Journalists Trying to Gaslight Players About Concord's Failure 

to be clear, Concord didn't fail because of a singular reason like "being woke". It failed because the game fails on multiple different dimensions. Concord fails as a game in general (design, visuals, ambiance, etc.), it fails as a product (nobody actually wanted this to actually spend money on it), it fails as a service (because there's not enough pull it can't deliver on its core objective), it fails as a financial driver (cost too much to make), we could go on and on. "woke" is more or less a buzzword to quickly and easily identify the bend of the people making/green-lighting the game, but it's not an inherent defining factor as to why the game fails. It's more of an overarching "stereotype" to define all the typical blunders that tend to come together from a specific demographic or mindset. In that sense it's accurate, but it's still not the "reason" why it failed. The problem is the journalists only focus on the reasons that doesn't directly reflect on them. Yes, the game cost too much to make. They're 100% right on that one, nobody is really arguing that's not the case. But ask yourself WHY it cost too much to make? Ask yourself why it couldn't recoup the costs? Ask yourself who the game was targeting as an audience and does the game actually resonate with that audience? What is the underlying issue here for the game not finding its footing? None of them actually care to tackle these questions because it would mean they're "throwing" their colleagues and connections "under the bus". If this was an interpersonal relationship between 2 people, I'd find it commendable to stick by your friends, but this is not a personal relationship. They're "professional" journalists, that can't even tackle the topic with the gravitas that it deserves.

@@vtxshiva I agree that it's not the only metric that failed, but "woke" isn't a buzz word. It's a word to describe an ideology, an ideology that is more often than not force-fed down people's throats. People who don't necessarily agree, or care or think the ideology is weird. They are trying to force a minority's beliefs on a majority. The game got MASSIVE media attention quite a while before it's release, for being "woke". People didn't like it, and it reflected, or at least helped reflect in the poor sales. It doesn't help that the media will not inform people of this, or report on it, because they are part of the culture of indoctrination that is testing people's tolerance. So yes, I agree on your reporting argument. Not to mention the some of the devs coming out to condescend and mock players or potential buyers. I believe these were very big reasons for the poor sales turnout.

@@vtxshiva Have you seen the game? It's pure woke political agenda. It's "woke" through and through. The woke movement has become a parasite in gaming industry, sure call me a hater but IT IS a parasite, destroying everything it touches. So yea.. I think most people just saw that walrus of a female character that had her pronouns written on the hero screen and just were like: "Ugh, not that again." So I don't think woke is a buzzword. Journalists defending the game aren't really journalists. I wouldn't call IGN anything close to journalists.

@@misha6699 snickers in TotK.

I'll be laughing from 2025 in GTAVI

Concord identify as shit/poop.

When I play a game, I don't want to see myself. I want to experience the story as the character presented. Almost every game I play that includes a character creator, I overwhelmingly play a female character, spending an incredible amount of time in the character creator to get her perfect. In the rare occasion I do play a male, I use presets or "random." Lol. This "see myself" trend that's overtaken the gaming industry is nothing but self-serving narcissism. Story and gameplay take a back seat to representation for literally no reason. If the game is good, the representation is irrelevant.

There's a game called "Perception," where you play a blind woman. It's a horror game. The entire schtick is that you experience everything that happens through her echolocation "vision." Either from smacking her walking cane on the ground or from the various noise sources throughout. It's a very well-done game. These games **can** exist and be enjoyed. But they don't care about that. They only care about themselves.