Why the fuck were people talking about it when it's otherwise a pretty forgettable indie game? Don't get me wrong, it is a bad game from what I've heard, and even as someone with progressive political views, I 100% agree that it's bad. It's just that this game felt like people desperately digging at the bottom of the barrel for something to get mad at.
>>738508924Why are you posting about it retard
because it's an early, highly visible taxpayer funded leftist propaganda game made to dunk on right-wingers.
>>738508924>peopleit was literally only /v/. they wanted something that justified their little "go woke go broke" slogan even though it's a cherrypicked example of 1 woke game that failed, whereas plenty of games with gay sex are still succeeding. i dislike the gays, but crying about failed indie trash and creating "go woke go broke" delusions in your head is the single stupidest pasttime ever.
>>738509609I don't know, that saaros game just flopped.
>>738509759You're only proving my point, retard. Nobody knows what that shit is lil bro, of course it flopped. /v/tards will waste their time searching for 0 review steam games to cry about instead of doing anything fun.
/v/ (/pol/) always gets obsessed with easy targets to shit on as some sort of scapegoat to point to and argue against ideology they dislike. Even though they keep saying "Do nothing - Win", they still won't stop freaking out and bringing it up constantly.
>>738508924Someone said my webcomic did some things that this game has in it first and my heart sank. Being compared to shit like this is a new kind of pain bros
>>738508924Fat ugly gay niggersGame entirely paid for by taxpayersRetarded game mechanicsHorrendous writing
WE ARE THE DUSTBORN MOTHA FUCKAWE ARE THE YOUNG BLOODTHE NEW SCHOOLITS OUR TIME NIGGA
>>738509395how is this not a falseflag
>>738509759What sort of "African artifacts" are there?
>>738510379UhhhhuhhhhStone spear?
>Why the fuck were people talking about it when it's otherwise a pretty forgettable indie game? It's propaganda paid by the Norwegian taxpayer and pushed by culture warriors to be more important than it should have been. It gets an initial reactionary movement due to it being blatant propaganda, the grifters saw an easy paycheque to critique it over 20 videos and when it finally came out nobody gave a shit because culture warriors don't actually play games.
>>738508924is there a new dustborn-like universe? should mixtape be included?
>>738509918lots of people knew about highguard.
>>738508924>Why the fuck were people talking about it when it's otherwise a pretty forgettable indie game?It's just retarded woke journalists praising this shit. Those fuckers always thinking the "modern audience" exists without realizing that it's only their stupid echo chamber since they banned everyone else off it already.
>>738510674I've literally heard nothing about "Highguard" both pre-release and post-release. And I game more than you.
>>738510674>>738510743 (me)>Looked it up because curious>Hero shooter that nobody has heard about that released in 2026 I really wonder how this one failed
>>738508924Just look at it. It's low hanging fruit
lol, they used YOUR TAX MONEY to fund this slop. You already paid for this game.
>>738510837who are you talking to? do you think there are that many Norwegians here?
>>738510807Marathon is close to having the same fate as Highguard.
>>738510674Yeah people watch TGA and saw its trailer at the end. Lots of them go wtf is this shit too
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>>738508924Going woke causes you to go broke, thanks in part to tireless efforts by people who work hart to maintain the purity of our hobby,
>>738510674WELCOME
>>738510743>>738511268>WELCOMEto Marathong
>>738508924It's everything violent wokoids believe in without any of the fancy word salad rhetoric to make themselves seem intelligent.
>>738510336there are playthroughs on youtube.
>>738508924Because it was funded by a government and unironically astroturfed by said government. No one talking about this game here around the time it was being discussed were actual 4chan users.
>>738510336i would believe this if the devs were mostly anonymous, but the devs of this game were retardedly loud and proud about it, and it even was mostly if not completely funded by some european government, i forget which one, germany or something
>>738508924Apparently it was made by a pretty prestigious studio and writer and the Dreamfall games are pretty highly acclaimed. Which, I guess, raises the question what happened.Honestly, I played some of it. It had some valid ideas that could have been interesting if it hadn't been written by someone who clearly had his brain rotted by shitty American action comedy writing.
>>738508924What the fuck are you on about. Some of the things in Dustborn were so ridiculous it was borderling on so-bad-it's-good territory, and some have even theorized that the devs were being ironic, and they were being retarded on purpose but made it look real enough to collect their DEI checks (I don't believe this, but I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out to be true).Sure, the game itself turned out to be boring and funny parts were sparring enough to not warrant an ironic playthrough, but that won't make the game a total nothingburger.
>>738508924It wasn't just bad, it was ridiculously bad. And it was also funded by the Norwegian government.
>>738508924This was during the sweet baby inc era where gamers were expressing their displeasure with mandatory wokeness within gaming. Being an original indie game was proof that it wasn’t limited to AAA(A) titles
>>738510379https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_art_in_Western_collectionsIt's mostly masks, bronze sculptures, and jewelry.
>>738509395Lmao that's real?These people are literally talentless brainlets
it was made as propaganda for the trump 2020 election, obviously leftist bullshit that has no merits whatsoever
I'm glad that European governments fund cultural production as it ultimately constitutes a small percentage of the budget, strengthens European language productions and governments tend to have WAY less oversight and tendency to micromanage than private investors, leading to a greater range of output.
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>>738508924because it was revealed at one of those big game reveal events or something
>>738510336Because the people who believe in this shit are that fucking stupid
>>738509918>>738509609>>738510743clueless retard never post again, you are below average when it comes to gaming, lurk a lot more
>>738514803Not even joking, I'm happy to spend .000001% of the budget offering easily accessible grants to artists and the cultural industry in order to not get inundated with solely American, focus-tested to death investorslop.
>>738515016On one hand, sure. On the other hand, I can't imagine being happy knowing that my tax money was spent on funding Dustborne. Also,>solely AmericanThat's what Dustborne is. It happens entirely in America and is about America's culture war retardation.
>>738509609Trannies like this hate people talking about the game because they want it to be forgotten. It is the poster child for woke shit and an inside look at how they think. It shows that behind the bullshit they are a bunch of rabid psychotic narcissists that use social justice as a cope to justify bullying, gaslighting, and lying. That’s why these retards had to say it was satire/a false flag. Because Ragnar and his fellow cucks said the quiet part out loud. But the game fully follows all the dumb shit they believe, smug lectures, arrogant attitudes, hating anyone who you can’t bullshit, and the final boss literally being the concept of objective truth.
>>738515016This was just a quango to enrich some Norwegian retards and a gaggle of foreigners, no one played it
>>738508924>Why the fuck were people talking about it when it's otherwise a pretty forgettable indie game?A) it was newB) it was newsworthy since it was literally made via a government grantC) it had a lot of advertising on its launch window meaning no effort was required to find itwhy are you mad people were talking about new games on the video games board? I participated in a thread, learned what I wanted to learn and then went into different threads
>>738515092>I can't imagine being happy knowing that my tax money was spent on funding DustborneI don't care, it's ultimately such little money and most would have been spent paying people's salaries, which again feeds it back into the broader economy.>That's what Dustborne is. It happens entirely in America and is about America's culture war retardation.Sure, but again, the way the system works is that the government isn't supposed to put any restrictions and demands on the production. Yes, this is an English language production, which is a shame, but the majority of productions funded by the EU/EEA countries are in various European languages.
>>738513434You need to stop trying to use this angle, it failed when Ragnar outed what a fucking retard he was. >>"We discussed it today, actually. How we feel powerless. We are working on a game, which will be a very angry, political game. Unfortunately, I read the news from the moment I wake up and get angrier and angrier as the day goes on. I would go on a demonstration train for human rights. For social justice. Because everything I feel is under attack, from Trump, from the right, from the Republicans" - Ragnar TørnquistThis is a man living in Norway.
>>738508924/v/ likes to seethe and get mad at random games nobody cares about. Like that female knight game that only saw /v/ seething about it while everyone else forgetting about it.
>>738515312This is the essence of woke niggers. They say it doesn’t matter but will shit blood if you talk about it because they know they can’t defend it.
>>738508924Only /v/ talked about it, hoping the game nobody talked about would flop.Nobody outside of this place knows of its existence
>>738509918Both of those games were shilled on major gaming events and news channels.
>>738515829How many times are you going to post this? People know what it is. For fuck sake the oneyplays guys did a fucking playthrough of it. >inb4 that doesn’t matter they don’t matterYou say that but it’s more than nobody but fucking /v/
>>738508924It's from an old dev who did The Longest Journey/DreamfallThe interviews with that dev were also pretty interesting, admitting to be terminally online so they can get mad at US politics because Norway politics did not have anything rageworthy. The game was originally supposed to be out before the US elections and dissuade people from voting Trump.
>>738508924Because this game is a weird mix of cultural mess and lack of understanding.It is a game, sponsored by both Norway and European Union, developed by team from Norway (no, Norway is not in EU) as form of tax evasion and money laundering. This on its own is an issue.But what is more interesting, is that this game is developed in a country thar is 99% ethnically white, closed down to immigration and where most of the citizens are racist. And it is a political woke commentary about social issues in USA, post slavery and miss treatment of minorities expanded to some fetish imaginary levels.It is so absurd that it is difficult to even gasp how the hell this ever happened. It is offensive in its inaccuracy. Someone who never lived in USA, decided to teach you chuds how your country should be run based on his imaginary vision of your country social problems, and got sponsored by two separate governments.
>>738508924It is fascinating because the devs were so naive and clueless that the game looped around to being a right-wing parody game.
>>738509609More tranny seethe please
>>738508924WE'RE THE DUSTBORNWE RAPE NEWBORNSWE MAKE GAY PORN
>appeal to triviality when the disgusting propaganda piece made by tax money flops>if it would have sold even half-decently, same maggots would proclaim it the most brave, stunning and important game of the decadeFuck leftywokes
>>738521819Silver lining is that a lot of them kill themselves, although the worst of them never do
>>738509609>>738509918
>>738514196that's just how Norwegians are, soulless automatons
>>738508924Anti-woke chuds in desperate need of a win so they pick some literal-who dogshit that no one ever heard of to dunk on.
>>738508924I simply like seeing leftists fail.
>>738508924>Why the fuck were people talking about it when it's otherwise a pretty forgettable indie game?Because world is full of retards shilling for shit they supposedly don't care about, great example is you and this thread.
>>738508924>why did people make fun of my retardationbecause it was retarded
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>>738522726The anon that kept posting live updates every day at tgs was so fucking funnyLike maybe three or fivebpeople max actually played the game at their booth
>>738508924>even as someone with progressive political viewsYou belong in a labor camp
>>738508924It's so fucking weird that the weakest, frailest, most anxiety ridden, bureaucratic cunts on the planet see themselves as cool countercultural warriors. What makes it even more ironic is the fact that these are the kinds of socially awkward failures who actually need a stable, modern society to even survive.
>>738510336the lead dev has been crashing out about trump for over a decade now. according to him, his latest games (including dustborn) were made specifically because of the 2016 election and onwards.
>>738515162truth nuke
>>738522726lol is this fucking my photo? I took bunch of these when I was therefunny as other indie games could not afford so much space and were all gathered in different hallyou really need to be hyped out and pay a lot for this space, yet no one was interested Every other game had crowds of people surrounding it, with exception of EA games - that last Dragon Age and some football game were similarly empty
>>738524953but he is Norwegian living in Oslowhy the fuck is the obsessed about USA politics?
>>738525304because he is a communist and american imperialism is an existential threat to himhis company is called red thread
>>738508924Because it became a joke, it largely was ignored by both media and public otherwise
>>738508924Red Thread Games is decently popular so some people were interested in seeing what they did next. They decided to spend time and money on this instead of a new Dreamfall or something, and its more specific failings were mostly noted because people were expecting them to do something else.
>>738525130It's ok, that spot, trip and stay there was paid for by the people of Norway.
>>738510298Is your web comic about directly attempting to beat someone to death by blocking them and getting triggered?
>>738525304>We discussed it today, actually. How we feel powerless. We are working on a game, which will be a very angry, political game. Unfortunately, I read the news from the moment I wake up and get angrier and angrier as the day goes on. I would go on a demonstration train for human rights. For social justice. Because everything I feel is under attack, from Trump, from the right, from the Republicans.this was in 2018 from an interview where they were just asking him the most basic questions like "what's your fav book?!"he has multiple online posts over the year too where he goes on unhinged rants.
The complete lack of coverage is fascinating in itself. There's actually a cool experiment you can do with lefty redditor types - bring up this game. They get SO angry and defensive about it, it's fascinating.This game is everything that lefties and journalists demand in games, but when it's actually all in a single package, they just ignore it. This is either because they literally don't care, or they understand that it is so embarassing that the only way to save face is to bury it.So it therefore begs the question - why are they constantly demanding these things? Why does everything that YOU like need to change to fit their demands? Actual products that meet those demands do not sell and nobody plays them. So where is the constant enthusiasm for change coming from?There's an entire subculture that does nothing but demand things that are provably not wanted by anybody, themselves included. This is honestly fucking remarkable in itself.Moreover, if the games journalist industry had any spine it would understand that this game needs to be talked about and studied as it represents progressive ideals but utterly failed to accomplish anything.It would be a turning point, literal evidence and proof that everything they said was wrong..but of course they can't do that, can then? Journalists can't do journalism, they can only assert one-sided opinions then bury any evidence to the contrary. Every failure (like every single Concord-like) always has a convenient other reason or other excuse for its failure, which is often different ever time, despite there being an obvious thread of similarity between all these products.It's the nauseating thing about having to deal with MAGAtards or lefty ideologues - there is ALWAYS an excuse for everything. They're basically not even people, you're sharing a world with humans who aren't merely incapable, but actually afraid of independent throught.
>>738509609Funny how leftists always project huh? You guys stand atop a mountain of garbage and proclaim victory because Baldur's Gape 3 was the only woke success story in gaming history.
>>738525962there were some journos that commented on it while reviews were coming out basically it was "yeah, I agree with these things but it feels a bit off so I ended up not liking it">But over the course of the game, and particularly in its final few chapters, a story already soaked in metaphors--some better than others--positively drowns in them. It eventually goes so far off the rails that its thoughtful early chapters feel written by entirely different human beings.it's pretty obvious that it hit too close to home and the devs were too up their own ass to realize those pats on the back all came from themselves.
>>738525695not only Norway - somehow EU founded that game and trip too
>>738508924The game was so on the nose vitriolic that resetera thought it was a secret chud game until someone pointed out it was literally funded by the government. That was a fun lurk
>>738525791but this is so unhinged that if is difficult to gasp>I read everything I need to know about USA social issues and politics in the news! I know everything! And I am angry! Now I will make a game to teach and punish you chuds! And you have already lost, I already portrayed you as the bad guys!>EU and Norway: oh, you're making s game that will show the chuds? We will sponsor you!
>>738527037>ragnar nuked his game with leftists because he was too similar to them and they thought it was a parodyit will never fail to be hilarious.
>>738525130>lol is this fucking my photo?Lmao if true. Thank you for your service to showcase the truth.
>>738521215>WE RAPE NEWBORNS I didn't realize trump was part of the dustborn crew
>>738527271at least Dragon Age had some hot hostesses and they were giving away tote bagsDustborn devs were not even smart enough to give away some freebies to gain some attention
>>738527151it is what it is. https://archive.is/TUPVk#selection-12555.2-12555.399here's the article it was from, but I'd have to do some actual digging to find the more unhinged rant posts he made.
>>738508924Because it was tax funded and strutted with black teen exaggerated swagger full of wokeness and resentment and then fell on its face.It'd nice to see the villains lose.
>>738526073>the only woke success story in gaming historyLawl. What is the last of us 1 and 2?KCD2? Disco Elysium?
>>738509759Fun fact, a short while before the game was released some African tablets were "returned" to a museum in an African nation. Except no, they were quickly snatched up by a local warlord for his private collection and the museum displays facsimiles.Reminder that 19th century Egyptian bazaar merchants were literally using ancient scrolls as wrapping paper.
>>738525962>why are they constantly demanding these thingsPropaganda, the people that want this shit in entertainment are not enthusiasts or fans they are ideologues, propagandists who see media and various artistic mediums as nothing more than a way to convey their agenda. >Why does everything that YOU like need to change to fit their demandsBecause the mediums need to be for them and only them. There cannot be a marketplace of ideas or free forum since their beliefs do not hold up when scrutinized. They need a complete monopoly and control on every aspect otherwise they will have to actually defend what they believe. >So where is the constant enthusiasm for change coming fromIts not enthusiasm, it is a prerogative. They do not feel joy from this shit they put it in so they can spread their nonsense and have it be all there is for the reasons which I stated above. As for why this example was buried, that's simple. The devs said the quiet part out loud. They are all for bullying, gaslighting, and ruining people but they can't say that outright because then they would look psychotic. They know this, why do you think they spent years saying woke shit wasn't real and that the push was just people putting in stuff they wanted and it was all happening organically? Because when their methods get outed they end up showing that they are malignant retards with culturicidal aspirations, goals, and beliefs. >literal evidence and proof that everything they said was wrongAnon, they know, they know they were wrong, they know how fucked the game is, and they know that they can't defend it and need to make excused. Do not approach this thinking that the people involved are ignorant. They are fully aware that they failed its why they immediately tried to bury it in the first place. What person buries something that backs everything they say and believe unless it outright makes them look terrible. CONT-
>>738527612TLoU2 got reddits own sub for the game to turn against itKCD2 was adopted post release because it pissed off content creatorsDE devs sold out for money and then wondered why they don't own the company anymore
>>738525962>>738527854CONT-These people are terminal narcissists who can not only never admit they're wrong but the very concept of them being wrong is an affront to their very being, so when they are wrong (which is often) they just act like it didn't happen and go into a delusional state where everything is fine. But they know its not and when faced with reality they go apeshit. >Journalists can't do journalism, they can only assert one-sided opinions then bury any evidence to the contraryThat is because they are not journalists, they are propagandists. Again they know what they are doing anon, they are fully aware of every action they take and the intent behind it. They only SAY that its not the case because if they outright admitted to what they were actually doing no one would listen to them. Dustborn says the quiet part aloud and that's why they hate it. It is a game that is oozing with all everything they do and believe and lays it bare, but that is the issue they have it lays it bare. It does not mask it under sanctimony, it does not say its not happening, it does not try to dress everything up as being something else. It flat out says "I am right and I think you are evil so I will gaslight and bully you until you die or kill yourself" I mean the main villain of the game is the concept of objective truth and the main character hates a robot companion (who is a blatant stand in for autists) because her powers don't work on him. And when the people who push this shit saw all of that they had to act appalled and say it was secretly satire along with a bunch of other copes which were quickly debunked and then just buried it and tried to forget it existed. Plus other woke flops followed soon after like Concord and Veilguard. So they had a lot of damage control to do.
>>738527303Hi Ragnar.
