How "woke" is this game?

[WolfishMeat7]

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[CptnSpandex]

Its not, end of conversation.

[Bob Barnsen]

@OP

Game is super woke.

Ignore this garbage. There is a very good reason this game is already dead after some days on Steam.

[Abnormal Cybran]

I wouldnt say it is. Havent seen any forced social commentary or the like. It does reference the 2016 movie... twice, I think. One is a cosmetic for their proton pack (but no proton pistols or gloves, thank god) and I think the java joint comment counts.

[DragonLight]

Not a Budweiser can in sight. Its safe.

[The Knight of Faerie]

How would you define Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed as "woke"?! There are 4 npcs, excluding the alternate character/bot appearances you can set up. These include Ray and Winston of the original Ghostbusters, Catt who is the day to day operations manager (female, was a kid during the events of GB2 and a huge fan of them), and Eddy (male, possibly asian). He's the GBSU resident super nerd scientist.

The 4 player character slots can be changed from male to female anytime you, the player, want outside of matches. You can alter their body type (skinny, fat, something in between) anytime you want outside of matches. There is zero mention of gender, sexuality, or anything else that one might consider "Woke politics". Hell, there's no mention of any politics beyond "ghosts scare humans, Ghostbusters capture ghosts".

The Ghostbusters franchise as a whole is not "woke", and never has been. Other then that reboot attempt with an all female cast, there's been no attempts to ever make it such. This game has 100% zero social commentary, and isn't looking to make any either. It's completely about busting ghosts or haunting buildings.

The Java Joint comment is a reference to Ghostbusters Afterlife, where Ray mentions at one point that the firehouse had been turned into a over priced coffee house. I also find it funny that people are claiming the game is "already dead". I can easily get matches any time of the day, both on PC (via Epic Games store) or Xbox One. There's quite the community, although Steam's community may not be very large yet. And if you don't link your Epic Games account for cross play, you'd be limited to just other Steam players.

[WraithTDK [TBTPs!]]

It's not woke. It's not "the league of extraordinary white men," nor should it be. But it's also not shoving grrrl-power down your throat every three minutes. Truth is, there's very little story altogether. It picks up after Afterlife, so Winston is the "OG veteran mentoring the new recruits," Ray is the lore-master, and Peter is just mentioned (because Bill Murray's relationship with the franchise has never exactly been passionate, so getting him to voice the character would probably have cost a fortune, and his future with the franchise is questionable). Egon, of course is...well, you know. RIP. So the roles that the OG's play are exactly what they should have been. Besides them, there's only two other characters. Winston's niece is playing the "general manager" role, but not actually busting herself, and there's a new scientist/tech guy.

Other than that, it's all player characters. When you play with bots, their look is entirely randomized. There is no semblence of "agenda pushed at the expense of story."

[WraithTDK [TBTPs!]]

Originally posted by Bob Barnsen:

@OP

Game is super woke.

Ignore this garbage. There is a very good reason this game is already dead after some days on Steam.

I'd love to hear you explain that. There's barely any story, leaving no room for heavy-handed social narratives or agenda at the expense of story. What exactly is "woke" about it? It's not "the league of extraordinary white guys?"

Things like this annoy the piss out of me, because I absolutely see the problem with movies and franchises being taken over with storylines where they're so focused on pushing their social narratives that the actual story just falls by the way-side. It sucks. But when you run around shouting "OH NOES TOO WOKE" every time a woman or a minority pops up on screen, you make people think that's what all any of us are bothered by. That "I don't like that you're making bad story decisions or adding things that don't make any logical sense just so you can make a show of how progressive you are" is just code for "I don't want THOSE people on my screen." And it's not. You make people tune-out anyone talking about the ACTUAL problem.

[Vezner]

Originally posted by WolfishMeat7:

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I hate "woke" content with a passion and I don't feel like this game is woke at all. The story is a faithful one to the original Ghostbusters and no virtue signaling is ever shoved in your face. The cast is diverse but in no way to do you feel like you're being lectured to about girl power or etc. Frankly, I highly recommend this game.

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Originally posted by Bob Barnsen:

@OP

Game is super woke.

Ignore this garbage. There is a very good reason this game is already dead after some days on Steam.

Well this is a load of BS. We have Steamcharts, so we know when you are lying.

https://steamdb.info/app/2383990/charts/

[Gubtubus Webble]

Originally posted by WolfishMeat7:

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gotta love how someone will not buy a game just cause some random said it's woke. it's not, and even then, grow the ♥♥♥♥ up.

[Gubtubus Webble]

Originally posted by WraithTDK TBTPs!:

Originally posted by Bob Barnsen:

@OP

Game is super woke.

Ignore this garbage. There is a very good reason this game is already dead after some days on Steam.

I'd love to hear you explain that. There's barely any story, leaving no room for heavy-handed social narratives or agenda at the expense of story. What exactly is "woke" about it? It's not "the league of extraordinary white guys?"

Things like this annoy the piss out of me, because I absolutely see the problem with movies and franchises being taken over with storylines where they're so focused on pushing their social narratives that the actual story just falls by the way-side. It sucks. But when you run around shouting "OH NOES TOO WOKE" every time a woman or a minority pops up on screen, you make people tune-out anyone talking about the ACTUAL problem.

they not gonna reply, he's probably friend with OP.

[ZaydinTTV]

There are women in it, so by the right wing definition of the word it's woke.

[Abnormal Cybran]

Originally posted by ZaydinTTV:

There are women in it, so by the right wing definition of the word it's woke.

No dude

[Felix Farside]

It possesses the standard woke elements that have become normalized in gaming/entertainment today.

- "Body Type" instead of Sex or Gender. Voice is not tied to either one.
- Female created character models are significantly less attractive than the male ones. As in, you can make a fat Ghostbuster, but not a woman with a cup size larger than a B.
- The usual symbolism of White men are old and on the way in order out to make way for young, vibrant minorities. The sort of thing you see again and again in franchises where they try to replace the existing male hero with a woman.

However, the story itself does not rub this in your face at any point I've played so far and I don't expect it will.

[ZaydinTTV]

Originally posted by Felix Farside:

It possess the standard woke elements that have become normalized in gaming/entertainment today.

- "Body Type" instead of Sex or Gender. Voice is not tied to either one.
- Female created character models are significantly less attractive than the male ones. As in, you can make a fat Ghostbuster, but not a woman with a cup size larger than a B.
- The usual symbolism of White men are old and on the way in order out to make way for young, vibrant minorities. The sort of thing you see again and again in franchises where they try to replace the existing male hero with a woman.

However, the story itself does not rub this in your face at any point I've played so far and I don't expect it will.

Well, considering the game is set after Ghostbusters: Afterlife, what were you expecting Ray Stantz and Winston Zedmoore to look like?