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Bum Simulator [PC - Oct 2018]
- Thread starter Krusty
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So does war but hey we got no problem glorifying it or making fun of it without issue.
Considering the amount of brutal violence against homeless people and murderings, this isn't exactly funny. If that money would go to charity it'd be at least a little less disgusting... oh well...
The gameplay from the trailer doesn't match their message; seems like a lie to prematurely head off any backlash. Reminds me of the racist youtubers who call their videos "social experiments"
Reminds me of Hobo Tough Life, although the tone is way different.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/632300/Hobo_Tough_Life/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/632300/Hobo_Tough_Life/
This isn't something that recently happened. This depiction of the homeless has been around for decades.
What a crock of shit. Films and books do this exact same fucking thing.
Another developer trying to get their announcements out early before it gets buried by AAA titles at E3.
Agreed. There's nothing funny about homelessness, mental health issues, poverty or alcoholism. This whole hobo/bum stereotype only serves to dehumanise those suffering.
It's Always Sunny in Philidelphia uses bum comedy to much amusement.
Honestly if you can't handle something without attaching the real world issues how the fuck can you argue shooting hundreds of brown people in a simulated version of actual ongoing wars is not just as desenstitive. Or blowing brains out and mowing down enemies at ease.
Honestly if you can't handle something without attaching the real world issues how the fuck can you argue shooting hundreds of brown people in a simulated version of actual ongoing wars is not just as desenstitive. Or blowing brains out and mowing down enemies at ease.
Yeah, but rarely is the joke actually about the homeless person, moreso about the horrible circumstances being caused by the gang.
Thank you. We can't cherrypick just because the game strays from the beaten path.
I personally think it looks hilarious because it's a harmless game with fictional hobos. The pearl clutching is hilarious considering everyone here will never make eye contact with the homeless man at the intersection.
Not that it validates this game, but it's really amazing that we've packaged up the horror that was WWII and turned it into an entertainment product.
There's an episode kicked off by a homeless guy non-chalantly jerking off behind a bin in the alley.
This looks like Goat Simulator only with a Hobo, and first person.
I hope both Jim Sterling and Giant Bomb do a one-off "Let's Play" video.
I hope both Jim Sterling and Giant Bomb do a one-off "Let's Play" video.
Again, I'd argue the joke there is that they are standing there, watching and passing comment, rather than the thing itself. It's an absurd situation.
Yes and it continues to be problematic.
Games like this that style themselves entirely around propagating a damaging, dehumanizing stereotype, only continue to exacerbate the problem.
And you only need to look at the first few posts in this thread of people essentially cheering for the game to see how ingrained these horrible depictions of vulnerable, suffering people are in our society.