The number of these damned gaming commentators complaining about “woke in games” is exhausting.
Alternatives exist. There’s a guy I listen to named Felix Biederman who has done exhaustive rundowns of Metal Gear Solid and Dark Souls. He manages to get out 4+ hours of content an episode without worrying about “Woke” even once. Then you’ve got classics like PennyArcade which remain a bastion of politics-neutral gaming content and coverage.
But if you’re just cruising on the back of the algorithm… yeah. Your Asmongolds and Pewdiepies, who go full Hitler because it got attention through negative reaction, are predictably toxic. And then you’ve got the Mr. Beast style of producer who has turned slopifying the algorithm into a passion project.
Alternatives exist. There’s a guy I listen to named Felix Biederman who has done exhaustive rundowns of Metal Gear Solid and Dark Souls. He manages to get out 4+ hours of content an episode without worrying about “Woke” even once. Then you’ve got classics like PennyArcade which remain a bastion of politics-neutral gaming content and coverage.
But if you’re just cruising on the back of the algorithm… yeah. Your Asmongolds and Pewdiepies, who go full Hitler because it got attention through negative reaction, are predictably toxic. And then you’ve got the Mr. Beast style of producer who has turned slopifying the algorithm into a passion project.
Penny Arcade isn’t neutral. At least it wasn’t when I was reading it.
PennyArcade is not “politics neutral”, especially if you read the posts.