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[ElBoxyBrown]

They won't cancel anything, they just won't boost it up like they normally would an E3 showstealer

That's gotta suck though, 4 years of work and Twitter Strikes Again #DeleteYourTwitter

Anything you post on Twitter is of your opinion. It represents you. It is you. You don't just put a mask on and pretend to be someone else on Twitter even if you argue you were just trolling.

Edit: Sorry, I'm not trying to attack you.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

Well this turned ugly, was actually hyped during the conference by the trailer

But after seeing the tweets and etc, welp, I'll pass


One year later too, scary, milkshake duck is real

Milkshake duck-duck-duck.

Spoiler

 

[ShironRedshift]

Can someone summarize what's going on here? I don't have time to read through this thread.

TL;DR--The creator of the game is a GamerGater who hates women and feminism and this game's story appears to be about just how much he hates those things. Basic recap on where things are as of now:

Beyond any of his stupid personal politics, this makes the game sound dumb as fuck.

Looks like it's even worse than that.

I was the one who first posted in the GB thread about it when i saw stuff on Twitter but it was just rumblings; this just keeps escalating beyond what I expected.

The creator is telling you what the game is about

How do we separate?

Our main character in The Last Night is bisexual.

I sure hope the author isn't angling for the direction with this characterization that I think he's angling for.

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yikes

 

[chubigans]

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[EnlightenedMint]

Plus more of that.

Oh boy, GG found their new poster boy.

 

[Chumley]

Anything you post on Twitter is of your opinion. It represents you. It is you. You don't just put a mask on and pretend to be someone else on Twitter even if you argue you were just trolling.

Exactly.

It's like blaming a hammer because you bashed someone in the head with one.

 

[Oxymoron]

The last tweet 'liked' by the game's writer gives a clue as to what sort of dude he is.

Hey this guy has a tumblr.

( http://papajupiter.tumblr.com/post/80888483775/echo-chambers )

Mission accomplished, I'd say.

 

[ichbinmiah]

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[Sibersk Esto]

Can someone summarize what's going on here? I don't have time to read through this thread.

"Wow this game is pretty!"

*the director supports gamergate and finds feminism to be overblown*

"Uh wow, maybe I can separate the art from the artist...?"

*tweets suggesting that the narrative of the game will be seen through that lens*

"FUCK"

 

[GenericBadGuy]

I went from posting on the first page about being excited after seeing it at the conference to being totally disappointed now.

 

[UncleSporky]

He said whatever he said in public. That's how he chooses to represent the game and himself to the public. If there are any significant changes, it's on him to make it clear. There's no benefit of the doubt here.

No benefit of the doubt needed. The game is publicly represented on Steam as an exploration of a gamified, consumption-based society, as seen through the lens of someone who can't take part in that consumption. It doesn't make any mention of the sort of themes espoused in those old tweets.

I'm not defending the guy because clearly his opinions are the same. There's reason enough to boycott the game based on that alone. But factually, we have 3 year old info that the game is about feminism, and current info that the game is about consumption/lack of creativity in society.

 

[Alex_Mexico]

Can't wait for the OT to go up and not be able to talk about the game at all...

Game looks INCREDIBLE. I understand that some may disagree with his politics. I get it, but damn does this look phenomenal. Probably the best looking game ever.

Hold it right there, champ.

 

[brianmcdoogle]

Oh boy, GG found their new poster boy.

Poor Dennis Dyack. Now the gamer gate people will abandon him as well!

 

[Fjordson]

Wow, been looking forward to this for years and of course the devs turn out to be scumbags and the plot / themes sound like a disaster.

Oh well. Dont think I'll be playing it but at least the art looks nice.

 

[Frozenprince]

I can deal with a guy's shit views and know that, they'll sneak a little bit into his works.

But when his work is basically just propaganda for his shit views?

Naaaaaaaaaaah son.

 

[Psychoward]

If the gameplay is good I will absolutely still buy it regardless of the story. Looks fucking beautiful.

It's a "cinematic platformer", I doubt it.

 

[Violet_0]

Hey this guy has a tumblr.

( http://papajupiter.tumblr.com/post/80888483775/echo-chambers )

Mission accomplished, I'd say.

and on the 1-year anniversary of milkshake duck, too
this is all too perfect to be true

 

[FoneBone]

Welp, I love the visual style, so I'll still pick it up eventually...

Spoiler

in a Humble Bundle where I can opt not to give a cent to the developer, like with Ethan Carter.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

I bet he thinks The Handmaid's Tale isn't dystopian.

 

[illmatic22]

Thought the game looked cool. But those tweets.._ WTF

 

[RomanticHeroX]

It's disappointing that such a good visual style is tied to garbage people like this, but it's pretty unforgivable that Microsoft chose to give them a spotlight at their biggest event of the year. They need to quickly and definitively distance themselves from this mess.

 

[More_Badass]

"Wow this game is pretty!"

*the director supports gamergate and finds feminism to be overblown*

"Uh wow, maybe I can separate the art from the artist...?"

*tweets suggesting that the narrative of the game will be seen through that lens*

"FUCK"

Pretty much. This was my most anticipated indie game after Rain World too. It's pretty depressing, especially after waiting years for a trailer of the new version and then finally getting one and it looking even better than I had hoped

 

[ronaldthump]

um, what happened in here? So the creator is an arsehole and we shouldn't support the game?

Oh. Yikes.

 

[Fallout-with-swords]

The real bummer is that apparently the game's story holds his shitty beliefs.

Looking forward to sites like Waypoint to play and discuss.

 

[Frozenprince]

Pretty much. This was my most anticipated indie game after Rain World too. It's pretty depressing, especially after waiting years for a trailer of the new version and then finally getting one and it looking even better than I had hoped

It's always the biggest assholes that end up the most talented.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Milkshake Duck Law is absolute.

 

[HMD]

I've literally never seen a faster 180 on the general opinion about a game.

 

[Slayven]

yep, page 1 outta the playbook

1) find nearest female to the story

2) start harassment campaign

Anime avatar

 

[RumbleHumble]

Sometimes the art is the artist and we all lose in the process. At least there's Tacoma to hopefully counteract this bullshit

 

[Loudninja]

Can't wait for the OT to go up and not be able to talk about the game at all...

Game looks INCREDIBLE. I understand that some may disagree with his politics. I get it, but damn does this look phenomenal. Probably the best looking game ever.

How disappointing. :/

 

[More_Badass]

It's a "cinematic platformer", I doubt it.

That's a genre with tons of classics old and new

 

[Dash_]

Hey this guy has a tumblr.

( http://papajupiter.tumblr.com/post/80888483775/echo-chambers )

Mission accomplished, I'd say.

Evidence that the universe truly is alive.

 

[BronsonLee]

I've literally never seen a faster 180 on the general opinion about a game.

It flipped from 'holy shit great trailer' to 'this dude's a fucking nonce' in like 45 minutes

Sometimes the art is the artist and we all lose in the process. At least there's Tacoma to hopefully counteract this bullshit

In terms of games out now, 2064 would probably fit the bill a bit better, genre wise

 

[MadLaughter]

Pretty much. This was my most anticipated indie game after Rain World too. It's pretty depressing, especially after waiting years for a trailer of the new version and then finally getting one and it looking even better than I had hoped

Genuinely bummed this happened to you.

 

[RumbleHumble]

It flipped from 'holy shit great trailer' to 'this dude's a fucking nonce' in like 45 minutes



In terms of games out now, 2064 would probably fit the bill a bit better, genre wise

Oh sweet, I've actually never heard of it, but adding it to the list now!

 

[illmatic22]

"Wow this game is pretty!"

*the director supports gamergate and finds feminism to be overblown*

"Uh wow, maybe I can separate the art from the artist...?"

*tweets suggesting that the narrative of the game will be seen through that lens*

"FUCK"

Oh man. SMH. I'm not gonna give this dude my money.

 

[Xe4]

Go add to my previous post, I'm all about separating the art from the artist (to a point). To give one example, the Foo Fighters once played at an HIV/AIDS denial concert. Theyre assholes for doint that, but i can still enjiy his art. Lennon beat his wife and was a prick of the highest order, but I still like The Beetles.

But that's separating the creator from his work is hard to do when he puts his views that I steongly disageee with into the work itself. Then it's not just I disagree with the artist, I think his game is pretty dumb then as well.

 

[Soma]

me reading these new posts:

welp.

save us CD Projekt!

 

[Foffy]

Hey this guy has a tumblr.

( http://papajupiter.tumblr.com/post/80888483775/echo-chambers )

Mission accomplished, I'd say.

...T-the duck?!

What is this shit? Do we have a time traveler here?

 

[titiklabingapat]

I'm surprised MS would willingly partner with a person with such ugly views.

There is separating the artist from the work but what do you do when the ugliness is in the work? Fuck that.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

This game will probably do far better because of the shit storm that's about to surround it. Not a bad business decision.

I mean, maybe if it hadn't been front and center at Microsoft's stage. I think that and the game looking pretty sweet will have a bigger impact on sales. Gamergate assholes were already sold on the game, the same as everyone else.

 

[Psychoward]

That's a genre with tons of classics old and new

Most of them using their atmosphere and narrative as their draws though, no?

 

[More_Badass]

Genuinely bummed this happened to you.

Kind of pissed, because I'm probably a substantial reason to why some people were excited or interested about the game on GAF.

 

[Joeku]

Welp, I love the visual style, so I'll still pick it up eventually...

Spoiler

in a Humble Bundle where I can opt not to give a cent to the developer, like with Ethan Carter.

I've seen a couple people mention this now...what's up with the Ethan Carter devs? Do I wanna know?

 

[Loudninja]

Kind of pissed, because I'm probably a substantial reason to why people were excited or interested about the game on GAF.

Sorry bro it sucks

 

[cordy]

I really wanted this game too. Damn. I'm out.

 

[wildfire]

So like this isn't even a situation where the creator of a great game is shitty, but this seems like a situation where the creator's politics are going to make his game fucking stupid. It's a shame too because I was really looking forward to this game since the first screenshots I saw. I feel like I'll have to play it now out of pure morbid curiosity about how terribly his views taint his game. I'll just have to find a way to do that without giving him a fucking dime.

Wait for Humble bundle.

Dial charity to 100%


It's the only way to be sure.

 

[True Fire]

I'm surprised MS would willingly partner with a person with such ugly views.

I doubt they knew. Microsoft seems like the type of company that hops on any opportunity that presents itself.

 

[Pikma]

Read more than that one post you goon

Don't try to throw hands on me, I didn't do nothin'

you didn't answer the question.