“the lead developer” of what? People keep throwing around that title but no one has been able to say what his role is, as many departments have leads. Is he crafting the narrative?
 

So you can buy this game when Rowling passes away in a few decades? Then it’s ok?

More power to anyone who wants to boycott the game because of his involvement, but I don’t think I’m ready to write the game off just because it has a shithead bigot as one its many designers. And sure, Rowling is trash, but how many of you guys love and continue to support Disney products? Lovecraft?

Hundreds of…

When did americans get their $600 checks again? 

The examples listed (a-g), if proven, should get Haugen something. That being said, generic pretty white woman soldier with a smoky eye and form fitting body armor is BARELY a character design. Also what the fuck’s up with that star-wars-ass name? Cade Janus?

Still, ripping off a bland, generic character is still…

Lol it was a joke, i’m sure ninja is great, I just refuse to feel sorry for someone who makes 17 million a year.

Like, not even a little sorry. 

who said it did?

But when you’re not ‘Joe’ anymore, who can have a drink with his co-worker and no one gives a [expletive]—I don’t have that luxury.”

“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

I’ve had my Twitter account locked for days at a time for far less than what they continually allow him to get away with (stuff like using particularly salty language against people who deserved i haha). I can’t say I trust Twitter to do the right thing here, but maybe.

I think we should stop trying to decide if things are art or not because literally everything that’s created using creativity of any sort is “art.”

Yes, even that cookie cutter studio sports game that required animators and artists to flesh out the characters. Yes, even that child’s finger-painting of a blob with his…

I guess I bumped up against the word “legitimate” as implying if a complaint is legitimate, the praise can’t be also legitimate. Like I’m not sure a thing can be “legitimately” great AND also “legitimately” problematic.

But I’m overthinking it, I guess.

I think that the fact that players felt worse at the end means the game did its job, personally.

A lot of games want to talk about violence and mercy and revenge, few actually make the player feel anything about it, IMO.

I see a lot of people talk about Far Cry 3 as having tread similar thematic ground (some even saying…

Exactly. What they’re asking for is a game that makes them feel better about their favorite character’s (and to an extent their own) choices. A game that absolves them of any actually evaluation of her (and their) actions.

The game, thankfully, has no interest in providing either.

Exactly. The story made you mad? Or upset? Sounds like it worked. 

But my intention isn’t to get you to agree with me, I’m just trying to explain that some people have legitimate criticisms of the game, even if you don’t agree with them. It’s not simply “not our cup of tea.”

I think the game only tries to make you feel guilty for these actions if you celebrated doing them.

I think the vast majority of players, myself included, were VERY willing to slaughter Abby’s friends after what she did. Yes, it felt a little gross, but they deserved it, right?

If you were against Ellie’s quest from the…

Absolutely agree. I’ve seen some people suggest the story would have worked better with a different structure, but I completely disagree. You HAVE to go with Ellie on her rampage first because she doesn’t have the benefit of context or hindsight. The game wants you to hate along with Ellie, delight in her kills, be…

I think it was really gutsy of them to allow Ellie to be come a villain in this one, knowing it would evoke a lot of negative emotions from gamers who love the character. I’m glad they did it anyway, because it was a realistic direction for them to take her and it made sense for her character, despite how hard it was…

I agree. It’s definitely possible to dislike this game on its merits, but so many seemingly “good faith” critiques of it end up unraveling into unsavory garbage under even a little scrutiny. And more often than not, they’ve never even played the game!