Haven’t played any of the others mentioned, but listing Nier Automata as a part of “games that don’t offer unique perspectives as much as the words unique and perspective imply” is such a dumb hot take. Whole article feels like stirring the por for the sake of views instead of offering anything constructive
I thought it made a really good point about turn-based games, though. So many RPGs made in Japan are running away from turn-based gameplay, claiming it’s old and out of fashion and that western audiences don’t like them, but Baldur’s Gate 3 is selling like mad and is fun to play.
Haven’t played any of the others mentioned, but listing Nier Automata as a part of “games that don’t offer unique perspectives as much as the words unique and perspective imply” is such a dumb hot take. Whole article feels like stirring the por for the sake of views instead of offering anything constructive
I thought it made a really good point about turn-based games, though. So many RPGs made in Japan are running away from turn-based gameplay, claiming it’s old and out of fashion and that western audiences don’t like them, but Baldur’s Gate 3 is selling like mad and is fun to play.
“Maybe do not fight enemy we actually know nothing about?” didn’t feel so poignant or powerful to me.
It’s certainly a hot take, one I don’t expect articles to state so publically, but it’s one I absolutely agree with.