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[Yamisan]

I actually lived near there, its nothing like that AT ALL.
edit
Actually the 2nd picture is pretty correct.

 

[lh032]

I noticed that as well ,it's not like I'm nitpicking but it's sooooo obvious

 

[Robb]

Stunning and brave.

 

[SRTtoZ]

The game was a total joke in the social aspect that's for sure. From the very beginning you had Soy Parker and Morales worrying more about Sandman's mental health and feelings than the more than likely hundreds of people he would had killed by the time they arrived.

That’s insomniac for you. I love their games but they are virtue signalers to the nth degree.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

2 seconds google search

 

[Jigsaah]

The real tragedy is somebody wearing a Michael Jordan "Bulls" Jersey in New York.

 

[Zathalus]

2 seconds google search

Those that get outraged here are almost as bad as those on the other site, just with different issues. Anybody who played the game or actually did the basic amount of research would have seen the OP is painting an incorrect picture.

 

[Sybrix]

 

[Toots]

I need those west side story looking proud boys in my neighborhood

edit : I just want to watch them sing and dance threateningly not lynch minorities

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Are the criminals in that pic all the same?

They are all white, yes.

 

[UltimaKilo]

Didn't know New Yorker's demographic was composed of plastic dolls

Might have thought the game was based in Miami.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Thank God for the immigration act of 1965, amirite? Otherwise the United States would be populated mostly by criminals.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The 2018 entry is the best in regard to narrative and character arc. Miles sequel was too much teenager rowdiness but it was pretty short.

Then here comes spiderman 2, I'm like 10 hours into the game and oh man they just want to shove everything down to my throat, air pollution, water shortage, food crisis, gay mission, people of color culture preservation.....Jeez just let me play super hero and kick some asses!

I do like the Haley 's mission however, really good implementation, let folks feel what it's like in a deaf person's perspective.

Sounds fucking awful.

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

That’s insomniac for you. I love their games but they are virtue signalers to the nth degree.

They have become completely insufferable. Activists masquerading as developers. What's funny is their first Spider-Man game is almost completely devoid of social commentary. They actually went back and added it to the remake, rainbow flags and all. After Miles Morales, it's clear that their priority is pushing ideological perspectives. Some people are happy to look past this but it's not something that has ever really worked out long-term... look what happened to Dice.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

videogames are not real life

Yes that's true, which is why some criticise games like this which promote real world political talking points, real world agendas and post modern liberal values front and centre. The inclusion of flags (which Insomniac removed for Islamic countries lolz), assisting "marginalised" groups and all the other nonsense in this game comes from real world activism which is aligned with a specific side of the political debate.

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

The cheerful crowd at park

The filthy criminal bastards

So glad to see such good presentation in the game!

I’m absolutely fuming . Where is the paraplegic polish pan sexual representation here?

 

[Panajev2001a]

videogames are not real life

First of all this was a very cherry picked example and misleading too.

Still, taking your point in isolation, you know that if say Queens or The Bronx were all full of just Latino or southeast Asian NPC’s then there would be a “representation matters” outcry because… video games are not real life or a danger to it except when we need them to be .

 

[SRTtoZ]

They have become completely insufferable. Activists masquerading as developers. What's funny is their first Spider-Man game is almost completely devoid of social commentary. They actually went back and added it to the remake, rainbow flags and all. After Miles Morales, it's clear that their priority is pushing ideological perspectives. Some people are happy to look past this but it's not something that has ever really worked out long-term... look what happened to Dice.

I mean they will learn in the end. If they go too woke they will go broke. I can't wait to see how many gay trans 13 year olds we have in Spider-Man 3.

 

[LectureMaster]

Those that get outraged here are almost as bad as those on the other site, just with different issues. Anybody who played the game or actually did the basic amount of research would have seen the OP is painting an incorrect picture.

SMH, someone obviously can't either read or see the nuances.

1. Nobody was outraged, it was obviously some lighthearted sarcasm. It was you that appeared too sensitive.

2. You and the one you replied were inferring diversity = having black people, and I did not say a single thing about that at all. In the game the citizen demographic represent a well mix of all major races - black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Arabic, etc. Just because you found some scattered black thugs doesn't mean insomniac took the same ethnic representation of the enemies, they are far less diverse. I was not painting any incorrect pictures, it is an existing fact in the game.

 

[Moses85]

The cheerful crowd at park

The filthy criminal bastards

So glad to see such good presentation in the game!

Insomniac, the Netflix of Videogaming

 

[GymWolf]

The woke turd that keeps on giving, you love to see it.

 

[Rudius]

I have not played but not New York being diverse is as realistic as you can get.

Except for the criminals: bunch of straight white males.

 

[IlGialloMondadori]

OP:

 

[MidGenRefresh]

This thread made me look up statistic and actually holy fucking shit, lol.

Reports & Analysis - Crime & Enforcement - NYPD

 

[Rudius]

2 seconds google search

Challenge for you: a pick were all gang members are black, a reverse of the all white one in the first post.

 

[Kikorin]

Stop guys, please. I just bought a PS5 for exclusives and you all are making me lose will to play Spider-Man 2.

 

[YOU PC BRO?!]

This thread made me look up statistic and actually holy fucking shit, lol.

Reports & Analysis - Crime & Enforcement - NYPD

You can look but please remember to never comment on them... if you do you'll be banished to the shadow realm.

 

[Physiognomonics]

70-80s New York will always be the one shown in games. Welcome to marxism.

 

[Peroroncino]

2 seconds google search

And not a single asian.

Those gangs need to step up on their diversity hires. They wouldn't wanna get cancelled now, would they.

 

[Zathalus]

SMH, someone obviously can't either read or see the nuances.

1. Nobody was outraged, it was obviously some lighthearted sarcasm. It was you that appeared too sensitive.

2. You and the one you replied were inferring diversity = having black people, and I did not say a single thing about that at all. In the game the citizen demographic represent a well mix of all major races - black, white, Asian, Hispanic, Arabic, etc. Just because you found some scattered black thugs doesn't mean insomniac took the same ethnic representation of the enemies, they are far less diverse. I was not painting any incorrect pictures, it is an existing fact in the game.

Nah, I see plenty of black thugs in the game. black hunters as well. Why it even has a black Spider-Man.

 

[Zathalus]

And not a single asian.

Those gangs need to step up on their diversity hires. They wouldn't wanna get cancelled now, would they.

All the Asian criminals in NYC got taken out in the first game.

Inner Demons

The Inner Demons (often referred to simply as the Demons) are a group of zealous enforcers working for Mister Negative (Martin Li) in his bid to take revenge on Oscorp and Norman Osborn via extremist terrorism and character assassination. They became active after the fall of Wilson Fisk and his...

marvels-spider-man.fandom.com

Just not enough to go around anymore.

 

[Slothbeing1209]

I always thought woke shits are more cringe. But you guys prove me wrong. Both sides are lame AF.

 

[ShadowNate]

They all look dead inside.

 

[Revolutionary]

2 seconds google search

How nice of these white gangs to include token black guys!

 

[Bonfires Down]

Those guys are way too buff unless they have a body builder side gig.

 

[DrFigs]

yeah I'm sure you guys are totally really bothered by games not being 100% realistic. love a good faith thread like this one

 

[Zathalus]

Those guys are way too buff unless they have a body builder side gig.

It's Marvel. All you have to do to be what we would consider superhuman is to train really hard. And maybe take some dodgy drug that the local scientist cooked up.

 

[Whitecrow]

Stop guys, please. I just bought a PS5 for exclusives and you all are making me lose will to play Spider-Man 2.

There will be more exclusives. If you dont mind wokeness in your gaming, play it.
If you mind, SM2 seems to be more of the same. If you played SM1, you wont be missing much.

 

[Skifi28]

The anti-woke are slowly becoming worse than the woke.

 

[Cyborg]

I love the time when games were just games and gamers were just gamers! Just enjoying the game, giving it all.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

This thread made me look up statistic and actually holy fucking shit, lol.

Reports & Analysis - Crime & Enforcement - NYPD

White people are some serious weak sauce lol

 

[Eiknarf]

The version I got used the FRIENDS and SEINFELD version on New York

 

[ShadowNate]

The version I got used the FRIENDS and SEINFELD version on New York

Who?! Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?

Now that I would like to see in a Spiderman game.

 

[Eiknarf]

Who?! Who doesn't want to wear the ribbon?

Now that I would like to see in a Spiderman game.

Aaaaaaaaaaaa hahahahaa

 

[RavageX]

I'm beginning to think there is something wrong with some of you.

 

[Fake]

And no cops. Giga diversity.

 

[Boss Mog]

2 seconds google search

You're the very definition of a person who argues in bad faith. You found some pics where there's like one or two black guys amongst a large group of white guys. Now find me a large group of black thugs with one or two white thugs. Hint: you won't.

 

[Boss Mog]

And no cops. Giga diversity.

There's almost zero interaction with the cops in this sequel. They made one of the minor enemy factions to be a fire cult so Spider-man only interacts with the fire department, how convenient.

 

[Fake]

2 seconds google search

Now try search the cops.

 

[Godot25]

It's all about diversity unless you are talking about criminal scum.
You can't have "gangsta women" and black criminals. Only white man are allowed there. And I'm sure all of them are straight. No gays allowed also.