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[sets down my coffee] so let's talk about why detroit: become human is bad : a little thread 
disclaimer: this thread is being made by me, a myday, after jae played through dbh on stream. this isn't meant to be a dig at him or anyone else who has played/found enjoyment in the game. this is me talking about why this game is bad and why david cage and quantic dream are bad
detroit: become human is made by quantic dream, headed by david cage - a white frenchman who has a long and sordid history of writing racist tropes, white saviour bullshit, and gratuitous sexual assault and violence against female characters into many of his games.
he also was creepy as absolute fuck to ellen page, if you need more damning evidence to not support this man. quantic dream willingly violated her bodily autonomy by coding in a naked version of her avatar - against her explicit wishes - into the game for a shower scene.
quantic dream itself is not good! they've come under fire in recent years for accusations of
a) sexist and racist work culture, including photoshopping employees to appear like Nazis or porn stars
b) crunch time schedules and exploiting employees
c) violating French labour laws
a) sexist and racist work culture, including photoshopping employees to appear like Nazis or porn stars
b) crunch time schedules and exploiting employees
c) violating French labour laws
but let's get down to dbh itself.
let's not mince words. the game uses the actual trauma and history of black folks and jewish folks to drive a thinly poorly-written "equality" story that is at best facile, hamfisted and empty and at worst outright disgusting and exploitative.
let's not mince words. the game uses the actual trauma and history of black folks and jewish folks to drive a thinly poorly-written "equality" story that is at best facile, hamfisted and empty and at worst outright disgusting and exploitative.
it's easy to try and brush past that if you aren't educated or affected by the problematic aspects of this game. easy to write it off as "the game is anti-slavery and the message is good!"
but what point is the ultimate message when every step of the way is so utterly fucked up?
but what point is the ultimate message when every step of the way is so utterly fucked up?
when every step of the way is frankly offensive and harmful to the real life people whose history and trauma the game is actively evoking and utterly butchering? all while its creator is actively denying that it is doing so???
