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Alan Wake 2 dev won't speculate on Steam release, but 'hope gamers find it on the Epic Games Store' (dotesports.com)

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[+] Alchalide -10 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm on the same boat and just watched a playthrough. The story is still wacky and pretty good. Unfortunately the SBI and DEI influence is very noticeable.

[–] Boy_of_Soy 7 points 6 months ago (2 children)

My pet peeve is people using obscure acronyms without defining them first.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

DEI is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Not sure on SBI

But unless the game is late-seasons Glee levels of pandering, I assume it having some people who are not straight white men won't feel that out of place.

[–] Alchalide 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sweet baby inc is a company that offers services to game companies to make their games more diverse and inclusive. Their influence is really noticeable unfortunately.

[–] Boy_of_Soy 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm literally playing through Alan Wake 2 right now and there's been no forced diversity or tokenism whatsoever.

Are you just saying that because one of the main characters is a black woman?

[–] Alchalide 0 points 6 months ago

No thats not the reason. It actually fits into the story. The main thing is this scene: https://youtube.com/shorts/hcOoREvW3lE?si=TZfV4uDugt_Ez8Yr And some other things. Don't get me wrong. I really like the story and how the game intertwines with control and the remedy multiverse. I just think the SBI influence is noticeable which is a shame in my honest opinion.