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tbh i am assuming they will go to assassinate shiva's dominant and she is going to wreck their shit. she is going to dom those men.
we've only seen 4 minutes which is probably barely a fraction of a still in-development game, and i imagine the lines have been cut up and rearranged like trailers do. there are examples of people (especially online) seeing part of something or hearing from others that there's some problematic content in something and writing it off in a way that comes across unfair and doesn't look at it in context. although i think efforts to catalogue where these elements appear in media have value, i don't think just having a checklist where if a work ticks off one prejudice box it's holistically bad regardless of context is a useful way to approach media. but also just brushing over it and dismissing any complaints as oversensitive whining, that is posting cringe. you can want to uncritically consume media, but don't post cringe. you can post criticism on the internet, a relatively low-effort activity, without it meaning you're apoplectic mad or a sobbing mess. you might just find it annoying.
i can see why people would see this trailer and be disappointed at the lack of diversity being shown so far especially coming off the heels of ffxv (which i still haven't played but at least i own it now), and it's not like there's a dearth of male-led medieval fantasy stories out there. and in the cases where there's problematic content used disapprovingly (character showing prejudice but that character is a villain), even though the work isn't saying 'hey this thing is great and you should do it too,' perfectly understandable if someone doesn't want to deal with that. no one is obligated to engage with any piece of media. if you don't want to deal with sexism or racism or whatever in the fantasy video game you're playing, you shouldn't have to (which is where i find cataloguing or noting these things beneficial as a reference). it sucks to be enjoying something and then you run into something offensive, it can sour the experience and you don't have to go through that just for a work of fiction. i don't think you should then go after people who do decide to engage with it as if they're encouraging bigotry or are bigots themselves.
i think everyone has a different threshold for what they're willing to put up with and what they are looking for in fiction. some people really want to push themselves with hard subjects and are willing to deal with the most provocative material they can find. some just want to chill and have a good time. some people can be both at different times.
not posting this to say i think ffxvi, a game of which i've seen all of 4 minutes, is sexist. the japanese line isn't like "a woman, fighting? impossible!!!" but the implication that a woman would be rare on a battlefield suggests there aren't many women in combat. the older protag's group seemed all male, the only women shown were that snobbish noblewoman and the lady with the cigarette and feathery collar (and that little girl with joshua i guess). and in a game seeming about a possible war starting, you could assume that might lead to a story focused primarily on war and thus on male characters. but it is an assumption, so i don't think everyone needs to cement their hot takes right this instant.
i just hope people don't start with 'historical accuracy' or something if it does turn out to be male-centric (or to criticise it with that if there are lots of female characters to be introduced and they're badass fighters or something). now i skipped a lot of high school to go spend time in the woods or play tekken 3 (i mained jin), but i don't remember the part of history that was about how the dhalmecs fought off the crusaders in the battle of the twin realms and protected their mothercrystal. kinda think all that stuff might be made up, and if they wanted to have every soldier be a woman they could easily make up a reason to explain it.
we've only seen 4 minutes which is probably barely a fraction of a still in-development game, and i imagine the lines have been cut up and rearranged like trailers do. there are examples of people (especially online) seeing part of something or hearing from others that there's some problematic content in something and writing it off in a way that comes across unfair and doesn't look at it in context. although i think efforts to catalogue where these elements appear in media have value, i don't think just having a checklist where if a work ticks off one prejudice box it's holistically bad regardless of context is a useful way to approach media. but also just brushing over it and dismissing any complaints as oversensitive whining, that is posting cringe. you can want to uncritically consume media, but don't post cringe. you can post criticism on the internet, a relatively low-effort activity, without it meaning you're apoplectic mad or a sobbing mess. you might just find it annoying.
i can see why people would see this trailer and be disappointed at the lack of diversity being shown so far especially coming off the heels of ffxv (which i still haven't played but at least i own it now), and it's not like there's a dearth of male-led medieval fantasy stories out there. and in the cases where there's problematic content used disapprovingly (character showing prejudice but that character is a villain), even though the work isn't saying 'hey this thing is great and you should do it too,' perfectly understandable if someone doesn't want to deal with that. no one is obligated to engage with any piece of media. if you don't want to deal with sexism or racism or whatever in the fantasy video game you're playing, you shouldn't have to (which is where i find cataloguing or noting these things beneficial as a reference). it sucks to be enjoying something and then you run into something offensive, it can sour the experience and you don't have to go through that just for a work of fiction. i don't think you should then go after people who do decide to engage with it as if they're encouraging bigotry or are bigots themselves.
i think everyone has a different threshold for what they're willing to put up with and what they are looking for in fiction. some people really want to push themselves with hard subjects and are willing to deal with the most provocative material they can find. some just want to chill and have a good time. some people can be both at different times.
not posting this to say i think ffxvi, a game of which i've seen all of 4 minutes, is sexist. the japanese line isn't like "a woman, fighting? impossible!!!" but the implication that a woman would be rare on a battlefield suggests there aren't many women in combat. the older protag's group seemed all male, the only women shown were that snobbish noblewoman and the lady with the cigarette and feathery collar (and that little girl with joshua i guess). and in a game seeming about a possible war starting, you could assume that might lead to a story focused primarily on war and thus on male characters. but it is an assumption, so i don't think everyone needs to cement their hot takes right this instant.
i just hope people don't start with 'historical accuracy' or something if it does turn out to be male-centric (or to criticise it with that if there are lots of female characters to be introduced and they're badass fighters or something). now i skipped a lot of high school to go spend time in the woods or play tekken 3 (i mained jin), but i don't remember the part of history that was about how the dhalmecs fought off the crusaders in the battle of the twin realms and protected their mothercrystal. kinda think all that stuff might be made up, and if they wanted to have every soldier be a woman they could easily make up a reason to explain it.
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. This is a fantasy world; I myself will be happy as long as the story is consistent within itself and its own worldbuilding.
