WTH happened at the Game Awards

[@LegendaryDrops]

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[@dgalloway107]

My problem with Ciri isn't that she's the mc or even that she's a witcher, but that she seems to have lost the Elder Blood powers, swapping them out for witcher powers. That doesn't work. Witchers are inventions. Creations of humanity that bear an ENORMOUS cost to create. The Elder Blood is a naturally occurring phenomena, which Ciri was born with. Her switching to witcher powers for some reason is like a soldier throwing away his assault rifle so that he can make use of a blunderbuss.

[@pizdecpeople]

@@dgalloway107 Ciri hated her powers all throughout the books and always wanted to be like Geralt. you know nothing.

[@nathanielapgar4284]

Completely unrelated to topic, but I'm just happy to see your success. I think I was one of your first 10k subs back in the BG3 days and way back then I left a comment that said just keep doing what you're doing and you're going to hit 100k+ subs. Well, grats on 200k+. It's inspiring because I'd love to do the same thing too even though I'm a little bit older. Congrats!

[@loneymoontommy1336]

Happy early New Year!

[@paulhenri210]

The truth is is there is a valid criticism of the Witcher game. One Siri has elvish blood they do not get old like humans JRR Tolkien. Who created the Alvin race in its language as stated that Alves do not get old like humans. To the fact that in every isakai Japanese program that have elves state it as so if an elf is 300 years old they're considered a youth. And in The Witcher books witchers are young boys cuz they're the only ones that can handle the damage that is done to the human body. And the percentage of even the voice surviving is very little. And with naughty dogs space game we've seen this particular character in the last of us too. And I get my hair cut really short every month and this is not the way you hold an electric razor to cut your hair. So if they can't get that right I can just imagine how much bull crap is going to be in this game.

[@JG_113]

"How many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?"

[@NoName-bk3su]

They wont learn their lesson until every single one of them gets fired

[@qu1253]

As long as people are still buying the slop, it'll keep getting made.

[@Liquidtracer]

and it's the people that already learnt the lesson and preach the lesson that get fired first, not the ones that are responsible for making the decisions in the first place.

[@CompleatedMagic]

I’m gonna think outside the box… I wonder if the executives know they can’t fire the crazy folks in their gaming studios, they have to let it fail so they have justification for firing them. Most of those purple haired male hating folks are part of a protected class or all of them.

[@r3gret2079]

Frice.

[@bridgesbane7032]

My game of the year is Dragon Age Origins. Replayed it for the first time in a decade and realized how soulless the gaming industry is right now.

[@sparkeykills1]

Me too man! Was having so much fun playing that my i got my wife to make a character and she loves it 🎉

[@ShaunMeechan]

What a game!

[@mohamedkhomsi3375]

Hey BG3 isn't that bad. You didn't like it?

[@HipHopRropatem]

same. amen brother

[@kyuremthefrozen8539]

you mean western game industry

[@KRIMZONMEKANISM]

17:37 not to be the "Aktcshually-guy", but Ciri was basically THE "Chosen One" of the Witcher series. She could teleport and one-shot almost everyone in the game. Ciri's combat was easy mode because she was super powerful. Most of her combat is her quite literally cutting down men and monsters in half in a single swing of her sword. This is kinda why it feels strange, to me and a couple of friends, that Ciri would be the follow-up character to Geralt. She is stronger than almost anybody in the series, and in this trailer she feels weaker.

[@zettour.]

Not a Witcher fan so I didn't play the games much, but seems like CDPR should've gone in a totally different direction considering they mostly concluded Geralt's arc in Witcher 3, right? Taking into account the size of the Witcher's world, they could've started a totally new story with a new cast of characters in a place on the opposite side of the content. And called it something other than "The Witcher" while setting it in the same universe a la Half Life and Portal.

[@vincentvega3093]

Take a look at the early issues CDPR had caused with how they adapted the source material...

[@METALLIFY16]

⁠@@zettour.that first couple of words “I’m not a Witcher fan”, stop right there. You have no opinion. If you played the games especially the Witcher 3’s last DLC you would know and expect Ciri to be the next game’s protagonist, not even up for debate.

[@spencerorde8090]

It seems that after the planes' connections were broken in Witcher 3, Ciri lost her abilities but kept her training from Geralt. In the time between these games, she goes through the mutations and becomes a Witcher like Geralt. Strong but not as experienced as Geralt... because she isn't over a hundred years old yet, probably. But the smoke power in the trailer is new, so maybe something is leftover of her previous abilities?

[@syndicalist-0]

​@METALLIFY16 uh...they can, and still do have an opinion lol that's a dumb ass take. You come off like a real ass tbh. But Ciri became an honorary witcher in one ending. They still have a LOT of explaining to do. Trail of the grasses? Cat like eyes? Where'd her power go because she never teleported? Howd she not instantly die after drinking the potion? And more.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

Industry: "Gamers were a mistake" Also Industry: "Why do gamers hate everything we do!?"

[@WillowSkyes]

Grifters: let's make sure that gamers are overly sensitive to everything so we can profit from the hatred! I'm not saying that devs haven't been incompetent and tone deaf, but there are a lot of people blowing shit out of proportion for monetary gain.

[@TheNuclearGeek]

@@WillowSkyes Except that assumes everyone just thinks what they are told to think. It's precisely that manner of thinking about gamers that has gotten this industry into this trouble in the first place.

[@ConcreteLobotomy]

@@TheNuclearGeek When the complaints are as shallow as "Main character ugly" it's pretty hard to take "gamers'" criticism as anything other than limp dick whining.

[@kiamehrgh3081]

​@TheNuclearGeek idk, man. the youtube guys who criticize them aren't any better, the number of times I've seen them spread misinformation or blow things out of proportion has been way too high, it's becoming harder by the day to find an unbiased news source around gaming that actually gets thier facts right

[@YuYuYuna_]

@@kiamehrgh3081 Sensationalism. That's the attention span of the modern human, not just in gaming. If it's not sensationalized then it's not worth listening to or caring about for them.

[@KamalaChameleon]

The great thing about Concord debacle is that devs and publishers now know: You never go full Concord

[@janky477]

"But what if they just didn't do it right? We should try it our way!" - A Socialist

[@para-mike96]

Oh bro, believe me they will still try

[@nicholaslalonde2117]

Concord 2: Intergalactic Boogaloo

[@TheCosta5000]

Lol

[@NireshnieChetty]

Hahaha, Legend!... hilarious when you say it out aloud 😂

[@RenegadeVash]

That slurp summarized everything people hate about modern writing.

[@santoniumlive]

lol, yeaaaa, a co-op game with Turbo and Ozone is what we need!!

[@travismcnasty51]

​@@RenegadeVash HOW CAN SHE SLURP?!??

[@austinm5630]

9:34 CORRECTION! Every studio CAN have a Swen Vincke! We know this because they used to. They went by different names, like John Carmack or Gabe Newell, but like Swen they understood the same core truth: make a good game that the developers themselves want to play and the money will flow all by itself. There are enough people who understand this in the industry to easily fill every CEO position at every development studio. So yes, every developer can absolutely have a Swen Vincke.

[@terrnoisrp8894]

Agreed, we have seen it before. Hey rid of activist and bring in gamers

[@rileyjfosbre6383]

I don’t know. Unless the developers of, say, “Dustborn” were super delusional (which I’m willing to accept), I feel like part of the problem with the major failures these days is developers are making games only *they* would want to play. I don’t think any of Rocksteady’s fans wanted to execute Batman on a park bench, but maybe the activists they hired did.

[@nullpoint3346]

@@rileyjfosbre6383 If you check the data, most of the developers of Dustborn DIDN'T play Dustborn.

[@rileyjfosbre6383]

@ well, fair enough.

[@janky477]

Agreed. They would obviously take different forms depending on whoch genre they are creating, but we've already seen the same passion in Josef Fares (Even if he is the crazy Lovable Uncle of the Game Awards)

[@Pr0digyZRX]

We do NOT need to "see ourselves" in the game. We want relatable characters you can care about. 95% of gamers aren't so self centered that we can only connect with a character we can see ourselves in. I'm just saying We are tired of the self inserts... all of them

[@OlDirtyBaron]

Amen. I'm Indigenous. Turok is basically all the representation I get and if characters looking like me is what mattered I'd never play video games. People respond to personality, morality, and values more than physical appearance.

[@bigbeefy111]

While I think this is true, I do believe a lot of players want to see certain feelings represented on screen. I will never be a space marine, or master chief, or captain price, but it reaches into a universally desired trait, especially of men, to be the hero, or live a relatable struggle and have motivations to do great things. To be great. Not that women can’t have these too, but that’s the kind of thing that speaks to a mostly male audience.

[@Y2K2PointO]

The problem is when they try to incorporate “realism” and have a female protagonist outmuscle males. It’s okay that women are different, maybe use their unique strengths instead of pretending they have equal muscle mass.

[@JR-rf2zc]

So if gamers are not happy with this protagonist in Intergalacic, being a female, non-Caucasian and with a GI JANE haircut (dear lord the world is ending 🙄), what protagonist design would be acceptable these days? I understand not wanting to be lectured but seriously, you’re going to criticize a game and assume it’s going to be a lecture based on a character design that you saw for maybe, what 90 secs? Have we come “full circle” now and is it time to go back to the white male nordic look (sorry Geralt)? Would that satiate gamers’ appetite to “see themselves” in games? Personally, i haven’t a clue what i would relate to in a character based in some far off future and floating in space (that is other than the Adidas and Porsche ads, ironically). Also, playing games is my escape so i don’t really want or need to see myself in the game world in order to be immersed. I mean,my daily life doesn’t involved going around killing things and walking/running back and forth for stupid reasons. Also, Astrobot looks nothing like me yet i enjoyed the game. So gamers want politics out of games but yet, here we are complaining about the character design without having a decent understanding of this character. I’m guessing the character is profit-motivated (for survival i suppose, or more), which I’m sure a lot of people can relate to these days (i can). So yeah, I’m having trouble understanding the hate going into this character at the moment. We don’t know enough info at this time

[@Mecks089]

Call it what it is: *_N A R C I S S I S M !_*

[@simrock_]

90% journalist votes, 10% community votes, we were surprised Wukong even got one award aside from community.

[@QPatrickQ]

It got a nomination for GOTY, as a first time AAA dev. That’s a huge achievement in itself.

[@chaosgyro]

I'm willing to admit that there are probably many games out there that don't entirely deserve the hate they get. However, this is what happens when trust is broken. Trailers, pre-release info, etc. no longer gets the benefit of the doubt. In fact, the opposite happens where doubt and mockery is the default position, and we have to be convinced that we're wrong.

[@JaidynReiman]

This exactly. Once trust gets broken EVERYTHING gets criticized. And right now the biggest problem is western developers. Keep in mind, people 100% would be defending CDPR had it not been for all the shit they've pulled since Witcher 3. They were on a high with Witcher 3, but they ruined all that good will with Cyberpunk 2077. Absolutely guaranteed fans would not be nearly as critical and be way more willing to give them the benefit of a doubt had Cyberpunk 2077 not been blown so badly by them. And no, it doesn't matter that they "fixed it later".

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

CDPR had probably like 100 emploees making W3 = peak efficiency. Probably about 50-60 of those people left the studio since. Now they have around 400-500 emploees and Canadian work-culture. Witcher as an IP is waay too based for them to handle.

[@Remi-bo7tn]

I still have some trust for eastern games. I will look at a trailer from a korean or a chinese game and still be optimistic. Case and point Berserker Khazan.

[@JaidynReiman]

@@Remi-bo7tn At this point western developers are far too compromised. Eastern game developers are handled on a case-by-case basis. I still can't get hyped for gacha games no matter what. Nintendo games are usually good, but it depends on the IP if I'll be invested or not.

[@PxNxWxGxW]

Think for yourself. Not was others think.

[@boxtears]

Alanah Pearce just straight up lying about the Wukong devs crying and having a meltdown at the TGA (footage clearly shows the Game Science CEO smiling and applauding when Astro Bot won), followed by gaming journos running warp speed with the story really made me realize how deep the industry rot goes. It's beyond redemption at this point.

[@horizontide568]

Alanah Pearce is a woke hack lmao

[@Darkeus1]

Was it proven she lied? A serious question. I hadn't been paying attention much to that story.

[@scenemaker864]

But you have to admire her consistency with constantly horrible takes.

[@mrturbo84]

She did not say it was the CEO but someone of the Team.

[@yonathamperezhernandez1920]

Yes. When Astro Bot won and the camera jump to how the devs are rising from the seats to accept the award, you can see clearly the CEO of Game Science a couple of roes behind visibly happy and clapping. You can see a short in Asmongold Clip channel where his editor put the exact same moment.

[@ashman8891]

I fully expected Ciri to be the protagonist of Witcher 4. I think she looks alright. I'm more annoyed about the changes to the lore. How did Ciri become a witcher despite it being established in the novels and games that all knowledge required for the Trials of the Grasses was lost and the mages involved are dead? CDPR better have a damn good explanation for altering the lore. But I will never forgive them if they give Geralt the Joel treatment just to give Ciri a cheap leg up.

[@GFMarine]

Probably gonna pull out that she went to an alternate world where the Trial of Grasses still exists.

[@ArcaneSorceror]

Apparently there is a fanfic of Ciri as a Witcher... Honestly, I wanted a new character instead of Ciri. Ciri's ability to teleport around is cool and unique, but turning her into a Witcher makes just another Witcher...

[@KristjanThomasHaaristo]

@@ArcaneSorceror They set it up since Witcher 3 that Ciri will be the protagonist , have you all even played the last game? This is unbelievable , bitching and moaning about everything imaginable

[@jakstheoneandonly]

Didnt play the last game?

[@JGD199]

I either wanted a custom male protagonist Witcher (which would’ve been more work for CDPR) or if we were going with Ciri then she could be unique but not a full-fledged mutated Witcher but rather remained who she already was which was cool in Witcher 3. Personally I think ppl need to pick their battles & it’s too soon to say that Witcher 4 is like the next woke disaster lol. I’m rooting for CDPR while acknowledging that I don’t agree with all the decisions. Hopefully her final character model looks better. Now Intergalactic: The Non-Buynary Profit is another story lol. Pretty safe to say that Neil Cuckman has an agenda, especially turning off the comments

[@justinworley6538]

Good games deserve your time. Bad games don't, simple as that. Hopefully, one day, the industry will remember that. Happy gaming.

[@d.jparer5184]

No video games deserve your time.

[@lightingjoint]

wukong can trap me in an endless time prison

[@justinworley6538]

@d.jparer5184 True, thanks for the input. let me rephrase that. People can make time for good games. Bad games waste people's time. Also, whether a game is good or not is not something someone else can decide for you.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@d.jparer5184 Every FromSoftware game deserves my time.

[@harristhesecondcomin]

​@@d.jparer5184 You knew what he meant.

[@Grieva-SeeD-]

25:15 I disagree with this statement. Players do not always want to see themselves in a game. Most of us enjoy the roleplay of NOT being ourselves in a game. Black Myth, BG3, Elden Ring, are all games that we do not see ourselves in. Other than that I enjoy your take on the Witcher 4 reveal. I had no issue with Ciri's looks, or her being a Witcher. I will be waiting to see how they spin the narrative around it though.

[@DeltaDragon79]

Yes, exactly. I don't play games to see myself. I, personally, play games for the experience of a good storyline, good characters and the immersion of being in another world. Witcher 4 went where I expected it to go.

[@beo3828]

Also that sentiment is just mainly white dudes complaining they can't be white dudes in every single game.

[@NeonEclipse910]

I fall into this camp. Its why I just attractive characters in my games. Its escapism and the current game industry can't help but ruin that because they want people to be a sad and depressed as they are inside.

[@cikame]

Yeah i've never understood the need to be "represented" but then there's a lot of people out there with more ego than me, one of my favourite game characters is Max Payne and my wife and child haven't been killed by drug addicts.

[@paledrake]

BG3 and ER has a character creator... BMW yeah 100% right there.

[@impurfekt]

Developers are now in a position where they need to earn the respect of the players. They only have themselves to blame.

[@stanislavkimov2779]

It's all about respect..

[@timothymoss5007]

I think saying a player must see themselves in the game is a poor choice of words. I think it's more important that players can like the game whether we see ourselves in it or not.

[@Fraulein_Sausageball]

I have no objection to Ciri being a Witcher -- but her undergoing mutation is bizarre. There is no reason for her to subject herself to the Trial of the Grasses. Her Elder Blood actually makes her more powerful than any Witcher ever.

[@notsoon6721]

it's not like the plot of the game can explain why she needed to do that huh, it's not like thw Witcher is an RPG or smth

[@Asriel_Cypher]

I heard that she's not supposed to be a Witcher, because she can't. So while she is trained by one, she's far more powerful and didn't need them, according to the Lore and Books? I don't know how true that is entirely, I'm still playing through it whenever I have time after work. Anyone knows if that's true? I just want to know if the Lore and Books really says she can't be a Witcher and can't use their magic or whatever. I'm not entirely against Siri because I liked her during her sections and want to play more as her, but not as a Witcher though. I have Geralt for that.

[@mattbrown5796]

The devs stated that Ciri chooses to be a Witcher (the first ever to choose), not the least because all her happiest memories are from Kaer Morhen and being raised by those on the Path. I'm sure we'll be able to see that choice in game.

[@postmortem6630]

ciri being a witcher is just bland writing, it's IP consolidation, anyone that headlines the series has to be a witcher otherwise people will make fun of the game, like diablo 4 not having diablo in it it doesn't make sense that ciri is a witcher, it's very boring that ciri is a witcher, but because she was built up to be the next protag, and the market expects the protagonist of a witcher game to be a witcher, this is what we get bleh

[@hatman3445]

It's most def not gonna about gaining more power, but following Geralt's footsteps (even tho he'd be opposed). She wanted to be pure witcher in Witcher 3, same will most likely apply here, but now there's nobody to stop her from it.

[@Azzaciel]

You're a real one for mentioning Outlaw Star, that one was a classic banger. Gogo grappling space ships.

[@stanislavkimov2779]

I love this one, it was unique and memorable.

[@inanimatesum4945]

Okay, one thing I really am getting tired of people clearly not knowing other games have tackled the same topics Metaphor has. Last year we had FF16 explicitly go over slavery and classicism of those born with magic, while the select few get to be raised as Saints with religious zealotry. Tales of Arise is quite literally a planet of slaves rebelling against their oppressors and questioning how they really should proceed forward and reflect on their own prejudices. JRPG's have had these topics at the forefront and yet for some reason every time a new Atlus one comes out, people act like its the second coming of Jesus in media tackling harsh topics.

[@Uploader30001]

Thats because the game tourists won't be able to play those games. Action vs Turned Based

[@doooodeh]

Metaphor showed insane amount of ironic weebs coming out its not just about JRPG's really. Pick random Isekai anime and see how 80% of Isekai animes have that type of corny and generic as fuck stories about slavery,"racism",church actually being some kind of evil cult and stuff like that. At very least 7/10 Isekai animes and mangas have this type of story with some small deviations here and there and when core of the story isnt focused about that theres ALWAYS character arc or substory about muh slavery,discrimation of different species(humanoid furry presenting "beastfolk" and sometimes demons are often inserts for that for example) and such. Metaphor did absolutely nothing new in any way. Japanese writers love these type of generic stories about underdog or chosen one uniting everyone in the world often against greater evil sometimes even through their dicks by creating harem of different species chicks lmao.

[@JoCoHo]

I don't understand why they went for Ciri going full Witcher over her just having an adventure (possibly through space and time) now that she isn't being pursued and using her elderblood powers and sword training to do a bit of monster slaying on the side If they wanted an actual Witcher i would've preferred a new character because not even Geralt or Yennefer would want Ciri to go through the mutations

[@JBlochNielsen]

I would argue that both Geralt and Yennefer would respect Ciris decision if she chose to become a witcher. Yennefer would probably refuse to help and would make her displeasure clear but she would not try to stop her outright, I think.

[@JoCoHo]

@JBlochNielsen If for whatever reason she really wanted to be a Witcher then sure they'd probably relent and let her risk it but Geralt has said Witcher's are an old tradition that he wishes would die out, it's a lifetime of misery and Ciri would arguably be able to do more with her elderblood magic than with mutations and signs

[@ilias856]

You never played Witcher 3?

[@johncra8982]

it was very telling that the ONLY part of sven's speech for which the audience cheered was the one about treating developers kindly, not the parts about respecting players or politics. also, incredibly shameful how that grifter alannah pearce went and lied about the Black Myth Wukong devs, saying they were sobbing loudly at Astrobot winning GOTY, all because she couldn't tell asian people apart and assumed someone was part of the wukong crew that simply wasn't (not that there'd be anything wrong with being emotional at a loss like that, since something tells me people like alannah would never extend that same uncharitable fingerwagging mischaracterization to a dev team of black people).

[@raics101]

I don't think she's a grifter, though, her takes seem genuinely dumb.

[@GDKF0238]

I mean look. The whole “progressive” group who have been shown to be otherwise. Calling brown people so many slurs after Trump won. They’re exactly what they accuse others of being and it’s so ridiculous. But then again what do we expect from people who repackaged “coloured person” into “person of colour”. Like cmon. The writings been on the wall

[@gowankommando]

She is the queen of bad takes

[@airsoul366]

While it was a bad take, shes def not a grifter lol

[@jimmyv3170]

Yeah most of the people in that crowd are the ones who live in a sheltered bubble while outside the arena looks like Dead Island 2. They're way far off from reality until reality hits them in the face with layoffs and studio closures

[@quipsilvervr]

I also noticed the way Ciri fought in the trailer, and for her frame, her attacks and use of momentum and leverage made sense. That said, preordering games in 2024 is just a pointless risk that encouranges Developers to release garbage, based on how often it happens anyway, maybe I'm entirely wrong, but I've been burned from preordering more often than not.

[@shelbyfreeman6032]

I get so excited for a new LD video, especially when it drops while I'm at work and just thinking about going home and playing games. These videos make getting through work sooooo much easier.

[@tictak2121]

17:51 Audience's intelligence Okay. Here is a paragraph from the original books. Read it and then compare how Ciri deflected monster's attacks in the trailer: "Come here, girl. Wipe your nose, and listen carefully. No strongman, mountain-toppling giant or muscle-man is going to be able to parry a blow aimed at him by a dracolizard’s tail, gigascorpion’s pincers or a griffin’s claws. And that’s precisely the sort of weapons the pendulum simulates. So don’t even try to parry. You’re not deflecting the pendulum, you’re deflecting yourself from it. You’re intercepting its energy, which you need in order to deal a blow. A light, but very swift deflection and instantaneous, equally swift blow from a reverse half-turn is enough. You’re picking impetus up by rebounding. Do you see?" "Mhm." "Speed, Ciri, not strength. Strength is necessary for a lumberjack axing trees in a forest. That’s why, admittedly, girls are rarely lumberjacks. Have you got that?"

[@rensten4893]

11:30 - The Okami story has more to it that is being missed. Hideki Kamiya left Platinum Games a year ago and took a year vacation to go back to Clover, which is Capcom. He helped found that company. Platinum. Well, they wanted to go the direction of live service and practically all the action game directors left Platinum and followed Kamiya to Clover. Kunihiko Tsuda - Cinematic director Hirokazu Takeuchi - MG Rising lead animator Rei Yamamoto - Bayonetta series animator List goes on...

[@blank.e5plus]

We are reaching levels of back that aren't humanly possible

[@beo3828]

The more I hear LD talk about gaming... the less I trust his knowledge of the gaming history and culture.

[@JaJagimpjelterosso]

God hand 2 pls. Or anything that builds upon it pls.

[@thewheeldeal1678]

​@beo3828 ? He spoke, "No lies here. Can you elaborate? He even told you astrobot stans what you want to hear. Wukong won players' choice, meaning that the majority of players voted it in the number 1 spot. Sony has NOT been cooking this year, and Mark, my words, will turn into nintendo soon.

[@beo3828]

@@thewheeldeal1678 I'm not the one making wild assumptions and playing into the ragebait incel bullshit. Also I haven't played Astrobot, but from what I could see it was a breath of fresh air and the win makes sense. Ultimately I don't give a shit? But he's already falling into line with the aint-woke bullshit and seeing enemies in every shadow, it's just sad to see another CC go the "it's only common sense" route to cater to an increasingly deranged audience that wants to hate on things and be told they're correct to have o them.

[@jesseritchie9282]

And Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1, and 2 Remasters are amazing

[@krodmandoon3479]

Ok but where's Blood Omen?

[@GonesmPES]

4:00 175 tracks are only the selection for the OST sold on CDs (and digital). There were more than 400 new tracks for REBIRTH in game.

[@mohamedkhomsi3375]

400 new tracks? Knowing who's behind, it's really a shame I can't finish Remake to buy Rebirth looking so much better in terms of gameplay. I bought Remake day one and tried it twice but after 20 hours I really got too tired of exploration and combat.

[@shadyhavok1]

There is almost no exploration in remake its the most hallway game but it's still good. ​@mohamedkhomsi3375

[@TheGreatSammyJack]

Naughty Dog's next 10 years: -Intergalactic -Intergalactic 2: Planetary -Intergalactic 2: Planetary Remastered -Intergalactic Remastered Directors cut

[@deceiver444]

For that Intergalactic would need to sell

[@JJsiN84]

Intergalactic: planetary planetary

[@preston_s.]

Rehearsing Intergalactic: I don't typically play the kinds of games that people have been getting burned by, so take my opinion with that in mind. When I saw the trailer, the obvious branding didn't bother me. To me it didn't come off as shameless product placement but rather as a clever way of informing the audience of the setting. Because of the branding, I know this is meant to take place in our own universe but far in the future. It also tells us about the character, because Porsche is a luxury brand and her Sony products are decidedly retro, so she's probably good at what she does and has a certain aesthetic taste. I could definitely be wrong, but I think we're judging way too soon. The only thing that bothers me about the trailer is the character's attitude, but maybe she'll have an arch.

[@preston_s.]

Edit: *Regarding Intergalactic

[@lupolinar]

..you maybe wanna read pm NDs website what the game is really about: crash land and get off that planet. What a novel concept.

[@silverlight6074]

We would love to be wrong, to be shown that we're just judging it early on appearances. I've had that happen a couple times before. The problem for Intergalactic is that we have very little trust left for the industry at large. When you've seen major IPs put out new games that look and feel nothing like what the fans love about the IP as many times as we've seen in the last few years, it becomes a question of "are they using this thing as part of the story, or are they just incorporating this to flashbang me with nostalgia for a thing I like to sell trash?" It could be the former, but human psychology is predicated towards negative predictions, because ancient survival instincts.

[@ConcreteLobotomy]

@@lupolinar OH NO, they didn't come up with a logline that is whole cloth original? That kind of standard must make it impossible for you to enjoy any movies: "We watch the main character the whole movie?" "The MC falls in love with someone?" "There's a political conflict and the characters are soldiers?" NOT NOVEL ENOUGH. Bad criticism is unvaluable criticism.

[@chillociraptor5007]

​@@lupolinarlike the last of us or uncharted was novel conceptually? Judging the premise of something in a bullet point fashion could make sooooo many games sound shit.

[@timur7381]

Imo it is healthy for the industry when bad projects fail and good projects rise to the top. Competition creates better products for the consumer.

[@lightingjoint]

except the goty was given to a bad project

[@BandoBreh]

@@lightingjointare you talking about astrobot? I haven’t seen 1 bad review

[@asura48]

Triple A gaming is cratering and they know it, I'm not on the "every AAA game is woke" bandwagon but there is a pattern here......these types of games(woman MC's, diverse characters etc) we're criticizing and boycotting always existed but they were fun, engaging and relatable so if take these things out of the game and only focus on the diversity or it if is priority over gameplay story etc then you've lost the plot and the audience so intergalactic looks like its going this route of the mystical modern audience

[@Macheako]

Bro I played AC:4 last night cuz I was bored and…. They DONT make games like they used to 😂 we ain’t making this up lol ❤

[@GeometryEX-hp9zs]

@@Macheako Games now lack passion, imagination, and even professionalism. I haven't followed TGA for many years. I never use TGA as a criterion for my game selection. I only look for games that I really like. Old games have longer processes and tell stories seriously. Now, it's like everything has shrunk. If you compare games in 2022 with games in 2016. It's completely different. Although the graphics of 2016 games may be less realistic (I still think the old version of Crysis is very good), there will be more content.

[@Macheako]

@@GeometryEX-hp9zs you would think, but check out Batman Arkham Knight on a 3080…I’m not playing….it outright looked better than a LOTTT of games that came out later. Also, with older games, if they have mods, usually a good reshade will help bring a lotta that “old quality” up a little ❤️ I’m planning on replaying AC:4 or RDR:2 simply cause those games STILL look up to par with 2022 games 🤣 and their stories are beautiful ❤️

[@qu1253]

I'm replaying Fallout: New Vegas for the first time in years. I thought maybe I was viewing the game through rose-tinted glasses and it wasn't as good as I remembered. I was wrong. Granted, almost 15 years of high quality mods has certainly helped, but it's just as good as I remember it and I'm even discovering quests and events I didn't know existed despite playing the game to death on Xbox 360.

[@Macheako]

@@qu1253 God I have such an itch for another good fallout game!!!!!!! 😂❤️ I’m a 🔪 todd, I swear

[@rubisco5997]

Thank god for Path of Exile 2, i don't need any other game for the next few years

[@CharlesBurleigh]

I'm feeling this! 😂

[@thejokerstyle100]

New forever game fosho

[@SuperSledgePsycho]

The original is better currently, but PoE2 has a good platform to improve drastically in the future.

[@Nastigast]

@@SuperSledgePsycho I just refuse to choose and play both! :D

[@qu1253]

I tried Path of Exile 1 numerous times and just couldn't get into it. I got the Path of Exile 2 early access pack and am absolutely hooked. Now I just need them to give the poor warrior some love because he's easily the weakest class in the game right now and I want to unga bunga with a big club.

[@via_negativa6183]

Rogue trader should have got best narrative afaic. Criminally underrated game

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

I thought that game came out in 2023

[@SirWinnigton]

Rogue trader came out in like late November 2023 i think....

[@adawg3032]

Onimisha was my childhood. I played all of the trilogy for hours and hours as a kid.

[@Flameville]

My only criticism for ciri is that she genuinely doesn’t look like the same person that’s aged and become older. She looks like a completely different person. That being said, she was already well known to be the next protagonist for future Witcher games. People are pissed about shit they knew would happen. The new intergalactic game is interesting to me because naughty knows how to write good characters. The writing is what will ultimately ruin the game. Fingers crossed because DEI in games can be done correctly because it was done in the past when companies naturally looked to make an incredible game! This was a great year for games!

[@carsandsports123]

diversity can be done well, DEI can never be done well as it's diversity from corporate pressure not narrative

[@MIK3ALLDAY]

Spiritbox shirt on point.

[@TheMtrbus147]

Exodus, a game developed by ex-Bioware dev, just released a new gameplay trailer. I wonder why it is not shown in TGA because it looks good.

[@JBlochNielsen]

Timing probably.

[@ConcreteLobotomy]

Because these studios BOUGHT TIME to run ads. Ask the Exodus team why they didn't buy adspace.

[@marvcollins7842]

Few things break my immersion harder than contemporary brands appearing in my distant-future sci-fi space game

[@chillociraptor5007]

It's set in 1982. So the product placement to me, are rather fitting.

[@sirflimflam]

I don't even really think Ciri is ugly in W4... She's older, sure, a lot more mature. But they didn't bash her over with the fugly stick like so many other franchises have done. As for her "not being a witcher" I mean she was about as close to being one minus the trial of the grasses. I don't know the rationale why she can drink witcher potions -- none of us do at this point. But I'm totally down with Ciri going full Witcher. The Witcher games have always taken the source material as a reference to the world. It's not like the games are the books personified. The books are a history for the games to build on -- they always have been. It just so happened the characters and the world building in the books set the games up for success. Ciri is awesome. Who is seriously against Ciri being the protagonist??

[@cernunnos_lives]

I'd love to see a loyal adaptation of Elric of Melnibone. Let's see the original White Wolf. The one that started it all

[@DeuxisWasTaken]

Ciri being a sorceress-witcher combination was always a possibility in the novels and it would be a shame to not explore it. Just as much as she was intended to be Geralt's successor in the changing world that is the core of his story. I fully intend to let CDPR cook.

[@superkrypet8452]

It’s a reference to 80s movies like back to the future that had a lot of product placement. They knew people would be mad and I’m sure the whole game won’t be like this. I think it adds to the retro feel if anything, looks very 80s which is what they’re going for. Edit: also Porsche has a reputation of being associated with sci fi. They were one of the first brands to think of and design cars as spaceships in order to catch people’s attention. Many of the vehicles in the cyberpunk genre were inspired by old 80s and 70s vehicles like Porsche. It is also why Johnny’s Porsche 911 in cyberpunk 2077 is the only real car in the game that cdpr specifically design with the company itself. They are famous for being THE most futuristic looking car brand out there.

[@arpadikuma]

That Porsche has me interested in Intergalactic in first place. Definitely the right move for me.

[@HanSolo__]

911 is in CP 2077 as a classic design. A retro car with the owner long gone. That's not an ad. The ARCH motorcycles are shown in CP2077. That's a real brand which makes motorcycles. That's an ad. You most likely will not be able to buy their product.

[@C-M-E]

While I wouldn't grant Porsche as the first one to do it, as other brands of automakers have done the 'era of rocketry and sci-fi' at different points (Audi also went on a sci-fi bender in the 90s in many movies with preferential placement), I do agree with the bulk of your statement. Look at what happened to car design in the 60s. Almost every brand got excited at the jet age where a relatively remote possibility of space travel engorged the entire industry, and Many brands had jet or spacecraft elements in their design language. Chrysler, Cadillac, Chevy, Ford, etc. In this instance, we're having a 2nd round of interest in the expansion into space where modern companies have many fingers in many pies. Hell, my eyeglasses are Porsche designed, and I don't wave flags for brands on Anything. I just chose those frames as I liked how they looked on my face and they let me have round lenses as opposed to everything else with square or rectangular. Short end, product placement can be done well if it fits in the space presented and people will take it as product design for the worldspace and not an ad, but I understand the concern on how it can shape things going forward. Kojima has also had a long history of inserting real-world products into his games, and for the most part, people didn't take that as a boundary crossing move. Just off the top of my head, there was a collab with Puma, several eyeglass frames, CalorieMate, iPod, softdrinks, a noodle thing I can't remember at the moment, Triumph motorcycles, Sony Walkman. I'm sure there's more but you get the idea.

[@superkrypet8452]

⁠​⁠@@C-M-Eyes and I don’t even consider Porsche to be one of the famous ones from the 60s to go sci fi. Cadillac are much more famous for that imo. But I will say it is clear they have been trying very heavily to market themselves as extremely futuristic the last couple of years which means 1 of 2 things. The world is picking up on it and adjusting according to that ooooor they paid Sony a shit ton to emphasize their futuristic feel. Either way I’m not bothered since I already consider Porsche as futuristic and that spaceship in the trailer looks absolutely dope regardless.

[@Wrex90]

You can dislike her new design but anyone calling Ciri in the new trailer ugly should get their eyes checked.

[@plaz2701]

Fr. Sure, she looks more rugged and beat up but that's probably expected out of a witcher. She's still fairly attractive, especially when she was kicking that monster's ass

[@johnny_t8194]

Excellent comments! You even showed me good way when I was little bit lost and did not know how to react when I was frustrated of this situation with these types of gamedesigns.

[@ni55an86]

Did everyone forget about the Shadow of Colossus creator announcing a new game? That's the only thing I was actually excited about during the show.

[@kiofea]

You're too optimistic about The Witcher 4. No one is saying that Ciri shouldn't be the main and playable protagonist. We are saying that CD Projek Red blatantly made Ciri a witcher despite the established lore to the contrary. Ciri could've been a unique character with her Elder Blood powers, but instead they made her a female Geralt with magic...

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

Could've had her own game DMC or Bayonetta style. But they had no balls and needed easy brand recognition for Witcher so they put a white haired lass on the cover.

[@KB-ql8cx]

In Witcher 3 she was training to be a Witcher. Everyone knew she would be the next protagonist. You just want an excuse to hate the game before it’s even out

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

@@KB-ql8cx it's not about being a witcher but motivations behind the decision. That's what is being called out.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@KB-ql8cx WRONG. Stop trying to push your woke LGBTQ agenda. It's not going to work.

[@thereaversden6847]

​​@@justaquietpeacefuldance That's also something that will likely be explained in the story. If they do it right, if she gave up her powers and her Elder Blood in exchange to survive the trials in a paradoxical time frame, IT COULD work. Not saying it will. It has be well planned and well executed to succeed. But let's face it, because the industry has burnt people too many times, people have become unjustifiable jaded. We don't know much about W4 except Ciri is the lead, which was always the game plan. I personally intend to reserve judgement till more details are revealed.

[@theartofvideogames7895]

CDred is one of the only companies I’ll hear say “let us cook” and actually listen. Loved the Witcher for my entire gaming history, and I am so excited for the next game in the franchise

[@DaWishard]

Need we remind you of luanch of Cyberpunk 2077? I'm not saying they have didnt make good games. I'm just stating, they done us dirty before. I wouldn't hold any game studio to being trustworthy forever. Bethesda being a prime example of that, even with keeping their whole staff virtually for years. But CDPR have already have massive changes... just... Have some skepticism. Never trust a company will keep good intentions always.

[@johnryan4454]

@@DaWishard yeah, but like No Man's Sky, CDPR worked hard to gain redemption by making a lot of fixes. That said, i am not going to pre-order until we see what is actually made.

[@EvilResidentXIII]

17:24 is an interesting point that I saw in a different way in the trailer. The W4 follows a similar narrative structure to the W3 one, except Ciri ends up failing in her cause because the gir she was hired to save ends up getting lost in the end, just in an unforseen way. If things were as blatant and unsutble as a handful of people online want them to be, she would have been effortlessly successful at every turn. She would have just girlbossed herself into success. I'm also of the mind that some, if not most, of the negativity about Ciri feels unbelievably forced and that crowd would be better off being more welcome to examples like this

[@JajsjNsbsvshana]

Exactly, she failed, if anything she sucks when compared to geralt in terms of witchering. People need to just wait for the game to come out and find out WHY she took the trials. Plus, there isn’t any line in the books that says women CANT be Witchers. It just says that all the girls they tested died when no one had passed them yet.

[@postmortem6630]

"if not most, of the negativity about Ciri feels unbelievably forced" that's not ciri, that trailer is not the character, it's just a replacement for geralt because a witcher has to headline a witcher game for IP reasons and they didn't want to take a risk with moving away from a witcher due to creative bankruptcy

[@JaidynReiman]

The way I see it its a very hamfisted message. Ciri may have failed to save the girl... but the situation makes no damn sense. Its just pointless tragedy for the sake of it. There's no situation where the girl would just be stabbed by her people when she returns. I don't know where they got that ludicrous notion from. Yes she was returned to her village which could be seen as a failure of duty. They wouldn't kill her, they'd drag her ass back out there to ensure she fulfills the ritual. Once they discover the monster is dead, however, there's no damn point anymore in her dying. Her death isn't just a situation that should not have happened; in any realistic scenario it would NEVER have happened unless Ciri failed to actually defeat the monster. Its an unrealistic scenario that would never have happened just for the sake of having a tragic end. The point of the ritual isn't that the girl dies, its to protect the rest of the village. That's the point. Killing her themselves doesn't do a damn thing to protect the village. Its an illogical conclusion.

[@inkfactory5210]

@@JaidynReimanhave you played the Witcher games? Many townsfolk ARE unreasonable like that The man thought they’re all dead cause she couldn’t complete her duties and so he took her life as a way of selfish get back

[@ilias856]

@@postmortem6630 What an unbelievably dogshit take. It must be nice wallowing in such potent ignorance.

[@laurentbourgault-roy5997]

Regarding the twitter poll things: Zelda Wind Waker. Believe me, you had to be around at the time, but I remember how even the early internet was RAGING at the childish art style, because they wanted to play a cool adult Link like in Ocarina of Time and Smash Brother rather than Chibby Link. The game ended up being really good and received very good review, and its stylized art style ended up aging much better than the later mature themed Twilight Princess. It had its problem, sure, but still, the hate was unwarranted.

[@kisame_007]

Im recently playing Black Ops 2 and my god i remember why it was my favorite cod. Good action, entertaining story, multiple routes, good zombies. Like its just fun. Modern cods dont even feel like cods anymore. Kinda sad that cod is chasing trends rather than making trends.

[@dragonhale2026]

I can't speak for others, but for me, I don't mind her as a protagonist. She is quite fine and it would be very nice to explore more in depth the powers we got to play with in the previous game. My problem with her is that she was drinking what looked like a witcher potion...she is not a full fledged witcher and she never will be. Even if she could pass the trial of grasses, no one alive in that universe knows how to perform it. She would have to travel to the past to get it done, and then good look getting an old witcher to perform the trial on her. That is my gripe with her. If they wanted to focus on her, why give us old mechanics tailored to a witcher? Give me new mechanics tailored to a person wielding the elder blood. We could all be wrong and those weren't witcher potions. The trialer didn't have enough detail and this could be a possibility. If that is the case I stand corrected. But for now I remain skeptical and I am not excited about the game so far if they aren't respecting the pre established lore.

[@JBlochNielsen]

Personally I found that she drank a potion (and it working on her) intriguing. It showed me a mystery. How could she do that? Did she go through the trial of grasses? But she couldn't have could she? If she did how was that achieved? And what if she didn't how does the potion work? And what about Ciris motivations here. She was trained as a witcher and looks up to Geralt but it seems clear that Geralt would not want her to follow in his footsteps? Did Geralt do the Geralt thing and encourage her to choose for herself, knowing she would choose to become a witcher despite his hopes for her? Invoking "lore" as a reason for concern is a waste I think. It closes doors on what could be great stories. This is especially true when said lore is kinda vague. It doesn't always work but often it does.

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

Wait....if she has Elder blood and can control time and space....couldn't she theoretically travel back in time to a point where she could undergo a proper trials of grasses? I am not saying it makes perfect sense or anything just asking out of purr curiosity than an attempt to justify anything here

[@MrLightlike78]

​@@SageOfLimitlessHandsit's fantasy so it's entirely possible. As long as they do a good job and write it well...I don't mind. People are just really on edge after this weird year and the Veilgaurd did not inspire confidence. That being said we should reserve our judgements for when it releases.

[@bagalas87]

If Ciri being a witcher is very well tought out and decided 9 years ago then I want to hear them explain how it fits into the lore.

[@deangeloellis729]

I'm guessing that it's probably got to do with Ciri's unique bloodline or maybe the elixirs they used on her are different....I hope it makes sense in the end.

[@johnryan4454]

in some ways it doesnt have to. CDPR has an agreement with Sapkowski to develope storylines as they see fit. Ciri's storyline was wrapped-up in the books when she went off to Camelot with Sir Galahad - dont think we will see THAT in the game! :(

[@BIOSHOCKFOXX]

Swen Vicke can be the next God, like Gabe.

[@_Devil]

Not even joking there was one point in the show where Jeff said "The stars have aligned for this next reveal, from a hit major PC studio who even has their own storefront, who brought up many beloved games in the 2000's, who's CEO initials are G N..." and EVERYBODY in chat thought it was going to be HL3, since supposedly "trusted" insiders said Valve would absolutely be there, but literally all it was was Shadow of the Colossus 2. All that hype just for yet another mid title.

[@aaronatkinson177]

Well we just to deal with half life never having a third game then 🙄 😒

[@kizitosan]

I thought Intergalactic looked great. The product placement did make me audibly point them out as standing out but also it being set in a 80s retro sci-fi makes it make sense slightly as both of these companies were huge in the 80s or experienced massive turnarounds. Still very odd, tho maybe it was also set to make gamers think "wow this game will have an enormous budget" but also I think that the discourse over the character being bland and soulless may be missing the mark that the character will be either customizable or be entirely up to player choice? anyways great video

[@FixCongress]

They made Ciri less strong while still strong enough to go through the trial of grasses? Dude, come on. We all expect her to become to main protagonist. Hell, she’s arguably the main character in the books. But saying she’s clearly not as strong as Gerault while simultaneously showing that she clearly had to be in order to pass the Trial? Give me a break.

[@AnExcellentChef]

Different kinds of strength. Plenty of orphan-kids and other foundlings were turned into witchers, even though your average peasant could beat them up. Geralt is like 6ft tall and ripped, of course he's stronger hence why Ciri has to put her back into it and compensate with magic. She for example drank water of Brokilon and was unfazed, while it knocked Geralt out cold. Did 6-year-old Ciri have more brute strength than Geralt? Maybe a word like "resilience" would've been more suitable but I thought the meaning was obvious.

[@ConcreteLobotomy]

I also love complaining about things when I don't have the full or even half-full context. Raging with a group of other like minded dunces really makes me feel heard. Why wait for the game to come out when you can start raging about it 2 years in advance based entirely on one trailer and a handful of unverified tweets? Surely that's enough to justify my rage. High five!

[@someguyonyt2831]

I'm super agree with you about The Witcher 4 here. People are overly critical about the trailer and i get it. But you gotta remember, The Witcher games and The Witcher novel aren't the same thing. The game is it's own thing, it's not meant to be book accurate, for player's freedom reason. If it's a book accurate, romancing Triss in The Witcher 3 is impossible because Yennefer is the love of Geralt's life. And also selling Ciri out to Emhyr for money is so anti-Geralt and yet you can do it in the game. You people need to relax. Stop being so overly critical and think, man. Also, about the DEI thing. It's too early to judge, honestly. Pre rendered trailer shouldn't be compared to in game render. And so far, i don't see any DEI stuff in the trailer.

[@CKWaldrip]

17:17 I'd say it's a lot more likely that killing monsters is supposed to be difficult, and not a conscious decision to make Ciri look less powerful/proficient than Geralt.

[@JBlochNielsen]

I would argue it was definitely to show that she is less proficient than Geralt (because she is) but not less powerful. Witchers don't call down lightning like she does and I think that is a clear indicator that she can do it but chooses not to except in dire need. To me this raises question that I am excited for the answers to. There is a mystery and I want to solve it.

[@sorar1kukira]

16:28 & 17:15 I just noticed but when she goes to chop the head off, she uses the burning chain to weaken the monsters neck. If you look closely she waits for the chain to seep through the skin before cutting. It's small details like that too that make all the difference of not just being "woman strong" but "work smarter not harder".

[@BlackTiger001]

Concords was a massive leap of a cliff. The baby steps are the subtleties that games feel uneasy about found in witcher 4. There is a stink. Oh and i must disagree that the developers are to blame. Naughty dog change may have been from closer to the top with Druckman. What we see more often is an infection started in HR. From there scandals are brewed, ideologies are reinforced and eventually leadership is squeezed out. You think amir satvat is helping heal an industry or spreading the disease. Its the accepting nature of gamers that has allowed this to happen. Unlike a court we cant approach with innocent until proven guilty mindset. Yes stop pre-ordering. Thats a given. Beyond that calling out ever miss step is also important. Warn developers about what you dont want. From there its up to the studio to either change what they are doing or sell us on that concept. Understand i Hate woke crap in games but they are not the problem. I honestly believe there is a place for such games. The issue is a mindset. A mindset that gamers are a thing to be solved, controlled and parented. Gamers allowed ourselves to be coached and guilted into believing it. Its why we've suffered the likes of games like concord. Why franchises we loved are used as skins masking other agends. A problem we're facing across fandom as a whole. Our mindset needs to change. We are far too accommodating to an industry that is failing upwards. The reason stop pre-ordering is universal advice is because its the smallest step in returning things to its natural order. We the customers have the money. we are the only ones who decide if a product succeeds. Act accordingly

[@TheNuclearGeek]

I am personally sick and tired of developers "taking creative liberties" with and outright ignoring source material. If you don't want want to respect the source material, stop using them, make your own worlds. In my opinion, making Ciri a Witcher not only insult the source material, but insults Ciri as a character. It erases all that she was just to make her fit the role and I hate that. She had her own path and development, she didn't need to be a Witcher. Add in all the hiring choices and culture war BS from the studio and they've dug themselves a big hole as far as I'm concerned.

[@thewheeldeal1678]

She was already an honerary witcher, geralt said so himself in 3. So why make her a full witcher it makes zero sense, and even if she survived the trial, which doesn't exist anymore, she just magically deleted her elven blood, which prevents her from using witcher magic? Why?!

[@TheNuclearGeek]

@@thewheeldeal1678 It was clearly established why she both shouldn't and didn't need to undergo the ritual. She had her own established path and power and it seems ridiculous to me to undo all that just so she can be forced into the "Witcher" role like that is the only choice they could make. Even if it didn't violate the source material, it is still degrading to her character IMHO.

[@DR360WHO]

I agree, I am not supporting Witcher 4, gamers recognise pattern recognition very quickly, the evidence is already there

[@HanSolo__]

CDPR exceeds in respectfully treating the Polish literature and the Witcher as a creation of A. Sapkowski.

[@johnryan4454]

CDPR has a licensing agreement with Sapkopwki that allows them to develope the games as they see fit. Ciri's story should actually be finished according to the books, but in the W3 ending i played, Geralt gives Ciri the silver sword she wants, so obviously that was a setup for W4. Personally, i love the Witcher world CDPR created and didn't read any of the books until W3. Frankly, i thought the books were boring and a bit silly. Ciri riding off to Camelot with Sir Gallahad to end her story seemed bizarre to me.

[@diana.winter]

20:38 Product placement was everywhere in the 80s. It may be part of the homage rather than a cash grab. I’ll reserve judgement on that one until we have more information.

[@blank.e5plus]

... You do know you can't just homage product placement, each one of those companies need to pay you genuine stacks of cash to have their product there, And if it is an homage to '80s movies, That just tells us that druckman is being a failed movie director again, people really hate druckmen by the way

[@diana.winter]

@ It’s just as likely in this case that the developers will have to pay to use those logos within the game. I highly doubt Porsche paid them a bunch of money to use their name on the ship.

[@blank.e5plus]

@@diana.winter I'm going to sound like a dick here, with Neil druckman's directing skills he does not have the cunning northern intelligence to make an homage of such type, He's just a money grabbing rascal who saw an opportunity to get money to support his game since they keep on flopping

[@Fishster]

Product placement has been everywhere *since* the 80s and before. Every time you see a watch, a car, a phone, anything, the manufacturer has bid more than a rival manufacturer for that placement. So in the case you mention Porsche has outbid Mercedes, Ferrari etc. That's how it works and has always worked.

[@diana.winter]

@@FishsterExcept that it doesn’t always work that way. The Cars movies did not receive any money from Porsche. Forza pays to license the use of the cars in their games, which is why the games get delisted when the licensing agreement expires. There are countless other examples.

[@JBone_Capone]

With intergalactic, the first things I noticed were “Wow…a Porsche spaceship, and Adidas clothes. Oh wow, bald, abrasive, masculinized female character.” Then when they preface the title with “the studio that brought you…” I said “Oh, wow, they’re relying on the acclaim of previous titles from teams I’m certain don’t work there anymore. This will probably be a steaming pile of preachy shit.”

[@JBone_Capone]

@ How you got “All I want is to beat it to female game characters” from what I said is beyond me, but sure dude. Whatever you say. 😝

[@erdfkrt541]

No commentary = no bad comment = no money made. So Fucking True

[@Amocoru]

"Narrative is what we do best" What you used to do best. Their narrative talent left the company already. Excellent video. Very well executed.

[@raketensven3127]

Huh? I thought Empress Ciri was the popular ending?! That's what I and every person I know IRL did.

[@seanheffernan8831]

When it comes to product placement, nobody batted an eye when kojima did it for monster in death stranding. Why is this one now problematic?

[@beo3828]

The protagonist is a hot woman, but not hot in the way they want her to be.

[@visionforetold4568]

What? Everyone thought the Monster thing in DS was atrocious

[@shashankkumar6736]

3:10 you missed Stellar Blade

[@Mana7Origin]

What really annoys me is whenever I talk about the possibility of Ciri becoming a Witcher or using an alternative method, people immediately attack me saying I don't want a female protagonist... Like seriously? Is that some paranoia or their inability to critically think? My favorite games are the Atelier series! And those who know the Atelier will understand what I mean by that. Plus, I am asking "how?" I am not even saying "I don't want it." Because I do want a game with Ciri! I think the internet was a mistake.

[@tburgess3426]

We're so excited to announce a game several years in development from a beloved studio: Squidward brings out chair Shows bald chick in space Porsche: walking back inside

[@kingrogers7740]

Stellar Blade also cooked this year imo 17:52 I noticed the two for the decap but I didn’t know the chain, great point! Thank you for bringing that to my attention

[@Jr_TopG]

Naughty dog should pay attention to what happened to Ubisoft

[@patrickhavran]

I took the product placement as part of the setting. Showing that the world is "corporatized" Like Blade Runner.

[@OuroborosChoked]

Why not use fictional brands, then? The Outer Worlds did that. While that game had problems, portraying a world where corpos owned everything (even the people) wasn't one of them.

[@patrickhavran]

@OuroborosChoked Fair enough. I just don't think those companies would pay significant money to be included. With all the boycotting going on, is it smart to be involved in anything remotely controversial?

[@arjanzweers6542]

@@OuroborosChoked It makes it more relatable while also making money

[@Acystimatic]

I thought so too

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

Except she is going to a planet that no one has been to for centuries. What does product placement or corporations have to do with an abandoned part of space?

[@lokopytana]

Passed mistakes, they lied to customers faces for 10 years. An anime saved their game & the expansion had a shitty ending also. The expansion wasn't free

[@Buddha1992]

18:35 One lore thing to point out in here... while she has elder blood abilities and that they are great... the magic overall in books has its limits that not even elder blood could overcome... like it is more physics in nature than how in most western fantasies magic works. Like for example her elder blood only gives her only one power that gives her an actual advantage over other magic users in the witcher universe(s) - and that is time, space and dimensional travel. Other mages have to use lengthy incantations and create circles, draw a lot of power from outside sources to create portals while time or dimmensional travel is unobtainable for most mages even. But aside from that for normal spells, she still has to learn incantations, train casting spells, draw the energy from outside sources etc. So in my opinion there isn't much nerfing they have to do for it to be compliant with the established lore while keeping her gameplay challenging and not have her be overpowered. She technically only ever had more sword fighting training with witchers and time space and dimensional travel, her magic studies were short lived. So with that said they would have to explain why she wouldn't be just jumping around time periods and dimensions... or to do the opposite and explain why she would.

[@noblebearaw]

I don't trust Neil Druckmann as a storyteller. He knows vibes and getting a good performance, he doen't know about character and plot. Remember: this is the guy who thought we were too stupid to understand that revenge is bad, so he had to tell us a dozen times. That thought making us play as a character would grant us sympathy for that character. Until proven otherwise, I remain convinced that his head is planted squarely and firmly up his own ass.

[@horizontide568]

Naughty Dog got away with it once bc TLOU 1 was such a beloved game among its fans. A new IP where players have no prior investment into the lives of the characters? We'll see...

[@mqlmohale5830]

So what are you saying? They should never create new IPs ever? Or they should create what you want only? Like what are we doing here? Is gaming not supposed to evolve?

[@JaidynReiman]

@@mqlmohale5830 When the developer has the trust of the fans, sure. TLOU2 however lost a significant amount of that trust, its going to take a lot of work to get it back.

[@horizontide568]

@@mqlmohale5830 Right bc I definitely said they shouldn't make any new games or only make what I like? I definitely said that didn't I...They are free to make whatever agenda driven nonsense that they want. If you call that evolution then by all means, you do you. What they are not free to do is make that product and then blame the customers when it fails. If TLOU2 was a stand alone game without the popularity of the 1st game to prop it up, it would have seen much less success than it did. The gameplay didn't evolve....it was largely the same as the first which wasn't great to begin with. The story hard carried the first game. Its gameplay was extremely repetitive and that's a common criticism even by fans of the games . Abby was a very unlikable character even as a villian. The story of the 2nd game was highly criticized as poorly written even by more progressive video reviewers like Skill Up. Is that "evolution" or just poor writing disguised as evolution bc there is a trans character in the game? If you look at the conversations around these games they aren't celebrated by ppl bc they are great, they are celebrated bc they check boxes. Boxes that are oh so important to some ppl when the rest of us just want a great game with a great story and well written characters. Not characters that are put in the game bc "it's important for the message and the cause". Is that evolution? Sure thing.....

[@Needler13]

I must be some of the few that doesnt understand the outrage. Both witcher 4 and intergalactic looks good Also I think people are forgetting the aesthetic of intergalactic. It is all based on 80's and 90's anime space genre and during that era, you always had real brands in the scifi setting. Pepsi and coke in total rekall, you had Atari in Bladerunner. You had Nike in a lot of stuff

[@TheTimerfication]

OMG in so glad you mentioned Dino Crisis!! totally agree with your reaction to the Capcom announcements!

[@souprice8390]

That chain sequence is callback to the very first trailer for the first game where geralt uses this exact move(even the full body pull) to chain striga

[@Cho0c0]

It's annoying that a lot of game discussion in social media now days boils down to how fuckable a character is or how strong a plastic box is, I'm glad I have normie friends

[@funkymunky7935]

Social media is the normies

[@Bijay007]

"Narrative is what we do best, let us cook" is such a cold line.

[@Odougla]

Dude did you played The last of us 2 ? At least the gameplay of intergalactic will be amazing, comparing to Ubisoft Star Wars is just crazy lmao

[@018FLP]

1- Ciri transforming into a Witcher was obvious that was gonna happen. And i thrust in CD, because they are narrative masters, specially because they said this idea came 9 years ago, and the trailer is a impecable short film that have morality, violence, culture, an awesome monster and shows a great range of tools, wich i like very much. Let then cook. 2- What is cringy about Intergalactic? I mean, the sound mastering and product placement is atrocious, but other than that, i don't see nothing utterly wrong. It's not like Forspoken, and the vibes are on point. Dont judge by the cover, wait for a cringy phrase first, don't jump into conclusions yet. YET.

[@sonnyankau9239]

this dude is a grifter now. he has to cater to the virgin gamer outrage to keep his views because his entire channel is based on criticism for the video game industry, and the easiest way to farm engagement for that is appealing to the very loud vocal minority of the gaming community that will mindlessly click on & like anything that appears to support their beliefs.

[@018FLP]

@@sonnyankau9239 I hope you're wrong. But thanks for your pov, i'll analyze the content more critically from now on!

[@greencookieslive3641]

Really love how this guy articulates how I feel. It's crazy how ppl try to turn against you when you try to explain something like this

[@jinqster4384]

I think there are a lot of projects in the works that still have an agenda,and I think a lot of studios go belly up if they don't lose the agenda.

[@Chiraisu]

I don't really get the hate on intergalactic.

[@Acystimatic]

Me neither game isn’t even out yet

[@Onerva_official]

The "hate" is for the insufferable protagonist.

[@H4ckbert]

The main character is a woman and she doesn't look like a 13 year old japanese boy's fantasy. That's all it takes today for these virgins to lose it.

[@Acystimatic]

@ 😂 Right because character arcs and development never happen. Plus of course you know all about her “character “ from a trailer

[@aaronatkinson177]

It's a new woke game that is all you need to know

[@graysaltine6035]

You give CDPR waaaay too much credit. It's literally impossible to make Ciri a witcher _and_ respect the lore of the source material. It goes beyond traditional gender roles, it is a biological impossibility in the story's world for her to be a witcher. It doesn't matter how well they finesse their retcons or how "deep" their narrative is, no one is going to swallow it - game deserves to be DOA.

[@AnExcellentChef]

There is no hard and fast rule about that. Although I might not remember the books as well as you so if you have a relevant passage then I'm all ears. Closest thing I can think of is a mention that they tried it once with a few girls as well but none of them survived so they stopped trying. By the same logic lightbulbs should be impossible since it took more than a handful of tries to make it work. And if that's what qualifies a game deserving to be DOA for you, boy howdy do I have bad news for you. The previous games had asspulls way bigger than this. Look at Geralt's resurrection, look at Alvin, look at Ciri fucking somehow "defeating" the White Frost as if it's some entity you could fight and not a natural phenomenon. Might as well ask her to stop the tides or make sunset not happen.

[@kemsatofficial]

I don’t understand what’s wrong with the character from Intergalactic. It’s just some space punk type character. Edit: Yeah, don’t see yourself in the character? I’m indigenous American, there’s no one in games that I see myself in, and I’m ok & I’ve been enjoying gaming since 1992. Y’all are a bunch of children clowns.

[@hawkf9199]

So I am going to go out on a limb here and say the product placement is an homage to Akira, it was a big thing with Akira like INSANE. Not only that, the companies that were shown in Akira had to approve of it from my understanding and which is also done in the Blade Runner movies and is one of those things which can be on brand depending on the products advertised. But it also has the off putting effect like it does for you. If they're smart they won't plaster the screen with brands in every scene and asset in the game. Akira and Blade Runner did it intelligently and beautifully. It's there but it's not selling you anything.

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

The difference is that it fit in those settings. The product placement makes no sense in thus setting because shebis going to a planet that no one has been to in centuries. There will be no corporation interaction in this game really and doesn't really relate to the story journey based on the "leaks" for the story

[@hawkf9199]

@SageOfLimitlessHands you could be right, I haven't paid much attention to it since I don't play Naughty Dog games. I'm just saying from an artistic view that they probably are going for. Doubt anyone is gonna go out looking for a Porsche spaceship because they saw one in game, just saying.

[@jgf89]

Witcher 4? intergalactic?... The biggest reveal was Okami 2

[@kenshinhimura9387]

Why would anyone care about Okami 2? The first gamer was terrible. Most people are hyped for the New Elden Ring game. Livestream chat went berserk when it was announced. When Okami 2 was announced, there were crickets in the room and a bunch of people asking WTF even is Okami.

[@jgf89]

@@kenshinhimura9387 Go enjoy you fornite elden ring lil' fella.. I already played every fromsoft game and I want something different.. dont know about any liivestrem chat.. but saying okami is a terrible game is just a bad take.. anyways I won't bother trying to convince you otherwise... Have a good day

[@mclloydeeee5973]

This is Naughtydog and i think the game looks very much interesting to me. The product placement doesn't bother me when it fits and the name being on a pair of trainers and on a vehicle fits. The character isn't bad! She is interesting and she could be a bounty hunter in space! Just having a bold head and female isn't an issue to me. I will wait befor i join the sheeple bashing this game, cos it is looking interesting to me. Its Naughtydog and i think its gonna be a banger! That is coming from someone who hates all the woke BS! I am starting to see the people from both sides of the political aisle as the same! We haven't seen enough from this game to say anything either way! As i said i will wait! I also loved TLOUPII! Great gameplay with an up and down story.

[@justaquietpeacefuldance]

it's ok man, you're not gay. (i think)

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

Just admit you are gay

[@gaoexkaiser]

I watched the Game awards only for the Warframe 1999 trailer and drops.

[@internetjesus]

I’m of the opinion that TGA needs an eligibility period for nominations, cutting off around four months or so before the ceremony, to eliminate a bit of recency bias. Swen truly spoke truth to power with his speech and my God, it was glorious. And to the surprise of no one, TGA didn’t highlight it.

[@Gabrilos505]

The way they portrayed Ciri on the trailer is really interesting. I liked how it's clear that, even if she did become a Witcher, she just isn't Geralt. And she's not even trying to be him, or better than him. I enjoyed that. Ciri needs to be her own character, with her own flaws and shortcomings, regardless of what path they go with

[@YoutubeDictatorship2024]

I admire your ability to say the same thing over and over again and make a 25 minute video out of 3 minutes of information.

[@beo3828]

Asmon-lite.

[@chillociraptor5007]

​@@beo3828comment of the year

[@meeds7473]

Regarding the criticisms of Intergalactic and the product placement. I think Adidas is the most egregious, I think the idea of Porsche making personal starships in this universe goes kind of hard. I don't really think of Porsche so much as a straight up advertisement, because - realistically - how many gamers are going out and buying Porsches? How many have that capability? I'd argue it's a vanishingly small amount - and anyone with that capability isn't going to make that decision because their name is slapped on a fictional spaceship. You mention 'unmasked corporate greed' but I think that could be the vibe. '80s retrofuturism is kind of based on how corporations come to run society - e.g., Bladerunner. Slapping Porsche and Adidas logos is a quick way of signifying that to the player without having to loredump about the rise and fall of businesses and the mergers and acquisition that make the 'Scharf Persönliches Raumschiff' the corporation it is today. Especially when it seems as though, from what Naughty Dog have said, that the events of the game take place entirely on the moon she's going to - which was lived on by those Sempirians(?) so, it's doubtful we'll see much product placement. But, I wouldn't say it's going much further than, say, Kojima putting brands in his games like Monster or J-F Rey. It's also worth noting, since you mentioned that they aren't content with money from season passes and microtransactions and whatnot - generally, Sony games (live services notwithstanding), don't have much in the way of added consumer costs. GoW Ragnarok, as an example had one story DLC and it was a free add-on. Ghost of Tsushima had one expansion and a free multiplayer add-on (which was better than most live service games). I don't really understand the issue it is that people have with the main character. She's bald and not wearing make-up? I mean, she's a space bounty hunter on some kind of personal vendetta, I doubt she's overly concerned with making sure her hair looks nice being alone out in space. For the same reason that you value the realistic notion of Ciri having to use her bodyweight and slash twice, why does that not get extended to a woman on her own out in space with limited resources having a shaved head? Like, is she supposed to have time to go out and buy shampoo and conditioner? From where? Is she going to a space hairdresser? Or are you expecting to find books about it - since she'd had to have learned to do it herself at some point otherwise. In addition, what attitude are you expecting her to have? As mentioned, it seems she's on some kind of personal vendetta against this 'Five Aces' crew - is she supposed to be bubbly and jovial? Wouldn't you just call her a Star Lord rip-off? Wouldn't that be even more like the Concord characters people hated? Besides, we've seen one conversation she's had and you're jumping to major conclusions. But what's so unrelateable? She's black-asian and seemingly driven. It feels like it's all somewhat veiled. Just say what it is specifically that you're looking for instead of hiding behind 'oh it's cringe girlboss' or 'it's preachy'. Why is it preachy? What's preachy about her design or wanting desperately to find Kumail Nanjiani? What do you want your video game protagonist to be? It's funny that you'd call Jakey the GOAT, because I really don't think he'd share any of your concerns about the character based on what we've seen so far. I would actually imagine he'd be a little put off by the almost chud-level arguments you're putting out. 'I know this is about activism' - bro, you don't even know the devs. Just say what you want to say and don't hind behind 'it's not about playing as grizzled white dudes or hot chicks' because it sounds like you're not going to be happy unless it's one of those. 'California art school dropout' actually listen to yourself - you just said that about someone, who actually exists, because what? The colour of their skin? Their motivation?

[@bk1ll]

I think you went way too far on the "product placement" rant. It's called immersion. IF it takes place in our world, the absence of any logo on things like vehicles and shoes would be more of a break of immersion if they were missing. Name any car or shoe today without a logo or name. Love ya, though.

[@JBlochNielsen]

Personally I think that if it gets the developer more money I am all for it, if done well. Don't plaster ads everywhere but if the vending machines actually said Coca-Cola instead of some made up version, i think it would add to game rather than take away. I could see some problems though as this would make historical or fantasy games less lucrative.

[@jacklonderr]

"It's not a failure, but it's a trend and it's not a good one". DAMN 💀