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Are there any games you played/finished and enjoyed that were considered "woke"?
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Toots
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The way you worded it it was the myth taking inspiration from videogames... That's why i joked about Jesus being similar to znyder superman.
of course From, or Altus for that matter since we were talking about persona are taking inspiration from mythology it's the point of the games (humanity collective inconscious gives birth to heroes and monsters modeled after their collective desires, hopes and fears). Nothing woke about that.
(the incestual crap in elden ring is just GRRrrr Martin fetish he tries to put in everything he writes, so nothing woke about that either...)
Dr. Suchong
Member
Watch dogs Legion.
Say what you will about Ubisoft games, but the mechanics were solid and it was pretty fun.
Say what you will about Ubisoft games, but the mechanics were solid and it was pretty fun.
MetalFreak
Member
TLOU 2… what a piece of narrative shite (apart from Joel and Ellie’s flashbacks)
Guilty_AI
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i had corrected myself earlier already, i was mixing it with some other JP game where that was the case
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Plague Doctor
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Well, here's the thing. If the vast majority of the game is pretty good, I don't mind some unnecessary cringey aspects.
All I want in this life is a new Kingsfield or something that scratches that itch of free roaming dungeon crawler with a gonzo dark soundtrack and dripping in atmosphere and metroidvania exploration elements. Lunacid delivered it.
I adore 95% of that game and one of the things that blows is how the dev retroactively added pronouns. I really don't care either way about pronouns other than finding them to be attention seeking cringe. And in the context of the game, pronouns or the player character as a persona aren't even part of the game and doesn't make sense but the dev felt the need to go back and put them in for no reason other than a statement. So it was the act of going out of their way to put it in after the game launched in early access to stir shit, and it's not the thing itself. Even with the pronouns and another issue, I will insta suggest this game to anyone who I know could dig it. So there's that.
(Unrelated tp the topic, the npcs in the town are a tonal whiplash in design to the entirety of the game. I despise the cutesy design to them. It speaks volumes of how good the vast majority of the game is that I really like the game inspite of these issues.)
All I want in this life is a new Kingsfield or something that scratches that itch of free roaming dungeon crawler with a gonzo dark soundtrack and dripping in atmosphere and metroidvania exploration elements. Lunacid delivered it.
I adore 95% of that game and one of the things that blows is how the dev retroactively added pronouns. I really don't care either way about pronouns other than finding them to be attention seeking cringe. And in the context of the game, pronouns or the player character as a persona aren't even part of the game and doesn't make sense but the dev felt the need to go back and put them in for no reason other than a statement. So it was the act of going out of their way to put it in after the game launched in early access to stir shit, and it's not the thing itself. Even with the pronouns and another issue, I will insta suggest this game to anyone who I know could dig it. So there's that.
(Unrelated tp the topic, the npcs in the town are a tonal whiplash in design to the entirety of the game. I despise the cutesy design to them. It speaks volumes of how good the vast majority of the game is that I really like the game inspite of these issues.)
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ByWatterson
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Yeah of course.
The issue isn't the viewpoint, it's the hamfisted placement of it where it needn't be.
The issue isn't the viewpoint, it's the hamfisted placement of it where it needn't be.
GymWolf
Gold Member
Horizon 2 is considered pretty woke and i enjoyed it, although way less than the first game.
I don't really consider ragnarock super woke so i don't know if i should list the game or not.
I like to troll woke shit in forums but in real life i can close one eye and a half and only super, extremely in your face woke games like panderman 2 actively hurt my enjoyment.
Aloy being a cunt with overly religious idiots and mongoloids that care more about their petty business instead of the fucking destruction of the planet gave me life tbh, sorry not sorry.
I don't really consider ragnarock super woke so i don't know if i should list the game or not.
I like to troll woke shit in forums but in real life i can close one eye and a half and only super, extremely in your face woke games like panderman 2 actively hurt my enjoyment.
Aloy being a cunt with overly religious idiots and mongoloids that care more about their petty business instead of the fucking destruction of the planet gave me life tbh, sorry not sorry.
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simpatico
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Ya know I didn’t find much woke in this game. I often use it as a prime example of games that have a female main character that don’t feel forced.
Eh? You might say. But this game had the woke creep. But it wasn't over the top. Go back to it now, knowing what we know now, and you can see the 'Sweet baby, DEI' creeping in.
But I loved it. Completed it twice on both consoles and was half way through a replay on the PC. It's story, premise and set up is absolute perfection to me in gaming. It was the type of 'woke' that's bearable.
Remedy/Sweet baby really blew their load and showed their grubby hand far too much in Alan Wake 2.
If Remedy can't get the baby stink out I fear we're going full on woketard for their next game..
God knows what they're doing to thr Max Payne remake. I dread to think.
Trilobit
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Spider-Man Miles Morales was extraordinary gorgeous and quite fun to play. But it also felt so forcefully cheery that I got a foul taste in my mouth. The character of Danika Hart who has a podcast that's like the opposite of Jameson's was so bad I had to turn it off. It had zero entertainment value.
I honestly thought she was going to be a villain because of how unnaturally positive and harmless she was.
I can enjoy some woke games despite their wokeness, never thanks to it. I always end up thinking how much better and funnier they would have been without the infection of that ideology. I can play Spider-Man 2 for free if I want, but what I've seen and heard from it makes me hesitant.
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SmokedMeat
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From seeing examples in this thread, I have. Of course I also play the Postal games, so I balance out.
NeverYouMind
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I am not sure if gay marriage is considered woke or not in and of itself given religious taboo, but Psychonauts 2 had a world filled with themes of it. It was tastefully done even if I am against it. I enjoyed the game very much and all of its story telling as a piece of fiction.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
The definition is whatever you dont like is woke.
If you like the thing....then it isnt woke.
If you dont like the thing then it is woke.
finalflame
Banned
What is a woke game? I liked Spider-Man but was burnt out on the repetitive formula so never made it to MM or SM2, but it kind of had nothing to do with the politics of the game.
Lol okay, guess I fucking love woke games, then. Control was fantastic, but AW2 was just okay not due to any wokeness but it was just kind of a boring tryhard walking simulator with far too many similarities to my most detested genre in film: musicals.
Eh? You might say. But this game had the woke creep. But it wasn't over the top. Go back to it now, knowing what we know now, and you can see the 'Sweet baby, DEI' creeping in.
But I loved it. Completed it twice on both consoles and was half way through a replay on the PC. It's story, premise and set up is absolute perfection to me in gaming. It was the type of 'woke' that's bearable.
Remedy/Sweet baby really blew their load and showed their grubby hand far too much in Alan Wake 2.
If Remedy can't get the baby stink out I fear we're going full on woketard for their next game..
God knows what they're doing to thr Max Payne remake. I dread to think.
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peek
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Which one?
peek
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Spiderman 2 is probably the biggest mainstream game in recent time that is just oozing with weirdo twitter mentality. I mean makes sense... its insomniac were talkn about.
I believe they were like the only big dev studio that put out like an overt political letter onto twitter stating their disagreement about some big politics thing. I wana say it was about abortion? I dont remember. But it was a big deal. Like those devs are so far gone theyd made resetera look sane xD
Randall365
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I was going to say Gone Home, but I am not sure that is woke, as it was a story about certain people told well. It wasn’t just twisting existing characters/story to meet ideological ends a la TLOU 2, Spiderman 2 and GOW Ragnarok - or that godawful latest series of the Boys.
jburdick7
Neo Member
I really enjoyed TLOU pt 1 - I always thought the way Bill’s sexuality was handled was honesty a breath of fresh air at the time. Was also why I absolutely hated the Bill episode of the HBO series, had it been a straight couple everyone would have called it out for being corny Hallmark-esque slop lol.
GoW:Ragnarok wasn’t super woke but definitely had enough elements to annoy me, though I still enjoyed the game for the most part. Hades is also one of my all time favorite games and none of the woke stuff in it even remotely bothered me.
It’s really gotten to the point where you can tell fairly easily without even having to play the game. They just don’t even bother to try and be smart about it and instead just slap it right on the box to pander for sales. It’s the pandering more than the politics itself that’s annoying, I’m much more conservative and shit like God’s Not Dead annoys me just as much as modern woke crap. Tell a good story without focusing on politics and you’ll say something way more profound than writing with a political bent in mind.
GoW:Ragnarok wasn’t super woke but definitely had enough elements to annoy me, though I still enjoyed the game for the most part. Hades is also one of my all time favorite games and none of the woke stuff in it even remotely bothered me.
It’s really gotten to the point where you can tell fairly easily without even having to play the game. They just don’t even bother to try and be smart about it and instead just slap it right on the box to pander for sales. It’s the pandering more than the politics itself that’s annoying, I’m much more conservative and shit like God’s Not Dead annoys me just as much as modern woke crap. Tell a good story without focusing on politics and you’ll say something way more profound than writing with a political bent in mind.
Lunarorbit
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I didn't know they made a sequel. That Labrador retriever character made me raise my eyebrows when it came out. It seemed try hard, but I shouldn't pass judgement cause I never played it. I think I might buy it cause you seem enthusiastic about the first game.
To answer the question though big fan of tlou2 and home alone. Wait no. Not home alone, I'm high. Gone home. Lots of games with lesbian protagonists. Celeste looked good (actually I don't know her sexuality) like a harder guacamelee but I haven't tried it.
As much as we all dunked on volcano high (myself definitely included) I'd try that one too on deep discount
Orangee
Neo Member
Woah, woah, woah now. This is absolutely insulting.
Nier replicant had it's moments of woke but it's still a strong AAA semi open world game.
You guys are not ready for the drakengard 3 remaster.
BlackTron
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The first game is a competent Advance Wars clone with a fun campaign. The dialog was kinda juvenile there too but it was just a tactics game with meaningless story so you could ignore it. You can't ignore it in 2 and the mission design is less good. It's also full of levels that would have been "installation" missions in RTS where you can't make bases or units. It just wasn't as fun. The Lab is one of the "hero" characters you pick before mission, IIRC his special was a motivating bark that raised stats of surrounding units lol
peek
Member
Man, looking back life is strange 1 is like borderline actually NORMAL when you compare it to the actual trash those devs put out now.
Its like borderline parody with how woke theyve become
Shadowstar39
Member
Ah war groove. I wanted to play the first game but I couldn't do it. I stood by my principles even if it did remind me of ancient empires on Java mobile from 20 years ago. The characters designs were a big f you to me. So I said no money from me. Shame.
BlackTron
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The character design in 1 was maybe a bit goofy, but what principles did it break? Was it the white girl knight or white dog knight?
Goalus
Member
Same here.
LiS + Before the Storm
I played Gone Home knowing nothing about it. At some point I expected it to become a ghost story. It was thrilling.
mayham2199
Member
TLOU 2 I loved. Spiderman 2 I also thought was great.
Quantum253
Gold Member
I don't know it it's considered "woke" in today's sense of pandering to identity politics and social media, but I really enjoyed my time with:
Never Alone (Kisma Ingitchuna) back on the PS4. It was a great platformer/Puzzle through Alaskan folklore. I linked the Steam page if you want to check it out
Never Alone (Kisma Ingitchuna) back on the PS4. It was a great platformer/Puzzle through Alaskan folklore. I linked the Steam page if you want to check it out
Lunarorbit
Member
Just watched the video on psn where it's 20 bucks now regular price. Some of the battle maps looked huge with a ton of units all over the map
SportsFan581
Member
For a lot of people "woke" in gaming is any game that doesn't have their ideal protagonist or adhere to the narrowest of narrow focuses. With that in mind, I'm sure I've enjoyed a lot of games that people here and there consider "woke". 
But then I'm equally annoyed by the excessively "woke" SJW type as I am the anti-woke, anti-SJW type. Just play the games and take in the stories that are laid out for you, if you like it good if you don't that's fine too.
But then I'm equally annoyed by the excessively "woke" SJW type as I am the anti-woke, anti-SJW type. Just play the games and take in the stories that are laid out for you, if you like it good if you don't that's fine too.
BlackTron
Member
Yeah I did 1v1s with my friend and the big maps would take forever. Would be 1AM before we knew it. This is the game that actually made me fall in love with the switching nature of Switch. Using a shitty joycon doesn't really affect my enjoyment of a tactics game and I was undocking it constantly to keep chipping away at a level. Selling the hardware gimmick definitely affected how fast it went "directly into my veins".
balls of snow
Member
Could you imagine The Boss in 2024. Two strong men bending the knee to a genuine grade A girlboss.
LordOfChaos
Member
Is it me or have most of the definitions of "woke" here been nearly completely unproblematic games that simply had a person of color or woman exist as the protagonist?
How was Lost Legacy for example even one bit woke? Sam was even heavily involved in saving a town, I felt no part of it was like all men bad/we're so much better etc. HFW I might give that nod, because there were times it got a little too on the nose with like tribals discovering old world vegetarianism and aligning with it lol, all the mind blowing information you'd find and that was just not very believable.
How was Lost Legacy for example even one bit woke? Sam was even heavily involved in saving a town, I felt no part of it was like all men bad/we're so much better etc. HFW I might give that nod, because there were times it got a little too on the nose with like tribals discovering old world vegetarianism and aligning with it lol, all the mind blowing information you'd find and that was just not very believable.
Guilty_AI
Member
The Boss was the embodiement of loyalty and embraced her motherhood, two things the "modern audience" freaks loathe with passion.
Rocinante618
Member
I don’t care whether a game is “woke” or not. All I care is the gameplay (and that the main character shouldn't talk/yap so much)
I’m not in the left or the right. I believe both sides have good ideas, bad ones and really ugly ones as well.
Still, few games that are “woke” according to the Internet that I really enjoyed:
- Celeste
- TLoU 2
- Neon White ( woke?)
- Deathloop (is this woke?)
I’m not in the left or the right. I believe both sides have good ideas, bad ones and really ugly ones as well.
Still, few games that are “woke” according to the Internet that I really enjoyed:
- Celeste
- TLoU 2
- Neon White ( woke?)
- Deathloop (is this woke?)
ZoukGalaxy
Member
Link's awakening is one of my favorite game.
Sorry, not sorry for this stupid joke, I leave in peace now.
Sorry, not sorry for this stupid joke, I leave in peace now.
TheChumpNation
Member
Baldur's Gate 3. Game is way too good for me to care about anything else.