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[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Low effort is still effort? I didn't think it was worth the effort, low as it might be

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Clearly it was worth the effort with how many copies were sold.

Aside from that, personally, I think it's always worth the effort to be inclusive when we can.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How can you tell what sort of effect this had to the sales? It was a popular franchise already from what I can remember, so you'd expect a lot of copies sold. But how this sort of detail affected it, would be really interesting to know. If they did/do it in later games it probably didn't at least hurt them

Aside from that, personally, I think it’s always worth the effort to be inclusive when we can.

Corporation don't really have proper values like that imo

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It didn’t affect it enough to slump sales and impact their profits significantly. They still made a shit ton from the game.

I get that corporations don’t care about anything but money, but the people who work on these projects obviously care. And I think it should be upheld and celebrated so that corporations are more inclined to be inclusive this way.

Women make up a large portion of the gaming community despite what gamergate style gamers claim.

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It didn’t affect it enough to slump sales and impact their profits significantly

I just wonder if the overall effect was positive (for income) since that way they'll keep doing it. Otherwise they'll axe it

[–] velma@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Movie studios keep making movies that flop.

The new God of War is forging ahead despite the incel’s tears about the protagonist being a woman.

I think this kind of representation will be around for a while. Again, women make up a very large portion of gamers now.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you think sex scenes in games should be a thing

[–] Saapas@piefed.zip 1 points 1 week ago

They do have them in some games