There was a backlash for sure, but Activision nipped that in the butt quickly by following up their multiplayer trailer with a cinematic trailer that showed people that "yes we are still making the WWII game that people are expecting". They also didn't have a CEO say "don't like it, don't buy it".
I don't recall BFV showing that the majority of front line-fighters were women.
Significant backlash? Where? A few random idiots on Twitter does not equal 'significant' backlash
They're weakening because of increased competition. Also there are ads, which don't seem to have done anything except make people talk about Gilette's ads.
Plus, where is all the "non-woke" shit that's apparently supposed to be making gangbusters based on the logic that being woke=going broke. Obviously the exact opposite should apply, instead of the reality where Fortnite, Overwatch, Rainbow Six, etc are incredibly popular MP games where the devs go out of their way to be inclusive. It doesn't hold up as an argument.
They have some serious issues and need help. Just look at their tweets. Like I said, it's pathetic and hilarious at the same time.
I was actually just looking at someone's Twitter the other day. They were linked in a thread because they tweeted how the ResetEra SJWs are going to get triggered because they're always whining about everything, and then I looked at their timeline and they were still complaining about how SJWs ruined Aloy's design like two weeks ago.
And most of Marvel take place in New York so the complaints are stupid.
It's simple, really, far Right geeks and straight while male people are unable to see beyond their social bubble and they believe they're the only people that consume geeks products. This might've been true in the past, but nowadays, geek products became mainstream and and lots of people from all countries, colors, ages, gender and sexual orientation consume those products.I really don't know where this dumb meme came from. The idea that creators becoming more aware of the world around them and tailoring their works to ensure they'll be more inclusive leading to some sort of financial ruin has always seemed quite shortsighted to me. A supposed 'woke' game that the anti-SJW crowd have attacked recently like Mortal Kombat 11 has broken franchise records and shot up to the second best-selling game of the year in the US after only a month on the market.
Something like The Last of Us Part II which isn't afraid of portraying a lesbian relationship on screen will make hundreds of millions and Bloodlines 2 which is supposedly 'SJW and political shit' (even though White Wolf games have always been unabashedly political) because the developers have vowed to take a firm progressive stance is currently the second most wishlisted game of all-time on Steam behind Halo MCC and has been sitting comfortably on the global top sellers ever since the Steam page went up. Battlefield V sold through 7.3 million copies despite the insane competition of the holiday season. I could bring up Overwatch too but we'll leave it at that as I think I've gotten my point across.
I mean, this isn't even limited to games either. Kamala Khan is undeniably a hit for Marvel, Nike sales increased by 61%, boosting the company's value by $6 billion following the Kaepernick campaign reveal, Captain Marvel grossed $1 billion worldwide, The Last Jedi made bank and Black Panther is the highest grossing solo superhero film of all-time.
Far-right chuds like to believe they have spending power with their dumb boycotts but all of the media franchises I've mentioned that have supposedly went 'woke' and catered toward more inclusivity have been doing better than ever, so what's the deal? Really, my question to you is, where does this meme even come from? Is it even based in reality?
How much of an utter bellend do you have to be to unironically think these huge media franchises backed by some of the largest corporations out there will fail because they say the thing that make you sad or because the women in them don't make your pp hard. What Kool-Aid are you drinking, bruh? Gimme some of that shit.
I always felt that The Last Jedi actually had similar story beats to the Empire Strikes Back, which is why I never got the complaints. The three major ones are:
On the other hand, Neo-Nazis reacting to Wolfenstein as if it's a new and offensive thing was fun.
Vice: "Wolfenstein II Is The Video Game That's Pissing Off The Alt-Right"
What a bunch whiny little bitches.www.resetera.com
I could never wrap my head around that myself. You would think they would be turned off by that series period since it involves killing their own kind.
Hey, no worries! I absolutely agree with you that MK11 isn't woke at all. In fact, NRS have done some really shitty things as far as the game's development is concerned like what you mentioned + working conditions. What baffles me is these goblins think it's woke simply because NRS made a concentrated effort to de-sexualize the characters.
I can't remember who said it, but someone said that "there are two enemy types that are safe from outcry, zombies and Nazis", boy times have changed.
No it's the one with Historical Accuracy like this
There's definitely that as well. It in some ways does hit ESB story beats, but in a way that feels new. It doesn't run into the main problem I had with The Force Awakens, which is that plays way too much on the nostalgia for A New Hope.
