I don't like that we've all allowed "Woke" to become a bad thing. I want "woke" media. I want diversity of talent and experiences. I want awareness of social issues.
this post was submitted on 21 May 2025
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People call me a conspiracy theorist but the message that is woke has been purposely molded into something for conservatives to hate.
Nothing threatens a “democratic” capitalist state more than social awareness, not even facism.
Red pill fuckbois got mad that progressives took the concept of “waking up“ away from them
My man Geralt looked like he was in dire need of a nap during the entire run of Witcher 3. Let him rest, people.
No rest for the wicked, and witchers be real wicked.
If you need consume X media to be able to enjoy Y media, we have a problem there, pal :/
That's not what he said??
The reactionary women-hating alt-right gamer-gate neo-nazi losers should just be ignored at this point.
"at this point"
You've paid attention to them at some point?
To be fair, this post is the first I’ve heard of people upset about it
The thing about them is that they are loud, directed, and often affect the first impression a game gets. If this wasn't with The Witcher fame, the effect would be more notable, and oftentimes they don't admit why they really have a problem with the game directly.
and oftentimes they don't admit why they really have a problem with the game directly
I think in many cases they aren’t even admitting it to themselves. Self-delusion is kind of a recurring theme with them.
I've never read the books, but... It was clear from game 3 that she was going to play an important role in the future. The entire plot of the main campaign in Witcher 3 was about HER powers. The Wild Hunt wanted her, not Geralt.
Plus also she's awesome anyway. What the fuck is wrong with people? Oh I can't enjoy my vibeo game with a wahmen as main character, it'll ruin my mood!
Honestly I'd rather be looking at a cute girl dashing around than an old man, even if I identify more with the latter. Video games are for exploring things. Fantasy worlds, dragons, wraiths... And the biggest problem with suspending disbelief is playing a character who isn't the same gender as the player? lmao.
Maybe I'm just not enough of a gamer. Only been two and a half decades or so since I first touched a computer and played games.
I’m trying to remember the first game I played with a female lead and I think it was portal. And that woman didn’t speak. Strangely the next was transistor and she technically didn’t speak either.
Female protags are rare. They used to be epic loot, but it's getting better now.
I guess it's Portal for me too. Then Oblivion with a female character with that golden armor from shivering isles for shiny boobs. I was a horny teen and porn was getting boring lol
She is great in the books. One of the most unique characters in fiction imho. CDProjekt did really well adapting the continuation of her story in the games.
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