It’s going to live here and potentially absorb other politico-technical talk not unlike a megathread.
Social narratives and ideals artificially pushed into game production is what the thread is about.
Sweet baby Inc started the controversy by trying to get a Steam user banned (some Brazilion gamer) by just creating a curator list of games they worked on. If my company worked on proucts for several corporations worth billions of $$, I'd welcome the spotlight.Sweet Baby Inc. - Wikipedia
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So this is generally what you babies are crying about?????? LOL.
First world problems to the white power of infinite and beyond!!!!!
All i know is that they've worked on 2 games (God of War Ragnarok and Marvel's Spiderman 2) I played and loved so I see nothing to be upset about with their work so far...
I never come in here for politics, but relevant political nonsense creeps into gaming from time to time. It's a good idea to have one megathread to funnel it all in.
they don't welcome it, because it is doing the exact opposite. gamers are realizing what games they have worked on, and not purchasing them. losing millions because of that list.
then why the screeching? if it wasn't big, they'd welcome a steam group that curates a list of their games.
Of course they started the controversy. It was just some guy making a curator list no one really knew about, pointing out the games he thought they could taint. If they just ignored it, or at least didn't try to get him banned, it never would have blown up like it did. They magnified things, then cried victim when the internet does what it does. People take things too far, from all sides, but what else is new. Look at the nonsense around Hogwarts Legacy, or Stellar Blade.
i'm saying screeching from the sweetbaby people. making a list of games that sweetbaby is involved in shouldn't hurt them in any way. if what they are doing is valid, then it raises validity and gives gamers a list to go off of. however, that doesn't seem to be the case. they are completely fumbling their response to said list and the games that they are involved in seem pretty lame.
besides their embarrassing reaction to a list of games they've worked on. why try to get someone banned for making a list?
Tales of Kenzera: Zau just got announced as a PS Exta title and it reminds me a bit of Prince of Persia The Lost Crown which I loved. Definitely going to give it a try and don't really care if they were involved in the game. I think my issue is it's extremely lazy, they could at least point out specifically why each game should be boycotted. When you include games that aren't even out yet it makes me feel like it was done in bad faith. Why not just put captions next to each game saying why it should be avoided. Was I not suppose to play Ragnarok because there was one black girl? Seems a bit reactionary.
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Some of these points and quotes have already been raised, but they bear repeating.
I really didn't like GOW Ragnorak. I kept hearing how the later parts were where it shined, so maybe I never got there, but I played well past Angrboda's part where you collect fruit or something. Making her black was ridiculous, but outside that lazy tokenism I didn't find anything "woke" about the game that tuned me off. The pacing was all over the place, and every time they forced us to play as Atreus was a slog. I loved the story in the first game though, and despite the terrible FOV/constant climbing, I enjoyed the gameplay, especially fighting the Valkyries.
Sweet Baby Inc. CEO Kim Belair Admits She Wanted To Take Over The Video Game Industry
In another resurfaced clip following Sweet Baby Inc.'s attempted cancelation of Brazilian gamer KabrutusRambo, the company's CEO Kim Belair admits she wants to take over the video game industry.
Some of these points and quotes have already been raised, but they bear repeating.
The CEO of the company has admitted in her own words that creating great games isn't her first priority. She cares more about recruiting other minorities to work alongside her, and to force white gamers to play non-white characters that project her personal political values as opposed to creating experiences that her consumers cherish.
his character arc was amazing, and he’s still violent as hell just not to everyone he meets anymore. He’s willing to talk things out. Look at what he does still to the enemies he faces off against. Peeling the jaw and skin off a werewolf? I think we’re vastly overestimating how much power baby inc has over these big studios from Sony. At the end of the day they still want money, they ain’t going to have Kratos come out as trans next game so don’t worry
I think the story was stronger in the first one but the exploration, enemy variety, gameplay improvements made up for it and I’d rate Ragnarok slightly above the first for that reasonI really didn't like GOW Ragnorak. I kept hearing how the later parts were where it shined, so maybe I never got there, but I played well past Angrboda's part where you collect fruit or something. Making her black was ridiculous, but outside that lazy tokenism I didn't find anything "woke" about the game that tuned me off. The pacing was all over the place, and every time they forced us to play as Atreus was a slog. I loved the story in the first game though, and despite the terrible FOV/constant climbing, I enjoyed the gameplay, especially fighting the Valkyries.
why even care at all? it's just a list of games they're involved with, you can make your own opinion. this should help out sweetbaby gaming, gives customers a chance to know what games they're working on. they're just providing a list, you can decide if you want to buy it or not. their reaction, their actions they took afterwards are questionable. that seems a bit reactionary.
but he spares Thor? it's weak, it's obvious and disrespecting the trans community is rude. kratos character from the first three games to where he is at now, isn't a great arc. it's forced, obvious, and lazy in my opinion.
