Two new video games promoting left-wing propaganda, such as DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), have proved to be a complete flop, with one that is not “woke” flourishing.
The first-person online shooter game called “Concord,” developed by Firewalk Studios and published by Sony, was released on the 23rd of August, and Sony announced on Tuesday that it would cancel the game on the 6th of September, promising to refund copies sold, IGN reports.
The characters in the game had their own special pronouns
It was released only for the gaming console PS5 and for Windows, and in a very short space of time, players proved they didn’t want to play a game with oddly drawn DEI characters who had their pronouns proudly marked in the corner, The Federalist reported.
On launch day, Concord had a total of 697 concurrent players worldwide. To put these numbers in perspective, Rocksteady’s “Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League,” while considered a disappointment, looks like a success with 13,000 players. The game Concord has been criticised for its woke elements, such as the version of Batman’s enemy, Mister Freeze, that was replaced by a lesbian.
Ryan Ellis, Game Director at Firewalk Studios, said the following about Concord’s failure: “While many of the features of our game resonated with players, we also recognise that other aspects of the game and our initial presentation did not create the impression we intended.”
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A few days earlier, the adventure game “Dustborn,” developed by Red Thread Games and published by Quantic Dream, was released, with players completely disinterested in the political and left-wing environment and characters in the game.
Forbes described it as “one of the most unabashedly liberal and left-leaning games.” The Federalist and others noted that characters in the game have the ability to “exclude and bully opponents, react negatively emotionally, and call people racist.”
“Dustborn emphasises the power of words and the importance of building an inclusive society to which everyone belongs,” one person wrote. “Is that true, PC Gamer? Looking closely at the game, it seems to be doing everything in its power to create the perfect OPPOSITE of that in every way.”
In response to the criticism, developers at the Red Thread Games said that from the start, they wanted to create a world where “everyone can feel safe” and labelled the complaints as a “wave of hate and abuse”.
The game debuted with an all-time low player count of just 83 players, while the current total is in the mid-20s, The Federalist noted.
And while several reports have pointed out that the game’s problem is left-wing propaganda, others have said that the game is just bad. One critic described the “writing” as bad, saying that “one-dimensional characters” with “a plot with absolutely zero depth” and “an unlikable main character with no trace of human empathy” were bad and simplistic.
Games that are not “woke” are thriving
Meanwhile, the Chinese have developed a game called “Black Myth: Wukong,” which was released on the 19th of August. The game exploded and sold 10 million copies in just three days, the outlet notes.
Black Myth – a game based on the ancient Chinese classic “Journey to the West” – is free of politics and diversity propaganda.
Forbes reported that creators who requested a review copy of the game were asked not to include things such as “politics, violence, nudity, feminist propaganda, fetishisation and other content that promotes negative discourse.”
