Here we go again: Anita Sarkeesian and the gaming community

[Haerthan]

Apparently she's already had them change the controls to the console version of a game, Sarkeesian has made it self-evident that she understands incredibly little about game design.

I don't think it's right to have someone who knows very little about game design make that kind of decision, the mildest number tweak can lead to a massive imbalance, shitty controls will always hamper someones ability to enjoy something.

This is a dumb move, if it's true & being a fan of Mirrors Edge, I genuinely hope it's not.

I am going to whack you with a giant CITATION NEEDED.

CITATION NEEDED.

Which is why I used phrases like "Apparently" "if it's true" & "I genuinely hope it's not."

Bruh, reading comprehension.

2 Things:
1) I am not your bruh, please do not use that word for me.
2) Okay, you are right I should have seen those words, but it would seem that you believe that.
Edit: If you don't believe it, I apologize

 

[IamLEAM1983]

Well, the only thing I'm left hoping for is that Faith won't turn into a zealous convert who finds ways to slot "Patriarchy" into every other sentence.

Being more of an Egalitarian, the only problems I've personally witnessed were mostly related to wage disparity and lasting cultural stigma in some environments. I hope to God the game actually contains a few objectionable women and a few supportive male cast members, to balance things out. Mirror's Edge should focus on a *person* and her ability to take down or threaten a corrupt regime; not on pitting Good Women against Evil Men. Gender politics should be completely evacuated from the proceedings, ideally.

 

[Haerthan]

Apparently she's already had them change the controls to the console version of a game, Sarkeesian has made it self-evident that she understands incredibly little about game design.

I don't think it's right to have someone who knows very little about game design make that kind of decision, the mildest number tweak can lead to a massive imbalance, shitty controls will always hamper someones ability to enjoy something.

This is a dumb move, if it's true & being a fan of Mirrors Edge, I genuinely hope it's not.

I am going to whack you with a giant CITATION NEEDED.

CITATION NEEDED.

Which is why I used phrases like "Apparently" "if it's true" & "I genuinely hope it's not."

Bruh, reading comprehension.

2 Things:
1) I am not your bruh, please do not use that word for me.
2) Okay, you are right I should have seen those words, but it would seem that you believe that.

Edit: If you don't believe it, I apologize

Of all the things I could have said, you might not want to complain about "bruh."

I really really really HATE when people address me with "bruh", "bro, "brah" and other derivatives of that word. I HATE it with such a passion it isn't even hilarious. So yes I will complain about it. Little peeve of mine.

 

[OldNewNewOld]

How can she help deveope a game? She has 0 clue about game design, nor does she have any consistency as far as what a good female character is. At best I see that they will just keep saying "yes, yes..." while she talks and then ignore everything she said and make a great squeal for a great game.

 

[Haerthan]

Apparently she's already had them change the controls to the console version of a game, Sarkeesian has made it self-evident that she understands incredibly little about game design.

I don't think it's right to have someone who knows very little about game design make that kind of decision, the mildest number tweak can lead to a massive imbalance, shitty controls will always hamper someones ability to enjoy something.

This is a dumb move, if it's true & being a fan of Mirrors Edge, I genuinely hope it's not.

I am going to whack you with a giant CITATION NEEDED.

CITATION NEEDED.

Which is why I used phrases like "Apparently" "if it's true" & "I genuinely hope it's not."

Bruh, reading comprehension.

2 Things:
1) I am not your bruh, please do not use that word for me.
2) Okay, you are right I should have seen those words, but it would seem that you believe that.

Edit: If you don't believe it, I apologize

Of all the things I could have said, you might not want to complain about "bruh."

I really really really HATE when people address me with "bruh", "bro, "brah" and other derivatives of that word. I HATE it with such a passion it isn't even hilarious. So yes I will complain about it. Little peeve of mine.

That is between you and your therapist, bruh.

Problem is she enforces my hate of it, so it hasnt helped much TROLOLOL.

Edit: but seriously please don't call me that.

 

[IceForce]

As much as I respect ReviewTechUSA, I can't consider him a good source of information. His rage against censorship and feminist influence in gaming has been getting the best of him lately, making him ignore facts and skipping proper research before giving his opinion.

Funnily enough, if you watch his video from just a few days ago where he talks about Target Australia pulling GTAV off their shelves, he says within the first minute of the video that he doesn't want people to make fun of him for not fact-checking his stories.

And yet, here at the top of this thread, we have a video of his where he obviously didn't fact-check any of it.

 

[veloper]

How can she help deveope a game? She has 0 clue about game design, nor does she have any consistency as far as what a good female character is. At best I see that they will just keep saying "yes, yes..." while she talks and then ignore everything she said and make a great squeal for a great game.

She can help sell the game to her fans just by being there.
This is the perfect opportunity for the pinkos to prove they can put their money where their mouth is.

 

[Haerthan]

As much as I respect ReviewTechUSA, I can't consider him a good source of information. His rage against censorship and feminist influence in gaming has been getting the best of him lately, making him ignore facts and skipping proper research before giving his opinion.

Funnily enough, if you watch his video from just a few days ago where he talks about Target Australia pulling GTAV off their shelves, he says within the first minute of the video that he doesn't want people to make fun of him for not fact-checking his stories.

And yet, here at the top of this thread, we have a video of his where he obviously didn't fact-check any of it.

Well like I said I stopped listening to his BS and unsubbed cause one he is an ass and two you can still be anti_Sarkeesian and still not be an ass. In my opinion anyone using Feminazis unironically is an ass.

 

[Dragonbums]

I swear this particular rumor is like the gaming communities ghost story. It crops up- people get angry (as usual) disappears, and comes back up again.

At the end of the day, why the fuck does it matter? She's a consultant. They do this for a variety of games. GTAV had actual gang members and the like on set. Those people have nothing to do with anything related to videogame development. They wanted them there for the experiences they had to share.

Same with Anita.

 

[Something Amyss]

You can keep assuming what I said was conspiracy, but the definiton is:
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.

I see you looked at the top definition and stopped reading. Unfortunately, that's dishonesty.

You keep complaining that I haven't addressed your points, but as far as I can tell, I've addressed all of them. Perhaps I didn't address them in a way you liked? Kind of like how a further reading of Wiktionary, or use of another dictionary would be harmful to your only argument that you're not talking a conspiracy theory?

 

[VoidWanderer]

I have known about this for months. I just didn't say anything because I don't care about Anita or Mirror's Edge.

 

[Something Amyss]

I have known about this for months. I just didn't say anything because I don't care about Anita or Mirror's Edge.

You understand this is confirmed false, right?

 

[Haerthan]

Before we get to everyone brandishing their torches and pitchforks, I'd just like to point out that the last instance of a high-profile developer listening to Sarkeesian's criticism/views was Saints Row IV [https://www.google.com/search?q=saints+row+iv+anita+sarkeesian&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&channel=np&source=hp], and anybody who has played that game knows how it turned out.

Also, more reputable sources than a Youtube video based on blog post rumors would be nice. The only information even tangentially related to anything like this has solely been fear-mongering, and it goes back two years now to a blog post originally made on Destructoid (which had no sourced facts or anything to begin with).

I have not played Saints Row IV. How did it turn out? I kept hearing it was good. So please enlighten me. I am serious. I am not screwing around. And I DO NOT remember a backlash against it.

That's exactly my point, actually. It was good (if maybe not what fans of Saints Row 2 were looking for), and there wasn't any sort of overblown backlash, from feminists or SJWs or anyone else. At least, not one that was large enough for me to have heard of it.

Why am I not surprised? Remind me to unsub from TotalBiscuit and ReviewTechUSA later today. Got work right now so I'll do it later. I used to respect them, but TB turned into a GGer and Rich, well Rich is a paranoid idiot. TB also seems to show a bit more of an idiotic side with the Target thing, saying that the Target decision is anti-consumer. So yea, I am going to just keep looking for music on Utube from now on. Oh and Anita's videos. Prety insightful (in my opinion and it isnt up for debate).

Hasn't TotalBiscuit been largely neutral on the whole affair but only came to sympathize GG more after all the shit he had flung at him by the people that didn't want him to say anything positive whatsoever about the movement?

The shitheads that flung shit at TB should have been found and jailed. I still however think that he should have stuck neutral, regardless of the wall of noise. Kinda like Jim Sterling, he stuck neutral, condemning all harassment. Also guess what the pro-GG camp put Jim fucking Sterling son on the SJW list apparently. So yea. Both sides got their issues, both sides need to stop harassing.

 

[Adultratedhydra]

The shitheads that flung shit at TB should have been found and jailed. I still however think that he should have stuck neutral, regardless of the wall of noise. Kinda like Jim Sterling, he stuck neutral, condemning all harassment. Also guess what the pro-GG camp put Jim fucking Sterling son on the SJW list apparently. So yea. Both sides got their issues, both sides need to stop harassing.

It is hard for the public figures to stay neutral when both sides put the public figures on one side if they dont tow the party line.

TB didnt condemn only GG and so Anti's labled him Hitler.

Sterling didnt condemn only Anti-GG so pro-gg labled him hitler.

Examples like that are why i just ignore both sides. The loud voices on all sides are fucking idiots and they are all made for eachother. Rogue "pay me to go away", King of Pol is insane, IA went nuts because people werent being Dickish enough and all the youtube people have more Reach than stretch armstrong.

by the same token the anti side has Alex the son of a weapons manufacturer, that butts character who does as much reaching as Pro GG in some of his "Definitive proof of X" posts, Cheong, arthur "I dont want to talk about Zoe. Now about zoe." chu and how can we forget Geordie "Gas all the things" tait.

If all of the public voices on all sides would heed the advice of sane people then this would all go away. GG would fade into obscurity and the entire internet could Stop fucking talking about it. And on that day Satan will be skating to work.