1/1/2024 0 Comments Goodbye volcano high rule 34I don't care if you think the other games look or are better. I just hope some of you were in those threads arguing against those other games just as you are with this one. What I want to more or less bring attention to is the fact that when compared to games like the last night, kingdomcome and DQ11 people are so quick and easy to defend and brush off the actions of those games and developers.Īll of whom share various and widely phobic and problematic views that align with the alt right, have offered ZERO in the way of apology and yet people still played these games (sans last night, fuck them I hope it never comes out) and made OTs etc That being said, the game is still not particularly pleasing to the eyes, but I'm glad it exist and am hopeful that it's got a beautiful, pro LGBTQ+ I agree with the posts in here inregards to the sincerity of her apology. It's only one queer game among many and there are plenty of other devs to support. Although if she didn't apologise at the time that's, yet again, another very stupid decision. She'd just be apologising to the void before now. Like, I imagine most people who were justifiably upset simply ignored her after the initial furore died down and she left Kotaku. I'm glad she's addressed it and owned up to her stupidity, and while it's possible to be cynical and think she's only apologising now due to the new game coming out, I'd wager it's more down to the massive influx of people bringing it up again. So yeah, I don't think she's a pedophile, but she was very, very clueless. It was no academic study of a sociological phenomenon, it was essentially clickbait on the most unfortunate subject in the world. As someone who has to search images for work I've seen a lot of creepy nonsense.īut IIRC the article didn't really delve much deeper than "this is weird" and including images was one of the most bafflingly stupid things decisions ever on the part of both the writer and her editors. Seriously, search any kid-friendly property, even with safesearch on, and you'll find some fetish soon enough. It's possible to talk about how certain facets of fandoms have become so perverted they've ruined the simplest google image search. I kinda get what she was doing with the article - fandom culture is pretty weird and twisted these days with the whole concept of Rule 34 in particular - but the execution was so terrible it was a massive mistake on all fronts. We are all committed to representing our queer and marginalised identities in a way we want to see in games, and representing and uplifting players. I am far from a perfect person, but I never wish to hurt people like that again.įor GVH, we have consultants, diverse ideas and backgrounds, and we care so much about what we make. I have since stepped away from journalism, and have made sincere efforts to learn from the experience, to become the kind of person who never makes those mistakes. I want to stand up for people, not cause them pain. I try to be thoughtful and careful in my work, and this was neither of those things. I hope you can trust us with GVH, but I understand if your hurt makes that hard. I regret a lot of things about that article, but the fact that it hurt people is my biggest regret of all. It was poorly-thought through, careless, and ugly, and it hurt people. The article, the pictures, and my uncritical opinion on it, were all grave mistakes. There is no excuse for it, and I am so sorry for leaving you in the dark, thinking that my silence meant that I did not care. I will not be posting it here, but please be aware that this thread will be addressing potentially triggering and upsetting content.įirst of all, I am sorry for staying silent on the matter. In this thread, I'm going to be addressing the Kotaku article about Harry Potter that I wrote and was published in September 2019.
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