• ThrowawayOnLemmy
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    7 months ago

    I know epic paid for it and that’s why it’s exclusive to their storefront.

    That’s also why I haven’t played it. They made a choice, I’m respecting that choice. I don’t want to support epic, despite me wanting to play this game. So I just won’t play it. Not like gamers are starved for content.

    • @Alchalide
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      -107 months ago

      I’m on the same boat and just watched a playthrough. The story is still wacky and pretty good. Unfortunately the SBI and DEI influence is very noticeable.

      • Boy of Soy
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        77 months ago

        My pet peeve is people using obscure acronyms without defining them first.

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          7 months ago

          DEI is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Not sure on SBI

          But unless the game is late-seasons Glee levels of pandering, I assume it having some people who are not straight white men won’t feel that out of place.

        • @Alchalide
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          07 months ago

          Sweet baby inc is a company that offers services to game companies to make their games more diverse and inclusive. Their influence is really noticeable unfortunately.

          • Boy of Soy
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            37 months ago

            I’m literally playing through Alan Wake 2 right now and there’s been no forced diversity or tokenism whatsoever.

            Are you just saying that because one of the main characters is a black woman?

            • @Alchalide
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              07 months ago

              No thats not the reason. It actually fits into the story. The main thing is this scene: https://youtube.com/shorts/hcOoREvW3lE?si=TZfV4uDugt_Ez8Yr And some other things. Don’t get me wrong. I really like the story and how the game intertwines with control and the remedy multiverse. I just think the SBI influence is noticeable which is a shame in my honest opinion.