will be woke and the protagonist is an insufferable girlboss might be true. That's not my money worth.
You wanna see woke in video games look at the saint row reboot now that's how you ruin a series
It's just a VA. I'm sure you could go through some of your favorite movies/shows/games and find several other VAs who have voiced controversial political opinions. VAs don't usually have the power to change the script for an entire game, so I'm not too worried.
Plus, the character has some historical precedence behind it (Onna Musha). It's not like you're turning George Washington into a female revolutionary.
@@tk03_85 Nah, it's definitely going to be woke. They even gave the main character a version of the typical girlboss sideshave haircut (not as extreme as usual, but still noticable). When has a game featuring a female protagonist with that haircut ever not been woke? It's not a design, it's a statement.
@@_Vengeance_ They were given ambassador status to Tsushima due to the first game in this series. I feel like that should far outweigh a politically active VA and a haircut.
The character makes sense within the time period. I don't profess to be an expert on haircuts, but shorter cuts are pretty popular in modern Japan. And it's just hair. Someone could very easily style their hair like this in 1603, especially in an area that might as well be the Japanese "wild west".
@@tk03_85 That the first game was great says nothing about its sequels. For example, that SS game (S Squad) is in the same series as the Arkham Asylum games. Or going more literal, another example would be Spiderman 2 compared to Spiderman 1. I'm seeing all the signs this game is going the same way, so that's how I treat it. After all, Sony has a history of attracting people with a relatively woke-free game first and then shutting the trap with the sequel, there are many more examples. The most famous example would be TLoU: I didn't use it as a primary example because the first game has some woke issues itself, but it wasn't that bad... but then TLoU2 hit and OOF! Atsu is just another Abby.
Why does the voice actress have a pic of her wearing “eat the rich” shirt but is literally part of the celebrity voice actor group which falls under the “rich” group?
Am I the only one who thinks this is ironic?
yup, but apparently hating the rich while also being rich and having a very reckless consoomer lifestyle is a-okay and not even slightly hypocrtical according to many Hasan fans at least (or ppl that defend chamapgne socialists in general) And its actually not his fault because the more conservative leaning, often white or asian working class men (mostly) who busts their ass actually delivering/ stocking or manufacturing the stuff Hasan buys is the real problem because they "opress the global south" despite actually helping the global south supply things to the west
Do you think radical activists like her are capable of self-reflection and seeing their own double standard?
“ironic?”
more like “moronic.”
The primary motivating factor of the left is hatred for anyone who has more than they do. This whole pretend concern for the poor and downtrodden is just a mask they hide behind. They will give a pass to the rich that support their stupid idea for some reason, but much like white women who scream about white people as if they aren’t white, left wingers (especially the chicks) think they can make themselves honorary victims.
It is ironic, but the sad truth is that she most likely believes she's an "opressed" and "poor" person who needs to "fight agains the evil system all around her".
People's behavior often baffles me. While I have a strong aversion for the absolute rot that is woke culture, I equally find it troubling when those who claim to be anti-woke exhibit similar hostility towards innocent individuals, blurring the lines between the two. I've seen males who harbor deep resentment towards female characters, solely driven by an almost primal-like insecurity that blinds them to the strength and qualities these characters embody. This insecurity often manifests in aggressive and animalistic behavior, including strong vile sexual threats and insults once they face defeat by a female's hand.
To blame this behavior solely on "trauma from the greedy game industry" is both unfair and misleading, as the roots of this issue run deeper. It's crucial to recognize that not all men embody true masculinity or virtue; many display traits that are frustratingly and perplexingly immature, cringe and petty, mirroring the very characteristics associated with contemporary woke culture individuals, such is the disappointing human nature unfortunately.
When I watched the Ghost of Yotei trailer, my immediate thought was that the character looked astonishing, edgy and badass (really hoped she kept the mask on though cause sheesh her jaw is almost non-existent), on the sole fact that it's a female making me look forward to play as someone more visually appealing while battling enemies. It's crazy to me that others didn't share at least a similar perspective to this; so I'm curious as to what went wrong with their brain. it seems like some people are just looking for reasons to complain about the next best thing, as if their day depends on it.
Truth is as of currently we quite simply lack the means to determine whether Ghost of Yotei is truly deserving of the accusations being hurled at it. So there is no valid justification for the behavior of these critics, it is devoid of merit or logic, seemingly mere senseless complaints of children seeking something to cry about.
Personally, I see this as a win regardless of the outcome considering the second it releases on PC the modding community will be absolutely ruthless and i can't wait >:D
Gamers don't have a problem with female protagonists, Stellar Blade is a recent example but with all the agenda pushing in the games we play, we can't help but wonder if this is going to be more of the same.
All the men _choosing_ to play female characters says all that needs saying.
Stellar blade has A hot female protagonist don’t forget that and that’s why is successful and ofcourse of its good gameplay too but Ghost of youtei has an ugly female that doesn’t even look like a japanese woman and the trailer had 0 combat gameplay because prolly it will be the same game as GoT
It’s just a vocal minority complaining. As most ppl don’t care as long as it’s fun who cares.
Or just Echoes of Wisdom if you'd want to pick a character that isn't sexualized. There was no "right-wing" negativity whatsoever to a new Zelda game featuring a female protagonist as opposed to the usual Link, and plenty of "men" are willing to play such games. I'm sick of the far woke gaslighting people with their baseless accusations like "gamers just hate women".
Perfect Dark was amazing, and had a female protagonist.
It's distrust, most people no longer trusts that a female character or character or color aren't just in the game for diversity. Diverse characters have always existed and have even been some of the most beloved characters in gaming history. They just need to be added organically in a story that nakes sense for them to be there
Trust a corporation as far as you can throw them. In other words: not at all.
People would have been more fine with the female protagonist if her voice actress was a normal person instead of being an Activist who can't keep their mouth shut
As the philosopher Heraclitus once said, “The only constant in life is change.” So long as the change serves the story and deepens our understanding of struggle, growth, and victory, it holds value. But if it’s change for the sake of novelty, then the spirit that once animated the narrative can get lost.
So when a game based on historical events or time periods suddenly places a female protagonist in a role that would traditionally have been held by a male warrior, it can feel out of place or inauthentic. It’s almost like rewriting history in a way that might undermine the realism of the setting.
I don't care anymore
If I get even a whiff of wokeness from your game, the marketing, the actors, the artists, the executives then I'm not giving you a penny.
Jin literally is the ghost and now we get some knock off woman stealing his identity. It's batgirl all over again.
No thanks I'll just play stellar blade again if I want a game about a badass woman with a sword.
there's literally nothing woke about the fuckin game itself not once is she suppose to be a ghost of any kind lol
just got the plat a few hours ago.....definitely the best game in the ps5
I said before Sucker Punch is trying to pull a Tlous 2, of course they killed Jin in a sutil way.
Same, if the actor has this radicalized opinion. I just simply won’t support their shit.
@@ArielCleirigh They didn’t “kill him.” The game takes place 300 years AFTER the first game and is set in a different region. Would it kill you to do a bit of research before shrieking about “woke”?
They know the "sexism" claim has NO substance. The problem are the small-minded people who believe them.
Sony: "Don't like it, don't buy it."
*A majority go on to not buy the game*
Sony: "Y tho?"
I've stopped playing video games, stopped buying them. I've gone back to music and spend my money there now, instead. Video games have become a toxic wasteland, dead to me now.
Hope you're not listening to Diddy and his associates
Playstation can't afford another DEI disaster. I bet they're sweating right now
Another? When have they ever had one?
@@skyace9386 Concord.
@@swankypants1185 Oh yeah that game that cost 500 million to make.... allegedly. It failed because it was not FTP, it had decent, but generic gamepla and it had a ton of competition. Nice try Jan.
@@skyace9386 SpiderMan 2 and GoW Ragnarok also have a chunk of that DEI DNA, but lucky for them that the games are good enough for most to ignore it. As soon as they release a worse than average product with DEI, they'll get fucked.
@skyace9386 just take the L, shill
It's not the lead being female that the problem it's the female they chose to be the lead, that's the problem. If all this is is mocap, voice acting and visual capture then I'm fine with it. But if the casting of Erika Ishii makes it so that her political agenda gets showcasef in the game as well then I guess Sucker Punch might have to get used to us not owning their games.
Yes but they did choose her on purpose Not a coincidence, Sony PS studios are attached to a woke agenda just look games as GOW Ragnarok, Spiderman 2, Concord etc.
The game should be boycotted for using such an obvious plant as Erika Ishii who loves to pretend to be a Japanese citizen to make it look like Japanese people like DEI crap.
@@ArielCleirigh How the fuck is GOW Ragnarok woke
I agree but her track record says she won’t be able to NOT tweet something mean after the game doesn’t sell as well as they want it to.
She seems petty and hateful.
I'll reserve judgement until I learn more about the character/story. Just being a woman doesn't make her a bad protagonist. I understand how it worries everyone these days since so many female protagonists are cardboard cutouts of a stereotype. The first game earned enough trust from me to give Sucker Punch the benefit of the doubt.
The VA is definitely not doing them any favors, but freedom of speech is a thing and I choose to respect it even if people use it to say things I don't like.
he talks a lot about identifying as trans, people need to stop saying Erika Ishii is a woman. You can actually sound female if you take hormones non stop since very young.
@@Jucelegario That's wild af 💀
@@chefboiardeeznutz9881 "as a representative of the trans community..." what does that tell you?
While I think people should withhold judgement till it/more information comes out, I think gamers are more than a little sunburnt at this point. The VA isn't helping, like many other problem people behind the characters doing the equivalent of smacking the aforementioned sunburn with a hand coated in gravel and pepper oil, but still. It is a pretty game and it seems like the studio has already done a good job before. All we can do is hope it's just as good
@@Jucelegario Erika claims to be gender fluid and his/her bio says he/she's good with ALL pronouns. Referring to him/her as man or woman doesn't matter.
If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck... Unfortunately, a lot of people have become conditioned to reject media with various red flags as a political vehicle, and said vehicle can barely run while covered in obnoxious ads. DEI and anti-white/male initiatives have succeeded in making me feel prejudiced where nothing else has because it seems that an unusual amount of political weirdos have got behind the means of production.
If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck... it better watch out for Haitians. 🦆⚠️
That's actually a good idea for a game... Mallard Gear Solid. You gotta stealth around the park, evading immigrants so they don't eat your ass. I'd play that shit.
the lefties complain when it happens to them now, but they’re the ones who started this way of thinking and reacting to media. seriously, the only reason there are so many female protagonists nowadays is because leftoids freaked out when a game had a white make protagonist, despite the fact that the western market was aimed at… you guessed it… mostly white men.
representation only matters for them, i guess 🤷♂️.
Ah but does it weigh the same as a duck, or does it sink in water and is therefore a witch? .... or something?
Ah, Erika. I remember when she was on Critical Role. She was loud and obnoxious then too 😅
Oooooh my . If Sydney ever learns about fate series
Female king Arthur
Female Hattori Hanzo
Trans Alexander
Female Leonardo da Vinci
Cats talking
Gay Lancelot
One the most famous series on the planet .
@JonySmith-bb4gx You realize a lot of those back stories and genderbends in Fate are done as jokes, waifu bait, or just because right? And NOT because they're trying shove an agenda down your throat?
Why do they always use the "It's because I'm a woman" card when the game is criticized?
The real problem is that this game has probably been in development since these policies were introduced into games, and the fact that the DEVs have their pronouns in X and this "If you don't like it, don't buy it" line proves this, even though he's a former boss.
Every gamer worth their salt knows how to separate beliefs from art, and that's a fact. Before, it was the older people who complained when something came up that went against their religion or politics. But today's games have forgotten about being an art form and valuing the experience and story to become a political disseminator. The feeling of playing these games today is like they're telling you, "Hey, you piece of shit. While you're playing, there are a lot of gays, lesbians, blacks, women, etc. dying and it's all your fault, man. Good game. 🙂“
And the result of all this politics is exactly what Marvel, Disney and now Ubisoft are going through...
When these companies realize that insulting their core audience and selling products to people who don't buy them doesn't generate a profitable return, many of them will already be out of business.
But of course, if you argue about this, you automatically become sexist, racist, fascist, homophobic, far-right and a fan of the mustachioed man.
The fact is that the game stops being a game and becomes a simulator of real life, and if it lived real life all the time, no one would buy games anymore. What made games good was being able to enter a game and feel like the outside world didn't interfere with it. Imagine a GTA where you got arrested every time you ran a red light, or a Mortal Kombat where you could resolve differences through conversation. These are small things, but they make a difference in the player's experience and don't remind them that the outside world exists and has problems. People play to de-stress about life and feel lighter, not to worry about it.
People who don't understand the complaint are like this...👇🏾
“What do you mean you want a game with a good story, characters with personality beyond their sexuality, beautiful characters, a magical world... and you don't want to know about my political side and what I think is right? Homophobic!😡“
*I used Google Translate, sorry if something is wrong
I’m a woman and at work a very forward and sometimes rude female colleague used the “for us women it’s so hard to get far at work as it is” after I complained to her about starting a fight with a male colleague. Even though she could hold her own (and has been rude to me by interrupting me or shouting over me a lot during work calls), she had the cheek to basically say “why did you rat on me to my manager? It’s hard enough for women like us”. In my head I was thinking “women like you will go far because you’re loud and overly cocky but think it’s confidence and girl boss energy”…. Well I hope this doesn’t happen because she was an awful person to work with!
They use it, because blaming others is easier, than admitting their failures. And they also want us to stay silent and just eat all the content they provide - brainwashing us to accept this brave new world, where you can be anything, but honest with your thoughts.
They don't care about gaming experience. They mostly care about manipulating the masses by media. It is the same for movies and television series.
"This is the secret of propaganda: Those who are to be persuaded by it should be completely immersed in the ideas of the propaganda, without ever noticing that they are being immersed in it."
"A lie told once remains a lie but a lie told a thousand times becomes the truth."
(Joseph Goebbels - The Propaganda Minister of the Third Reich)
because people are refusing to buy the game because of the woman main character.
@@addison_v_ertisement1678 Tell me you didn't watch the video without telling me
@@etrosknight2254 I have read comment under trailer video when it released. This is the exact reason for most of them.
It is nice to see there are still normal thinking woman, other then my wife. Good video. 💪
If Sucker Punch had no intention of including divisive messaging in the game, they would not have hired a lead actress who makes her entire existence hinge on being divisive and hateful toward Sucker Punch's core audience.
I legitimately don't think so. The actress has been in games I wouldn't really say are woke. I won't deny having her as the main protagonist is very concerning, but I won't jump the gun and hate on this game if the actual contents inside of it give me no reason to hate it. Jumping the gun and lashing out at games is what these leftists do. I refuse to lower myself to their level and behave the exact same way.
@@roguescorner9042 Really????? you are bullshitting us show me a production post 2020 with woke actors and actresses which isn't in the movie in any shape or form... i dare you link one or two....
@@maszkalman3676Baldur's Gate 3, and Cyberpunk 2077. Games that were roasted pre-release for having woke elements yet are still considered great, even if they do have woke elements in them.
Heck, Starfield was given shit for the pronouns shit, yet being woke is not often cited as being one of the game's biggest problems.
Another one. House of the Dragon. The lead actress is non-binary, yet I have yet to see any complaints about that show being woke.
Look, I won't deny that a product having been made by "woke" people usually turns out bad. Usually, that is the case. But I'll reserve judgment until I see more. As I said already, the actress being who she is does raise concern. I'm not denying that. But I won't hate on this game preemptively just for that. That's exactly what the woke crowd does, what the people YOU hate do. Just look at Hogwarts Legacy and the mess they made because it's a Harry Potter game, and they hate J.K. Rowling.
Speaking of which, another example. Hogwarts Legacy has a trans character in it, yet anti-woke people defended to no end.
@@roguescorner9042 Non -binary not equal woke ? Or they are the same for you????
7:09 oh so NOW you should separate the artist from the art. Funny how that never seems to apply when the artist is on the other side…
I was just about to comment this. Spot on. Not like Black Myth Wukong couldn’t be mentioned without bringing up the developer’s supposed “political beliefs” just a month ago
@@cattreegaming6220no political messaging in that game. At least none that’s inherent or pushed in your face.
@@cattreegaming6220 I'm guessing people like you think Atheism is a religion, huh?
@@Fan-wj9mx literally what does this have to do with anything hahaha please explain
Sigourney Weaver killed the Alien in the first movie, but before her death blow, she lets out a blood curdling scream that firmly establishes a 'woman' persona.
If these woke creations would envelope natural behaviors, they might be somewhat tolerable....😂
Oooooh my . If Sydney ever learns about fate series
Female king Arthur
Female Hattori Hanzo
Trans Alexander
Female Leonardo da Vinci
Cats talking
Gay Lancelot
One the most famous series on the planet .
It's easier to believe that dragons are real, and wizards can cast fireballs, than it is to believe a 5 foot 3, 100 pound woman could defeat multiple trained male warriors in melee combat.
I have no issue playing playing male or female characters. I have noticed that I have been preferring male characters lately in all media, and I kind of wonder if the "girlbossification" of female characters have tainted them for me. I still read/watch/play stuff with female main characters, but I tend to stay with stuff that has proven itself to me as good over the years, mostly authors I've been reading for 15+ years, or watching the same shows I watched ages ago. I have been adding titles, but they tend to be old - like made in the seventies and older old.
Regarding this game specifically. I have no issue with them wanting to set the sequel so far after the first one. I have no issue with them wanting to do a female character. I do have an issue with the one voice actress they picked. Of all the people they could have picked, why her???? Her being such an outspoken activist is the biggest red flag to me. I probably would have bought it the moment it came out on PC (even if it took several years like the first one did), but I am 100% going to need to see more details about this game, and probably a dozen or more reviews (preferablly unbiased) before I even consider buying it now.
In most of my games you can't really tell anyway, or there is no main character, or you can freely pick on creation.
There are only a few ones in my library where it's predetermined for story reasons.
In pretty much all of these games you're either whatever your imagination wants, or free to select.
It's about as diverse and inclusive as it can get.
On the flip side, insisting that the main character must be a black trans lesbian CEO is the polar opposite.
Luckily this is an area where voting with my money is effective.
I don't buy it, investors see red results, they connect the dots, new games are better.
I think the recent years both in gaming in other media has left a mark on many. (myself clearly included)
I personally already roll my eyes if I see certain things up front, that are starting to be red flags. As soon as I hear "strong female character" or "diversity" or "inclusion" I already lose interest. Those are buzzwords now that make me think whatever it is, it is not worth my time, because it sounds like there has been zero effort in actually writing a good, compelling character with a nice character arc, a good story and have world building around it.
And I agree, as soon as I see an actor (or voice actor in this case) that is such an activist, I immediatly expect the product to have a similar mindset, because I expect they hired the person because he or she fits in the mindset. Simply due to experiences in the last few years.
Compare that to someone like Jenna Ortega, who sounds VERY different when she talks about her character ect. Or Henry Cavill who sounds invested in what he does.
Sooner or later these ideas will die out I think, because there is no money in it.
What I also found out is that if I watch an older movie, or play older games I tend to then realise if there are any of the characters in it that are often just badly written today. Back in the day I didn't even thought about it that way, because having a female, black or whatever character didn't stand out because of that trait to me. They were just a character so to speak. That is honestly how it SHOULD be. It now feels like people wrote characters back in the days, and then it might be a women, black whatever later on. Today it feels like they go in with "we need a xy character" and that should be enough for us to like it. (I think it is very possible that they still thought that way, but at least were smart enough to write the character in an interesting way, thought about how to weave it into the story, so that it works. Of course not always, but certainly often enough)
It kind of shows how broken their line of thinking is, since they seem to think people can only relate to a character due to their gender, skin color, instead of realising that most people can relate to a character due to their background, problems they run into, their failings and growth, how they overcome their flaws.
I honestly don't care if it's woke or not. I'm out. Just like Mad Max Furiosa. I'm tired of girlbosses and I'm tired of trying to insert myself as the target audience for something. Isn't it for me? Great, thanks for letting me know, I won't buy it. Good luck!
Exactly! If someone asks why you didn't play it or didn't watch simply state, "I'm not the target audience." Been doing that for over a decade already.
Damn imagine your masculinity being THIS fragile, im going to play this, then go play space marines, because I'm an actual man not a crying boy
@@redninja3056 It is not homie. I have other things to do or care. Have Fun!
@TuretaPB of course it is but you have fun with that
@@redninja3056 I will. Have a nice life! Enjoy the game brotha.
Not going to judge it at all for having a female lead (after all, Heather Mason is one of my favorite Silent Hill protagonists, only trumped by James Sunderland). I /am/ going to judge it if they let the actress's woke nonsense infect Ghost of Yotei. Waiting for it to come out and get a proper review is the option I'll take.
if they let the actresses lip flap all over social media, I consider the studio a lost cause, since they clearly agree with her or else they would be gluing her lips shut.
I share this opinion as well. I genuinely hope this nonsense is just exclusive to the actress herself, kinda like how we deal with Mark Hamil. Ghost of Tsushima was a fantastic game and I hope Ghost of Yotei can live up to its predecessor.
Ayy Im glad Heather/Cheryl has some recognition.
Im more of a Henry from SH4 enjoyer myself
But I do play Heather/Cheryl as my DBD main
As a man I have no problem with a female protagonist. In fact I pick female characters a decent amount of the time. Based on how great the first game was I’ll give them the opportunity to write a good story and not pull a last Jedi
If they show any lesbian or trans stuff in the game, i will not buy this game. I will never pre order this game on my life.
They wont do that ..they'll just lead you on till u finish playing the game..before sneaking in the woke through a DLC
@@greenninja8709 Damn, i did not even consider that. Good point tbh. I guess we will see in the future.
Because Spider Man 2 betrayed me hard with that compulsory gay side mission for the platinum.
@@sashwat_kundu I'll never forgive guerrilla for what they did to my precious Aloy smh
@@greenninja8709 Yeah, that too...and the recent update made her worse.
@@greenninja8709 Nah, if they truly want this game to be a DEI-propaganda speaker, they will announce and put it in the main game it, like we'll get a second trailer, where the protagonist kisses a woman or something like that.
They can't help themselves, they're always vocal about their agenda, that usually makes it easy to identify them (meaing the plural of multiple people, not the other "them").
They tell us to respect their personal boundaries...
What boundaries? If they don't respect themselves and go out of their way to publicly share every little thought they have, I have to ask where the personal boundary is?
We need to ask immediately after asking what their pronouns are. 🙏Pls be prepared with exhaustive list of all triggers 😜
My favorite movie genre used to be movies with a strong female lead. Not anymore. I didn't change. The genre did.
When you concluded in the end I catched myself that I also prejudge games. I didn't care about female or male leads in games. I want to loose myself in games, exploring other worlds or dive into a well written story. It's escapism. But with all what happened in the last years, with Star Wars, The witcher, or other franchises I loved, I got really cautios. And not because they put inclusivity in those games, they should do it, IDC, but do it in a good way. Ghost of Tsushima did it well the first time. But it feels like they just think "The franchise is successfull, the fans will consume it anyway, how do we reach a broader audience to gain more $$€€?" And then they put out an effordless boring product with blant protagonists, sometimes broken bugfests, but hey, we have a transcharacter so you have to buy our game, right? RIGHT? If not your are a s*xist bigot. Consume my product, give me your 70$€ or you are branded as a s*xist. Of course people get cautious and sh*t on you. And I think some storywriters calculate exactly with that. Getting into a successfull franchise, because people consume anyway. You know your writing is not good and that is the only chance you have to make some money. Getting into an already existing fanbase, because you know if you make something from scratch yoruself, it will fail because you cannot write good stories.
I'm black and I have no problem seeing black or female leads in video game. However, in these times it usually done just for ESG. When I see black or female leads that just tells me the quality of the product will be low and it is just being don for diversity and inclusion purposes, and it is not a real project someone put any creative vision into. Especially when an existing male character is replaced by a female character, or an existing white character is replaced by a black one. I will not buy it.
Here's my stance. Politics relating to current day issues should not be included within a games narrative due to it inviting discourse and alienation to those that may have considered purchasing the game. However, political themes and ideologies are perfectly acceptable within a game as long as it fits coherently within the narrative to which the story is trying to tell.
So basically no third-wave feminism in the Edo period?
@@kalamari3288Pretty much. If civil rights were brought up in a game taking place in 1960s America, then there is no problem. But if you bring it up in 1820s America then some questions will be asked.
It is clear Jin was brushed off for the message. All the games this year have been garbage!
Jin story story was done the moment he left his uncle and defeated the mongols what else could they do with him he wasn’t going to fight his former clan it’s safe to say he died as a ghost
Some of my favorite female protags were Bayonetta, Alice from the madness series, Jesse from control, Claire from RE, Faith from Mirrors edge, Heather from SH3, Sydney from payday and Nier.
And none of them are products of wokeness.
I grew up playing the Dragon Quest (aka Dragon Warrior) games, and from the third game onward you could play as a female hero, but it did not change your status at all.
I was just going to mention how Jade from DQ11 is my favorite character in the game
Lara Croft in Tomb Raider was well done. Nobody had a problem with her, she has hardcore fans, and the first game is from 1996 🤷♂️
@@leonnunhofer3453 Lara Croft tomb raider was not a real protagonist is fictional character this game is a historical event but there was no female samurai it takes the fun out of it
There were female samurais do your research i thought the same at first @@Carlospere-l9s
Historical event?? You call one person single handed slaying thousands and swinging like spiderman from rock to rock....historical? @@Carlospere-l9s
@Carlospere-l9s
Just search “ female samurai “ in google.
Being factually wrong about things and insisting it’s true doesn’t change the facts.
And another thing. Do you believe Jin had those powers in the real world and he was 100% historically true and real character?
Let game be out and see what it is .
I hate woke women 💩 but this is just forced hate cause the fascist politicians have brainwashed people and they are not realizing it.
Exactly why shes popular, because shes from 1996. When people didnt have a woke agenda
Johnny Carson was a hard core Democrat, but you would not know that from watching his show.
Also an alcoholic and a very mean person.
The democrats or his day are considered moderates today, or even right wing if they don’t go along with the transformers stuff
Well then show me a post 2020 production with wokie actros/actresses that isn't woke link me at elast 2 one is jsut an excemption....
The democrats aren't like they were in his time.
What's even more ironic is that there was no Samurai that fought an entire Mongol army all by himself. That's what these games are. FICTION
The game studio is supporting a person that actively hates/denounces my beliefs - So yes, I will not purchase ANY of their products and will ACTIVELY discourage anyone else to purchase either as it is WOKENESS in silent mode.
You don’t hire someone like her without having an agenda
@@KB8Killa Absolutely.
@@paulw7404 these companies know what does and does not effect sales. They knew when they hired this person it would affect sales, but they did it anyways because of the agenda.
@@KB8Killa Exactly - Why they should be called out for it.
@@paulw7404 I’ll add on to that by saying if the actress was a pro trump supporter type there is no way in heck they get hired
We need games with realistic female characters with strengths, weaknesses and personalities. Not just boobs.
Well video game female characters nowadays also omitted the boobs. Apparently it is also offensive to even have attractive characters.
I mean you could probably please the feminists by calling yhe female character hard mode (since women stand almost no chance fighting men but don't tell them that's why it's hard mode)
This is true. I don't play overwatch anymore for this reason.
@@themightysisto8092 female character exists: gets one hit knocked out by male character. Can't run as fast as male character, cant jump as high or as far as male character. Has lower camera angle than male character, has significantly less carry weight than male character.Women: THIS IS SEXISM !
@@Patson20 i think it would be best to just accept that female characters are physically inferior to male characters and just have them excell at something else. Resident evil 3 original jill valentine perfectly executed this. She is not as strong as chris redfield but she survived and even killed nemesis without raw strength. And we know how strong jill's character is. Women have different perks compared to men. It doesn't have to be "i have to be better at everything". Men surely has many many flaws that is shown in almost any media. Why cant female characters also have that?