This whole culture war is getting so tiresome. People, if you don't like a game, just move on. If you really feel like you need to stand for something, go find a sports team to support.
On an aside, this game's graphics look cool. I love rich pixel art.
I would advise against "moving on," for all it does is make the problem fester more. Regardless of what you might think, the customers' responses are merely a symptom of a root cause for which Astrashift and Square Enix need to be held accountable—since they're the ones stirring the pot at the moment.
Customers while can't articulate things at times, are NOT the problem. We need proper discussions in order to find solutions. Tiresome it may be but someone gotta do it. I will if everyone else won't.
Sorry for the misunderstanding - I didn't articulate my comment properly! My comment was aimed towards the Twitter post where they note the homophobic comments they've been getting, not towards the criticism about the marketing. I agree that this should have worked better as a Halloween-themed marketing campaign.
To that, I agree and usually let the free market decide on that whether or not a game is successful on its own merits. A shame that others don't share the same
I mean it sounds to me like the actual developer is tweeting that they support lgbtq and the game does reflect that. Who cares? Apparently a lot of people just want to hate about things. There is no way this will not get much much worse after the election.
Doesn't change the fact that it looks very unprofessional and their marketing is misguided. The reaction is a result of Square/Astrashift for not reading the room. The fault lies with them, not the reactors.
It's a shame that a post like that can harm a game. While I do agree that if there are no characters that fit in the month, then don't do it, but why bash a game because of that? It's wild to me that something so harmless can have such a detrimental effect, though this is the first time I hear about this game to be fair. Being part of a horror event or horror themed marketing would've 100% worked better.
That is on Astrashift/Square Enix for not reading the room and putting an unnecessary target on the game's back. Not the customers or would/could-be detractors. They should not be surprised that their actions get this type of reaction, for it's on them.
This whole culture war is getting so tiresome. People, if you don't like a game, just move on. If you really feel like you need to stand for something, go find a sports team to support.
On an aside, this game's graphics look cool. I love rich pixel art.
I would advise against "moving on," for all it does is make the problem fester more. Regardless of what you might think, the customers' responses are merely a symptom of a root cause for which Astrashift and Square Enix need to be held accountable—since they're the ones stirring the pot at the moment.
Customers while can't articulate things at times, are NOT the problem. We need proper discussions in order to find solutions. Tiresome it may be but someone gotta do it. I will if everyone else won't.
Sorry for the misunderstanding - I didn't articulate my comment properly! My comment was aimed towards the Twitter post where they note the homophobic comments they've been getting, not towards the criticism about the marketing. I agree that this should have worked better as a Halloween-themed marketing campaign.
To that, I agree and usually let the free market decide on that whether or not a game is successful on its own merits. A shame that others don't share the same
I mean it sounds to me like the actual developer is tweeting that they support lgbtq and the game does reflect that. Who cares? Apparently a lot of people just want to hate about things. There is no way this will not get much much worse after the election.
Doesn't change the fact that it looks very unprofessional and their marketing is misguided. The reaction is a result of Square/Astrashift for not reading the room. The fault lies with them, not the reactors.
It's a shame that a post like that can harm a game. While I do agree that if there are no characters that fit in the month, then don't do it, but why bash a game because of that? It's wild to me that something so harmless can have such a detrimental effect, though this is the first time I hear about this game to be fair. Being part of a horror event or horror themed marketing would've 100% worked better.
That is on Astrashift/Square Enix for not reading the room and putting an unnecessary target on the game's back. Not the customers or would/could-be detractors. They should not be surprised that their actions get this type of reaction, for it's on them.