Yes, We Need More Women of Colour As Game Protagonists.
More games like Forspoken, please! I have just read the article by Ash Parrish on Kotaku: Sorry, Your Cis White Woman Protagonist Isn’t Progressive. As you can already predict, I very much do agree with what she wrote, and I want to add something a bit personal to what has already been said. Firstly, I’ll like to admit that as a trans woman I’m pretty much satisfied with a video game as long as it has a primary female protagonist for me to play as, regardless of ethnicity. This also includes games with customizable characters that let you choose your gender. As someone who grew up with games mainly featuring cis men, I have been absolutely delighted with the rush of new AAA games that star women protagonists like Returnal. Once I started my transition, I got annoyed by seeing game after game only having a…
Sunset Overdrive on PC Is A Broken, Unoptimized Port.
Refunded after 30 minutes. Right now there is an Xbox Game Studios Publisher sale on Steam. Among the games on sale is Sunset Overdrive, a game I’ve had in my wishlist for a while. I wasn’t really interested in it when it hit Steam back in 2018, but that changed when I noticed it had been tagged as having character customization and that it was also made by the studio behind Marvel’s Spider-man on the PS4. I recently got my gaming computer running since moving to Canada and sure enough, I’m ready to try out some new games after being without my computer for a couple of months (even if it’s not powerful). In fact, I’ve been deciding on buying One Step From Eden, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and Devil May Cry 5. For now, I’ve been spending most of my time in Titanfall 2, and with the coronavirus…
[VN Review] Highway Blossoms – A Visual Novel Saved By Its Voice Acting.
It has its highs and lows. I was honestly not sure how to rate this. On one hand, the player is treated to a quite a boring story, however, the characters and voice acting redeemed it so much that it’s hard to give the visual novel a bad score, or just flat out not like it for that matter. This review is mostly spoiler-free. There is one spoiler, but I’ve highlighted it so you can avoid it. Loves/Hates: Lovable Characters Emotional Gorgeous artwork/illustrations Amazing voice acting Uninteresting story Feels padded with filler Cliche Story Highway Blossoms is a kinetic romance visual novel featuring two characters, Amber and Marina, who meet each other in the desert after Marina gets stuck there. But Marina isn’t there for any reason, she’s there because she’s on this hunt to find treasure buried by someone, and she’s not the only one…
New Intense ‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’ Trailer Sets The Story’s Tone.
I know I shouldn’t get super excited, but it’s getting really hard to. EA released a new trailer video for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order featuring protagonist ‘Cal Kesitis’. The trailer shows us what to expect from the game’s campaign, and wow, it looks like it’s going to be a phenomenal, high-stakes adventure. I know I didn’t really have to make a whole article for just one trailer, but if you didn’t already know: I’m pretty hyped for this game. And this masterful trailer that set the tone of the game’s story made me not able to resist. Plus, I’m going through some strong hypergraphia so it also works out for me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ We get another look at Jedi Fallen Order’s Dark Souls-esque combat, different from the game’s spiritual predecessor; Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Previously I didn’t know really know who this…