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[Bragr]

She is not. Do not be swayed by these Internet trolls and salty fanboys.

It is an RPG, and the game offers you a choice of making it romantic if you want to. The same choice is offered for both a guy (Avad) and a girl (Seyka).

Similar to how it is done in Assassin’s Creed, Cyberpunk 2077, or Mass Effect.

You can make her straight, lesbian, bi, or nothing.

Do not be swayed by fake outrage by these salty fanboys.

The short length and Aloy's sexual orientation are not sitting well with "gamers" as Burning Shores is getting slammed.

Ridiculous. Metacritic is really turning into a hotbed for people to hate and troll. I wonder if Metacritic will eventually disable it.

Horizon Forbidden West players review bomb Burning Shores over DLC length

Others are just being plain bigoted

www.gamesradar.com

 

[Ar¢tos]

Wasn't Ellie enough? Does everyone has to be gay in Sony games?
I'm gay and I'm disappointed because it's just to tick a box.
It would feel more natural to the game if she was straight since she had plenty of male suiters in both games and then they shove a lesbian interest in a short dlc that not everybody will play.

 

[TheDraconian]

 

[ManaByte]

They hired an Era celebrity and suddenly Aloy is a lesbian and Elon Musk is the villain. Hmm.

 

[Sephimoth]

The people have spoken

 

[kyussman]

The gender/trans nutters have poisoned the well for the gays/lesbians.Shame.

 

[Hunnybun]

They hired an Era celebrity and suddenly Aloy is a lesbian and Elon Musk is the villain. Hmm.

Who is the Era celebrity?

 

[ManaByte]

Who is the Era celebrity?

 

[Hot5pur]

One day we will get to the point where race and sexual disposition are about as important as hair color. Clearly not there yet.

 

[CherryFalls]

Good

 

[Skifi28]

Sexual orientation aside, if people were expecting a 30 hour expansion for 20 euros the issue was on their side.

 

[dreamstation]

if people were expecting a 30 hour expansion for 20 euros the issue was on their side.

I haven't even played it, in fact I haven't even finished the base game but do you remember the Witcher 3 DLC? They were HUGE value.

 

[Nankatsu]

The problem didn't start with this new DLC. It started with Forbidden West.

I don't know what's the surprise here. You could see Aloy's sex orientation from a mile away.

It's just sad that they prefer wasting time stating that rather than actually writing a cool story for the franchise.

 

[Jinjo]

They hired an Era celebrity and suddenly Aloy is a lesbian and Elon Musk is the villain. Hmm.

The actress for Aloy is queer / pansexual, that seems less of a reach in logic for a reason tbh.

Anyway, Forbidden West was already a bland open world game, not shocked the DLC is also bland. Seems the review slams are more because of some silly controvery though and it's time metacritic starts doing something about unbiased / single issue review bombing.

 

[Skifi28]

Witcher 3 DLC say hi

So an outlier from 8 years ago means everything shorter in the future should be slammed? Let's not even mention that what you're probably refering to was Blood and Wine. Hearts of stone is about the same length as Burning shores. I personally find that 20 dollars for 10 hours is pretty ok for DLC.

 

[Banjo64]

I swear if you’re telling me they made Alloy gay I can’t even cope this is a children’s video game

 

[STARSBarry]

A clone of a gay woman turns out to be gay, shocker.

I think this was always the plan after the most flirting she did was the side quest with the crafter who had her tits out in the original.

The irony is that those two actually had some build up and mild chemistry including when she showed up early on in forbidden West.

However I find it surprising that Aloy after being so uttely dull and bland managed to show any interest in anything but herself after the the way the game went.

 

[GHG]

I swear if you’re telling me they made Alloy gay I can’t even cope this is a children’s video game

 

[KungFucius]

After 2 games with Aloy not having sex with men, why is this so bad? You are given a choice. Why do people act like every gay person in media is part of some agenda? Games and media are going to continue to skew LGBTQ until people stop throwing fits about it.

 

[SJRB]

The fact that there's outrage and we're discussing the SeXuAl OrIeNtAtIoN of a fucking videogame character is just insane to me.

Developers should stop shoehorning in and treating a character's sexuality as some primary character trait.

 

[Banjo64]

16 is a child.

 

[Tangerine]

Just bandwagon jumping, diversity box ticking, pandering.

How many more core Sony franchises will be infected with diversity equity inclusion initiatives?

It doesn't feel organic any more it feels like it's there to tick a box. It takes you out the experience.

But no doubt anyone that doesn't want a certain ideology thrust down their throats will just be labeled as homophobic, bigoted etc. as always happens.

Those who disliked last of us part 2 were bigots too! Just ask resetera.

 

[Chukhopops]

How long is it though?

It’s weird because Left Behind is also really short and lesbian and people loved it (I thought it was almost a scam personally).

 

[Skifi28]

16 is a child.

Agreed. I'm over 30 and I'm still a child.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

I wouldn't call them fans if they've got their balls in a twist over this.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Can’t wait for Killzone 4!

 

[Roman Empire]

I guess the thing not sitting well with players is that it feels shoehorned with how little time it takes for Aloy to warm up to this new character when she stated many times during Zero Dawn and Forbidden West that "it's not the time for that. That humanity is at risk of facing another extinction event if she doesn't do what it must be done".

She has put this insurmountable barrier around her that kept people away throughout the 2 main games and the DLC for Zero Dawn. It is understandable from the first game because she was raised as an outcast and shunned by her own tribe, so her being wary of human approach is within expectations for her character. The problem I have is that she still did not have much character growth going into the second game until the very end, and throughout her journey in Forbidden West she reluctantly accepted help sometimes like it was a burden, making it even harder to understand this 180 she did in the Burning Shores DLC.

I'm not even talking about her sexual orientation strictly but more about her character in general. If I could choose, I'd romance everyone in the game just to have a good laugh because games aren't to be taken that seriously anyway. However, I feel Guerilla should have built something like this in a main entry of the franchise because of how things are here this is just a rethreading of The Last of Us Left Behind DLC. It's poorly told and lacks the emotional impact if you consider everything about Aloy herself that has been built throughout the franchise. And no, Elisabet Sobeck being lesbian doesn't really imply Aloy should be as well since it has nothing to do with genetics (saw some arguments trying to defend this on reddit and it sounds pretty dumb).

 

[The Cockatrice]

Havent played the DLC but loved the main game, it's my goty. If what I read is right, there are a ton of issues with this...she became colder and more calculated, more detached from everyone, it's how they build her character in parallel with Sobek and I loved that about her, which many did not, yet all I see in the DLC is the complete opposite of her character. I'm gonna go ahead and agree that this was an agenda for both the people that complained that she was lacking personality/being cold in the main game and to get lgbt points. Eh, guess I'll skip it.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How short is short? like 6 to 8 hours would be perfect imo

 

[Mephisto40]

It gives you the option not to kiss at the end, so what is the problem

I'm not saying it wont be cannon in the next game, because it probably will, but whilst the options there I don't get the outrage at all

There is literally an option to say you aren't interested and walk off

 

[Hobbygaming]

This happens with every PS exclusive nowadays, they all get review bombed on metacritic. The majority of the bad reviews most likely dont even own the game

 

[Mephisto40]

How short is short? like 6 to 8 hours would be perfect imo

The main story missions take around 5 hours to complete on easy, the side content probably bumps it up to around 7 hours

Considering the content is only £15 I think the length is pretty much ok tbh, the map is about a 3rd of the size of the main games map

 

[M1987]

Havent played the DLC but loved the main game, it's my goty. If what I read is right, there are a ton of issues with this...she became colder and more calculated, more detached from everyone, it's how they build her character in parallel with Sobek and I loved that about her, which many did not, yet all I see in the DLC is the complete opposite of her character. I'm gonna go ahead and agree that this was an agenda for both the people that complained that she was lacking personality/being cold in the main game and to get lgbt points. Eh, guess I'll skip it.

This is most people's problem with it from what I've seen,that it felt too rushed

 

[Mithos]

Anyone not expecting this to happen......

Aloy being a lesbian was 100% expected

 

[DenchDeckard]

The main story missions take around 5 hours to complete on easy, the side content probably bumps it up to around 7 hours

Considering the content is only £15 I think the length is pretty much ok tbh, the map is about a 3rd of the size of the main games map

Sounds good to me, right kind of length.

 

[Schmendrick]

Could we please stop giving spotlight to a few mentally challenged inbreds on social media?

 

[ClosBSAS]

lol who cares man...why are ppl so obsessed with characters being gay or not...also, as said above, it was obvious aloy was gay. from the beginning. such an ugly child

 

[StealthGoblin]

At first I thought it was just the story beat that everyone experienced and thought, ‘Well, that would rile some people op.’ But then I learned it’s a CHOICE and I don’t get the hate at all.

In my mind Aloy developed her interpersonal relationships enough to feel that way about someone.

Game length and content also seems to be a bit of an overreaction, but that’s at least a bit more subjective.

 

[FingerBang]

The main story missions take around 5 hours to complete on easy, the side content probably bumps it up to around 7 hours

Considering the content is only £15 I think the length is pretty much ok tbh, the map is about a 3rd of the size of the main games map

That's shorter than I thought, though not an issue tbh. Fair length for the price.

I really don't care who Aloy likes to fuck: she's just a forgettable Mary Sue and a butch lesbian, a femboy or 4 massive dudes a la Brazzers are not going to make up for that.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Metacritic user reviews will always be a cesspool, since you don’t have to own the game, or even the platform to drop a review.

While I’m sure there’s upset PlayStation fans, this is likely a molehill being made into a story for clicks.

 

[Rush2112]

see if this was a Japanese game Aloy would be having sex with the robots instead.

 

[Bragr]

I wouldn't call them fans if they've got their balls in a twist over this.

Well, sure, there are a lot of trolls, but you need to complete the main game to access this, so a good portion of this is likely Horizon fans too.

 

[Mephisto40]

That's shorter than I thought, though not an issue tbh. Fair length for the price.

I really don't care who Aloy likes to fuck: she's just a forgettable Mary Sue and a butch lesbian, a femboy or 4 massive dudes a la Brazzers are not going to make up for that.

I just think it's funny the people complaining about her preference in partners must have picked the "love" option at the end, so I'm not sure what they expected?!? lol

There are literally two other options, one to tell her you arent sure, and one to tell her you're staright up not interested, but no, the hate crowd picked the option that would enrage them the most it seems

 

[Nautilus]

Oh, so its explicity said on the DLC? Shame.

It was clearly hinted in the main game, and god I can't stand this trend of every character having to have a sexual preference, and have them say "I am gay/bi/straight/etc". It adds nothing to the game, most of the time detracts from the main story/plot, because time needs to be spend to show how much gay/bi/straight/etc that character is, and 99% of the time that happens is just feels like pandering, like someone put there out of personal interest, rather than in service to the story.

Why can't characters of a game just be great dads, or great action heroes, or just an unfortunate dude in a horrible situation, and not also happens to be gay and say so while that person tries to fight for his life?

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Fans?

 

[Banjo64]

It gives you the option not to kiss at the end, so what is the problem

I wanna be able to choose to suck a dick instead. It’s the only hetero option.

 

[kingyala]

The short length and Aloy's sexual orientation are not sitting well with "gamers" as Burning Shores is getting slammed.

Ridiculous. Metacritic is really turning into a hotbed for people to hate and troll. I wonder if Metacritic will eventually disable it.

http://[URL][URL]https://www.gamesr...s-review-bomb-burning-shores-over-dlc-length/

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Why disable it... freedom is always fundamental wheather you hate how somebody else thinks or not... canceling speech and thought is exactly what fascism is.. nobody should tell people how to think, feel and what to say.. otherwise well be living in some plastic artificial world where everybody has a forced smile on their face and just says amen to everything...

It is clear as day that the media the news the music the movies and games are pushing some lgbt agenda... literally anybody with a brain can see this, and denying people to express how they feel is just plain stupid... this is similar to the recent budweiser ad with a trans that didnt go well... and idiots pretend they dont understand the backlash, if they had a brain they would know beer just like video games are a very male centric products. And besides the gay stuff the game is really boring i said this earlier and it seems most people think the same.. its tech demo with virtue signaling as a bonus

 

[Dick Jones]

I wanna be able to choose to suck a dick instead. It’s the only hetero option.

Exactly, there's nothing worse for a straight man to see than the sight of two women eating the box out of each other

 

[Hunnybun]

Just bandwagon jumping, diversity box ticking, pandering.

How many more core Sony franchises will be infected with diversity equity inclusion initiatives?

It doesn't feel organic any more it feels like it's there to tick a box. It takes you out the experience.

But no doubt anyone that doesn't want a certain ideology thrust down their throats will just be labeled as homophobic, bigoted etc. as always happens.

Those who disliked last of us part 2 were bigots too! Just ask resetera.

I think fundamentally these things are there because the creators know it infuriates the sort of people they hate, and that gives them intense joy.

I think hatred is the ultimate source of this stuff.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Maybe she bats for both teams?

Like, any of it really matters.