Let’s talk about the sequel to Ghost of Tsushima, the new game from Sucker Punch, Ghost of Yotei. Some gamers and reviewers will dance around the issue, but we’ll just say it: Stop with the female leads for a while. It’s been done to death. And now in the age of modern gaming and woke infestation, a female lead feels like you’re bending the knee. There. I said it.
Now everyone just relax before you decide to go off the rails. It’s not all gloom and doom. No one is trying to be dick. I’m just being honest about my opinion. There’s a very good chance that Ghost of Yotei will be phenomenal. Ghost of Tsushima was a big hit over here at TLP Gaming HQ. And the trailer for Ghost of Yotei looks fantastic. Check it out. But we can’t ignore the trend here.
Again, we have a lot of faith in Sucker Punch to deliver a great game. Our issue is that in the current state of affairs with modern gaming, when I see a female lead to a game it sets off bells and whistles now. There is a knee jerk reaction that the game is going to suck. That the developers have made some fundamentally bad decisions. That shouldn’t be the case. But I gotta think that I’m not the only person thinking that very same thing.
It’s an infuriating thing too. All part of some twisted self-fulfilling ‘woke’ prophesy. Repeatedly force shit games with female leads and woke agendas into the forefront. Games like Star Wars: Outlaws and the new Assassins Creed, that poison the well. Then? When a game you enjoy like Ghost of Tsushima announces a sequel with a female lead, you instantly roll your eyes instead of being excited.
There is a solution to this. Stop. Stop for a while. Not forever. Just for a while. The video game makers need a huge injection of ‘Give the people what they want’. Why even give gamers a whiff of woke? Studios should stop the financial bleeding and just make great games for people who play them. And again: Ghost of Yotei will probably be awesome. Unfortunately, who you choose for your lead is now an issue. It sucks, but that’s the reality. I’m of the same mind of Heel vs Babyface on this one. He said it wonderfully.
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Great points. I am a HUGE fan of Ghost of Tsushima so I have high hopes it’s not just totally pandering.
I think Sucker Punch is doing what nNeil Druckman and Naughty Dog didn’t do with The Last of Us (although this was the original plan) and are doing one and done.
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I just don’t like how we have to be concerned at all. Agree on Ghost of Tsushima. Great game. Hopefully we won’t get blindsided.
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No kidding! Katanas crossed… ⚔️