I don't think anyone would be surprised if I told you that the world of video games and gamers is full of people you wouldn't want to have dinner with if you could help it. Good people win, that's true, but People who haven't touched a bit of grass in years scream too loud. And of course, it even managed to undermine the good intentions of small indie publishers who wanted to hear from their audience.
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Crytivo is a small video game studio that makes Farm Folks, which as the name suggests is a farm simulator. So far, so good.That's the problem In a few days they gained 29,000 followers on TwitterAnd that usually only happens for two reasons. One is either you are the best or you screwed up big time.
In this case, of course, it was the latter. More specifically, Crytivo posted a tweet (which was quickly deleted) asking for opinions on a topic that was controversial to say the least. “Okay, guys, it's time to get serious about game development! In Farm Folks, we're tweaking character physics. Let's open a can of worms. Which version has perfect breast physics?“. In the image, the video showed chest movement at his 30%, 50% and 90%. You can guess the rest, but I can already tell you that they gave the following answer: “Would you like to see what it looks like at 150%?”.
It may seem like an innocuous tweet, but the truth is: Basically like everything else now, the culture wars started.: The reactions were mostly negative, with people directly asking me why I would post something so misogynistic on the game's Discord. The game director tried to pour water on the fire: “Our goal is not to over-sexualize the characters, but the opposite. We want to achieve realistic physics (…) The movement of the characters' chests should not be obscene, but rather the opposite. It feels natural.”.
The post was deleted, the coach said the team had crossed a line, and that's when the other side of the internet started saying the post shouldn't have been deleted. There was still a chance of success if I re-uploaded the post about breasts.. The director in question, Alex Koshlekov, finally said the obvious. He had no interest in causing controversy and the apology continues. “We don't want to attract people we don't like, and we don't want them to. There are restrictions, but we want players to choose how their character looks.”. Fight over character customization. 2024 is fast approaching.
