Schmooples' Den! The DA News Discussion Thread

Perhaps a cheeky companion reveal was not the best idea, but BioWare games have always been companions first and plot second. The main story has just been a common purpose. I'd argue Mass Effect does that too, tho even I think ME has the better main plot.

DAI, the game that focused on plot more than companions, is arguably the weakest entry in the series.

You're right, there was no winning this no matter what, but I'm moreso talking about people who actually still fans of Dragon Age (and not just the '' non-woke '' DAO). 

To be clear I'm not diminishing people's opinions if they are in good faith. Even I have my reservations.

I will say that I expected people who are very familiar with Bioware to show a bit more benefit of the doubt given that we know how trailers do not correlate to their Dragon Age games at all. The marketing after all is definitely not directed at them.

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Fair.

If someone believes the success or failure of this title has anything to do with how "woke" it is, or even the franchise; I'd say you're a half-wit.

I really think appeasing the "too much woman! And too much gay! Not enough white man muscle!" crowd is really not the way to go. That crowd is loud online. They take their cues from fascist social media influencers and political leaders like Orange Fatler in the United States.

But I am of the opinion that there is still a sizeable silent majority who dislike ostentatious displays of masculinity and the braying of bigoted jackasses who are not loud on social media and will quietly buy the games and media that reflect their more diverse realities. I really do believe that.

Right now the cultural warriors would have you believe that "woke Doctor Who" is failing in the rating because the new Doctor is black and very obviously queer. However ratings for the new show when including streaming and online numbers show about 4 million viewers an episode which is where the show, historically, has been so there's what right-wing culture warriors say online and what reality actually is. And before anyone says anything I am just as critical of the far-left in real life. Extremists tend to obscure their realities because it's the only way they can live within them.

BioWare, Disney etc should stick to their guns. You don't win against the intolerant by giving into them. You kick them harder in the nuts.

Even the most ardent Dragon Age fans are shitting on it. It's not a Right Wing vs Left Wing thing at all.

I haven't seen the "too woke" shouting that much on this forum. It was mostly "omg that art style and that overall tone". It's technically impossible for Dragon Age to be "too woke" anyway since it's BioWare's IP and not set on Earth so they decide what's going on.

In the very end, the same is true for BioWare, Disney and everyone else, "cultural war" or not: they make a product, and people decide whether it's worth their time and money.

It reminds me a bit of Andromeda, because it also to Goofy to be my Taste. I´m more into the Dark Fantasy Dragon Age and there is nothing Dark left in Drafon Age

Let's face it, it does ultimately come down to hair doesn't it...