Yeah, the “editors” at this conglomerate are editors in name only, and that was true LONG before Herb bought the place.

Stupid part about it is that the criticism about had more to do with the presentation of it rather than the content. The game made it appear like he was creeping on his date than mutual flirting.

Which is by no means an uncommon reason, especially as “silent protagonist” games become more popular.

This is where I tend to give people the side-eye. Not that Nintendo particularly cares about their customers (they don’t), but that they have any particular malice beyond what any company or publisher does. They merely have more opportunities to show it.

I’d say it’s more Nintendo “cares” about the perception of its IP in regards to low information or no information casual consumers.

I think no small part of it is that there is a very loud segment of any fanbase that cheers for the villain, no matter how loathsome or irritating said villain is, for any bevy of reasons.

I intend to regard this with all the seriousness and sincerity that The Game Awards deserve.

I’d argue it’s more that they don’t care how their community functions.

They demand the right to an audience and freedom from consequences.

She was designed specifically to be visually attractive to Kamiya, for what it’s worth, who wanted a main character who wasn’t “conventionally” sexy.

Eh, I dunno. By the few accounts I hear of Kamiya, he’s... not particularly awful to people outside of social media. People who sit down with him face to face actually find him to be (perhaps surprisingly) fairly pleasant.

Guess it depends a lot on what you mean by “fair pay.”

Which wasn’t at all what I was contesting, which is that there might be things in Bayonetta 3 that western viewers either misinterpret or didn’t catch that change things.

There’s a lot of conjecture based on a game that only a handful of people have actually played, and it’s entirely possible that western reviewers misinterpreted or overlooked a lot of details (I personally have no idea what is true, what is headcanon, and what is nonsense). But a lot of people on social media are…

If there is one thing you’re never going to get Kamiya to rein in, it’s his general contempt for gamers, and American gamers in particular.

In terms of “villain” that most like something that could come out of real life? Yeah... it’s arguable he is. Yeah, there are certainly more powerfully evil villains in Disney’s vault... but Frollo is likely triggering in ways those over the top villains aren’t.

I’m more curious about who thought, “Ya know what this world needs? A whole bunch of Disney Villains prettied up and made into cute anime characters for people to get all horny over,” and the studio that thought, “We agree!  Let’s make this a reality!”

I truly don’t think it's a bit.  Dude has a VERY hard line in the sand when it comes to player to developer interaction, and always has.

One of my grandfather’s favorite sayings was, “Promise ‘em heaven in the next life so they never question why you’re giving ‘em hell in this one.”

Good luck.  Outside of a handful of people, you’ll be lucky to land more than a couple gigs a year.  It’s a very competitive market.