In the end, even the last stronghold represented by the Ghost of Tsushima has fallen and the new Ute ghost He has become “woke” for some, and presents himself as typical The heroine of the novel Strong and determined to upend the status quo. In the generally enthusiastic reception given to the presentation of the new Sucker Punch game during the latest State of Play, several unorthodox voices also emerged, especially regarding the choice of the new protagonist, which seems to follow the new trend of many Western productions today. This would see “strong, determined women” as new role models to introduce to players, and many of them don’t seem to want to accept that at all, and see some sort of “woke agenda” behind it, or something like that.
It must be said that not all criticism is unfounded, though Jin Sakai He’s never been a charismatic monster, it’s true that his story and even the ending of Ghost of Tsushima probably deserves to be resumed, expanded upon, and concluded, and abandoning him in such a sudden way could easily feel like “betrayal.” In his comparisons. Hence, believing that the change of protagonist derives from the desire to follow a new trend is too simple a step, especially if this trend is usually opposed by a certain part of the audience. In short, the plot questions may be laughable, but the developers’ choice was certainly in favor of controversy, given that a more direct sequel would have made a lot of sense.
Great betrayal
However, there is an issue that exacerbated the reaction of part of the public, which is the fact that Ghost of Tsushima was considered somewhat of a hero to Sony Trio “From Yesterday”that is, those that contain a male protagonist and no reference to “DEI garbage” and issues with waking up.
Despite himself, Jin Sakai found himself playing a role model for the beautiful characters of the past, in the context of the PlayStation’s great first-party productions, and the fact that he was replaced by a samurai, another powerful woman imposed by the system. Powerful forces exacerbate the problem. The criticism mirrors that already seen towards Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which was bombarded with negative comments due to its African protagonist.
Oddly enough, both games actually have strong historical reference bases: Yasuke did exist, as did samurai women, as we also explained in our recent special on Japanese female warriors. Of course, in both cases they are not quite standard models, but it is also correct to choose heroes with distinctive characteristics compared to other, more trivial options. It remains to be seen what impact these criticisms may have on the actual results of the game: the impression is that the controversy surrounding Ghost of Yotei is certainly less compared to the competitor on the part of Ubisoft, but that does not rule out that part. One affectionate user may have linked this “disdain” towards Jane to her finger. However, it’s good to remember that there’s nothing particularly forced or unnatural about having Atsu as the hero of the new chapter.
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