Update3: 8 hours later, the review score sits at 43% (mixed) down from 95% (overwhelmingly positive).
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Update2: Dev apologized.
Rough translation:
Comments are all insults against the devs.
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Update1: Player reported that easter egg in question has been deleted by devs.
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Original post:
Devotion is the recent top-selling horror game on Steam about backwards traditional Chinese culture and its suppression to women. It is developed by an indie Taiwan dev, sold insane numbers in China and has been streamed by most big Chinese streamers. Previous thread on its success.
A few hours ago Taiwan players discovered an easter egg on an in-game poster.
In traditional Chinese, the red seal on the poster, upon very close examination, reads "Xi Jinping" on the right, and "Winnie the Pooh" on the left. The four corners read "Your (mom) moron" in Taiwan dialect. The poster is a Fulu, sort of like an instant talisman in Chinese mythology to dispel evil.
Then about one hour ago, Chinese player learned about this, and began to review bomb the game. This is what the recent review looks like. Most reasons read: "Game is game, no hidden agenda!" "Insulting our Chinese national leader" "Secretly push Taiwan Independence agenda " "I want a refund because of your agenda".
Meanwhile in China, any discussion on Devotion is banned on major gaming forums such as NGA.
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Update2: Dev apologized.
Rough translation:
Comments are all insults against the devs.
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Update1: Player reported that easter egg in question has been deleted by devs.
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Original post:
Devotion is the recent top-selling horror game on Steam about backwards traditional Chinese culture and its suppression to women. It is developed by an indie Taiwan dev, sold insane numbers in China and has been streamed by most big Chinese streamers. Previous thread on its success.
A few hours ago Taiwan players discovered an easter egg on an in-game poster.
In traditional Chinese, the red seal on the poster, upon very close examination, reads "Xi Jinping" on the right, and "Winnie the Pooh" on the left. The four corners read "Your (mom) moron" in Taiwan dialect. The poster is a Fulu, sort of like an instant talisman in Chinese mythology to dispel evil.
Then about one hour ago, Chinese player learned about this, and began to review bomb the game. This is what the recent review looks like. Most reasons read: "Game is game, no hidden agenda!" "Insulting our Chinese national leader" "Secretly push Taiwan Independence agenda " "I want a refund because of your agenda".
Meanwhile in China, any discussion on Devotion is banned on major gaming forums such as NGA.
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