Not really. I'm pointing out a (likely unintended) metaphor that a 9th grader would easily be able to point out in English class.
Because hell isn't completely on fire.My only complaint is why does a flamethrower hurt the demons.
They're from hell lol
Well Satan and evil Demons are sent to hell to burn so it is fitting.My only complaint is why does a flamethrower hurt the demons.
They're from hell lol
Seriously coming off as overtly ridiculous. Any time the phrase "Political correctness gone mad" is used I cringe, but damn... you WANT this to be a problem.
Seriously coming off as overtly ridiculous. Any time the phrase "Political correctness gone mad" is used I cringe, but damn... you WANT this to be a problem.
They're DEMONS. From HELL. Get over it.
The jokes definitely mean more than the team probably thinks they mean, or else they probably wouldn't be making them. Not happy to hear them, but not terribly suspicious either. I just hope they don't signal the tone of all the jokes in the game. I really liked the goofy corporate shit from the last game, but I would definitely end up pretty uncomfortable if the underlying joke of the game was that letting "demons" into our territory is destroying everything, and thst it's being sold as diversity.
The game looks seriously amazing though. I could barely believe how complex it's getting and how okay I am with that. The arcadiness is exactly what I wanted and I'm really excited to play with all those movement options, especially the grappling hook. Everything looks better and I am absolutely in day 1, from a gameplay standpoint this is what I wanted to follow my GOTY 2016
It wasn't so much anti-corporate as it was trying to play with a straight face how obviously subservient and indoctrinated the UAC has become towards demons, how they've normalised them as part of their lives and foolishly expect others to do so. Like "Please ensure you've properly prepared workstations for human sacrifices". You could read anti-corporate into it, sure. You could read anti-immigration into the new demo footage, sure... but I really don't think that's the case.This is a stupid post. The entire first game was full of anti-corporate satire. The writers of this series clearly ain't goin' "hyuck hyuck it's just demons yall"
But it's also early so it's heard to know what the jokes are driving toward without full context.
One of the best gameplay demos I've seen in years. And did a good job in showing how slow and boring the game looks with a controller compared to M/KB haha.
The jokes definitely mean more than the team probably thinks they mean, or else they probably wouldn't be making them. Not happy to hear them, but not terribly suspicious either. I just hope they don't signal the tone of all the jokes in the game. I really liked the goofy corporate shit from the last game, but I would definitely end up pretty uncomfortable if the underlying joke of the game was that letting "demons" into our territory is destroying everything, and thst it's being sold as diversity.
My only complaint is why does a flamethrower hurt the demons.
They're from hell lol
shit dont exist in a vacuum. if it was 2016 still id be like "yeah i dunno yall seems like youre reading too much into it" but with the past two years i get why people would take the jokes as sus. particularly with the lines almost back to back, thats gonna blip on peoples radarsSeriously coming off as overtly ridiculous. Any time the phrase "Political correctness gone mad" is used I cringe, but damn... you WANT this to be a problem.
They're DEMONS. From HELL. Get over it.
Here, here.Because using a flamethrower is always fun in an FPS, that's why.
I love how doomguy just gently grab the red keycard and the scientist with it to then just casually take the guard's plasma gun. Again, Doom guy says so much without speaking a single word.I love how those people on Phobos were like 'holy fucking shit it's him!!!!!!'
Damn, I always get it wrong lol
Yeah, love how useless the poor zombies are. Basically left at your mercy so you can do finishers on them.
To me the lines just come off as an extension of the Doom 2016 stuff, they're super indoctrinated and are bending over for the demons. I really don't think it's supposed to have any deeper meaning than that, it's just a goofy juxtaposition with the demonic invasion.shit dont exist in a vacuum. if it was 2016 still id be like "yeah i dunno yall seems like youre reading too much into it" but with the past two years i get why people would take the jokes as sus. particularly with the lines almost back to back, thats gonna blip on peoples radars
personally im willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. like sschol i think its a goof they didnt realize can take on an unintended meaning.
Because using a flamethrower is always fun in an FPS, that's why.
I love how doomguy just gently grab the red keycard and the scientist with it to then just casually take the guard's plasma gun. Again, Doom guy says so much without speaking a single word.
I want an edit of this footage set to Tiny Tim's "Tip-Toeing Through the Tulips"
shit dont exist in a vacuum. if it was 2016 still id be like "yeah i dunno yall seems like youre reading too much into it" but with the past two years i get why people would take the jokes as sus. particularly with the lines almost back to back, thats gonna blip on peoples radars
personally im willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. like sschol i think its a goof they didnt realize can take on an unintended meaning.
Nobody has said anything about taking any kind of action in our posts. I think you're right, they probably didn't mean for that. I think you're right when you say that the political meaning in the first game was secondary to the absurdity. The only thing is that the political meanings are there regardless of intention. There just isn't any reason to act like others are wrong for casually noticing and pointing out an object of concern, you know?Maybe it was insensitive without intention, which is completely possible. But I don't think we can make any concrete accusations about Bethesda as a result. Perhaps they could have been more sensitive about the current climate, I just feel like they never meant it to resonate on that level.
So good, nice little mix of humor with the brutality of the game.Doomguy basically pulled a "Son, just don't" from Avengers without saying a word.
I love the PA system
"The Slayer has entered the facility"
"The Slayer's lethality at maximum levels"
Can't wait for this game.
So good, nice little mix of humor with the brutality of the game.
Yup yup! Or when he breaks the argent cylinder while disregarding Samuel's instruction. He just...kicks it.It's been repeated ad nauseum, but the bit in the beginning of the first game where the Doomguy looks at the monitor that has a message that's something along the lines of "demon levels at critical" and just shoves it away exasperatedly is absolutely genius in terms of character development, world building, and actually being funny.