I've mentioned it many times but it bears repeating:
While its true that life imitates art more than the reverse these past couple decades (ish) you have to be a fairly powerful player to run with it (like Disney). I dont know if its the same for most game devs but maybe they just read the room wrong and thought this was an actual trend rather than a forced and funded agenda.
Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
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Really curious what's happening at the Bioware HQ right now. Imagine the meltdown
GTA3 - 2001
Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
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Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
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The female human, elf or dwarf companions are more plain than ugly, which still can't be justified in a game with such cartoony graphics. 'Ugly' would be something along Nosferatu levels. I don't intend to defend political uglification of female characters which permeates almost every western game now, but I also can't help but to feel that some of the critics have been spoiled by those ultra-stylised oriental games, and because of that they have this very rigid scale of aesthetics in their minds. "Anime brain rot" is the TV equivalent of this, which you could perhaps call "K-game brain rot". The 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie got some flak for making major Motoko look ugly and masculine, but I heard it's because the animators actually tried to imitate the "realism" of western adult-oriented animation.
Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
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The female human, elf or dwarf companions are more plain than ugly, which still can't be justified in a game with such cartoony graphics. 'Ugly' would be something along Nosferatu levels. I don't intend to defend political uglification of female characters which permeates almost every western game now, but I also can't help but to feel that some of the critics have been spoiled by those ultra-stylised oriental games, and because of that they have this very rigid scale of aesthetics in their minds. "Anime brain rot" is the TV equivalent of this, which you could perhaps call "K-game brain rot". The 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie got some flak for making major Motoko look ugly and masculine, but I heard it's because the animators actually tried to imitate the "realism" of western adult-oriented animation.
The elf isnt THAT bad but the human looks like a trannie mate
Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
View attachment 54008
The female human, elf or dwarf companions are more plain than ugly, which still can't be justified in a game with such cartoony graphics. 'Ugly' would be something along Nosferatu levels. I don't intend to defend political uglification of female characters which permeates almost every western game now, but I also can't help but to feel that some of the critics have been spoiled by those ultra-stylised oriental games, and because of that they have this very rigid scale of aesthetics in their minds. "Anime brain rot" is the TV equivalent of this, which you could perhaps call "K-game brain rot". The 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie got some flak for making major Motoko look ugly and masculine, but I heard it's because the animators actually tried to imitate the "realism" of western adult-oriented animation.
The elf isnt THAT bad but the human looks like a trannie mate
Current media doesn't want to chase the modern audience, they want to produce it. That's why instead of doing cool shit, media now is creatively bankrupt brain rot that somehow has the gall to be moralizing at the same time.
The ideal modern audience is one that consumes the slop 24/7, maintained by the constant vigilance of censorship squads such as... locking objectively correct statements on their steam forums.
View attachment 54008
The female human, elf or dwarf companions are more plain than ugly, which still can't be justified in a game with such cartoony graphics. 'Ugly' would be something along Nosferatu levels. I don't intend to defend political uglification of female characters which permeates almost every western game now, but I also can't help but to feel that some of the critics have been spoiled by those ultra-stylised oriental games, and because of that they have this very rigid scale of aesthetics in their minds. "Anime brain rot" is the TV equivalent of this, which you could perhaps call "K-game brain rot". The 1995 Ghost in the Shell movie got some flak for making major Motoko look ugly and masculine, but I heard it's because the animators actually tried to imitate the "realism" of western adult-oriented animation.
The elf isnt THAT bad but the human looks like a trannie mate
It's not just that they're plain; that's already a problem since they refuse to cater to what their customers want. The bigger issue is the new trend of ham-fisted, forced diversity into traditionally Nordic-inspired, Tolkien-esque creatures like elves with their ethereal magic and distinct culture. They're trying to erase classic depictions, and what we get instead is a plain Asian girl with pointy ears or, more often, an African with pointy ears. They aren't producing anything of worth, so they take every opportunity to tarnish well-known, popular classics.
The same thing happens with orcs. They’ve gone from being monsters symbolizing the ravages of industry—murderous, destructive, and rapists—to being portrayed as ethnic humans with tusks, bound by honor and tribal traditions.
