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Re:“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re... by jaspax on Sunday August 02, 2020 @10:43PM (#24033721)

It was also controversial for a lot of reasons that had nothing to do bigotry, such as the way the main character from the previous game was handled, the depressing character arc of the main character of this game, a POV switch that many players found alienating, and an abrupt ending.

Now I don't agree with any of these criticisms, since I thought the game was amazing---but one has to recognize that there were defensible reasons to dislike the game.

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Re:“Zombie cicadas” infected with mind-controlling fungus re... by ShamelessC on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:11PM (#24033859)

I tried to address this in my last sentence but didn't want to get too specific because of spoilers. To clarify, I agree. Art is subjective and people who didn't like this game for non-bigoted reasons are absolutely allowed to have that opinion.

I just don't think I've ever seen precisely this level of toxic outrage over a video game before. A loud minority of gamers have always been super toxic (e.g. gamergate) but they hit peak levels of insanity when this incident.

It was actually the last straw for my reddit usage when I realized r/TheLastOfUs2 had been hijacked by people determined to censor any positive takes on the game. I've deleted the app and no longer visit the site and my mental health is already better for it.

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