Gordon_4 said:
So, here's a thing:
https://www.change.org/p/ubisoft-cancel-far-cry-5?source_location=minibar
On the one hand; crazy Christian cult in rural America is probably some of the lowest hanging fruit you can reach for. I mean fuck I just read Montana's wikipedia page and apart from learning why everyone is cackling at the 'anti-Southern' remark on page one I'm pretty sure they could have done a "GMO Conspiracy" thriller since the state's major economic output is ranching and grain farming which would have been if not original then less making the common man feel like they're being spat on. Plus it opens up the possibility of zombie cowboys and I'm told grain silos can make for pretty impressive explosions.
On the other hand, I looked up the word "miscegenators" (which appears in the petition) since I'd never seen it before and broadly speaking it means "race mixers", and since it also mentioned "degenerates" well it it rather nails their colours to the mast.
By which you must mean "Obvious Troll" colors... because
really: "the continued
rejection of romantic partners when they find out our hobby, the
appropriation of our culture by so-called "gamers" on twitter." And so on and so forth.
Of course, this hasn't prevented a number of intrepid GamesJournos from bravely baiting clicks with this totes sincere petition. (KiA has a growing list of these Pulitzer-worthy exposes for those interested.) It was hilarious when one guy who wrote for The Edge and such outlets made the mistake of pointing out the (once again) obvious on Twitter, and had to delete the tweet because he was "getting so much hate" from the ones who wanted to Listen & Believe. Nobody questions The Narrative, damn it!
Then again, it's always possible that this is part of the marketing of the game. Ubisoft
did talk up the game as "controversial, but not for the
usual reasons". So maybe said scribblers are not worryingly gullible rubes, just working for teh paycheck Uncle Ubi promised for delivering some righteous edginess. As in "Your Nazi Mom Will Hate This Game!"
Xsjadoblayde said:
497 supporters majority. And I wonder how many of them are young males too.
Maybe check out the comments they are posting? Sounds like a real legit bunch...
Edit: Bonus! The guy who broke the story comments on his reporting feat: https://archive.fo/SJ0XH
Games Fuckin' Journalism, everybody!