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Avowed Review posted 24 hours earlier (9.5/10.0)

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Canceling any game because I disagree with the personal opinions of its developers is crazy to me. Obviously if the game is flooded with lots of nonsense, my opinion could change, but a good game is a good game. If North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un directed an amazing game, I'm probably buying it. Who gives a shit about personal opinions of developers? If I did care, I wouldn't be able to watch any movies or TV shows
 
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Mister Wolf

Member
My man, do you still trust Mortisima after that Dragon Age Veilguard review?

Yes. He goes into depth with his coverage of games far greater than any of these other reviewers. I will never agree with any of these guys 100%. Dude has been my go to for reviews, guides, and lore on crpgs since I found his channel. I already started planning what my build would be for this game based off this vid.

 
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Buggy Loop

Member
You’re about as impartial as me being an xbox fan.

There he is! A rare sight!

I'm not impartial in gaming tastes, who the fuck is

I do fucking find it funny though the ragebait youtube machine from either side trying to boycott games, from either ones. Be it REE trying to cancel cyberpunk 2077 & Hogwarts or the other trying to boycott Kingdom come deliverance 2. Oh yes, both make me laugh a lot. The extrapolation some of them do with almost no information to some kind of revelation that they know exactly how a game will be is fucking hilarious. I'm impartial to the levels of comedic relief both EXTREME sides give me.

My man, do you still trust Mortisima after that Dragon Age Veilguard review?

I do, even though I'll never buy Veilguard, I can see why some peoples skip the bullshit and just enjoy the rest.

Which reviewer is accepted? I'm losing track about all the possible requirements a review needs to have the seal of approval. Can we determine a single one?
 
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It's a creative industry. The opinions and beliefs of the people involved in the creation of the product inevitably ends up shaping it.

You think a game made by Kim Jong Un wouldn't be full to the brim with propaganda? Give me a break.
Yeah, and there are hundreds of people adding their input to any game. All with a wide variety of beliefs. If the game is good that is what should matter. It's dumb to cancel games you have never played, just because you can't deal with the personal beliefs of a handful of developers. It's no better than people on the other site boycotting the "Wizard game" because of JK Rowling. Fascist behavior
 

GHG

Member
Yeah, and there are hundreds of people adding their input to any game. All with a wide variety of beliefs. If the game is good that is what should matter. It's dumb to cancel games you have never played, just because you can't deal with the personal beliefs of a handful of developers. It's no better than people on the other site boycotting the "Wizard game" because of JK Rowling. Fascist behavior

JK Rowling didn't make the game and her beliefs are in line with what society as a whole has concluded is "normal", both from a biological and sociological point of view.

If you want to side with and run defence for these maladjusted individuals then by all means, go ahead.
 
JK Rowling didn't make the game and her beliefs are in line with what society as a whole has concluded is "normal", both from a biological and sociological point of view.

If you want to side with and run defence for these maladjusted individuals then by all means, go ahead.
OK. I could make the argument about Vavra, who directed and wrote Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 and 2. He has said some crazy alt-right shit in the past. Wore a T-shirt of one man band, who is a murderer and self described racist and neo-nazi. I still bought KCD and KCD2 because they are good games.I'm not a snowflake who can't handle other people's opinions. Even ones I strongly disagree with
 
I'm excited for this game, but any review outlet who published this:

Of course, all the riveting combat and plethora of side quests would feel meaningless without strong writing to weave them into the story, and appropriately enough, this is the strongest aspect of Dragon Age The Veilguard. Your companions feel like real people with beliefs, motivations, and fears. The cities and faction camps feature the hustle and bustle of characters trying to attend to their duties or live their lives, even in the face of an impending apocalypse. This is supported by stellar voice acting performances across the main and supporting cast, but the actor who voices Taash especially deserves recognition for the powerful portrayal of the Qunari warrior.

isn't worth paying even a second's worth of attention to.
 

Loope

Member
Buggy, sorry man but I gotta say :
For a "both sides are equally bad" kind of guy, you sure seem to pick one very specific side.
Getting triggered /replying to posters on "the other side" automatically puts you on the other, meaning - and this is in regard to your big hit® topic - you're not as impartial as you'd like people to believe.

Personally, i seriously dislike fake neutrality/hypocrisy.
But you're ok with someone trolling every single thread about the game just because he doesn't like it?

I will never understand this stuff, you're not interested in the game why fucking troll every single thread about it? Is he trying to convince people no to buy the game or something? To me is way worse.
 

GHG

Member
OK. I could make the argument about Vavra, who directed and wrote Kingdom Come Deliverance 1 and 2. He has said some crazy alt-right shit in the past. Wore a T-shirt of one man band, who is a murderer and self described racist and neo-nazi. I still bought KCD and KCD2 because they are good games.I'm not a snowflake who can't handle other people's opinions. Even ones I strongly disagree with

Lmao, says "I'm not a snowflake" but proceeds to reel off the purple snowflake manifesto on Vavra. What did he say that was "alt right"? When and where has he stated that he's that way politically inclined?

And no, telling people that there was little to no diversity in a little village where his game is set during the time period does not count.
 

pudel

Member
Man, these reviews are really useless. :messenger_pensive: A 9.5 for a game which looks like a cheap TES clone and it doesnt even have the cool gay sex (or any sex at all). What a joke! :messenger_winking_tongue:
 

Gonzito

Gold Member
But you're ok with someone trolling every single thread about the game just because he doesn't like it?

I will never understand this stuff, you're not interested in the game why fucking troll every single thread about it? Is he trying to convince people no to buy the game or something? To me is way worse.

I am not trolling but speaking facts. The game is made by a studio that supports racism because no one in this studio released a statement apologizing for the tweets that the art director of the game made even tho they became viral and even Elon Musk called him out

The studio prioritize DEI and they are clearly on board with racism and I am going to call them out and bash their game at every chance I have because they deserve it and because this is a forum and I have freedom of speech
 
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Loope

Member
It's a creative industry. The opinions and beliefs of the people involved in the creation of the product inevitably ends up shaping it.

You think a game made by Kim Jong Un wouldn't be full to the brim with propaganda? Give me a break.
I'm sure of one thing, you wouldn't have to choose between 30 hairstyles.
 

Loope

Member
I am not trolling but speaking facts. The game is made by a studio that supports racism because no one in this studio released a statement apologizing for the tweets that the art director of the game made even tho they became viral and even Elon Musk called him out

The studio prioritize DEI and they are clearly on board with racism and I am going to call them out and bash their game at every chance I have because they deserve it and because this is a forum and I have freedom of speech
By all means go for it, and i have the right to tell it like it is. Annoying and childish. It is what it is, couldn't give two fucks about what someone said on a twitter post.
 

Gonzito

Gold Member
I am not trolling but speaking facts. The game is made by a studio that supports racism because no one in this studio released a statement apologizing for the tweets that the art director of the game made even tho they became viral and even Elon Musk called him out

The studio prioritize DEI and they are clearly on board with racism and I am going to call them out and bash their game at every chance I have because they deserve it and because this is a forum and I have freedom of speech

Just to add to this post, imagine if it was the other way around, the art director or some company says krusty burned black guy in his tweets or some shit like that, how would that be defensible? It would take seconds for a studio to release a statement and probably firing that developer

Please lets have common sense and not be hypocrites, Obsidian deserves to go down after this
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I am not trolling but speaking facts. The game is made by a studio that supports racism because no one in this studio released a statement apologizing for the tweets that the art director of the game made even tho they became viral and even Elon Musk called him out

The studio prioritize DEI and they are clearly on board with racism and I am going to call them out and bash their game at every chance I have because they deserve it and because this is a forum and I have freedom of speech

As long as you vent it all out in this periphery threads and keep the OT clean, it's all gravy.

You're completely entitled to expressing your opinion and others are also entitled to disagree with it, but OT's should just be about discussing the game. Not any adjacent stuff.
 

Loope

Member
Just to add to this post, imagine if it was the other way around, the art director or some company says krusty burned black guy in his tweets or some shit like that, how would that be defensible? It would take seconds for a studio to release a statement and probably firing that developer

Please lets have common sense and not be hypocrites, Obsidian deserves to go down after this
Well i disagree about the last part, but to each it's own.
 

MiguelItUp

Member
As long as you vent it all out in this periphery threads and keep the OT clean, it's all gravy.

You're completely entitled to expressing your opinion and others are also entitled to disagree with it, but OT's should just be about discussing the game. Not any adjacent stuff.
It would be really nice to have that. We've had way too many threads derail into the same/similar nonsense.

Can we fuck off with this retarded basement dweller troll? Holy shit

So sick of this literal gremlin
Would be nice, same with anything SmashJT, Grummz, and adjacent related, lol. They all just feel like blatant traffic "drama" chasing tourists.

I didn't care for The Outer Worlds at all, to me it felt like a (newer) Fallout game without VATS, which immediately made it feel like it was missing something to me, lol. I admit I never had a huge heart for Obsidian either, closest I got to that was loving New Vegas. But because I have Game Pass, if this game seems like it's worth checking out, I'll check it out.
 
You know, coachmc made me realize I was starting to do what the far left always does: wanting to cancel things that piss them off. I should have separated the dev from the final product all along. That's what I'd normally do, so yeah, it's time to get back to that mentality.

That leads me to another thought: what separates the triggerings we get from idiotic posts on social media with the brands we all love or hate? If Ghost of Yotei ends up full of wokeness, will the same people hating on Avowed hold true, or run defense for their team? Will the defenders of Avowed also defend Yotei?

Just some food for thought.
 

pudel

Member
Please lets have common sense and not be hypocrites, Obsidian deserves to go down after this
I loved Obsidian for bringing back the CRPG genre with Pillars....but Outer Worlds was already just okayish...and I am really skeptical about this game. Nothing I saw sofar was screaming to me "play me now!!". I wish it would be different. Really interested to see what people say here about the game when its out.

(and yeah this art director & his crew are having serious mental issues...doesnt speak for the game as well)
 

Buggy Loop

Member
Just to add to this post, imagine if it was the other way around, the art director or some company says krusty burned black guy in his tweets or some shit like that, how would that be defensible? It would take seconds for a studio to release a statement and probably firing that developer

What is krusty burned black guy? I want to be offended but I have no clue what you're trying to say

Please lets have common sense and not be hypocrites, Obsidian deserves to go down after this

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Sentenza

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You think Veilguard is 7/10?
I personally wouldn't rate Veilguard above a four, not just because it's a poorly written game (and it is) but also because its type of gameplay loop disgusts me.
Still, a lot of people on this very same forum defended the fact that they found the combat "mindless fun", which means it must have some redeeming quality, at least if you are into coprophagia.
 
That leads me to another thought: what separates the triggerings we get from idiotic posts on social media with the brands we all love or hate? If Ghost of Yotei ends up full of wokeness, will the same people hating on Avowed hold true, or run defense for their team? Will the defenders of Avowed also defend Yotei?

Just some food for thought.
Your average person would look at these games on a case by case basis instead of participating in team sports and following one side’s every decision.

Of course, doing such a thing means you are labelled as a fence sitter, but honestly that’s a very minor dig for the peace of mind you get in exchange.
 
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