Journal of Other Forum Analysis

[kaleidoscopium]

Yep, 80+ MC, the women were defeated today 😭

[HaughtyFrank]

Since we're approaching the end of the thread I just wanted to say thanks for the ride to the regular peeps here I've interacted with over the past few weeks. There's been a few bumps along the way but by and large where it settled was nice. Critical discussion of the demo alongside cool media and general chat (cheese base instead of tomato, double chorizo, fried onions, peppers – amazing pizza). I look forward to when release dies down and the OT levels out at, hopefully, a similar cadence. Hope to see you all there.

It's insane how Kyuuji just took over the thread once she liked the demo. It's all very pathetic

[Boredfrom]

What a cunt. 

[Boredfrom]

ALERT NEW ATTACK VECTOR FROM OUR FRIEND KAT BAILEY

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out

[kaleidoscopium]

The game is reviewing well which means people are going to become even more insufferable. I've already seen posts about it proving "the haters" wrong. Why do you think they hate it Kevin hmm? Why do you think that is?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-369?post=122073453#post-122073453

[Boredfrom]

I love how Kay Bailey article just went up when the review embargo was over. It is almost like a bait for both sides.  

Wokies: See, just racist Asians.

CHUDS: Censorship!!!!!!

[JoeBoy101]

The game is reviewing well which means people are going to become even more insufferable. I've already seen posts about it proving "the haters" wrong. Why do you think they hate it Kevin hmm? Why do you think that is?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-369?post=122073453#post-122073453

I don’t know Persephone, asking Kaiju why she thinks they hate it.

[Uncle]

ALERT NEW ATTACK VECTOR FROM OUR FRIEND KAT BAILEY

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out

[Boredfrom]

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-s...r-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out

Well if it's any consolation(?), I'm sure the chuds will be bemoaning how "Sony censorship strikes again" with this. Massive oof either way.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-369?post=122073693#post-122073693

See, it’s fucking transparent how the people “fighting the CHUDS” are more interested in perpetuating an endless fight. And I would not be surprised if the influencer from “other side” do the same.

And assholes at RE keep failing for it.

[kaleidoscopium]

I just think it's absurd how clearly the games industry compartmentalizes this stuff. They (developers, journalists, corporations) all talk about diversity and inclusion and then turn around and give this game 80+ and an enormous marketing budget.

From one of the few places to give it less than an 8  truly an unbiased review 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-4?post=122074041#post-122074041

[NekoFever]

ALERT NEW ATTACK VECTOR FROM OUR FRIEND KAT BAILEY

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out

Oh no Ion Fury is happening again

ZeroVag with the thread putting “unintentional” in quotes

https://www.resetera.com/threads/ign-stellar-blade-has-unintentional-racist-in-game-graffiti-will-be-patched-out.852468/

[NekoFever]

Once again, white Americans thinking they are the center of the universe.

[Boredfrom]

I just think it's absurd how clearly the games industry compartmentalises this stuff. They (developers, journalists, corporations) all talk about diversity and inclusion and then turn around and give this game 80+ and an enormous marketing budget.

”This a Korean AAA video game”.

“White adjacent assholes.”

[HaughtyFrank]

ALERT NEW ATTACK VECTOR FROM OUR FRIEND KAT BAILEY

https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-says-racist-phrase-in-stellar-blade-was-unintentional-will-be-patched-out

As a black man myself I wouldn't touch this until it's patched out.

How pathetic are you fucks. You're talking about this?!

[Uncle]

not only that, it's not a slur? it's the nice thing to say when referring to how someone else used a slur?

next is it going to be a slur if they have a sign that says "trains" because some social media users say that as a stand-in for trans?

is it going to be a slur if anyone says "regarded" because some sites use that so they don't get banned for saying retarded?

[Boredfrom]

I just think it's absurd how clearly the games industry compartmentalizes this stuff. They (developers, journalists, corporations) all talk about diversity and inclusion and then turn around and give this game 80+ and an enormous marketing budget.

From one of the few places to give it less than an 8  truly an unbiased review 

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-4?post=122074041#post-122074041

Thanks for bringing up what a bunch of reviewers tried to ignore!

“Fucking game reviewers. They sold out.”

As a black man myself I wouldn't touch this until it's patched out.

“Fucking chi… CHUDS. Yes, CHUDS.”

[kaleidoscopium]

Wonder how many reviews will even touch how misogynistic this game is, let alone rightfully decrease the score for it. My guess is not many.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-6?post=122075745#post-122075745

[kaleidoscopium]

The review thread already providing a tipping point for adding at least a couple of people to the ever-expanding Ignore List.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-369?post=122075514#post-122075514

I still can't believe Sony chose to publish Stellar Blade. Super gross funding something like that.

It's embarrassing on so many levels. I've lost so much respect for them as a publisher over the past few years but this is by far one of the worst things they've done in ages.

[Boredfrom]

Uh… Kyuuji outright posting a link for the entire Gene Park paywalled review like it was nothing. 

She really feels like the Queen of Resetera.

[Boredfrom]

"Hard R" is a very american phrase

It accidentally slipping past anything other than an american QC team is extremely believable

as evidenced by this very thread of people going "what does this mean?"

Is like is a non-issue and Kat Bailey is a scumbag for trying to blatantly create a shitstorm.

[kaleidoscopium]

All those 60-70 "predictions"...into the trash bin. This was an easy 80+ (high 70s at absolute worst) game based on the demo and looks like that was a sound prediction.

I'm definitely eating a lot of crow this morning

Clicky Carl is fuming at the wedding no doubt  
https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-7?post=122076030#post-122076030

[Boredfrom]

As a black man myself I wouldn't touch this until it's patched out.

Holy shit, is fucking Timu.   

Sure, sure you are offended you double faced asshole.

[kaleidoscopium]

All those 60-70 "predictions"...into the trash bin. This was an easy 80+ (high 70s at absolute worst) game based on the demo and looks like that was a sound prediction.

I'm definitely eating a lot of crow this morning

Clicky Carl is fuming at the wedding no doubt  
https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-7?post=122076030#post-122076030

This is fun. Implying that anyone who didn't the game would be very good had some sort of agenda.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/stellar-blade-review-thread.852417/page-7?post=122076204#post-122076204

[ComeAgain]

Right? As if there hasn't been a concerted effort to spread this kind of language worldwide since the advent of social media.

And yet, even in the very thread you posted it, many say they have no idea what the US-centric “hard R” even means, beyond describing a rated R movie.

[ComeAgain]

Yeah. I'm from the UK, half black and I've never once heard of it.

Followed by just a few posts down

Im not even American and that "Hard R" thing was very obvious to me. I wish I didnt know what it means, but... Internet era racism makes it hard to avoid with all the chuds around. Also, there's no fucking way the devs that made that texture didnt know what they were doing, unless your telling me the game with the obvious sexism and prick director also just "happened" to find a highly racist phrase by accident and didnt know what they were doing. Yeah, right.

Some top tier stuff

[kaleidoscopium]

Might be the longest staff post they’ve ever had to post

[Boredfrom]

I'm glad to have seen screenshots with several outfits I like on top of the ones I already knew about. Nice to know there will be others.

[HaughtyFrank]

Yeah. I'm from the UK, half black and I've never once heard of it.

Followed by just a few posts down

Im not even American and that "Hard R" thing was very obvious to me. I wish I didnt know what it means, but... Internet era racism makes it hard to avoid with all the chuds around. Also, there's no fucking way the devs that made that texture didnt know what they were doing, unless your telling me the game with the obvious sexism and prick director also just "happened" to find a highly racist phrase by accident and didnt know what they were doing. Yeah, right.

Some top tier stuff

It's not a highly racist phrase. It's literally just a phrase used to describe the difference between the n word used in hip hop and the one by racists. Just a prime example of wanting to be upset

[ComeAgain]

Got the “staff post” up now. Game is reviewing too well, pretty much no reviewer gives a fuck about their invented controversy and is just reviewing the game, QUICK time to shut down the snark creeping in the thread, unless the snark comes from the bullies. 

And with how quiet they have been in that thread, you know they were seething on their Discord and needed to do something 

[Steven Snell]

I have my comfy chair and popcorn ready for when GTA6 launches and all the billboards, shops, graffiti etc that is gonna be under the microscope at Resetera.