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Post by kotoreffect3 on Jun 27, 2017 17:50:18 GMT
It's not sjw propaganda... But it has more elements of sjw'ing than most games. Did you just turn it into a verb?
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Post by anarchy65 on Jun 27, 2017 17:55:28 GMT
Ah, this is one of the things I wanted to say and I forgot, thanks for reminding me (even accidentaly) I study social representations, and there is NO WAY any fiction world/characters you create won't have part of your culture, your political views, etc. It's absolutely impossible. That is true, but when one political or social view is represented only, it feels less like emulation and more preaching. How many conservative minded characters are present in Andromeda and shown in a positive light? Not many I would wager. Well, I haven't got far in Andromeda yet, but there are conservative characters in previous Mass Effect games: Mordin (initially), Javik, Ashley, Garrus (you can actually help making him more conservative or less conservative), among others. As far as I'm on Andromeda, Kallo seems a bit conservative to me, as well as Tann (not sure if he'll stab me in the back, we'll see, no spoilers please). I remember getting a conservative line from Drack, but can't really affirm he's conservative yet.
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Post by dreman999 on Jun 27, 2017 17:57:05 GMT
that is a strech. The woman in mea are fine in looks. They are just not super models. They look normal. But we don't usually come to games/movies/TV for normal. We get enough of that in real life. (Please note I said usually) well too bad for you. You don't get to bang a super model with a fantastic butt and lager then averge breast. You get to bang a normal looking woman with a fantastic butt aND larger then averge breast...the horror.
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Post by dreman999 on Jun 27, 2017 17:58:16 GMT
That is true, but when one political or social view is represented only, it feels less like emulation and more preaching. How many conservative minded characters are present in Andromeda and shown in a positive light? Not many I would wager. Well, I haven't got far in Andromeda yet, but there are conservative characters in previous Mass Effect games: Mordin (initially), Javik, Ashley, Garrus (you can actually help making him more conservative or less conservative), among others. As far as I'm on Andromeda, Kallo seems a bit conservative to me, as well as Tann (not sure if he'll stab me in the back, we'll see, no spoilers please). I remember getting a conservative line from Drack, but can't really affirm he's conservative yet. dude all old school krogan are conservative.
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Post by dreman999 on Jun 27, 2017 18:02:02 GMT
how? You don't even know he's gay if no one told you. Gil does tell you he is gay if you are not in romance. Iirc you don't get the invigorated letter though. Overall, Gil imo is a great character with a terrible romance, and it is about as much anti-gay, as Jacob's is misogynistic. Something that did not work out in the game, despite a few bright moments. gil never says he is gay once.only if you romance him. And no the character that is about becoming gay dad's and creating family with your gay husband is not anti gay.
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Post by I'd rather be Mordin Solus on Jun 27, 2017 18:03:02 GMT
But we don't usually come to games/movies/TV for normal. We get enough of that in real life. (Please note I said usually) well too bad for you. You don't get to bang a super model with a fantastic butt and lager then averge breast. You get to bang a normal looking woman with a fantastic butt aND lagree then averge breast...the horror. Why the snark?
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Post by warrior on Jun 27, 2017 18:04:15 GMT
There was an autistic person in Overlord. In MEA, Knight's son has some disability. There is some representation for disabled people in video games. Not saying it can't get better, but I'm not sure how many disabled characters people expect to see in action/shooter games. I didn't bring it up to critique the lack of disabled people in games. I brought it up because the poster brought up the lack of disabled people in the game as evidence of "SJW" w/e, and that confused me for several reasons, one being that not many games feature this.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 18:07:38 GMT
Gil does tell you he is gay if you are not in romance. Iirc you don't get the invigorated letter though. Overall, Gil imo is a great character with a terrible romance, and it is about as much anti-gay, as Jacob's is misogynistic. Something that did not work out in the game, despite a few bright moments. I didn't get that dialog. The closest thing I got was his statement of "no chance of having a child" or something along those lines. He never disclosed his sexuality in game during my play throughs. I got his "we are here to spawn" and his "it's not like I am going to oopsie a baby" on the female PC. He does not quite spell it out for you accompanied by the interpretive dance and a shadow puppet show like Dorian with a follow up of a "yes, that's what I meant, and no, absolutely not"... but I thought subtlety was fine, however unexpected in Gil specifically.
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Post by warrior on Jun 27, 2017 18:15:21 GMT
The lack of disabled people in the game is not "SJW"-related. For one, how many video games represent disabled people? I can't think of even one with a disabled person. For two, those who champion inclusion in media typically see disability as part of that. I also don't think those who champion inclusion in media typically approve of whitewashing racial minorities. Though you are correct there, I think: this game includes difference without acknowledging difference, and that is a big problem.. But I think that it is too easy to pin the blandness of this game and its characters on this, or on the fear of offending. Whoever said it reads a little like fanfiction is accurate imo--to me it's just a consequence of mediocre writing, that's all. Writing dialogue in particular is a skill that requires a certain degree of inuitive talent to execute well. And in scripts, character is mostly built and developed in dialogue. Weak dialogue game will lead to weak characters. They just didn't have their best writers on this game. That's how I see it. I'd honestly agree with you if the fault was down to poor writing but it's not.....across the board you see generic character designs,voice acting,direction and overall lack of story substance......it's all very shallow. Character design and substantial story are also crucial aspects of game writing -- I just focused on the dialogue because it is usually the most important way character is developed in scripted media, and the dialogue in MEA is I think its weakest point in many ways (especially the "downtime" dialogue with squadmates and NPCs). But that still doesn't really explain to me how shallow/generic story and characters = "SJW"? Or how the game's mandatory Paragon PC = "SJW"? I guess I've maybe outed myself as one of these mythical creatures in this thread, but... I want stories with substance, uniquely interesting characters, and good acting, just like you, and have spent a lot of posts here bemoaning the light tone of MEA, the constant niceness of Ryder, the lack of any character drama in this game whatsoever. I actually like my media dark dark dark. I have dark!kinks and like fucked up shit. I just don't want the fucked up shit I like to be racist. And I also want to play ethically complicated characters, like Joel in TLOU, for example, who is a white man. Geralt, a white man in an almost entirely white game, is also kind of complicated, and he's my second favorite PC to play in all the games I've played. I'd rather play either of those than my female Ryder. But I don't want to play white men exclusively, and am glad that gaming is becoming more inclusive of other people, even if they screw up the execution sometimes. (cc SneakyWitchThief: wanting, nay demanding, that gaming developers include other PCs/PC options doesn't mean you don't like to play white male PCs). To me, this is about including other demos in gaming, and the vocal resistance to that from many who are used to being the default. To others, this is about not offending snowflakes, or w/e you think of those people who want to be included thoughtfully and respectfully in gaming. That a white male poster can come in here and be praised -- even by mods and women -- for how "respectfully" he articulates his own misogyny and racism is... revealing. Not enough white people in my game? Too many women running things? Really, that's a cool thing for other people to say around you, as long as they're articulate? Okay then, fun times. But nothing we're not used to, I guess.
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Post by dreman999 on Jun 27, 2017 18:49:18 GMT
well too bad for you. You don't get to bang a super model with a fantastic butt and lager then averge breast. You get to bang a normal looking woman with a fantastic butt aND lagree then averge breast...the horror. Why the snark? why the snark? The 2 love in treat are far from ugly fantastic bodies and you're complaining like you can get better in real life. Seriously, this is not an issue.
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Post by dreman999 on Jun 27, 2017 18:50:55 GMT
I didn't get that dialog. The closest thing I got was his statement of "no chance of having a child" or something along those lines. He never disclosed his sexuality in game during my play throughs. I got his "we are here to spawn" and his "it's not like I am going to oopsie a baby" on the female PC. He does not quite spell it out for you accompanied by the interpretive dance and a shadow puppet show like Dorian with a follow up of a "yes, that's what I meant, and no, absolutely not"... but I thought subtlety was fine, however unexpected in Gil specifically. dude, that not a statement of being gay. Sorry but he never says he is gay. Hell, for all we know he could be asexual.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 27, 2017 18:54:43 GMT
I got his "we are here to spawn" and his "it's not like I am going to oopsie a baby" on the female PC. He does not quite spell it out for you accompanied by the interpretive dance and a shadow puppet show like Dorian with a follow up of a "yes, that's what I meant, and no, absolutely not"... but I thought subtlety was fine, however unexpected in Gil specifically. dude, that not a statement of being gay. Sorry but he never says he is gay. Hell, for all we know he could be asexual. I agree that it is an equal possibility, as well as being sterile. I am however fairly glad that my wild guess that he is a gay male proved to be correct.
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Post by canticleofshartan on Jun 27, 2017 18:55:30 GMT
Ah, this is one of the things I wanted to say and I forgot, thanks for reminding me (even accidentaly) I study social representations, and there is NO WAY any fiction world/characters you create won't have part of your culture, your political views, etc. It's absolutely impossible. That is true, but when one political or social view is represented only, it feels less like emulation and more preaching. How many conservative minded characters are present in Andromeda and shown in a positive light? Not many I would wager. Suvi, the pilot, is a deeply religious christian and nothing you do in the game can dissuade her from beliving God created everything. thats pretty conservative minded, more than most videogame characters ever show
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Post by abaris on Jun 27, 2017 19:06:13 GMT
dude, that not a statement of being gay. Sorry but he never says he is gay. Hell, for all we know he could be asexual. With a female character you get the "I'm gay" in the first conversation if you choose a certain reply that isn't even marked as being flirty. Edit: I'm sure if you use the same line with a male character, you will get that reply also. Maybe a different line, but certainly equally hamfisted. Second edit. Found a vid showing his reaction to Scott.
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That is true, but when one political or social view is represented only, it feels less like emulation and more preaching. How many conservative minded characters are present in Andromeda and shown in a positive light? Not many I would wager. Suvi, the pilot science officer, is a deeply religious christian believes in a creator god and nothing you do in the game can dissuade her from beliving God created everything. thats pretty conservative minded, more than most videogame characters ever show FTFY
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Post by I'd rather be Mordin Solus on Jun 27, 2017 19:21:11 GMT
why the snark? The 2 love in treat are far from ugly fantastic bodies and you're complaining like you can get better in real life. Seriously, this is not an issue. That doesn't explain the snark. Let's just have a conversation, like mature adults. Not like petulant 5 year-olds. I say: the relatively unbeautiful females have alienated many decent hetero-males. You say: Not true. The females aren't so bad. Does this work for you?
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Post by abaris on Jun 27, 2017 19:27:17 GMT
That doesn't explain the snark. Let's just have a conversation, like mature adults. Not like petulant 5 year-olds. I say: the relatively unbeautiful females have alienated many decent hetero-males. You say: Not true. The females aren't so bad. Does this work for you? First, name one game featuring attractive character presets. Male or female. Secondly, why should an ingame character alienate decent hetero-males, as you put it? Apart from the fact that there are quite many attractive females in this games. Within the limitations of the game's design. Cora, Peebie, the cloned Asaris and many standins on the nexus. Sloane isn't too bad either
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Post by canticleofshartan on Jun 27, 2017 19:31:43 GMT
Suvi, the pilot science officer, is a deeply religious christian believes in a creator god and nothing you do in the game can dissuade her from beliving God created everything. thats pretty conservative minded, more than most videogame characters ever show FTFY my bad, I just remembred her sitting behind the controls in the cockpit and so she registered as "pilot" in my head. im not aware of many religions that just call their god "God" rather than referrring to them by name. I thought Christians and Jews were the only ones, but I may be mistaken?
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Post by darkway1 on Jun 27, 2017 19:32:22 GMT
I'm not gay either, but it only takes a little bit of empathy along the lines of walking a mile in the other's shoes to notice offense. I took Gil to be an anti gay cardboard on my first playthrough and although I have no horse in the race, I hated him for that. how? You don't even know he's gay if no one told you. .........and again,I'm lost.....gay gamers are offended because of what??
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Post by dmc1001 on Jun 27, 2017 19:33:58 GMT
dude, that not a statement of being gay. Sorry but he never says he is gay. Hell, for all we know he could be asexual. With a female character you get the "I'm gay" in the first conversation if you choose a certain reply that isn't even marked as being flirty. Edit: I'm sure if you use the same line with a male character, you will get that reply also. Maybe a different line, but certainly equally hamfisted. Second edit. Found a vid showing his reaction to Scott. It shows Gil is responsive to the flirting but nothing more. With Sara, he says something like "Liam is more my speed." Hardly "in your face" and no worse than if Scott flirts with Liam and is told he's only into women. And people complain that gays are "special snowflakes" even though the other side of the spectrum gets offended when they see something that's uncomfortable to them. Liam and Gil basically say the same things but neither says the words "I'm gay" or "I'm straight". The only way around this would for it to be impossible for Scott to flirt with Liam (as it was for Jaal - one of the indicators that content was cut regarding his sexuality) and Sara to not be able to flirt with Gil. Then people could keep their blindfolds on and pretend no gays exists. (Except hot lesbians, of course.)
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Post by I'd rather be Mordin Solus on Jun 27, 2017 19:44:07 GMT
That doesn't explain the snark. Let's just have a conversation, like mature adults. Not like petulant 5 year-olds. I say: the relatively unbeautiful females have alienated many decent hetero-males. You say: Not true. The females aren't so bad. Does this work for you? First, name one game featuring attractive character presets. Male or female. Secondly, why should an ingame character alienate decent hetero-males, as you put it? Apart from the fact that there are quite many attractive females in this games. Within the limitations of the game's design. Cora, Peebie, the cloned Asaris and many standins on the nexus. Sloane isn't too bad eitherI'm I'm not talking about the presets. I'm talking about romanceable NPCs. But, we disagree about the attractiveness, generally. I believe that empirically, the characters are not all that attractive. But that's fine. We disagree. That's the other point I'm trying to make. Why is disagreement cause for snark? To your other point, I think MEA did alienate many males. The message we get is "Your desires are wrong. We will fix them for you." If this isn't the message you get, cool. Disagreement is fine. But at least try to at least see my point of view. That's what responsible discourse is all about.
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Post by warrior on Jun 27, 2017 20:04:29 GMT
First, name one game featuring attractive character presets. Male or female. Secondly, why should an ingame character alienate decent hetero-males, as you put it? Apart from the fact that there are quite many attractive females in this games. Within the limitations of the game's design. Cora, Peebie, the cloned Asaris and many standins on the nexus. Sloane isn't too bad eitherI'm I'm not talking about the presets. I'm talking about romanceable NPCs. But, we disagree about the attractiveness, generally. I believe that empirically, the characters are not all that attractive. But that's fine. We disagree. That's the other point I'm trying to make. Why is disagreement cause for snark? To your other point, I think MEA did alienate many males. The message we get is "Your desires are wrong. We will fix them for you." If this isn't the message you get, cool. Disagreement is fine. But at least try to at least see my point of view. That's what responsible discourse is all about. FWIW I agree with you that these characters are no Yennefer, who is probably the prettiest female PC I have ever seen. Or Triss, for that matter... It might be fairer to the game, though, to compare to ME3 Ashley, Miranda, and/or Liara. All of whom I do think are (conventionally) prettier than anyone in MEA, but none are quite Yennefer. I think it would be hard for them to create a character that looks like that here. (...It's not as if the men are all that hot, either. I guess Reyes is okay, but Jacob and Kaidan in ME3 still are hotter than anyone in MEA. imo.)
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Post by dark8sage on Jun 27, 2017 20:26:42 GMT
I'm not talking about the presets. I'm talking about romanceable NPCs. But, we disagree about the attractiveness, generally. I believe that empirically, the characters are not all that attractive. But that's fine. We disagree. That's the other point I'm trying to make. Why is disagreement cause for snark? To your other point, I think MEA did alienate many males. The message we get is "Your desires are wrong. We will fix them for you." If this isn't the message you get, cool. Disagreement is fine. But at least try to at least see my point of view. That's what responsible discourse is all about. FWIW I agree with you that these characters are no Yennefer, who is probably the prettiest female PC I have ever seen. Or Triss, for that matter... It might be fairer to the game, though, to compare to ME3 Ashley, Miranda, and/or Liara. All of whom I do think are (conventionally) prettier than anyone in MEA, but none are quite Yennefer. I think it would be hard for them to create a character that looks like that here. (...It's not as if the men are all that hot, either. I guess Reyes is okay, but Jacob and Kaidan in ME3 still are hotter than anyone in MEA. imo.) Because Kaidan was a squadmate and thus got unique art assets. Meanwhile in MEA gay men got the Steve Cortez treatment and got a bunch of ugly character customisation monstrosities, like Gil the brown guy with orange rust hair and a bald spot in his chin stubble.
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Post by kino on Jun 27, 2017 20:29:06 GMT
I didn't get that dialog. The closest thing I got was his statement of "no chance of having a child" or something along those lines. He never disclosed his sexuality in game during my play throughs. I got his "we are here to spawn" and his "it's not like I am going to oopsie a baby" on the female PC. He does not quite spell it out for you accompanied by the interpretive dance and a shadow puppet show like Dorian with a follow up of a "yes, that's what I meant, and no, absolutely not"... but I thought subtlety was fine, however unexpected in Gil specifically. Right. "Oopsie a baby" was the quote, and it's the same with the male PC. I didn't find it too out of character and if he'd just blurted it out, well, there would be a whole different slew of complaints about it. Makes me glad of the subtlety.
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Post by I'd rather be Mordin Solus on Jun 27, 2017 20:31:38 GMT
I'm not talking about the presets. I'm talking about romanceable NPCs. But, we disagree about the attractiveness, generally. I believe that empirically, the characters are not all that attractive. But that's fine. We disagree. That's the other point I'm trying to make. Why is disagreement cause for snark? To your other point, I think MEA did alienate many males. The message we get is "Your desires are wrong. We will fix them for you." If this isn't the message you get, cool. Disagreement is fine. But at least try to at least see my point of view. That's what responsible discourse is all about. FWIW I agree with you that these characters are no Yennefer, who is probably the prettiest female PC I have ever seen. Or Triss, for that matter... It might be fairer to the game, though, to compare to ME3 Ashley, Miranda, and/or Liara. All of whom I do think are (conventionally) prettier than anyone in MEA, but none are quite Yennefer. I think it would be hard for them to create a character that looks like that here. (...It's not as if the men are all that hot, either. I guess Reyes is okay, but Jacob and Kaidan in ME3 still are hotter than anyone in MEA. imo.) Yeah. Good point. Not great for women, either. But throw in the hot male Ryder and the obviously "normalized" female Ryder, and you get the crapstorm hetero male response. (Tweaked Sara is cute.) Guys want beauty. This is a fact. Women too, I'm assuming. If any game dev tries to mess with this, they have to be prepared for the backlash. Personally, I want beauty. I love to fall in love. And men tend to love first with the eyes, then with the heart. Women, I understand, tend to love first with the ears. They love a clever talker.
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