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[Ulysses 31]

 

[kruis]

Oh wow, so many tatoos, crazy amount of baggage/trauma, gl to her future spouse or rather dog/cat

Looking at twenty year old photographs of yourself with awful haircuts and clothing choices is already embarrassing. How much worse will it be for trendy people who went all in on tattoos because it was the hip thing to do? Tattoos will go out of style and then you end up looking like this.

 

[Guilty_AI]

The thing that puzzles me is the thought that anyone, anywhere, is actually going to give a shit about the political leanings of a game past its launch period.

Games, even good ones, just don't have that sort of cultural reach. Hell, most movies and TV aren't venerated over the long haul for their politics, because rather obviously politics tend to change with the times and what was once very much on-point (in its dayt) end up mostly quaint or dated by reflecting the contemporary values of a long past time.

Which basically leads me to the conclusion that the more political a thing is, then the more likely it is to be forgotten or just a curio in the long-term. It actively hurts in posterity.

And of course, when something comes storming out, trumpeting its "values" in these polarized times, then literally half the audience will reject it on its face!

Leads me to the conclusion that these faddishly political titles will fail (economically) in the present, and worse will have no future to speak of.

Why the fuck anyone would waste their time making stuff like this is beyond me! And I can't help but think all involved will end up bitterly regretting pissing their opportunities away on futile attempts at activism.

No game is going to make "a difference" politcally! Its the dumbest aim imaginable to even try!

Thing is, most extreme ideologies hold this belief they are the "ultimate stage of humanity". The devs of this game must seriously believe they're making some timeless product that'll be looked upon by future generations as some sort of pioneer.

 

[Gonzito]

Can I please get a gun loaded?

 

[ShadowNate]

This just screams "we are way in over our heads and don't know how to salvage our own game".

Ambitious is good, but it can result in this dry heave.

 

[thief183]

Are we sure it isn't supposed to be a parody of woke ppl?! This is so bad that I can't believe someone thought it was ok...

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Looking at twenty year old photographs of yourself with awful haircuts and clothing choices is already embarrassing. How much worse will it be for trendy people who went all in on tattoos because it was the hip thing to do? Tattoos will go out of style and then you end up looking like this.

Tattoos are the least of that dudes problems.

 

[winjer]

Are we sure it isn't supposed to be a parody of woke ppl?! This is so bad that I can't believe someone thought it was ok...

My guess is that the people that made this game are so delusional, they actually think this makes them look cool and edgy.
They can't even realize that the rest of society sees them as plain morons.

 

[MayauMiao]

Dustborn is so cringe bad even their dedicated thread over at Resetera couldn't get to page 2 as of right now.

 

[ShadowNate]

It does look like it is supposed to show that the band is, at this point, very lame and all over the place lyrics/song/music -wise.

But it just does not work. The segment is playable and you guitar-hero along a lame song in a boring qte, for too long. In other words the implementation sucks.

Something smaller that would go faster, would be more humorous.

Also I don't know how early in the game this happens, but if it's indeed the "intro", then, yeah... a lot of players will be turned off before even getting the "joke".

 

[Rudius]

What in the everloving fuck is a "situationship"?

 

[ShadowNate]

1. no way to know the trooper supports a fascist regime by the video alone
2. he says the people in this area dont like politics in their entertainment (no guarantee he personally subscribes to this notion)
3. even if we assume the trooper is 100% a fascist, your last point still isnt accurate
4. theyre the dustborn
5. repeat 4 over and over

Agreed (on the first 3 points at least).

The trooper is being helpful here. He advises them to avoid politics in their lyrics because people in that city, unlike that other city, could probably not like that.

There're hints there that the city is not a liberal paradise, and probably far from it, sure.

But assuming fascism from what actually transpired in that video is a huge stretch

 

[ResilientBanana]

This belongs in a category with Goodbye Volcano High

 

[thatsafakewebsitebro]

At first I thought this that Unbeatable game that was announced a few months ago. Glad it wasn’t.
For those wondering:

 

[Madserb2023]

I heard that there was a game coming out where you can smash fascists and I thought wow, I didn't know Wolfenstein 3 was out already. Oh wait they don't mean actual fascists, just people who don't want to watch their girlfriend getting clapped.

 

[Ammogeddon]

This belongs in a category with Goodbye Volcano High

Yes it’s called the insufferable cuntegory.

 

[BbMajor7th]

That was a pitchy-ass vocal for sure...

 

[Rambotito]

It's the first game I've seen where you can press triangle to "TRIGGER".

 

[Lions Gate]

lmfao

 

[Timberwolf25]

As others have said. This has got be a parody disguised as a game.
At any moment, I'm expecting something to pop up to say "You've been punked!"

 

[The Cockatrice]

lmfao

what the fuck

 

[FeralEcho]

Are we sure it isn't supposed to be a parody of woke ppl?! This is so bad that I can't believe someone thought it was ok...

The thing with woke is it always feels like a clear parody and they are taking a piss but then you realise they are actually serious...

 

[Danjin44]

lmfao

 

[Revolutionary]

lmfao

Meme unlocked

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

You can't parody someone who is permanently in a clown world because humor involves a punch line that confronts reality. Since they can't grasp reality, they are unable to be funny, let alone parodic.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

lmfao

^ the reaction they imagined themselves getting for this shit.

 

[diffusionx]

lmfao

 

[BennyBlanco]

lmfao

Wow. This game might actually circle back to being good like Deadly Premonition. I’m fucking howling at this clip.

 

[Fake]

I hate to ruin this party but the ultimate cringe is to be found on the official page.

"Words can hurt. Use weaponised words (fuelled by disinformation) in combat and conversations, to fight enemies, manipulate strangers, and motivate friends."

"Travel undercover as a folk-punk-rock band, and learn to play a set of original tunes around the campfire…before proving yourself in an epic Battle of the Bands!"

"This is the moment to act. The moment to rise up and stand for something. To protect the weak and speak truth to power. To rebel against the forces that threaten us all.

We are Dustborn. What about you?"

Brought to you by a bunch of middle aged Norwegians.

 

[Complistic]

lmfao

This actually makes me want to play it, but not for the reasons they intended I bet. I'm dying.

 

[ShadowNate]

mm, how can I make these people do what I want. I know, I'll call them "racists" and trigger them.

lol. I guess they're going for an exaggeration of modern dumb politics.

Wow, even if it's certainly a "what if we did that" idea on paper, how did they not see this backfiring from all sides.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

This has to be some meta parody. I cannot fathom "press triangle to trigger" as a sincere action.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

This has to be some meta parody. I cannot fathom "press triangle to trigger" as a sincere action.

It's so hard to tell these days which is part of the problem. Spend five minutes on Tik Tok and you see all kinds of people like this.

 

[TheDuskwalker]

lmfao

 

[GHG]

lmfao

This can't be real.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

lmfao

Even better.

Black chick: You are racist

text box: You're racists

 

[Doomtrain]

I enjoy that the dude is racist because he... acknowledges that another character is black? But I thought being colorblind was the new racist thing? Didn't Ibram X. Kendi just spend the last decade making a bajillion dollars berating people into making a huge deal about skin color?

 

[Boss Mog]

Game Director Ragnar Tørnquist promoting his game by talking about the importance of Diversity on BBC News

Wow BBC didn't disable the comments, I'm geniunely surprised and pleasantly I might add because there's sure to be some gems in there.

 

[DryvBy]

lmfao

Adding to top post. My goodness, what a ride this "game" is.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Wow BBC didn't disable the comments, I'm geniunely surprised and pleasantly I might add because there's sure to be some gems in there.

 

[Alebrije]

Meme unlocked

If You push triangle You summon one of these depending of your level :

 

[Sgt.Asher]

I found a playthrough for those with morbid curiosity. I have no idea who the streamer

 

[Reaseru]

Something tells me that either Sony or Microsoft will save these crappy devs by signing up a deal with them to put this shit in gamepass or ps plus catalogs.

 

[Timberwolf25]

Something tells me that either Sony or Microsoft will save these crappy devs by signing up a deal with them to put this shit in gamepass or ps plus catalogs.

Unfortunately I think the likelyhood of that happening by both of them is probably better than 50/50

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Something tells me that either Sony or Microsoft will save these crappy devs by signing up a deal with them to put this shit in gamepass or ps plus catalogs.

Yeah this is exactly the kind of c-list, diverse, strong female slop I’d expect to show up on Gamepass. I was surprised it isn’t already.

 

[asker]

Such a weird an bold move to make a game targeting people they wish played video games (the diverse cast you see jumping and laughing in a sofa during game presentations) instead of the people that actually play games.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Such a weird an bold move to make a game targeting people they wish played video games (the diverse cast you see jumping and laughing in a sofa during game presentations) instead of the people that actually play games.

They probably asked AI who they should target with their games and the AI scraped all the stock image libraries to give them an answer.

 

[Miyazaki’s Slave]

Another grifting shithead!

I was in the 90's. It was hell being a nerd gamer!

Actually it wasn't, it was fucking awsome. Better than whatever these retards are pretending at.

Where the FUCK did you get my picture?

Oh wait...those are menthols not Marlboro Lights.

Nevermind, we are just twins separated at birth.

 

[Nickolaidas]

Even better.

Black chick: You are racist

text box: You're racists

To add insult to injury, she calls them 'dogs' inside her head. She is LITERALLY the racist here.

 

[IAmRei]

Wow BBC didn't disable the comments, I'm geniunely surprised and pleasantly I might add because there's sure to be some gems in there.

Even the comments are more counts than sales of this games(?)