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So now virtual characters can be voice actors? You mean the little blonde *** has a non binary VA. Erik is literally just a dude obsessed with nature. Not his fault the english dubbing studio selected a ***** to voice him. German and Japanese have normal voice actors.
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Finarfin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 01:56
Not his fault the english dubbing studio selected a ***** to voice him.
Yes, I'm sure it was completely out of capcom's hands to select the voice actor used for the main version of the game, the version the majority will be playing.
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Aren't children usually voiced by women? Does this one just suck at it?
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ArcaneLurker wrote: March 4th, 2025, 13:00
Monster Hunter is very pozzed
In regard to Wilds, yes. I haven't added it to the list yet but I did a write-up highlighting various things: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_ ... 3790100782

Was there always such heavy environmental messaging in Monster Hunter?

Killing overly predatory monsters to "protect an ecosystem" is somewhat believable, but making those monsters man-made weapons of destruction is just over-the-top and completely unnecessary.

I'm going to have to go back and look into World again.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 00:59
Rebirth is Starfield-tier, the main difference is how much Starfield got **** on it for it. Starfield abbo-tier NPCs is still a meme.
The idea that it's "submissive appeasement" is ridiculous. Look at the people at the helm of these remakes, they're degenerates who include it because they want to, not because they're forced to.
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Kain wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:25
rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 00:59
Rebirth is Starfield-tier, the main difference is how much Starfield got **** on it for it. Starfield abbo-tier NPCs is still a meme.
The idea that it's "submissive appeasement" is ridiculous. Look at the people at the helm of these remakes, they're degenerates who include it because they want to, not because they're forced to.
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They all look like scary cavemen.
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ArcaneLurker wrote: March 4th, 2025, 13:00
Monster Hunter is very pozzed
Indeed. It gets a pass when it really shouldn't. Here's a quick list of what makes it woke:

- Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female. Walk cycles were named "Confident/Graceful" instead of "Manly/Feminine"
- They removed armor differences that were on males/females and now all sexes have the same armor appearance
- There is a bunch of diversity inserted that wasn't in previous entries (as shown on the screenshots above)
- They dumbed down the gameplay to make it more accessible and lowered the monster's HP so it's easier than ever beat them. Focus Mode makes charged attacks and combos home in on weak spots whenever you activate it. It doesn't even need to be activated at the beginning or end of a combo, it can be used in the middle of attacking too. No need for proper positioning, attack timing, and aiming when you can just activate Focus Mode to make your Greatsword character (Slowest weapon user) do a complete 180 to hit the monster weakspot.
- The Palico is dumbed down too. He can use any type of skill available once you level him up enough and complete sidequests. He can even revive you if you end up dying which wasn't an option in past games. Before this game, there was a pet area where you recruit new Palicoes, trained them, and gradually created your compatible cat companion through hunts.
- Capcom is looking to increase their DEI + ESG compliance in the future. (https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/dat ... ocial.html) (https://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/csr.html)
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A Chinese opium den wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:32
Kain wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:25
rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 00:59
Rebirth is Starfield-tier, the main difference is how much Starfield got **** on it for it. Starfield abbo-tier NPCs is still a meme.
The idea that it's "submissive appeasement" is ridiculous. Look at the people at the helm of these remakes, they're degenerates who include it because they want to, not because they're forced to.
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MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:39
Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female.
You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:44
MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:39
Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female.
You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
You use "appearance presets" to determine sex. Pretty deliberate decision to avoid using male/female IMO

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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:44
MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:39
Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female.
You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
My bad, looks like you are correct. Voices and Bodies are named "Presets". Although the fact that the game allows you to mix and match female + male traits together is concerning. The fact that the game doesn't give a clear name despite voices are clearly male/female, the walk cycles are feminine/masculine, etc. yet allows you to have facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc.) as a woman is clear evidence of subversiveness at least.
People don't what causes NPCs to refer the player by "He" or "She" but it has been deduced that the even voice "Presets" (aka Female voices) make them call you "She" while the odd voice "Presets" make them refer to you as "He".
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MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:03
People don't what causes NPCs to refer the player by "He" or "She" but it has been deduced that the even voice "Presets" (aka Female voices) make them call you "She" while the odd voice "Presets" make them refer to you as "He".
I didn't see any voice lines referring to the player character as "he" or "she." From what I remember, the player character is only called "hunter."

I actually thought it was rather interesting how often the game has the player character with another npc in dialogue so npcs use "them" to actually refer to multiple people and not just the player character directly.
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Oyster Sauce wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:56
Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:44
MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:39
Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female.
You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
You use "appearance presets" to determine sex. Pretty deliberate decision to avoid using male/female IMO

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Still, not as explicit as "body type A/B" or "body type 1/2".

Up until now, I've considered "unlabeled presets" more subtle compared to the more explicit use of "body type."

However, I agree it's just another way of circumventing a clear male/female distinction. Maybe "unlabeled presets" should also be considered overt.
I'll have to think about that. :scratch:
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Addressing the player title with a particular title instead of "he" or "she" or even "them" is something that modern Western games have been doing quite a bit, like I remember Assassin's Creed Valhalla simply calling the player "Wolf Kissed" while in Tyranny the player is simply called "Fatebinder".

That's a really shrewd way to avoid using he/she while at the same time avoid using "they" if you ask me.
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MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:03
Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:44
MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:39
Body Type A/B instead of Male/Female.
You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
My bad, looks like you are correct. Voices and Bodies are named "Presets". Although the fact that the game allows you to mix and match female + male traits together is concerning. The fact that the game doesn't give a clear name despite voices are clearly male/female, the walk cycles are feminine/masculine, etc. yet allows you to have facial hair (beards, moustaches, etc.) as a woman is clear evidence of subversiveness at least.
People don't what causes NPCs to refer the player by "He" or "She" but it has been deduced that the even voice "Presets" (aka Female voices) make them call you "She" while the odd voice "Presets" make them refer to you as "He".
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rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 01:59
Finarfin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 01:56
Not his fault the english dubbing studio selected a ***** to voice him.
Yes, I'm sure it was completely out of capcom's hands to select the voice actor used for the main version of the game, the version the majority will be playing.
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Jap devs are always given the benefit of the doubt about everything.
Sorry but if you really think majority of people playing jap games, do so with english dub you're out of your mind.
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Finarfin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 16:39
rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 01:59
Finarfin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 01:56
Not his fault the english dubbing studio selected a ***** to voice him.
Yes, I'm sure it was completely out of capcom's hands to select the voice actor used for the main version of the game, the version the majority will be playing.
:notsureif:


Jap devs are always given the benefit of the doubt about everything.
Sorry but if you really think majority of people playing jap games, do so with english dub you're out of your mind.
the majority of people playing this are playing it with an english dub on a console
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UltraFan123 wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:18
Addressing the player title with a particular title instead of "he" or "she" or even "them" is something that modern Western games have been doing quite a bit, like I remember Assassin's Creed Valhalla simply calling the player "Wolf Kissed" while in Tyranny the player is simply called "Fatebinder".

That's a really shrewd way to avoid using he/she while at the same time avoid using "they" if you ask me.
People in AC Valhalla adressed Eivor as either Eivor or Wolf-Kissed. Both Male and Female Eivor mind you
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Finarfin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 16:42
UltraFan123 wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:18
Addressing the player title with a particular title instead of "he" or "she" or even "them" is something that modern Western games have been doing quite a bit, like I remember Assassin's Creed Valhalla simply calling the player "Wolf Kissed" while in Tyranny the player is simply called "Fatebinder".

That's a really shrewd way to avoid using he/she while at the same time avoid using "they" if you ask me.
People in AC Valhalla adressed Eivor as either Eivor or Wolf-Kissed. Both Male and Female Eivor mind you
I remember being addressed as a woman multiple times while playing as male Eivor :|
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the canon character is female(the one picked by so few people that they didn't even release the telemetry data)
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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:16
Oyster Sauce wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:56
Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:44

You sure about this? I've heard this from multiple people but all the gameplay footage I've seen appears to show unlabeled presets.
I haven't seen "body type" appear anywhere.
You use "appearance presets" to determine sex. Pretty deliberate decision to avoid using male/female IMO

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Still, not as explicit as "body type A/B" or "body type 1/2".

Up until now, I've considered "unlabeled presets" more subtle compared to the more explicit use of "body type."

However, I agree it's just another way of circumventing a clear male/female distinction. Maybe "unlabeled presets" should also be considered overt.
I'll have to think about that. :scratch:
It's equally subversive. The issue is the avoidance of the sex binary.
There's nothing inherently worse by writing "body type" because it's technically correct, since it's a 3D model :P
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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:05
In regard to Wilds, yes. I haven't added it to the list yet but I did a write-up highlighting various things: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_ ... 3790100782
Sad but informative, thanks. I have to say I'm not convinced by some of the wording (is protecting biodiversity really "pro-climate action"? seems more like a vanilla environment-friendly theme to me) and examples (judging only from that one scene, the relationship between Maki and Gemma doesn't strike me as homoerotic, but more like a "girl finding an elder sister she never had" type of thing).

Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:05
Was there always such heavy environmental messaging in Monster Hunter?
Maybe my memory is faulty, but I don't remember messaging of any kind from the PSP-era games.
There was minimal plot, no narrative cutscenes, and the feeling was of a timeless world where nature is not threatened by humans as much as the opposite.

I have to hand it to Wilds though for naming the eternal (((Wyverian))).
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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:05
Killing overly predatory monsters to "protect an ecosystem" is somewhat believable, but making those monsters man-made weapons of destruction is just over-the-top and completely unnecessary.
...Whut? That must be the dumbest plot evolution I've ever heard about. If they can mass-produce monsters, how the **** did that civilization ever get destroyed?

Edit: ****, let me guess. They went with the "We built a mega-monster and forgot to install an off-switch, oops" route, didn't they?
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Does Capcom do in-house translations or hire third parties? Either way, I'm sure the lead English translator is a ****** or ******-adjacent whose twitter feed has lots of flags in it.
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Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 04:05
ArcaneLurker wrote: March 4th, 2025, 13:00
Monster Hunter is very pozzed
In regard to Wilds, yes. I haven't added it to the list yet but I did a write-up highlighting various things: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/Woke_ ... 3790100782

Was there always such heavy environmental messaging in Monster Hunter?

Killing overly predatory monsters to "protect an ecosystem" is somewhat believable, but making those monsters man-made weapons of destruction is just over-the-top and completely unnecessary.

I'm going to have to go back and look into World again.
You did a great job with your research! I didn't look at the cutscenes or dialogue (since I'm not getting the game) but I had no clue there was so many instances of subversive nessaging.
Furin wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:14
MC_Sea wrote: March 5th, 2025, 05:03
People don't what causes NPCs to refer the player by "He" or "She" but it has been deduced that the even voice "Presets" (aka Female voices) make them call you "She" while the odd voice "Presets" make them refer to you as "He".
I didn't see any voice lines referring to the player character as "he" or "she." From what I remember, the player character is only called "hunter."

I actually thought it was rather interesting how often the game has the player character with another npc in dialogue so npcs use "them" to actually refer to multiple people and not just the player character directly.
Here's an instance of Alma referring to the player character as he when attacked by the Dire Dogashuma. But there are other non-cutscene unvoiced dialogue when talking to NPCs at camp as well. According to the threads below, the Palico is the most likely to refer to you as "He/She" during dialogue since you are alone with him the most.


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Brugmans wrote: March 5th, 2025, 19:28
I have to say I'm not convinced by some of the wording (is protecting biodiversity really "pro-climate action"? seems more like a vanilla environment-friendly theme to me)
In and of itself, it isn't necessarily pro-climate action.

However, in this game, you are protecting biodiversity from disappearing due to over-predation by man-made monsters (the guardians).
In other words, you are protecting the "balance of nature" from humanity's negative influence.

edit: especially since it's established guardians don't need to eat and don't reproduce so they're just killing out of bloodlust.
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The first people you see in Wilds is an indian "boy" that looks like a girl, and a black man in what looked like a snowy region.
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rusty_shackleford wrote: March 5th, 2025, 16:59
the canon character is female(the one picked by so few people that they didn't even release the telemetry data)
The female is canon in odyssey too.
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