Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet Controversy Is Becoming Tiresome

[@applerskee]

What's hilarious and irrelevant is tati gabrielle is actually a beautiful woman. She was made to look rugged. She's a bounty hunter.

[@negative949]

people just don't like the fact that Satanism & Luciferian worship is being forced into gaming... other people, like the uploader of this video, have absolutely no clue of what is going on right in front of their faces...

[@adayexpired6370]

She’s looks black in real life. Why was she made Asian in the video game? She’s like 30% Korean. Far more black. Why did she allow her video game character to look more Asian? Is she ashamed of her blackness? Did she know the character is hateful and so insisted she be shown as Asian cause she hates Asians? Why did she pull a Kamala? The way it was done is a bit insidious to me as a Korean-American. A hateful Korean portrayed in a video game when the actress is clearly black. It’s an insidious race-swap, that makes the complaints seem petty but I don’t feel it is. I don’t need her personal race identity problems in a video game.

[@yoyoyoyoyoyo6]

Looks pretty woke to me

[@Clonetrooper1139]

​@@yoyoyoyoyoyo6why?

[@lukegeekwalker2689]

Eh same with the star wars chick

[@franemasnic5323]

Thank you Alex for not being toxic. I will and hope many othes judge the game when it comes out.

[@bboypressure1]

Every discussion I’ve seen treats this situation as simple as black and white. I’m in the grey area in the middle. Im a Christian man, late 20’s, tired of woke propaganda buuuuuut I grew up on and trust Naughty Dog. Much more than any gaming studio to deliver a solid gaming experience. At the end of the day, I will support this title. But yes, I’m growing tired of this idea that we need our female protagonists to be rugged and act like men. Feminine woman are needed and appreciated in life and gaming as well.

[@nytesla_punk3327]

Would you say Amanda Ripley from Alien Isolation acts like a man?

[@bboypressure1]

@@nytesla_punk3327 definitely emulating qualities of a man I’d say

[@nytesla_punk3327]

@@bboypressure1 id argue those "qualities of a man" are just survival and knowing how to fight....?

[@bboypressure1]

@@nytesla_punk3327 feel better?

[@nytesla_punk3327]

@@bboypressure1 about what? I thought you'd be more insightful

[@seanred7681]

Seriously, all this has come about from around a 3 minute trailer? Here's a radical idea, wait until the game comes out and judge it as a whole.

[@PodcastNow]

Look at the comments against me and tell them that 😂😂

[@verde5738]

@@PodcastNow Boo-fucking-hoo. "Woe is me, people disagree with my dogshit take! I'm such a victim!"

[@xchxmpagnepxpix]

such a mind bending concept right 🙄

[@Clonetrooper1139]

Nooooooo... don't you know the whiners are already trashing this game. It's ridiculous.

[@seanred7681]

@@PodcastNow It's my honest belief that there are some people - not all, but some - who just go online and specifically look for things to complain about

[@Ims18]

It’s naughty dog, I’ll be playing the game, end of story

[@pse2020]

This is the thing, the teaser was pretty meh for a videogame teaser... But the exiting thing is ND making sci-fi... Thats the exiting thing.

[@Ims18]

@ I agree the trailer didn’t reveal much other than showing that ND’s next game is. Personally ND in space as new IP sounds fun to me especially the tease of potential gameplay at the end if this will be a more action game from them.

[@tbhreviews6611]

As a bald person myself I like the baldness and I’m excited to play this game. It has a really cool vibe to it and I’ll definitely be playing it.

[@timothymcdonald9025]

I have not heard a single person say that you need to find her atractive.

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

It’s poor character design. No one wants to play as this character and it’s more than just beauty. When I see Kratos I want to play as him because he looks awesome. What about this Jordan character is awesome? I wouldn’t even know she was a bounty hunter if it wasn’t blatantly said.

[@AlexHonger-fj3nx]

@@jaxsonburch-eo1vz She's a bald, scared, tatted, bounty hunter in a Porsche space ship with a Sith looking machete... Speak for yourself bot. I'm sorry, is the protagonist of Minecraft a master class example of character design? or is it a fun game? Is the silent protagonist in any FP survival game incredibly designed, or are they just fun games? Can you please shush and move on to whatever target your algorithm tells you to be mad at next, you free thinker you.

[@neverleft7494]

@@jaxsonburch-eo1vzI wanna play with her, yall looking for something to hate

[@quemsereu2009]

​@@jaxsonburch-eo1vz Maybe its not about you ? I think shes cool. Does it matter to you?

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

@@quemsereu2009 sure if I was the only person who felt this way then you might be right. But that’s clearly not the case. In fact it seems like the majority of people feel like I do. And we know from concord that this is not something to ignore.

[@bfreije82]

This was a reveal trailer. It’s just the start of their marketing cycle and I personally can’t wait to see more. It really saddens me to see the state of gaming discourse online these days. I hope like anything else that it is cyclical and by the time this game comes out we have become better

[@bfreije82]

My personal favorite character in any game I’ve played is Clementine. The fact that if she were be debuted today in a trailer and be labeled as dei nonsense is very disheartening

[@nytesla_punk3327]

Be honest, its Gamergate 2. She has an attractive actress. Personally I'll buy the game depending on the combat and the story And anyone who brings up DEI is just illiterate when it comes to media.

[@AdApT3Rx]

Pretty much

[@Ruddy-w3o]

Soooooo stop pointing out that studios have DEI departments? Riiiiiiight......

[@nytesla_punk3327]

​@@Ruddy-w3o Whoever told you that is misleading you. Usually these types of people you like to put blame on have very little involvement in the final product.

[@Ruddy-w3o]

​@@nytesla_punk3327I think you've been mislead. This DEI nonsense/ideology wasn't around 20 or even 10 years ago. There's been a sea change and it's undeniable. Maybe it's because you like "progressive" politics but DEI shouldn't even be in a studio and to minimise it's effect is just being willfully ignorant. Modern character design alone proves you're wrong

[@nytesla_punk3327]

@Ruddy-w3o I can assure you, "DEI" has been around for a good long while. A notable example would be Red Dwarf and Doctor Who/Torchwood. But y'know what is recent? The rise of "anti-woke" grifters who want their audience to be mad at things. So that they can make money from your anger.

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

There’s nothing wrong with caring about how a character looks in a video game. It’s a part of the appeal for many people. We want to be the handsome warrior or h the beautiful sorceress. It’s simple. And why do people keep acting like that’s not true? Cosplay, transmog, outfits and skins in live service games, and character creators are all made for that very reason. So clearly people do care. And I’m sorry but most people would rather play as an attractive and badass looking bounty hunter than a bald woman who looks like a man. At least make her look like the actress.

[@PodcastNow]

That's totally fine. I never said that was wrong. Telling others that they're bad for not thinking it or basing their decision off of it is what I don't like. But you absolutely can have opinions on looks of characters lol

[@kenshin391]

People who are defending the look of this character that's them, but people need to stop getting mad at the people who don't like the look of the character. Some people like to see the growth of the character in a video game, but if you don't like the look your not gonna be interested in the character period. 👀

[@charlescarnegie9380]

Honestly if i can give the main character of intergalactic a helmet and never have to look at her bald ass head again I'll play it. I absolutely love everything about the setting and tech it is setting up. BUT I'm tired of these forgettable looking characters. I don't want the characters looking like the VAs. If i wanted to watch an actual actress then i would go watch a TV show. The characters don't even have to be hot. Just make them unique and have SOMETHING on them that stands out. I would say i probably wouldn't think it was as bad if they actually GAVER HER HAIR FOR THE TIMES THEY ARE PORTRAYING! Other than that the MC just doesn't look the part at all to me. God her Fixer looks like she fits better in the times than the MC.

[@pse2020]

Ok cool story bro... I have never seen people react like this with male characters. But her jacket and weapon is sick.

[@charlescarnegie9380]

@pse2020 I don't play male characters usually. If I have to I put a helmet on if I can and never pay attention to looks. I'm not a fan of grotesque male macho characters either. But I can tolerate it more cause 99% of male characters made arnt reflective on the VA. They are made unique and interesting. I also like to play attractive characters and there is nothing wrong with that. A majority of gamers that spend heavy on games are like that. Else gatcha games wouldn't make billions. Intergalactic's main character just isn't what I like. Plus I'm quite partial to long flowing hair, sue me.

[@pse2020]

@@charlescarnegie9380 no need to sue u... But having a preference is one thing and trashing and attacking a studio and Neil personally for a bad character design is beyond stupid. If i see a game i dont like i move on.

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

@@pse2020ok so what male characters look like this? The reason no one acts like this to male characters is because it doesn’t happen to them. Kratos, Jin Sakai, Geralt, Arthur Morgan, Cloud, Clive, etc. They all look freaking awesome. They look cool. Awesome outfit. Or cool hair, etc. It’s with females that we are seeing this uninspired character design. The new don’t nod game, concord, dustbin, forspoken, Horizon forbidden west, Control, etc. last of us 2 did it with Abby and now we have it here with Jordan from intergalactic. You may not have an issue with it because you don’t care what a character in a video game looks like, but many people do.

[@pse2020]

@jaxsonburch-eo1vz not liking a character is fine, blaming the design on woke agenda and attacking neil, trashing the game and studio is not... So lets say i think nathen drake sux as a character... U think its ok for me to trash the whole project for that reason? Also u can see her have hair and smile in the video... We dont know when this takes place in the game or why... Why u guys acting as if people made respectfull comments saying the character is not compelling to me yet... No... What they did is write stuff like, woke trash, lesbian black trash, Neil suckman... And so on.

[@Blunts1Fan]

This is really getting out of hand like seriously even if gta 6 didn’t have Jason I would still get the game even if Lucia was the main protagonist.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Same it is getting out of hand

[@DeadlyBeast205]

It's been getting out of hand. I just wanna play games and have fun

[@Blunts1Fan]

@ oh me too man.

[@AdApT3Rx]

Me too bro

[@jesfavor831]

You know the discourse, at least from the camp that rejects Intergalactic, isn't actually about JUST the main character being unattractive. The issue is deeper than that, and it has become a noticeable pattern actually. And this pattern, which is at the core the evil that is DEI and forced modern politics and agenda, is obvious in games like Dustborn, Concord, and Veilguard, just to name a few. And to be fair to the opposite camp, they don't want people to accept Intergalactic's main character as beautiful. No, they are accusing people tired of DEI as incels and all that crap.

[@nytesla_punk3327]

As a girl gamer, when y'all complain about "DEI" it comes across as incel behavior Dragon Age Veilguard was genuinely fun and I loved it as a Solavellan, it was beautiful, and my personal goty. Dustborn was an obscure indie, many indies are also "woke" but no one notices them. And Concord was a failure because there were free alternatives people had already invested time in. None of this means it failed due to DEI.

[@marcusclark1339]

yup its evident the agenda yet they pretend its somehow not happening

[@misberave]

I wouldnt care about her look if the wouldnt be acting so weird shes so unsympathetic and if this is what we have to deal with the whole game it will suck just like forspoken.

[@neverleft7494]

I’m Ngl I haven’t seen a single comment like this 5:35. Even in the comment section is just full of ppl hating her because of her looks, I’m just irritated by the reason why ppl don’t like the trailer , if you don’t like it because she’s a bald black women that’s odd, if u don’t like the atmosphere or product placement i get that , it’s just so key focusing on her skin complexion that makes me search my head at the open rascim

[@Vallen619]

Personally my dislike actually has nothing to do with the game itself, I just think Neil is a terrible writer, in my opinion at least. And knowing he's the writer for this is definitely a negative for me.

[@dzill95]

Ppl have no nuance and common ground on either side. Ppl hate when you are not on a side…I hate the extremes on both sides. The trailer just did nothing for me and seems like that for majority of ppl

[@PodcastNow]

People that say I fence sit and do it for free codes is maybe the dumbest take out there on me and one of the only things that actually gets me mad for a second 😂

[@THEdemetrishigashikata]

This is exactly what I said , the trailer did nothing for me so idk what to think of the game yet or the protagonist

[@sonnyankau9239]

we don't need nuance. people are unironically getting triggered about video games. it's not that serious. no need to sit on the fence on this one. intelligent, emotionally mature people recognize which of the 2 sides is actually reasonable and which is just mindless incel screeching.

[@javonjames4573]

I'm definitely getting this game

[@francisco24slb1]

Once again the gaming community disappoints me... The lack of maturity... Did people want someone like Eve (Stellar Blade) or Tifa (Final Fantasy)? Of course they did. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion... but what is happening is stupid. Attacking people/devs, comparisons with Concord... If there's a studio that can create great characters without having to make a more extravagant/attractive exterior to attract players...it's Naughty Dog

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I personally just don't vibe with Neil Druckman"s game design philosophy or writing preferences, such as his solid fixation on realism, when its a video game. He worshiped Anita Sarkeesian, who I did not always agree with, and who wasn't always right about everything she said back in the day. Neil Druckman just has a dislike towards putting feminine women in his games for some reason, which is unfortunate. You can have a somewhat feminine female protagonist and still be strong and well written, such as Max Caufield in Life is Strange Double Exposure, a female protagonist I adore.

[@PodcastNow]

Totally fair. I think that's definitely a real thing not vibing with a creatives direction or team. Especially done respectfully like you.

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@PodcastNow I am something of a professional writer myself, so I know a thing or two about writing compelling characters, especially for science fiction and fantasy, and how hard it can be at times. I just don't always vibe with Neil Druckman's hyper fixation with treating video games like a live action movie or TV show.

[@theghostfacethriller9375]

I bought yakuza like a dragon because I thought he was attractive

[@lilcrow64]

There’s no both sides, one sided argument is she’s not attractive enough so it’s a conspiracy. Calling it “Both Sides” gives thier arguments legitimacy, Like giving a fire oxygen. It’s best to ignore the nonsense and focus on the content of the trailer like the fact her sword hilt is a Sony Walkman, or you might get to crash your Porsche in this game.

[@PodcastNow]

It's not necessarily giving sides legitimacy it's more, you have the right to your opinion. You have the right to not like what a character looks like or a game looks like and close to not get it. The reasons are kinda up to you always. Just going after someone who doesn't see it that way is the problem. So hopefully that explains it!

[@blakea.wittenberg5685]

Character design is a part of art direction. If a character is poorly designed, then people have the right to criticize that artistically, without mindless left-wing partisans crying out "chud" or "incel." And I have left wing political beliefs on virtually every issue, but seriously you all have just gone off the rails with arguments like this. There are lots of male characters that I criticize too, but folks like you don't come out of the woodwork and call me toxic for it. I am voicing my thoughts on a product that is being sold to me, as I should.

[@alexbiddell8710]

I've been wanting to say something myself about this game because I keep seeing the arguments and all I can think of is my reaction during the actual reveal on TGA. I was interested from the get go. The 90s homage, the CRT effects, the graphics were gorgeous and some of the most clear ever seen. The idea of being a bounty hunter in a sci Fi universe seemed riveting. Knowing it's naughty dog means it'll have a deep story and likely have great writing. That combo was enough to get me excited. That's all I based it on. And I'm honestly still excited to see more.

[@Majeika1976]

Since when did having to have attractive looking people in a game for it to be a good game. I just assume those people moaning about how a character looks were never actually going to buy this or any other game. To me attractive is not just based on looks, anyone (on both side) basing being attractive on looks alone is a shallow person. I see a lot of people giving others abuse because they don't know how to argue properly or put across their case. A lot of people use the term "woke" and similar because someone likes something they don't like, so some words and terms have now just because a default word to be abusive. Given the game is set in the 1980s, I wonder how many of these people making any comments were actually alive in the 1980s and can comment on the style back then. I was more concerned about the product placement in the trailer, and hoping that does not make it in to the game

[@marcusclark1339]

that's not shallow its pattern recognition, something ugly implies a lot especially in character design in a product cause of the workers involved, there's no reason to further androgynize the character yet they did bulking her up from her model, its deliberate that's the problem

[@mohammedhaque7508]

Alex the thing is, it’s the point of games just forcing a agenda or perspective into a game which don’t need to be there in the first place, like with the male point you made, imagine just all of a sudden they made a Batman gay or something fans would go crazy or a Leon S Kennedy gay all of a sudden, it’s just the fact people are just putting their own fantasies into video games and forcing their views on video games which in my opinion is absolutely destroying the video game industry.

[@PumKnH3D]

Who are you to say what needs and doesn't need to be in someone else's creation? Then you bring in established characters to try and prove your point lol. Stop being the video game police. There are plenty of dude-bro games for you to enjoy

[@mohammedhaque7508]

@ a fan of franchises that’s who I am and I don’t wanna see the franchises I enjoy get filled with nonsense.

[@PumKnH3D]

@mohammedhaque7508 sure, I respect that to an extent. But wtf does that have to do with Intergalactic?

[@mohammedhaque7508]

@@PumKnH3D it’s forcing agendas and things that just don’t need to be in video games, why do you think there’s literally something called sweet baby incorporated they literally said they wanna see the gaming industry burn you really wanna support that, Neil drunkman has tarnished naughty dog name and so many other studios have tarnished their names by forcing things that don’t need to be inside the game.

[@akbarsatriafitriawan9795]

Don't worry, this game is new IP, it won't destroy any established fans favourite characters, lore, and franchise....

[@sumireravenclaw8034]

I'm not supporting the game because I HATED The last of us 2. The only 2 things I liked about it was the gameplay and the graphics. I couldn't even finish it. I did watch Cohh carnage play and finish it and after that, I was like thank god I didn't put more time into that shit. I had about 30 hours into it only to find out after he got to the part where I was, I was about half way through the game. From how much I played and about how many hours I had into it I thought I was about 90% through it. so I gave up on it and was like yah, I'm not putting more time into this shit.

[@jaxsonburch-eo1vz]

You don’t have to make it political. The character just looks lame. That’s it. Character design is a skill, an art, and this is an example of poor character design. Motoko Kusanagi, 2B, and Yennefer are examples of great female character design. There’s so many more but that’s just a few. Stylistic, appealing, distinctive, and cool. Also happen to be attractive, yes that’s a positive. But it’s not just a bunch of incels or haters. I love the last of us part 2. Not the Abby parts but the Ellie and Joel parts. Why do I not like the Abby parts? Because I think Abby is a hypocrite and a poorly designed character. Not only is she hypocritical and a pretty bad person, she also looks grotesque, and kills a fan favorite character. Why make us play as this character for half the game? It’s the same issue here minus the emotional weight. This character just looks lame. Period.

[@HangedBigD]

This, 100 percent!

[@TubiTuesdays]

Both sides?! One side wants to play games and one side wants side belligerent goofs herded by grifters

[@PodcastNow]

Well as I said, I think it's weird to push how attractive she is and we need to support it for certain reasons. That's specifically that side lol

[@TubiTuesdays]

@ they’re responding to people saying she’s ugly. Nobody would randomly go around saying she’s beautiful unless a certain group of chuds were saying she’s ugly. This is how they make money by calling people ugly when they look like unfinished clones.

[@PodcastNow]

Hm that's fair, I actually said and then cut it in the video something pretty similar, that this kinda starts from the negative anti side and then the other side tries to overcompensate. Probably shouldn't have taken that part out of the vid lol

[@pse2020]

Yeah i dont understand this both sides... One side is exited because its an ND game in space and the other feels offended because she is bald or/and its an ND game... They dont move on, they start trashing the game and the studio and Neil druckman.

[@TubiTuesdays]

@PodcastNow it's all good. You have always been fair, and that's why I respect you.

[@nosdi1813]

I like to play pretty and likeable characters. I don't like her, she reminds me of the Acolyte main actress. I can't play the Jedi Survivor games partially because I don't like Cal The rest of the game looks really good, I'd love to play it but I know I won't because that's the main character.

[@mcribprime6594]

I think Naughty Dog have a massive Flop on their hands yet again.

[@Robloxcheaters_1234]

Women in men's role 😂😂

[@mohammedhaque7508]

From Lara Croft and Jill valentine to this how far the world has fallen😭😭😭

[@fffan6728]

In the new Witcher IV trailer, there is no "woke" agenda. First, while some focus on Ciri’s appearance, she looks a bit older and rougher, but still has her curves, makeup, and looks pretty good. More importantly, there is no forced diversity anywhere in the trailer-all the characters appear as Slavic people, true to the setting's time period. As for the claim of Ciri being a "brave and stunning woke female protagonist" and a "Mary Sue," the trailer actually shows the opposite. Ciri messes up the fight, starting completely unprepared, and unlike Geralt, who would have taken his potion before the fight, she only takes it afterward. She almost gets cornered by the creature and barely manages to fight her way out of its cave. In contrast to the Witcher 3 cinematic trailers, where Geralt fights flawlessly and saves the girl, here Ciri fails, and the girl is killed anyway. Some people criticize Ciri’s line "Save yourself!" as woke, but if you actually listen to the full context, she also says, "To shelter! To your father!"-so she doesn’t hate all men like the true "woke girlboss" characters in other recent games. This shows Ciri’s concern for the girl’s safety, not a rejection of men. The trailer doesn’t empower Ciri by making her perfect; instead, it highlights her struggles and failure, offering a more grounded, flawed portrayal of her character. ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVE JORDAN, THE QUEEN/KING/WHATEVER OF SMUG!

[@caliburn1123]

My only question is why? She had almost mastered her powers by the end of witcher 3. She was already many times more powerful than a witcher, she could be a monster hunter and keep her powers, why choose to reduce her powers?

[@b.u.l.1734]

What Naughty Dog character hates all men? I'll wait for an answer. EDIT: There was no answer, lol. What a surprise...

[@akbarsatriafitriawan9795]

But we don't know anything yet about Jordan, beside that she is bald asian black women, and she is going to some weird planet

[@redcronojm]

dramas has benefits both sides farm making content that way.

[@PodcastNow]

Very true. I guess because I think both are kinda stupid that makes me a fence sitter who can't pick a side 😂

[@MrGamer07100]

I’m looking forward to the viscous drama cycles leading into the game’s release. I’m not gonna act like I’m genuinely stoked for this game on the basis of its concept, and premise. Because I don’t know what to expect, and it’s not immediately something that is strikingly different or gripping. They’re relying on the hype of the Naughty Dog name since we know the gameplay will at least be solid since they never fail in that department. I’m just gonna wait like a normal consumer to see what the game brings to the table.

[@pse2020]

These anti-woke people are so stupid, this teaser was a meh at best... If they didnt trash it most people would forget about it... Now everyone talks about it, i have even seen political sites mention the game because of this... Free ad fron ND... They are promoting what they hate.

[@MrGamer07100]

@ Yeah the game is gonna be most known for all the woke drama. When we should all be focusing on how the game will function. Or if it’s going to be a mind blowing unique experience. On one hand I’m happy it’s a new IP. But not particularly wowing anything since there’s nothing to go off of. I’m still annoyed Naughty Dog is so hell bent on only making realistic cinematic grounded IPS. Until we see what the game is mechanically, it just feels like generic run of the mil realism. Lol

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi Podcast Now

[@jimcarrey2866]

Hugh Jackman as the Wolverine, on his prime, had more makeup than her. She looks like a cartel cosplay with the bald head, tattoos and a white tank top. Girl boss attitude + MCU dialogue, is also the perfect combo nowadays. It's Outlaws set in the Concord universe. People may not want to judge a trailer based on the...trailer. But I'm not blind I can see what NG is doing and I didn't like what I saw. I'm yet to see a comment of someone telling others they should or shouldn't buy the game. But to anybody that liked it, please buy it twice if that's your thing.

[@allandm]

She's cool, if anything she's exactly what I'd expect a bounty hunter to look like.

[@ectogamut]

I was immediately intrigued as soon as the two characters started talking. Before I even knew it was a Naughty Dog. My very first thought was... is this The Expanse? This feels like it has really good writing like The Expanse, where there is no exposition and they expect you to be paying attention and looking for context clues. The mystery of the story is the driving force for me at this point.

[@WeeWeeJumbo]

stop being a coward and take a stand. this bothsides bullshit is beneath you

[@PodcastNow]

I am? I have really twice. I'm not that excited for it. I need to see more. I think the pushing to hate it or love it because of the lead is weird. There, there's my thoughts lol. I mean I said that though in the 2 vids

[@AlexHonger-fj3nx]

The fact that you think there are "sides" over a 4 minute trailer, for a video game, that showed no gameplay or release date id proof that PodcastNow is not the issue, you are. Y'all cried for months Silent Hill 2 Remake was woke garbage, then when it came out to GLOWING reviews everyone talking sht farming videos on its "inevitable downfall" ran away with their tail between their legs so they didnt look stupid. They didnt play the game, they weren't happy to be proven wrong, they weren't happy to get a genuinely good game, because they didn't give a fk about horror games or the IP to begin with. They just wanted to farm easy clicks off outrage by calling the game "woke" because a female in the trailers didn't look like a OF model... Maybe, kinda, sorta, a little bit like your doing right now!?!? Fking sad.

[@AlexHonger-fj3nx]

The fact that you think there are "sides" over a 4 minute trailer, for a video game, that showed no gameplay or release date is proof that PodcastNow is not the issue... Y'all cried for months Silent Hill 2 Remake was woke garbage, then when it came out to GLOWING reviews everyone talking sht farming videos on its "inevitable downfall" ran away with their tail between their legs so they didnt look stupid. They didnt play the game, they weren't happy to be proven wrong, they weren't happy to get a genuinely good game, because they didn't give a fk about horror games or the IP to begin with. They just wanted to farm easy clicks off outrage by calling the game "woke" because a female in the trailers didn't look like a OF model... Maybe, kinda, sorta, a little bit like your doing right now!?!? This is getting sad.

[@AlexHonger-fj3nx]

The fact that you think there are "sides" over a 4 minute trailer, for a video game, that showed no gameplay or release date id proof that PodcastNow is not the issue... Y'all cried for months Silent Hill 2 Remake was woke garbage, then when it came out to GLOWING reviews everyone talking sht farming videos on its "inevitable downfall" ran away with their tail between their legs so they didnt look stupid. They didnt play the game, they weren't happy to be proven wrong, they weren't happy to get a genuinely good game, because they didn't give a fk about horror games or the IP to begin with. They just wanted to farm easy clicks off outrage by calling the game "woke" because a female in the trailers didn't look like a corn model... Maybe, kinda, sorta, a little bit like your doing right now!?!? This is gettign sad.

[@soraahearts7248]

He’s just so afraid of confrontation he will always fence sit when anyone that watches his channel can see he’s not apart of the anti-woke crowd and disagrees with their stance on gaming I mean his favorite game is life is strange the game with pride and trans flags all over the place 😂 but he won’t just call them out either when they spear headed the controversy behind this game

[@phoenixman8229]

At this point they are forcing this stuff on people that's the whole point. If anything make character create

[@nytesla_punk3327]

Growing up as a girl playing video games, playing as a white man was forced down my throat. ^ this is how y'all sound, when the tables are turned

[@somusamba6118]

People defended Dragon Age and we all know what happened This will fail too no matter how much people like you defend it just for a free copy

[@PodcastNow]

Thinking that I'm defending it when I think both sides are weird. And thinking that I do anything in fear of not getting a free copy when I get like 40% of games I ask for. And never change for any of them. Be smarter, come on

[@AlexHonger-fj3nx]

Half Y'all crying over her are Xbox fan's, the other half are anti woke band-wagoners just looking for the game of the week to throw mud at. Y'all cried for months Silent Hill 2 Remake was woke garbage, then when it came out to GLOWING reviews everyone talking sht farming videos on its "inevitable downfall" ran away with their tail between their legs so they didnt look stupid. They didnt play the game, they weren't happy to be proven wrong, they weren't happy to get a genuinely good game, because they didn't give a fk about horror games or the IP to begin with. They just wanted to farm easy clicks off outrage by calling the game "woke" because a female in the trailers didn't look like a OF model... Maybe, kinda, sorta, a little bit like your doing right now!?!?

[@Rapunzel879]

@@PodcastNow Why though? Why do you think the anti woke side is weird? Because we want conventionally attractive female characters? Or because we don't want identity politics in our games? What exactly do you find "weird" about these things?

[@NakedusSnake777]

​@@Rapunzel879I hate all that stuff too, and most certainly don't want to see more of these identity politics, but the issue is that a lot of the people on our side are very disrespectful and obnoxious, not to mention the fact that there have been people who lie so that they can fuel hatred toward a game (Ghost of Yotei specifically). It's kind of like the Westborough Baptist Church. The Word of God is Good and True, but they're very disrespectful in the way they preach, so why would anyone stop to listen to the Holy Word of God when you're twisting some of the words and not being kind or gentle in the slightest.

[@pse2020]

The anti-woke mob are probably the dumbest people on the planet, maybe after flat earth people... This teaser was meh at best and most people would have forgoten about... U guys made sure it became the most important teaser this year... And u will keep trashing it everytime they show the game and giving it free ad... So it will probably sell well. Had u guys just moved on very few people would talk about it today.

[@scatsandwich38]

My concern is not her looks but the implication of what she may represent. I want a great story with great gameplay and characters. I don’t want another product trying to tell me how to think.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Great video Alex and for me I have to see more of this game before I can decide if I like it or not

[@kevinb3810]

I agree with you 100%. Tbh though, the whole thing just feels gross. Like being hyper focused on how a female character looks, making generalizations… it’s just becoming more of a thing. Partly why I try to stay out of the comments often these days. No way am I on Twitter. I love gaming. Not really a fan of all this discourse.

[@Ruddy-w3o]

Druckmann is trash. ND used to make bangers before his progressive ugly gay games became the norm.

[@guitarman0365]

Then stop talking about it. Just adding to the pile.

[@PodcastNow]

I make 26 videos a week across 3 channels. So the last 2 weeks I've made 52 and exactly 2 are on it. That's less than 4% lol

[@dimasta9385]

The take about “trailer not showing me enough” is such a nonsense, like it’s literally very start of marketing campaign. Reveals almost never show enough, especially with narrative-driven games, heck, sometimes teasers and trailers are even less informative. If you expect 40 minutes uncut gameplay on reveal it is on you, buddy

[@arronstone177]

The basement dwellers with a boxes of tissues are sulking because she doesn’t look like a sexy Lara Croft type. You have to laugh at them.

[@JADub87]

The character is fine & ND will deliver again. Never in 37 years did I ever purchase a game because I thought the main character was attractive or supposed to be attractive. A lot of these dudes today are really crashing out. The "everything is woke/DEI" crowd I ignore. People are having really weird conversations & posting weird comments like fetishizing over game/movie characters is normal...& it's literally everywhere! Who raised y'all?

[@AshParth560]

Honestly,, in today's day and age, "gamers" just aren't smart. After seeing the teaser, it gives me Cowboy Bebop vibes and I'm pretty interested cause it's about time that Naughty Dog is doing something new. At the end of the day, I'd just mock em as a satire and enjoy what interests me cause most fandoms nowadays are garbo as we're getting close to getting into 2025.

[@Pokucollector]

9:07 Maybe people still have ptsd from Rose in Star Wars?

[@Pokucollector]

Im just now hearing about this.

[@jdcheo8866]

I agree Alex, I am one that is looking forward to the game and don’t care about woke anti woke whatever it is but I feel that I’m actually getting judge for liking a trailer or game.

[@snakeboss3020]

Trying to both side this is so disingenuous. The anti woke movement has morph into the most toxic thing on youtube.

[@colepastoriuspastorius4112]

Hi Alex, I don’t think it’s both sides. I can see the one side keep saying woke every time dare the problem. I didn’t say, but I don’t force people by the game. I don’t see anyone saying force the game. And the game are out yet this is my opinion

[@watchmehope6560]

Glad to see gamers calling this nonsense out. Tired of the dei nonsense! That actress is very toxic as well. The fact they had to dangle og anime and their old games in my face to get me interested is also funny 😂

[@pse2020]

News sites are talking about this teaser now... Good job promoting what u hate... The best thing u could have done was to ignore it. Now this teaser become the biggest and most important teaser this year... Good job!

[@Ruddy-w3o]

​@@pse2020That's asinine and a big cope. We roasted SW Outlaws and Concord for months. How did they sell?😂

[@thaKiddino]

Its a horrible character design she dosent have to be attractive but the design needs to be interesting and its not especially for the time period and aesthetic they are trying to reflect she dosent fit shes a mix of genres that visually dont express the same voice thats why the character feels off... at least in my perspective.

[@tekashihellsing3330]

I myself couldn't care less for the character, I'll judge the character and the game when I see more of the game itself but it's ND studio so I have faith that the game will be good

[@Erlaxis]

Look, if the game is great, having an ugly character won't stop me from playing it. Having said that, isn't the character named A. Mun? Come on, they are just baiting at this point. Maybe they know youtubers will talk more about a game if it has these controversial elements. So far it seems to be working for them. Outrage mongering youtubers are quite easily manipulated.

[@Robloxcheaters_1234]

Boo men play the game booo

[@MISTERMASTER1234]

Can't wait for the game.

[@youngproscia]

The review bombers are to be ignored. They have their own agenda. These are same people that gave TLOU 2 a zero before it even was released . The game looks fine to me. I trust ND at this point. I also ignore the people telling me I have to find her attractive. Equally wrong. Easily ignored.

[@MelissaGarrett1980]

It’s nice to hear some intelligent discourse on this, without political motivation behind it. I personally wasn’t impressed, but it’s nothing to do with the look of the character; it’s because she comes across as inherently unlikeable to me. The product placements didn’t help, but mainly I don’t want to play as a character that comes across as rude and condescending. Maybe she’s different later in the game, but if that’s the case, then this was a terrible trailer.

[@bigpesoproductions1413]

Naughty Dog started it!

[@NostalgiaNet8]

We need to call out what Niel Druckmann has been doing for years. If we just blindly accept it, more studios will try to get away with it.

[@LevTheChosenOne]

A bald woman get you anxious 😰 poor grown man XD

[@cammankingdom]

​@@LevTheChosenOneSomething you'll never be a real person who knows what they are

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

@@LevTheChosenOnenice one

[@zacgale4231]

I really like Neil Druckmann.. I loved TLOU2 but some people are so angry over that game that they are willing to just trash Neil on everything he does from now on forward.

[@TubiTuesdays]

Making great games? Is your brain leaking?

[@mayasanders1046]

Woke sounds stupid and it's hurtful to people because it sounds racist. The performative stuff is stupid also, but im sick of the DEI/woke convo.

[@chika4275]

Say it is or it isn't! stay true to your convictions!

[@PodcastNow]

It isn't what lol?? I am sticking to what I believe. I'm not excited for the game yet, they need to say more, I've said that before. I don't hate the character because she's a girl, I don't love the character because she's a girl. I don't care about the character at all lol. There

[@jbeachboy100]

naughty dog is probably happy doing controversial characters or stories.

[@WrestlingGod-f4v]

I just think that I’m gonna be if you wanna know what option I want to go on. I’m going to go on the great option because I understand what you’re saying Alex and also whoever start this Woke stuff it’s getting out of hand let’s just all wait and see what happens but I do agree with you, Alex and I’m gonna go with a good option. That’s just how I feel that you just mentioned.

[@sonnyankau9239]

the incel infestation in gaming communities has indeed become tiresome and obnoxious. the absolute most pathetic people that won't stop screeching because their lives are miserable.

[@Aloyhero]

Alex you didnt read Nial Druckmanns people dont know the story or the gameplay at all im waiting for gameplay dude thats all i care about.

[@lukegeekwalker2689]

Wel we doing it with new Assassin creed game

[@jamesburke9680]

I don't see nothing wrong with her

[@charliechaos9612]

Controversial opinion, but I loved the Last of Us 2. I just tend to ignore the DEI stuff (which don’t get me wrong, I hate and would have voted for trump if I lived in the States 🤣). The saddest part of me making that statement is that because I’m card-carrying minority (gay man), that’s my get out of jail free with the DEI gang. The kind of people that do “force this stuff” on others feel that minorities opinions matter more on certain subjects, which is totally off. But like you say Alex, don’t like something, don’t buy it. Don’t be militant about it. We’ve seen that voting with wallets have worked in the past so let the proof be in the pudding 🎂😄

[@WHIKKEDDDD]

we genuinely have nothing on this game but the cast and the graphical look. that's it. its just like ghost of yotei, its annoying from either side

[@Vallen619]

The Yotei situation is so dumb because we LITERALLY had a badass woman samurai in the first game

[@WHIKKEDDDD]

@ RIGHT?!

[@nicholasdavis6324]

Fact that naughty dog is trying some new people are still complaining I got tired of Last of Us it seems interesting but I got to see more I don't see what's wrong with having female characters in games this crazy

[@fffx2]

I havent seen that many talking about it

[@LevTheChosenOne]

I can't wait ❤ i want to see the gameplay the story all i not get anxious about women i love them ❤

[@cammankingdom]

But you don't get none of them

[@watchmehope6560]

That was a woman?

[@LevTheChosenOne]

@watchmehope6560 I'm surprised that you publicly admit that you've never seen one, not even on KZbin XD

[@ericmacgillivray537]

I assume most people are too young to understand the aliens reference that the bald lady represents or escape from New York reference lady with the eye patch represents....this game will be 80s goodness to the max and I would think gamers who are against the modern trends should make this a black myth situation but again I assume most are too young instead of condemning a game for a character they saw for minutes benefit of the doubt

[@jacobs1834]

Too many neckbeards that aren’t gamers are getting mad about anything.

[@IBelieveInTheGYAT]

Now this is a game that would sell 5 million. The last of us part was a potential 20 million seller but the story was trash and only sold 10 million. Gameplay is apparently king for most ponies which means they don't really pay attention when words are spoken or written in sentences.

[@Mymmyl]

Isn't this just Cowboy Bebop with a female protagonist?

[@JoeyK3]

I Do buy the Yakuza games because I find Ichiban Attractive! 😅 Buy Pirate Yakuza!!! 🦜

[@PodcastNow]

I mean have you seen Kiryu?!? 10/10 lol.

[@AdApT3Rx]

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