Cyberpunk 2077's E3 demo has weak gunplay and unimaginative stereotypes

"I’m also increasingly concerned about Cyberpunk’s handling of non-white cultures... I asked Tomaszkiewicz if he was concerned they weren’t treating certain cultures with enough respect"

They can go fuck themselves with their bullshit. Tired of this shit and their PC

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"Video game journalists"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbE6fqBuGkA

I will not tolerate obstructions to John Wick.

I read this article yesterday and it annoyed the shit out of me. Glad I wasn't the only one :)

We live in a great time in history and people like them prove that they live at the lap of luxury as well. To have no problems so you make up new ones is indicative of a life where you're not challenged and where you're not satisfied. They want drama. Whether for clicks or for personal satisfaction. Odds are it's personal satisfaction though with clicks being a good side-effect.

I'm not saying that you can't talk about other problems, but this is a non-issue. Not because it's about video game racism or whatever else. Mainly because you need to really read into this a lot to start making these conclusions and a fact is you can read into anything a lot.
If I started reading into this a lot, I could easily say: "This is written by a white guy, who thinks black people are so weak that they can't stand up for themselves. Most likely he thinks that black people are lesser." or something ridiculous like that. But the fact is that there's no real problem and he's most likely doing it from a place of sincerity. Just that sincerity isn't enough when accusing people of something as bad as that.

Plus, this is some pretentious stuff right there.

i'm a gamer since 30 years and i never heard of RPS, until they have appeared in the news section, in most games in my steam library. I give nothing about their opinions.

I’m also increasingly concerned about Cyberpunk’s handling of non-white cultures... I asked Tomaszkiewicz if he was concerned they weren’t treating certain cultures with enough respect

This is what it's really about, isn't it? More political bullshit and personal agendas from those so-called "journalists". Why am I not surprised?

Yelling around like a jackass can be funny to read now and again, but somehow, this gets passed off as actual journalism. People just eat this stuff up, too, like there's any kind of shortage of melodrama in the world; these guys shouldn't keep getting work. This is why I mostly use reviews by actual video game players the really negative ones are usually very descriptive, and even if I don't agree with any of it, I still have a lot of details to form my own opinion. If I'm still not sure, I look up some gameplay footage, and if there's a free demo, that's better yet.

The RPS review of Kingdom Come: Deliverance featured a bizarre argument about his disappointment in the relative lack of "diversity" featured in 15th Bohemia and the patriarchal nature of the society portrayed despite the reviewer acknowledging that he didn't actually know all that much about 15th century Bohemia.

A commitment to historical accuracy meant nothing to a middle-class white English man judging a Czech studio for producing a game based on Czech history and Czech culture.

And that was when I stopped reading RPS.

When someone has to insert their own political agenda into a review of a game, and that political agenda is not only tinged by hypocrisy but also by self-acknowledged ignorance, then such a review loses any credibility.

I’m also increasingly concerned about Cyberpunk’s handling of non-white cultures... I asked Tomaszkiewicz if he was concerned they weren’t treating certain cultures with enough respect

Checks the staff at RPS. 100% white.........

It's a shame RPS aren't concerned enough about their own handling of non-white cultures to hire someone who isn't white - even more so when you consider it's based just outside London, one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the world.

happy cake day, i mean the game is still long way away, i tought they were going to dumb down the bitcher 3, but it turned out great, so we'll see.

Happy cake factory day.

It sounds like an even better game than I expected! :D

Seems like i'm just lucky about RPS on facebook, because wow, you guys quote some serious bullshit things from them. I see their posts about unique top lists, pretty cool articles that approach a topic through a game, and none of these "makes game X more to my taste" things. Maybe they use social media differently, or I just don't care about their reviews of new games so I dodge this, but I entirely have/had a different experience with them.
( Many of the mentioned topics are important, but it's really sad how they want to shoehorn these into games that sometimes aren't even legit plaforms for these. And even more sad how they judge a whole, likely 100-200 hour long, rich RPG's "stance" on things based on a demo)

Happy Cakeday!
Its just a clickbait article as you mentioned with contentious comments. This game might not be 10/10 for Gamespot like Witcher 3 but adding Keanu Reeves into the game with so much discretion just brings the hype level onto another level by itself. That moment won over E3 for me and also won the hype for games releasing next year.

I am never a sci-fi fan but CP 2077 gets me excited on what level will CDPR achieve next. With their excellent writing, the game seems to have alot of lore to uncover. Cheers~

Isn't a gang usually by its very nature a non-diverse group? Usually there is a common characteristic holding the gang together, be it religion, descent, cultural heritage.... lol @RPS!! :-)))))) :PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Happy cakeday

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/06/14/cyberpunk-2077s-in-game-context-doesnt-matter-if-its-marketing-contributes-to-transphobia-right-now/

A partI want to quote:

The poster could work as part of a nuanced and critical bit of world building, if it’s used in conjunction with a story willing to directly engage with the issue. Nothing shown so far even hints that this content exists in Cyberpunk 2077, and I doubt the game is going to make a significant detour to discuss and explore issues surrounding queer bodies.

Could work, if it's used, so far, and I doubt.
Perfect approach to fan the flames about a poster on a screenshot for an unreleased game, and already condemning it on the base of "you won't do anything and I already know it"

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So you're taking ONE opinion that might be VERY skewed as FACT?
Oh you poor soul.

Heh they locked the comments down. What is up with every gaming site having these awful type of "journalists"?

I would have more fun if you hadn't posted woke snowflakes insanities. RPS can get woke go broke imo. I hope they'll start to learn to code soon!

If anyone wants to see what Mike Pondsmith thinks of all the comments from people in relation to Cyberpunk 2077:

https://www.reddit.com/user/therealmaxmike/

Want to say this just once. I am really tired of well meaning people on internet chat boards paternalistically telling me what I, as a black person, should be offended by. You want to be my ally? Go gird up your loins and at this year's Thanksgiving dinner, have the nerve to tell your racist Uncle Bob to STFU for a change.

If I wasn't heavily involved, I would be able to get more done. As it is, I barely have a life.

As for the Animals--the WHOLE FREAKING POINT is that they think of themselves as POWERFUL, DANGEROUS, WILD ANIMALS. You'd have thought the Lady named "Sasquatch" would have given them a clue.

The original Voodoo Boys were a scathing commentary on cultural appropriation. I LOVE the idea that real practicioners of Voudon moved in and took back their turf. And they even got the Creole right!

Who the (bleep) do YOU think you are to tell ME whether or not MY creation was done right or not?

The main problem with Cyberpunk 2077 is it's trying to cater to specific people. When you do that, you offend a lot more people. Just be a game. No matter what you do, it will offend someone.

Anita with her classic shakedown move.
I love how the third chained tweet is just a link to her paid consulting services.

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