>>1199
I know some of the writers on the game had Trump Derangement syndrome and one of them is a huge social justice warrior but I don't know how much he was a part of the script because he was a part of the world building, it is Garry Whitta btw..
My bet is that Square Enix thought that if they put up all of the bullshit that the west wants in a game that is similar in gameplay style to a Sony Open world game, they are going to make money because it is essentially a cinematic interactive experience with some minor open world things to do.
On paper this would sell but in reality it all depends on how you handle the diversity and that kinda bullshit because if it's too preachy then no one wants it, I bought it just to see how bad it was, and like the OP and
>>247 I kinda lay-out the problems with the plot from where I was in the game.
Now, the game is allot worse than just these minor things, I haven't seen it personally because i stopped playing the game and went to Fire Emblem Auism.
>>1202
The game was made for people that don't play games that just complain about vidya games and how it isn't diverse enough just to make a hit piece.
Now Square Enix might have or maybe figured out that these aren't the demographic you want to try and sell a game to, and that people are more interested in their other IP's that are normal games like Star Ocean, I kinda wonder how much the new Star Ocean game made because it was a good game but with little to no marketing and little word of mouth, which is a dang shame because it is a good game with some entertainment value but the game.
Last year the game that blew me away was xenoblade chronicles 3 because before I didn't understand these games had tried everyone of them but then I sat down and it just clicked and I fell in love with it and thought it was better than Elden Ring when it came to just pure exploration, also the leveling and other things are fun and you have natural barriers to not go places like enemies are too high level and so on.
This Forspoken game doesn't really have it because it is trying to be inclusive to everyone or be a game that is for people that don't play games, so there is no natural difficulty curve or a reason to explore and go back to find a new place to explore or back track.
While the game being a sham or a Coon, I dunno but I would believe it, if Square Enix and other vidya publishers have like insurance for under preforming games. But that will mean that they would get the money back, in the next physical year and then maybe make another game like it.
I kinda doubt it, but one never knows because Sony lost profit on Returnal and the last of us, along with the remake but made profit on the new God of War game and their actual released game that year Gran Turismo 7.