After considerable reaction, developer Wales Interactive and PlayStation have released the revealing preview of Gamer girl, which was revealed yesterday for PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One. And not long after its reveal, it was embroiled in controversy. Despite being a smaller version of a smaller developer, Gamer girl It was quickly a trend on Twitter when the Internet criticized and criticized the FMV game.
For those who do not know: Gamer girl is an FMV choice based adventure game where you play as moderator for a “promising” streamer who is threatened by an anonymous predator hiding in the broadcast chat.
“Take on the role of moderator for the future streamer ‘Abicake99’, who is back online after the mysterious disappearance of her friend Becky,” reads an official release of the game. “With multi-branching storytelling and real-time chat simulation, his role as moderator is to control streaming, level up mod powers, guide Abi’s choices, and uncover the threat facing an anonymous predator on the run. in the broadcast chat.
Unsurprisingly, while some were drawn to the game’s unconventional premise, others were quick to point out its issues, including the fact that it’s essentially trauma.
If you support the Gamer Girl game, you are turning a blind eye to real female streamers experiencing real harassment from real people.
THIS IS NOT A GAME, THESE ARE OUR REAL LIVES AND EXPERIENCES. https://t.co/Xhlm5CR30q
– Melody 🏳️🌈: raising $ for Trevor Project 🏳️🌈 (@whatmelodywrote) July 17, 2020
If you defend the gamer girl, you are probably not a woman experiencing unjustified sexual and non-sexual harassment. This game is not “raising awareness”, it is a robbery of gross cash.
– camila (@notwholesumbby) July 17, 2020
‘The threat facing an anonymous predator hiding in your chat’
Yes, so basically all the girls transmit the worst nightmare given life in the form of a video game. pic.twitter.com/xfGHZjusrG
– djarii (@djarii) July 17, 2020
the gamer girl trailer feels like a black mirror episode pic.twitter.com/YY2MYZ005i
– O⅂ꓤ∀ꟽ (@ unclemarlo69) July 17, 2020
I really don’t want to seriously comment on the gamer girl question because I know everyone else is already but:
The classic problem with “empathy games” is that it always ends up being “this game is interesting for non-marginalized people and traumatizing for marginalized people”
– Aura🔥 (@MOOMANiBE) July 17, 2020
At press time, the game is slated to release worldwide this September, but now that the trailer is being pulled from YouTube, it wouldn’t be too surprising to hear the news of a cancellation in the coming days. For now, however, Wales Interactive’s latest statement is as follows:
“Gamer girl It’s about the impact that user feedback and actions have on a coil’s mental health and well-being. The reason FMV Future created the game was to raise the issue of the toxic environment that can often appear online behind the anonymity of a username. Gamer girl It was co-written by Alexandra Burton, the lead actress who improvised the entire script. Research on the broadcast content of Gamer girl It took 4 years and the FMV Future development team interviewed dozens of female streamers, most of whom have been abused of various kinds online, some have even shared their experiences during in-game interviews. Players start the game as one of Abi’s friends whom she trusts, and it’s her job to make the channel a success, but also guide the broadcast to keep Abi in a positive frame of mind. Online abuse is real and continues to happen every day. Gamer girl seeks to raise awareness on this issue. “
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