I have changed my mind about Dragon Age: The Veilguard...

[@TheScarletSeeker]

I just looked up what this Barf thing everyone keeps talking about.... :(

[@BasegFarmer]

@@TheScarletSeeker actually its Barve, not barf. Now gimmie 10 pushups 😏

[@TheScarletSeeker]

yuck

[@Oozaru85]

Ikr. Saying sorry makes it all about you. But making push ups in front of everyone to show what a good person you are somehow doesnt make it about you? Yeah, sure...

[@michaelnapper4565]

@TheScarletSeeker we live in such a stupid time. These people claim to have such bleeding hearts for the little guy, for injustice, while in reality have turned into straight up fascists and actual racists. It really is the dumbest shit ever. Critical thinking is banned in their circles, that they probably call squares, or something even dumber. My guy, have you seen the game director? No?...go treat yourself to your "Ah, there it is" moment.

[@severusdeath]

No no barf is correct. It’s how I felt after watching it.

[@elcry1920]

"I live in Australia" , "i feel like i'm on an island". checks out.

[@silkk2117]

I think this is a big reason why retro gaming has blown up so much over the last few years.

[@PeterMilko]

yup and indie gaming. I'm an indie dev :D

[@silkk2117]

@PeterMilko True. Lots of good indie games out now.

[@promark5317]

Peak gaming was 2004-2011 and it died with Skyrim. The late PS2/XBox/GC era going into the Ps3/360/wii era is unmatched. New games are homogenized and streamlined in order to accommodate "casual players" and the "modern audience".

[@PeterMilko]

@@promark5317 there are plenty of great games you just don't look hard enough.

[@predatitor4183]

@@promark5317 At least the ones from big companys, because if we go to indie games or variuos other company like Larian there is a lot of new games that are good.

[@aseroxd]

Makes you miss the old days a little. Wait in line at store, buy your physical copy of the game, rush home, open that collectors edition box, cut yourself off from the world for a few days and just sit and enjoy the games in peace.

[@hectorsanchez7581]

People are really paying money to listen to this dialogue

[@logan-zf2wr]

@aseroxd I still remember showing up to the midnight launch of skyirm at gamestop, line went on for blocks lol. It’s crazy to think about all the hopes and dreams we had for gaming in that moment, I remember thinking the potential was limitless. Could you imagine trying to explain our current day situation to any of those teenagers waiting in line for skyrim that night lol?

[@Palidor]

I miss the 90's every day

[@TayRich93]

Ikr execs/management etc forcing devs to make shitty cash grabs so that causes genuine staff to quit and then theres the lay offs so the "bosses" can keep their bonuses 💸

[@Gastrobongo]

Not aimed at you as such, but it's interesting how a bunch of journalists are doing a 180 on their opinions AFTER they gave 10/10 scores. It's a shame they couldn't have held the game to a higher level of scrutiny during the review phase instead of bowing to EA's selective access process.

[@TheScarletSeeker]

I tend to forget that a lot of you guys are kinda more 'finger on the pulse' about some of these games than me. So I dont really know what other reviewers etc are doing but thats interesting to hear. I still think that, for a 2 hour impression, that game was fine...but I might have accidentally got caught up in all the review hubbub

[@Gastrobongo]

@TheScarletSeeker Hey, it's all cool. Like I said, it wasn't aimed at you as such, so I'm sorry if it came across that way. I've watched the whole video, and you've got a pretty solid take on the whole thing. Props to you for doing a follow-up. It speaks volumes about your integrity.

[@Omnicloudx13]

They know if they score the game low they're lose access to preview events and early access review copies.

[@tipsyt1909]

What are some examples of this?

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

The gaming journalists are an extended limb of AAA marketing. They were never reliable, objective, or particularly honest.

[@mspilot8283]

I can’t even listen to the dialogue on this game. It’s maddening. Just got to vote with our wallets

[@DarkArterialGore]

Yeah, I hate listening to the horrible valleygirl american accents in fantasy rpg's like this. Even though I'm Irish If I ever decide to play this game I'd have to switch the audio to German, Russian or Polish and turn on English subtitles because that way I won't get as annoyed.

[@vanyadolly]

It's unbearable. All the more so if you remember what this series used to be. I'd say the dialogue would be more at home in Clueless, but honestly that was a solid adaption of a literary classic and much smarter than this brainless goop.

[@mspilot8283]

I heard that they butchered the German language as well so I wouldn’t go that route either. I’m just going to go play mass effect for the 100th time now 😞

[@Alwaysttango]

They butchered the Spanish language too using inclusive language that doesn't exist, it's a made up thing created by weirdos who think its cool to copy American wokeism. You just don't hear about it because Spanish speakers don't give a F about this game

[@mugen3603]

Great point. This "non-binary" character loudly insists that people address her the way she prefers, and yet she refuses to do the same for Emmerich. She's a hypocrite and no one ever calls her out on her bullshit. Trash character, made even more insufferable by the trash writing.

[@Peter-vn5jq]

You gotta understand, every character in those new woke games is a self-insert for the writers. Every single one. That's why they're so utterly despicable. They act like the people they portray act in real life.

[@adamaccountname]

they knew her personality so well it was her original name, they just accidentally put a typo in and it came out as Taash

[@faethe000]

A character being a hypocrite isn't itself bad writing though.

[@Idziemel1]

So true. But people rarely get the nuance - they just want to hate stuff. Is that whole scene shit? Of course it is. But most people couldn’t even tell you why, because “woke” is where their critical analysis ends every time.

[@Peter-vn5jq]

@@Idziemel1 My brother in Christ, there are other games out there, and other things we could be doing. Why on Earth would we dig so deep? We know its shit, the only value that can be had from it is laughing at the retardation of the devs and studio. That's all there is to it.

[@BVargas78]

Sadly the culture war is real and it goes beyond gaming. Cinema and television are also battlegrounds, take for example what has happened to Star Wars under Disney, or Amazon spending a billion dollars plus on Rings of Power which is an insult to the legacy of Tolkien. I'm not actually against more diversity, representation and all that jazz providing it's done in a way that doesn't harm or break pre existing lore, and if it's done in a way that doesn't go against the spirit of meritocracy when it comes to hiring practices. So in my books it's right to call it out, challenge it and vote with your wallets. We should also take into account that all this progressive message pushing comes from a very insincere place. Yes the activists and some of the developers that make games like Veilguard do genuinely believe in their cause and i'd even go so far as to say they are well intentioned people. In their mindset they are trying to make a better kinder world. But when you look at the money behind this whole agenda pushing project, it takes a darker turn. Most of us have now heard of mega conglomerates like Blackrock and Vanguard and they do not have the best intentions of common people at heart. Their modus operandi is to promote certain progressive causes and virtue signal about it while at the same time treat ordinary working class people worse and worse, increase the gap between rich and poor and move us into a future that will resemble a cyberpunk dystopia.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Soon you can add hbos harry potter and the king of the hill revival to that list

[@LeoNNDesnu]

Best comment ever. This is exactly the bigger picture that almost no one sees.

[@TRACKD0WN]

while i agree with you on the problem i dont really get what star wars has to do with this. (I have however heard things about Rings of Power but have not seen the show myself, so i cant really comment on that one.)

[@2genders-tk2ue]

Trump 2024

[@BoxingDawg]

Brother i am tired of doing push ups. All i wanted was slay darkspawn but i got pulled into a twitter version of thedas

[@adamaccountname]

I wonder how Taash heard of non binary, whether there's Thedas Tummblr

[@curlzncrush]

Great video mate! I'm an American living in Australia so a lot of what you said in this video resonated with me. I smashed subscribe like a Bunnings snag.

[@kiwihermit5080]

You just got another sub my dude. You're speaking facts, and in a way that is not pugnacious or "bigoted". It's not the topic of LGBTQ that is the problem, it's how they portray it. Dorian from Inquisition is a fantastic character that addresses genuine irl struggles people from that community have. The fact that his own father tried to "fix" him with magic for being gay is horrific and cruel and hauntingly have real world connotations. And the way you address that issue in-game even if you're not romancing him can be that of a very supportive and caring friend who simply wants him to be happy. The writing for those scenes is heartbreaking and even as a irl Christian raised on conservative beliefs I was willing to fight his dad when the party meets him to defend my companion. THAT is how you write good LGBTQ characters. You see the man is unashamedly gay but he doesn't bash your head over with his orientation. He doesn't constantly mention his gayness in normal conversations. He only speaks about his orientation when YOU ask, and even then only reveals more when your friendship with him grows, you know like real life relationships. But it seems in Veilguard you have to enter Thedas only after reading the flash cards that says you have to walk on eggshells around LGBTQ otherwise you will be SHAMED.

[@JRX36]

Going back to older games, I never finish and having fun again.

[@pobbart13]

I'm still fighting because it's been my escapism and source of enjoyment since I was a kid, but I totally get how you feel, Its exhausting having to constantly fight and have this whole thing take up brain space and energy when you just want to play and discuss video games. Retro gaming is where its at these days. 😎

[@anthonyharding4380]

Yep, I do feel the same as you. I have amassed a giant backlog of games from the last 30 years or so. No need to give up, just re(visit) some of the older gems.

[@Gabrilos505]

"They tried to slip this crap past the goalkeeper" LOL. I wasn't expecting to hear that metaphor but it got me laughing out loud. Thank you

[@pe3396]

Im glad I found this video mate. You got a new subscriber. Good job! I hope you get like a million subscribers. Very thoughtful and smart analysis

[@BurtReynoldsMoustache]

Vote with your wallet.

[@maniacmatt7340]

Fact

[@lubosmarw2614]

How Is this game "major money hit"???

[@Seabass901]

They turn their reality into fantasy and their fantasy into reality. It was so bizarre and 4th wall breaking when the character just came out and said "I'm trans" in a deep fantasy game. It was actually jarring. Outside of that, I agree with many of the other comments on the game too. The dialogue is absolutely painfully one dimensional and the choices practically nonexistent. The biggest element of fantasy in this game is that it pretends to be an RPG.

[@fussypart6494]

I subbed because of your overview

[@stoneageprude3021]

Dragon age has ALWAYS pandered to the crowd that its pandering to now. The difference is how heavy handed it has been. There was a trans character in dragon age inquisition and they handled it fine. I dont think isaues like this need to be off limits. Its just that from what ive seen veilguard has dealt with these issues incredibly clumsily

[@adamaccountname]

The biggest problem is that non binary is a massive non issue that they need to inflate into one. Apart from coercing people to use dishonest language, what are they really identifying as?

[@dn8750]

Sorry but the double standard pointed out isn't just clumsy it's a blatant fuck you to everyone else.

[@Pilpin42]

As far as I'm concerned it's a fair take on both the game and the industry at large. You went into the game in an open and honest fashion, looked at all aspects of it fairly, then had the decency to revise your thoughts and speak truthfully about it. I can't speak for everyone but I wholly agree that if something that is meant to be fun, relaxing and enable people to connect with friends becomes a political platform used to push ideals and warp perceptions then ultimately it's a healthier choice to step away. Having said that, I hope this doesn't kill your drive or enjoyment of both gaming and reviewing games, as it is a breath of fresh air to have someone who is honest and down to earth about it all.

[@danielkaiser8971]

Regarding the notion of giving up gaming, I would say never give up. There is a pattern of narcissistic people (the ones who take delight in using double standards to cause others distress), and this pattern says that they are at their very worst just before "they" give up. We are nearing that point in global culture wars now. I believe that money talks and so do the traditional gamers they hope to silence. They have already lost, they just don't know it yet. Keep gaming, and never give up! 👍

[@CENmassTER86]

This is a great video and discussion..and I can relate

[@notgnar8506]

I play videogames but I'm not a gamer in the same way I ride motorcycles but am not a biker. Playing videogames is one of many hobbies not my lifestyle or personality.

[@BigNothingMonsterMan]

the fact you need to push so hard just to say "there is an obvious problem" shows how insanely far the political assholes have gone

[@Honed-]

he cant even say it, because of the laws he has where he lives, its so dystopian.

[@ptriptri]

Yeah , a dude enjoying games and loves sharing with the rest of us has to go left and right on the topic to express his feelings about this situation.. Its infiltrated in every section of our lives rn .. Luckily some parts of the world are still untouched by this Political Correctness bullshit , and im glad i live in such a place. Unfortunately, though, im a nerd , a gamer, and i spend a lot of time online, so i can't really avoid these topics. Those of us who are Normies (as he says) don't really have a medium to express our feelings about previously mentioned stuff so we decide to keep silent . Point of the story is to VOTE 🗳 with the wallets .

[@quicsilver524]

I think your feelings are totally fair. I agree with the view. I am disappointed in the direction some games have taken popular titles and the issues fall to deaf ears. But I am hopeful that this is just a growth opportunity for the devs. Either way I appreciate your perspective and videos more now than before, thanks for the share.

[@Fadingfool]

New data should lead to new conclusions so good on you for correcting your initial impressions. Some of us didn't require more than the initial trailer to see the direction this IP was heading and ducked out then.

[@blunderingfool]

Oh hey, a fellow username Fool! Hi there! :D

[@firestorm7977]

Don’t give up what you love man. No harm done a lot of people are just realising the now. Im pretty worried for this industry. All the more reason we need to come together as a community and say no to this malicious stuff it’s been getting worse.

[@gepflegtePCSpieleKultur]

3:23 every inch of Interest for this Consumer Entertainment Product slipped out of me, into the darkest Night, never to be found again... Is it really so hard to put Entertainment into a ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT?... Back to Baldurs Gate 3, Back to my PS2 and PSX and Sega Saturn RPGs

[@ulycination978]

I play mostly indie games, there is more good games than there ever was. Some indie devs are also crap, still so many great ones.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

truth!

[@starshipproto]

If you can uninstall and go out and play ball and whatnot instead and disconnect from all this and be happy you win. There is a reason why so many people are so upset and specifically get upset at the immersion breaking and specifically use words like escapism. Gaming has been escapism in the modern day and a cure for a lot of modern ills for a lot of people, the type of thing that distracts you from the unfortunate realities they face in the modern world. Whether or not anyone sympathizes it's still the case and it's only going to get worse if they have no other outlet they find suitable that others may be able to find alternatives and continue to face these sermons in these games injected by writers that hate them in properties they loved for so long far before these people even knew they existed or realized the money they could make if they got into this industry they likely would have had no interest in rather than just persuing activist causes or political news journalism if it didn't have the overabundance of money and attention the industry came into exponentially especially post covid.

[@starshipproto]

@NoSTs123 Ball good. No one can go into your backyard uninvited and preach this stuff to anyone there.. at least not yet. Extra happy points if you have doggo to toss with.

[@applefresh7]

Don't let the politics and BS surrounding situations like this taint your view on games. Don't let em kill your hobby. That being said - you don't owe anyone an apology for having an opinion. It is great that you had a change of heart and were able to see what's going on.

[@ste8659]

we need to support small devs that arnt tainted by money yet

[@thedant0r85]

Amens. Well said. You are right. Dont need to apologize for it.

[@FeliPeltier]

I used to play 20-30 games a year. I’m down to like 3-4. Makes me sad, but games just suck nowadays.

[@wardvandecotte9253]

No wonder I played BG3 for about 6 months...

[@MarkesOrelies]

It's not all gloom and doom, yes, the big companies capable of pushing massive marketing campaigns are not what they use to be. But there are still new good games being made, that is just about delivery a good gaming experience, in AAA space and indie. Things like wukong, warhammer and the new dlc for factorio is excellent example of good things still being there for gamers. They are just sometimes drowned out but AAA companies making speeches and not games.

[@soloplaysgames9965]

Were you making Nigel thornberry?

[@bc_life2374]

Really good video, well put.

[@BasegFarmer]

Its not even an issue with the character being non binary, its the fact thats its a forced issue clearly written as a statement. We just want to play a game, and not be preached to, about how one should feel.

[@TheNSJaws]

that's 99.9% of "diversity" in games though. It's almost always thrown in as a political statement; Or at the very least an extension of their creator's politics.

[@BasegFarmer]

@@TheNSJaws theres ways of doing things that feel natural and dont feel forced, the audience can tell. When its their whole personality instead of something they just are. Everything in veilguard is poorly written and forces a certain narrative as shown by the decisions you can make...only agree, no hurt feeling, everyone must feel safe in this crumbling world. Its just weird.

[@robpownall9116]

I'll keep this short, whilst it would be unwise to give my direct opinion on the issues at play in this video, I would suggest that it's one of the best videos you've done!

[@jakehopgood7446]

kid gloves are off

[@opo3628]

I've mostly quit gaming and have gotten back into caring about my physical and mental health. Now I really can't stand staying home all day -- I always need to be active and doing *something* productive. Heck, I even look forward to going to work now, and I've got a huge promotion coming up because of it! It's a beautiful thing. So, I suppose I should thank the woke crowd for *that* much...if games like modern DA were actually good, I'd probably still be a lump in my gaming chair.

[@gibster9624]

When BioWare was doing ME1 they were afraid of the backlash they'd get if they did a gay romance in the game. Liara and FemShep were well received so in ME2 they opened up the romance options and a it turns out no one cares. We just want good writing. Being too afraid to offend certain people handcuffed their creativity. Now they are making the same mistake but on the other end of the spectrum while also trying to be as offensive as possible to a portion of the audience they used to respect a lot.

[@BradTheAmerican]

Fox News lost its mind about the FemShep and Liara sex scene in ME1

[@Emma_square_Feet]

Weird i can't remember all this noise about the transgender character in dragon age inquisition 🧐

[@legate-lanius]

because how they executed it was simply done better🤷‍♂️

[@Emma_square_Feet]

@legate-lanius in what sense?

[@Butts666]

it's almost as if most people don't really mind as long as it's seamlessly integrated into the world and not artificially foregrounded with no effort to hide that you're making a re-education video rather than an interactive experience.

[@CaptainWalrus77]

That character was insufferable, too. And so was Dorian's coming out quest. Zevran in Origins was the worst of all. Just talked about his leather fetish and sexually harassed the warden, awful character.

[@aaron4229]

I think the gaming industry now is a wake up call for gamers to touch grass and improve on ourselves. Best of luck on your road to better health

[@markomejac8172]

Real gamers touch grass and improve on a daily basis! The only thing gaming industry needs and fast is competente and visionary developers!

[@electricmiragemedia]

Sorry to hear about the laws in Australia, my friend.

[@DoraKage]

So gamers getting the same treatment that Taskmaster fans got with the Black Midow movie adaptation. At least now there's more pushback.

[@masseffectist]

Mate i hear ya with the whole staying out of it but if its forced on to you like this than yeh it does piss me off too. Live and let live but dont force me to be part of it. Appreciate your sincere apology. Love your content. And the aussie perspective on games

[@masseffectist]

@Black_Emmanius_Prime mate I'm a 1st generation migrant asian muslim. Nothing about me is "normal". But I just live and let live. All I ask of my games these days is to let me customise my character to look as much like me as possible. I don't demand they "write" me in.

[@Bomberman66Hell]

​@@Black_Emmanius_PrimeWhat the hell are you talking about?

[@dandare9055]

Well this apology is pretty ironic: at least it is addressed to people who accept apologies. It will be reflected in likes. We had seen apologies from people which were just considered 'blood in the water' and made people get hounded. BTW: on most likely positive things, are S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 reviews planned :). Both games seem like they can be amazing.

[@masha22092000r]

I find it super ironic how S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is expected to be better than anything Bioware has pushed out in the lascouple of years even though it's made by a Ukrainian studio under constant shelling with at least one of the developers killed in combat. Like, Bioware has a gazzilion dollars and a peaceful sky above their heads, yet everyone is wary of their product. Figures.

[@IzunaSlap]

Try out a boxing gym. Boxing is a full body workout and you'll burn fat quickly if you show up consistently to class, and sparring is like real life Dark Souls. I've mostly quit gaming since I've started boxing.

[@davidscott9257]

this is why people dislike companies like sbi, they aren't about putting this narrative into new i.p.'s. their entire business is to insert these identity politics into established franchises. don't give up on games just yet, we still got stuff to look forward to like Showa American Story.

[@zarddin]

I will never quit gaming. This year was great for gaming - a lot of shity western AAA games that people didn't want to buy and a lot of great indie games and AAA asian games that people bought. Gaming is a great hobby and we vote for what we want to play with our wallets.

[@kths3169]

Giving up gaming just because of this seems so weird personally I ignore what I dislike and focus on what I like, been happily gaming for decades

[@Ooittee]

Spent to long in the hate chamber of social issues that I am sick of both sides of it. But coming down on this point, all my joys in life are being consumed by someone's identity to the point that it's erasing mine, and I am the problem. Movies, RPGs, Games, all taken over by activism (could be worse could have been Activision). Education and politics solidifying the changes. Be you but don't tell me or mine what they should be and don't judge me for not buying into your identity, I just don't care about you enough to give a crap.

[@maniacmatt7340]

How dare you have a reasonable take, and dare to step back and look from a distance! /S

[@maniacmatt7340]

Im all for letting the game speak for itself. and dragon age has lol. That scene is WILD and im surprised it hasnt been played with the other "Isabella" clip. btw that isnt Isabella, real Isabella is more like a Honey Badger.

[@dunkan44]

I'm with ya, just let us play a game in a fantasy world and not worry about real life bs.

[@xLionsxxSmithyx]

Someone tried accusing me of being Transphobic on reddit just because I think Taash represents Trans people poorly because Tash is always angry and picking fights and Self-Projecting onto other companions.. The person accusing me actually Misgendered Taash and called them "Her" and "She"... So told him to do a few Barves and he said I was arguing in bad faith... 😂

[@krieg938]

I feel you, I just want to play a good game, escapism feels impossible now

[@boichob228]

Most people just conform to this shit these days. And I understand that this spares a lot of headache. So congrats on keeping it real man!

[@Rain0and0Thunder]

Steam is the worst place where if you dislike something in a game your not allowed to say, if you like something in a game your not allowed to say. With me there are things I like about this game and things I dislike, but since I can identify with both sides I'm not allowed to speak without both sides calling me out and telling me off.

[@navomusic5123]

Not every game put so much emphasis on IRL politic, There's a tons of game out there that are just game, I recommend squirrel with a gun, that game is fun and hilarious

[@JayzRoom1942]

I enjoy the channel and think real opinions on games are needed in the game industry The who is what gender crap is a trend for confused and lost people looking for a group to join. It will pass, keep up the good work here

[@TayRich93]

Makes me glad that I got my 360 slim and ps2 so many gems to enjoy timeless classics 😌

[@patricknorris9334]

Totally agree...maybe we're outgrowing video games😓. It's just not our scene anymore and not about having fun😔.

[@emlyndewar]

When you said it didn’t feel like dragon age, that was all I needed. I’ve downloaded the 360 version of Origins and going to play it. I always hear it was way worse on consoles, but never tried it out. Forget about the new stuff, back to the classics. Just as you have been doing lately. 👍

[@BradTheAmerican]

The biggest hinderance with DAO on console is that you don't get the "move to point" feature so if you wanna move someone then you have to manually walk them. On the bright side, My PS3 copy didn't crash like it does on PC.

[@PaperNameless]

Based youtuber.

[@Dedhaven]

The fact that you can go to jail for "misgendering" someone is insane. Basically getting sent to jail for hurting someone's feelings.

[@chilbiyito]

Taash acts like an insufferable toddler

[@thomasb5307]

There is this moment where the team discovers that Solas may have had a lover in the past and how the events could have made him the man he is now and Taash is only repeating "haha they banged, gross" to the point Rook has to tell her to stop. The whole character is an overgrown teenager

[@chilbiyito]

@thomasb5307 oh my god

[@chorn995]

Old man yells at cloud

[@MacSmithVideo]

Good video

[@arkgaharandan5881]

hahahahaha exactly as i predicted when i saw mrmattyplays saying that the best parts of the game are at the early hours and then it sucks.

[@gokulauri]

First couple of hours and last couple of hours are good. Everything in the middle is just bland tastless slop.

[@gemodemplay415]

I love video games. Nothing will make me stop loving video games. More and more games are woke but at the same time there will always be normal games out there too. Why would I choose to stop playing games and give up on this hobby of mine just because losers talk gender politics online on every discourse? I just don't care about that crap.

[@mpdmmpdm2529]

I'm sorry to tell you this, but you don't have a choice to ignore it now. Every game dev thought that the gender ideology was the future, so every AAA game developed in the last 5 years will have it as part of it's DNA. It's no longer avoidable.

[@Katie-hb8iq]

4:00 - And even though Taash is clearly in the wrong for not using his name, I'm pretty sure there is no way to call Taash on this and put them in their place, right? I get this impression there is no way to point out this hypocrisy because of "reasons".

[@beniron5807]

Welcome to the fight (or at least now you see it). This is normal. Most people are casual with games like yourself. It’s just you can’t run from it. Things will get better. Go kick that ball, and the new era of gaming should be around in 5-10’years. Trust is hard to build and easy to destroy. The industry is doomed. New people will inspire and become the next big thing. It will get too big, get radical and we start the whole cycle again. Fun ain’t?

[@shadowreaverrising1753]

It is exhausting. Everyone on one side is exactly who they are said to be and so is the otherside. End of the day it's all just political football in a different arena.

[@AKATenn]

The problem is, you can have an opinion without actually playing a game, if you see enough of the game to see what it is. Also the only way you can realistically tell a corporation to stop making trash is to not buy or even engage with it in any way. They will ignore words, or at the most just call you a toxic bigot if you have even the slightest critical thought.

[@paulmd7747]

The studio tried so hard to make the game seem good to trick people into buying it. All you 2 hour reviewers fell for it. Should play the whole game before reviewing it.

[@Freddyrugger27]

I respect your quest for neutrality. However, there comes a point we all have to pick a side. This isnt about inclusion , which I like. This is about forced compliance. Love your chanel and keep doing what your doing!

[@ironwolf56]

One of the big review copes was "it starts slow stick with it a few hours it gets much better" and I found the entire opposite. The writing gets more ham-fisted as it goes and things like how shallow and samey the combat is really start to stick out.

[@8bitSpartan141]

Its ok scarlet, u just need to make yourself some tea, maybe pour yourself a nice warm bath, and enjoy a good ol classic like dustborn

[@ironwolf56]

Honestly the Taash character is almost perfect as a mask off moment of what the "be kind" crowd is like in real life: constant demands you worship and validate how they feel at the moment, but having zero empathy for anyone else and resorting to insults whenever possible.

[@moonstrobe]

Instead of walking away from gaming, just play all the games that don't pander and shill ideology. By supporting those games, we get more of them. Also, kindly disagreeing with gaming being a "toy". No other art form has told and engrossed me in their stories as much various well made games. So quit books, tv, music and cinema while you're at it. Well made games are art. AND they can keep your brain fresh :)

[@sayayushinata]

you cannot be a reasonable person with someone who is unreasonable. because its unreasonable to be reasonable.

[@x2567x]

Personally I’m having fun playing the game I just ignore all the political bs but that being said mass effect is probably their last shot assuming EA doesn’t just axe them💀

[@thatonenihilist]

I think the issue itself isnt the idea of gender issues per se, but rather the way they went about it, more and more media companies rely on what id consider to be tokenization, ie; including topics or individuals in media purely based on one specific trait, as to seem diverse, rather than approaching subjects in an intelligent nuanced manner, letting people come to their own conclusions rather than being told how to think; I think it is one of the main differences between old bioware and new, old dragon age games tackled issues like being gay even in early titles like origins, however these topics were not the main crux of the story, and were handled in a way that felt more grounded. If I was transgender I would be insulted by a game like veilguard purely on the basis of how superficially these companies see issues and individuals.

[@purefoldnz3070]

Hmm living in New Zealand I also feel like I'm on an island too. Anyway I 100% agree.

[@adamaccountname]

I've just started playing classics. Been playing skyrim again, even heavily modded Baldurs gate. GOG is great because there's thousands of games pre them trying to brainwash everyone with them.

[@zebwiz1900]

Honestly this kind of stuff is to be expected everytime things get too big they get ran by commitee. It mirrors what happens in yhe food industry when a successful chain gets sold to big business which then tamper with the recipes to save/make more money.

[@JaamesJohnson]

I understand your desire to stay out of the drama.... But at some point the drama drag's you in no matter what you do about it... And eventually you start to realize that your hobby has been taken hostage, and your way to escape is being destroyed bye.... Ideology and at some point you are going to get fed up with it.... your just not their yet... but trust me you will be their eventually.... many of us are just further along in this journey as we are likely older and have had more opportunity's to have this message and stupidity shoved down our throats..... And at some point those "KZbin" channels are going to look less like "grifters" trying to make money off the drama and more like "Warriors" fighting to clean up the hobby your missing..... "So I hear you and I understand your desire to stick your head in the sand and ignore it all" But that won't work forever....

[@rejectedaleks8401]

I actually am loving this game and thought the voice acting was good no joke 😂

[@dandare9055]

And ps on toy comment: I hope nobody would take it badly. I do feel though activists might... they consider it more a tool than a toy, but that is whole other conversation. In the end all culture, entertainment and art are pretty much just that: toy for the excess and pleasure after basic needs are met. It might be educational or inspiring but it is neither food nor weapon (dang it, once again I see activists disagreeing) so it is not requirement for sustenance therefore it is by definition a toy. Be it visit in Theater, Playing game or taking part in sports competition and many more - those are toys for society. I do feel like it should be understood more these days. Which is somewhat funny as I come from city with strong sports hooligans culture back int he day. Seeing people end up in a hospital over freaking toys in the form of some soccer matches going one way or another. Then again we are humans we tend to get passionate over many things, it is part of what makes us human.

[@molletre9606]

This force-fed agenda has ruined many games already, but Veilguard is really going beyond anything done yet. And this is coming from Bioware, a big name in the industry that created legendary games like ME. I really hope that on the long run this woke disaster went too far and people will start to vote with their wallets. Its the only way to show this industry that agenda driven fanatism is a NO GO in video games of any sort.

[@adroharv5140]

the whole pandering of current nonsense is enough to pull me out of any game and film experience. AAA games are just vehicles to include this stuff at this point supported by places like Blackrock I guess yeah I think it's certainly got to that point that people are starting to question wanting to be part of gaming in it's current form. It's quite an easy thing to abandon given there's so much of a back catalog on various systems that if it had to be, I really wouldn't care if the industry died right here because it can't be enjoyed like this

[@polloduh]

Have you not played the game?

[@olivertwistey1168]

The problem is games aren't made by people who live in their imagination anymore.

[@Idziemel1]

3:15 Now I don't have the slightest problem with trying to use whatever pronouns people prefer and I really don't get what all the "anti-woke" outrage is about, but I have to admit -- having the NB character, of all people, wilfully and spitefully ignoring someone's pleas to call them by their actual name is pretty fucking hilarious.

[@murkki018]

There's always older games if current trends become too much to stomach.

[@davidfall6255]

I understand you’re facing an internal conflict with regard to the very negative discourse online surrounding identity politics in video games. My hope for you is that you’re able to avoid that cesspool as much as possible. While enjoying games from smaller studios where identity politics is not present. If you need any recommendations, let me know!

[@michaelnapper4565]

I would have normally given this game a chance because I do not fully trust any review, meaning I would have purchased it and tried it. However, there is a line in the sand for me, and I am firm on it. If the developers want to preach modern day nonsense at me, through well established titles that would have mocked the very same shit in the day in which the original was made, essentially spitting in my face, then I have no interest in giving them a fucking cent of my money. Not one cent. I am relieved to see that gamers have turned their backs on this game.