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lliquidllyrium · 2 days ago

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There’s actual racism in the game in Davrin’s portrayal as not his own character but a caregiver to a fantasy cat, but sure ig we can argue about some of the only compelling dysfunction written into the game by design where everything else is sanitized down into easily chewable marketable bits and “rah rah go team” characterization

#include necessary disclaimer about how I enjoyed veilguard here because any criticism is assumed to automatically mean you hated the game #not everything has to be portrayed as ‘healthy’ and ‘well adjusted’#lucanis and Neve are by design traumatized messes and it only gets worse BY DESIGN for one of them when their city falls #acknowledging the fact that they are hardened (literally a game mechanic for trauma and unresolved issues) is not automatic hate #I want the mess !!! the mess is fun and interesting !!!#you’re ruining it with the whole ‘everything is fine actually you’re just (not actually) racist’#there are people actually hating Neve for no reason and you’re up in arms over people who are—lemme check my notes—analyzing things that #actually happen in game? mechanics of the game and their storyline implications?#boo get outta the tag!#conflict and problems and people having all around Bad Times are what makes a story a story imagine that #actual racism includes: davrin…p much every writing decision made for his character #people erasing the fact that Lucanis isn’t white #people being hyper critical of Neve for things that don’t make sense or where they let other characters off the hook #racism does not include: mentioning Actual Writing Choices that were made and included in game

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