"I loved The Last of Us but won't be playing the sequel because it has a political agenda."

[Kittenz]

There is nothing in your life that is not political. Nothing.

A person's very existence within a country is inherently political. The only ones who don't see this are generally cis-het Christian white men, especially in America.

People are stupid.

 

[Zera Bloodwinter]

My answer to this nonsense is simple.

Fuck them. Game is amazing and gets my vote for game of the year. Closed second is Ghost of Tsushima.

 

[Deleted member 24118]

Search for 'Bloodborne' - TLOU2 still has a long way to go

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Schindler's List and Blood Meridian are like The Last of Us 2 with Bloodborne combat.

 

[Hampig]

I spoke with somebody who said this on why they had a problem with the forced politics in the game when I asked what politics they were talking about:

" The political aspect on Abby was them making her figure into a male form by intention. Naughty Dog admitted they did that to try to include the trans community and it was forced because Abby isn't trans. She is through and through a female so if anything it's kind of a slap in the face to that community to throw that in there. They were under a lot of fire before the game released even over that.. They forced more topics than just that in there by adding Lev too. I just liked when the game was more focused on it's own story line and not trying to add in current events into a game like that. Still a good story, but some forced aspects to try to add in current events were evident and I could have gone without. "

 

[MinerArcaniner]

They're really saying "MY politics are just rational commonsense and anything else is radical." That it's because of a lesbian main character existing only makes it more offensive.

I'm glad the game sold like hotcakes without pandering to such idiocy.

 

[BoxManLocke]

I spoke with somebody who said this on why they had a problem with the forced politics in the game when I asked what politics they were talking about:

" The political aspect on Abby was them making her figure into a male form by intention. Naughty Dog admitted they did that to try to include the trans community and it was forced because Abby isn't trans. She is through and through a female so if anything it's kind of a slap in the face to that community to throw that in there. They were under a lot of fire before the game released even over that.. They forced more topics than just that in there by adding Lev too. I just liked when the game was more focused on it's own story line and not trying to add in current events into a game like that. Still a good story, but some forced aspects to try to add in current events were evident and I could have gone without. "

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Same shit different day.

Minorities existing in video games is forced blah blah fucking blah.

Points for pretending to give a shit about the Trans community though.

 

[cyberninja]

It's their loss, not yours. Some people are beyond stupid so I'm not surprised.

 

[Rendering...]

These softheads just love outing themselves as complete morons. Whenever someone starts babbling about a political agenda, and they're actually talking about the presence of minorities in media, or themes of basic human decency, you know you've got a toxic shitclown on your hands.

 

[Walpurgisnacht]

Their loss.

Ask most of these people which is the political game between Splinter Cell and Life Is Strange which one is political, and you can take the odds to the bank they'll pick the wrong one.

I feel like a lot of the finger waggers they like to point to as having infiltrated the development team would hate this game.

 

[trapt777]

TLOU1 literally had you running a mission for an anarchist FIGHT THE POWER terrorist group fighting for social justice called the Fireflies. It also had a gay man, and a lesbian kiss in the DLC. I wanna know what game these idiots were playing back in 2013/14 that was totally apolitical?

 

[Mike Works]

I'm sure Sony and Naughty Dog are crying into their dollar bills over the lost income of bigots.

 

[Mugman]

I would less try and convince them that TLOU2 isn't political and point out the politics of the first game they supposedly love so much

 

[Anya7890]

I spoke with somebody who said this on why they had a problem with the forced politics in the game when I asked what politics they were talking about:

" The political aspect on Abby was them making her figure into a male form by intention. Naughty Dog admitted they did that to try to include the trans community and it was forced because Abby isn't trans. She is through and through a female so if anything it's kind of a slap in the face to that community to throw that in there. They were under a lot of fire before the game released even over that.. They forced more topics than just that in there by adding Lev too. I just liked when the game was more focused on it's own story line and not trying to add in current events into a game like that. Still a good story, but some forced aspects to try to add in current events were evident and I could have gone without. "

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i really don't understand the hang up over Abby being buff....like do you hear men complain about Daryl Dixon in the walking dead having big arms? It's so dumb...and the rest about injecting current topic is fucking hilarious: yes, a cult casting someone out because they don't conform has never been done before...and yes, it is completely unrealistic for bigotry to still be around as all of that would disappear because there's "bigger" Problems to worry About. I mean look at our real world during corona... all bigotry is dead & no hate crimes have happened as a pandemic is happening.... everything is just sunshine & rainbows/s

 

[MaverickHunterAsh]

Bigots gonna bigot. Water is wet, grass is green, etc. As so many others here have said: their loss, not yours or ours. Better to ignore them and let them scream and bray into the void of their own hate. The game's sales speak for themselves, anyway.

 

[Crossing Eden]

Yeah, almost every noteable or named

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black or Asian character gets gruesomely killed on-camera

. You can't not see it. I'm surprised there have been no articles or high-profile feedback about this.

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That's presumably because almost literally everyone dies, like, just based on the named characters the list of characters alive by the end, let alone anyone who has a "happy ending," is miniscule.

 

[Deleted member 35478]

The transformers movie exist for a reason, some people just want to turn their brains off and be entertained. Fortunately there's plenty of other games they can play.

 

[Osu 16 Bit]

The transformers movie exist for a reason, some people just want to turn their brains off and be entertained. Fortunately there's plenty of other games they can play.

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What does this even mean? Why do you need to turn your brain on to play a game with queer characters? Would the Transformers movies become too political if they had queer characters?

 

[Deleted member 1698]

I loved the last of us but refuse to play the sequel because it was depressing as fuck.

Like maybe on ps5 in a few years...maybe.

 

[Deleted member 35478]

What does this even mean? Why do you need to turn your brain on to play a game with queer characters? Would the Transformers movies become too political if they had queer characters?

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I haven't played tlou2, just responding to the topic of politics in games or movies.

 

[MasterYoshi]

The YouTube algorithm has absolute destroyed the dumbest people I know. Actually heard this exact shit come out of the mouth of a coworker, recently.

 

[Voytek]

Just another way of saying "I'm an asshole"

 

[BoxManLocke]

The transformers movie exist for a reason, some people just want to turn their brains off and be entertained. Fortunately there's plenty of other games they can play.

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How could they have time to play these games when they're so busing fighting tooth and nails against "political games", which is a political action in itself ?

These people have such a difficult and complicated life !

 

[Deleted member 35478]

How could they have time to play these games when they're so busing fighting tooth and nails against "political games", which is a political action in itself ?

These people have such a difficult and complicated life !

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idk maybe watch more transformers movies, there are a lot of them, and they seem popular lol

 

[Osu 16 Bit]

I haven't played tlou2, just responding to the topic of politics in games or movies.

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Well don't be fooled because when they say political they mean Ellie is queer. They're not talking about Tommy and Joel having a heated argument on tax code.

 

[Inyourprime]

Fuck em. They're no reason to engage with them. Besides, they're probably just parroting the same shit they heard from their favorite youtuber or twitch streamer. It's their own fault they fell into that bubble.

 

[Deleted member 35478]

Well don't be fooled because when they say political they mean Ellie is queer. They're not talking about Tommy and Joel having a heated argument on tax code.

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anecdotally I haven't talked to anyone making that claim, just that the game is depressing and brutal, which is why I haven't played it yet.

 

[Khanimus]

The transformers movie exist for a reason, some people just want to turn their brains off and be entertained. Fortunately there's plenty of other games they can play.

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Meanwhile those movies treat minorities like shit, treat women like shit, and have this gross celebration of shitty dude behavior every exhausting minute of their runtime. YAY! FUN!

 

[FakePlasticTree]

Because it has a political agenda that challenges theirs.

 

[Vonocourt]

Meanwhile those movies treat minorities like shit, treat women like shit, and have this gross celebration of shitty dude behavior every exhausting minute of their runtime. YAY! FUN!

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And one of them has a whole scene devoted to the Texas' policy in regards to statutory rape. But turn your brain off, no politics...

 

[Stinkinmushroom]

Spoiler: they are bigots

 

[CelticKennedy]

I think you are talking about people like this guy OP. Fuckin A.


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[Khanimus]

And one of them has a whole scene devoted to the Texas' policy in regards to statutory rape. But turn your brain off, no politics...

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With a bunch of fetishized military imagery before, during, and after every action scene. NO POLITICS THO

 

[Stinkinmushroom]

I honestly want to ask, and of course i will probably be banned and a lot of people will say not so very nice things to me, but is not liking this game prohibited in this site or what? Is like there's policing about any criticism said about the game here.

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It's fine not liking a game once you played it.

 

[E.T.]

They are just missing out on a master piece.

 

[dabri]

You are hanging around the wrong people OP.

 

[Inyourprime]

I think you are talking about people like this guy OP. Fuckin A.


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These grifters are something else man. DESTROYS. Jesus.

 

[Don Fluffles]

The people who say that are far more in favor of video game censorship.

 

[Anya7890]

I think you are talking about people like this guy OP. Fuckin A.


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Can someone explain why there are two jeremy chuds? Is Jeremy a chud name or something?

 

[ClickyCal']

I think you are talking about people like this guy OP. Fuckin A.


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This is the same one that made about 50,000 captain marvel videos.

 

[Inyourprime]

This is the same one that made about 50,000 captain marvel videos.

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lol. That's why I remember his fucking face. He was hard for Brie, that's for sure.

 

[Keldroc]

The transformers movie exist for a reason, some people just want to turn their brains off and be entertained. Fortunately there's plenty of other games they can play.

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Leaving aside the hope that even people looking for escapist entertainment would be able to find better stuff to watch than complete trash, the Transformers movies are super political. You think an LAPD cop car being a bad guy with "To Punish and Enslave" on it isn't political? There are even digs at Obama in the second one.

 

[softfocus]

I have to roll my eyes when people say games shouldn't be political.
Final Fantasy 7 is political as fuck. It's clearly about unregulated capitalism and a corporation with a monopoly that controls everything, including the media. Avalanche are shown to be terrorists by Shinras propaganda, hiring a paid actor to shout on the streets even. But do these fragile gamers cry about it? No, probably because most of it flies over their tiny brains. Same with Metal Gear Solid 2.
Yeah, games never used to be political at all. Stick to Mario if you're scared of your narrow perception of the world being challenged.

 

[Jombie]

I instantly ignore anyone who says this about entertainment, in general. It 100% always comes from a place of bigotry and ignorance.

 

[SchrodingerC]

To those kinds people 'politics' is literally anything they disagree with. For example, anyone who isn't a straight white guy or animu girl with a big chest.
Games are inherently political, whether they want to admit it or not.

And one of them has a whole scene devoted to the Texas' policy in regards to statutory rape. But turn your brain off, no politics...

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And the guy laminated the damn thing. What a Michael Bay approved™️ creep.

 

[Mona]

i wont be playing it because it doesn't have a political agenda, work at ubisoft btw

 

[TheMadTitan]

TLOU1 literally had you running a mission for an anarchist FIGHT THE POWER terrorist group fighting for social justice called the Fireflies. It also had a gay man, and a lesbian kiss in the DLC. I wanna know what game these idiots were playing back in 2013/14 that was totally apolitical?

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I recall them being pissed about the lesbian kiss back then, too.

 

[Diarrhea Day-Lewis]

You should ask them if they'd refuse to play a game with a black protagonist and if they think racism is political.

It's so dumb Because the game isn't necessarily pushing any agenda, it simply has characters that are things. So you can't tolerate having people different than you in your games?

 

[Watchtower]

I recall them being pissed about the lesbian kiss back then, too.

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I can't help but find it funny because lesbianism is traditionally the easiest type of homosexuality to display in media. Because, y'know, two girls making out is a publicly accepted and fairly universal fetish for straight dudes. But not anymore, not with gamers! Nope, unless you go hard-porno gamers lash out at girls kissing with "Dammit, SJWs, stop forcing your AGENDA in my games!!!!"

Dammit, Gamergaters, stop ruining lesbians.

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I really hope it's clear but in case it isn't I'm being facetious.

 

[TheMadTitan]

I can't help but find it funny because lesbianism is traditionally the easiest type of homosexuality to display in media. Because, y'know, two girls making out is a publicly accepted and fairly universal fetish for straight dudes. But not anymore, not with gamers! Nope, unless you go hard-porno gamers lash out at girls kissing with "Dammit, SJWs, stop forcing your AGENDA in my games!!!!"

Dammit, Gamergaters, stop ruining lesbians.

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I really hope it's clear but in case it isn't I'm being facetious.

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As with all media, it's only okay when it's hot lesbians, not regular, every day people lesbians.

 

[Bioshocker]

Why would someone want to skip it if they don't know what the game is?

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I believe most people have heard quite a lot of the game by now. They make not like what they've heard. Have you never skipped a game for that reason?