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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

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.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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!

That's what I don't understand, like, have people not played the Horizon games? They're awesome, they're fun as hell.

[–] Glytch@lemmy.world 7 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The main bullshit complaint I've seen about the Horizon games boils down to "Aloy doesn't make my peepee hard". There are dudes out there who only want to see women they can goon to.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 1 points 14 hours ago

Something tells me their "peepee" never worked to begin with tbh.

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[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I've only played Witcher 3, and I thought it was obvious that it's Ciri's story being told from the perspective of the supporting cast, and that is an incredibly cool literary device.

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[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (2 children)

People like Geralt, they like his brooding attitude. Making. Game about ciri means they don’t get a game with Geralt. And they really want another game with him for some reason.

Idk why they blame woke though

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[–] Raxiel@lemmy.world 44 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Well I have had dreams of reading books. They’re weird. Like, I know it’s a dream and the sentences don’t make any sense. But I keep reading it anyways.

[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 61 points 1 day ago (4 children)

If a game is deemed "woke" by right-wing shitheads, that's like a seal of approval for me. Now, the game might still suck, but it's not because of being inclusive and diverse.

[–] Iambus@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This is the first I've heard of this game being deemed woke.

[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 2 points 16 hours ago

Didn't you hear? Ciri is older and therefore ugly now. The worst offence that a designer could make for a female character.

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[–] Aux@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's a lot easier - if Americans don't like what Europeans are doing, then it's a great thing they're doing!

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[–] courval@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (13 children)

People are complaining of having to stare at a female's body while playing? They prefer looking at at male's butt? That's soooo gay!

[–] Hyphlosion@lemm.ee 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I’m a straight male who is very secure in my masculinity. But I’ve gotten shit from people when I use female characters in games. Never understood why that’s a problem.

[–] madjo@feddit.nl 8 points 1 day ago

I usually play as a female character in games too. I prefer to look at pretty things.

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[–] state_electrician@discuss.tchncs.de 100 points 1 day ago (14 children)

Any person who unironically uses "woke" is a complete douche canoe and can go get fucked. Change my mind.

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[–] UraniumForBreakfast@lemm.ee 271 points 2 days ago (24 children)

What ISN’T woke to conservatives/republicans anymore?

Please don’t answer that, I know the answer, but come on. Pick up a book.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 182 points 2 days ago (13 children)
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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 day ago (19 children)

Unpopular opinion:

Witcher 4 won’t be as good as Witcher 3 cause the third one was very good.

So no matter who they chose, it’s probably gonna be underwhelming.

Nah, if the next Witcher MC was Dandelion, that would absolutely be the best one.

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[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 34 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I'm sorry, but I still can't help but laugh about the anti-woke Asterion flat-butt mod, and now in my head I just see all anti-woke gamers as jealous flat-butters.

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[–] But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world 82 points 2 days ago (20 children)

How in the heck would Ciri not be the main character after the events of Witcher 3? Did anyone actually think she wouldn’t be?

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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 143 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Witcher 4 devs adjusting to Unreal Engine after years of REDengine:

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[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Not gonna lie, I was hoping they'd use some Law of Surprise stuff to give Geralt a new ward and let you create your own Witcher. But, if instead I get to do teleport strike bullshit with Ciri's powers, I'll be content.

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