“This is such an extraordinary game that has come out with this amazing protagonist who’s so bold, so unapologetic, so reluctant in the best way possible,” she said.
So she hasn't actually played the game then.
But ultimately, why would she care. She's already cashed the check, probably won't get the money from a sequel but that's not the end of the world, and shouldn't really hit her career anyway because the performance is fine - it's the writing that is bad. She was paid to do a job and she did it.
@shinoff what I find funny is it’s clear Jaffe is speaking on behalf of a target group. Very obvious very blatant sexist, racist and misogynistic. And the people that are upset with it are either those people, or in some weird attempt trying to defend that group they awkwardly aligned with.
If the sales number comes back that barely anyone bought or experienced the game it’s going to be even more enlightening that people really are full of it.
Anyone screaming the game looks bad are full of it. Gungrave Gore is the modern standard for looking bad, and honestly evil west which has cheesy dialogue, ps2 level assets and clunky gameplay was getting 8-9s…. And fell to a middling score across the board.
Yet no one argued this, no one spammed the user meta score by HUNDREDS of bs reviews. The BS our community showed us appalling and I am constantly reminded why our community is shrinking.
Jaffe explained himself more clearly in a podcast with Fritanga (who, frankly, really showed that he doesn't understand anything). Jaffe has said plenty of weird things, but he definitely said if you hate the game while knowing nothing about it, it would lead him to believe you have an issue with the protagonist.
You can disagree with that, and that's fair enough. But at least keep his argument in context.
Just a heads up for anyone playing the game, this article spoils the ending.
As for Ella. I'm glad she can take the loss in her stride but if my acting career highlights were The Netflix Resident Evil series, The Charlie's Angels Reboot and Forespoken, I'd be worried about when my luck will run out.
I'll just say this I've played a lot worse games than Forspoken like Crossfire X but Forspoken is still mediocre at best. The thing is I've played so many bad games in my life that I wasn't that bothered by Forspoken but it's still not a *great* game. The only reason I got the game is because I had $90 of store credit at GameStop. After I beat the game I took it back to get store credit for it
The problem with that, many who see "the best" are making things worse. See their own actions as only just and right regardless of how they effect others.
When people can admit they've done wrong, accept responsibility, then get back to me.
I am not talking about people seeing themselves as good, I am talking about people who have a positive outlook to life and wouldn't spend most of their time with negativity, if you have been anywhere near social media you would know that we have a nihilistic problem where people have fun bringing themselves and each other down, I may be talking aggressively but I do believe that this negativity is bringing people to a endless path of depression
She already got paid. Besides, she's not responsible for the horrible writing, she plays out the part given to her. Whatever writers SE hired from the west is to blame.
You cannot convince stubborn people of their ignorance. They fight hard to protect their ignorant views. It’s easier to spread a lie someone told you then to pick up a book, game or material and experience it yourself.
People who scream bad writing have to experience the entirety of a script to know if it’s bad or not.
And people like this watched a highlight reel on YouTube or the negative reviews they felt reaffirmed their opinion and ran with it.
Agreed. The people that disagree just have no clue because they don't own the game nor do they have the interest to buy or try the game so they just disapprove just to disapprove.
This isn't the 90's or dial-up modem era, more and more people can claim a game is great or wonderful without ever having held a controller. Why is that ? You don't think i would be capable of the very same thing but in opposite ? That i can't research my way through for a game i may or may not purchase ?
Im not about to spend my hard earned money in a game without atleast knowing i won't be disappointed halfway through. I will even spoil some of the game if it means im making an informed purchase of a product that will satisfy my needs. Imagine having to take a plunge eveytime you bought something, sounds awful.
@Pedantic91 It sucks that you'll miss out. And what do you think people will see when they look up Forspoken? They'll see reviews and clickbait titles from people who didn't play the game or give it a chance
I was one of the people who tried to get people to buy Days Gone and I watched everyone praise the game a year or so after it came out. If Days Gone had sold well at release we might've gotten a sequel
She can laugh all she wants, but she is 1 bad project away from being a struggling actor. I don't get why actors sign up for things that have such bad writing. It's career self harm.
It’s odd but her character slick grew on me the way she looks like she has a lil babyface too lol atleast it’s not saints row reboot or bad lmfao looks like a 7.5 outta 10 type of game hell even classic games get trashed nowadays cause all mfs want are simulators, sports game, gta, call of duty, or online bs
I finished the story. The game is getting bashed more than it should. It's about a 7 out of 10. I like the story and the character I just don't like the dated techniques they used to tell the story. Gameplay is amazing. The powers are brilliant.
To me the game just suffers from poor execution of presenting the story. However, it's a decent game. The character grows too. She's not the same person by the end.
To be fair, she didn’t write the awful dialogue, she did what she could with it. Actors are out in that position all the time, of having to try to sell just abysmal script writing.
Why would it? It's not her fault the writing sucks. Saying she "won" makes no sense...nobody rational blames her.
It's a bit cringe that she is defending said writing but hey, she probably wants to get more work. It's understandable. You don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Eh, she's pretty innocent in all this. She was going off a script and a director. Not to mention good voice work is a hard thing to pull off. It's rare that facial animations and voice work line up very well, unless you're like, Pixar or something.
I think she approached the job with enthusiasm, and gave it her best shot. I think it's everything else that let her down.
Hopefully she's genuinely proud to have been involved in doing Forspoken because I & others that actually played the entire game that I know of simply enjoyed it. I was a little bummed about how short the campaign was but then I did a bunch of side stuff after the campaign which I put in 35 hrs total. I will definitely be holding on to my copy to play the incoming story dlc.
She got paid for a job. Why would she care about what gamers think. If gamers are really annoyed, then it should be at the writing team that came up with the drivel.
It was bloody expensive at release anyway, I figured that would be another nail in the coffin for the game, I might try it myself once it's in the bargain bin.
From what I see there is not much difference between her IRL and the game. I think she had a lot of influence on the personality of the main character. Meaning she must be very unlikeable
of course she said that.. shell never admit that the game SHE starred isnt that great...and the dialog that SHE delivered is cringe worthy and badly acted...
“This is such an extraordinary game that has come out with this amazing protagonist who’s so bold, so unapologetic, so reluctant in the best way possible,” she said.
So she hasn't actually played the game then.
But ultimately, why would she care. She's already cashed the check, probably won't get the money from a sequel but that's not the end of the world, and shouldn't really hit her career anyway because the performance is fine - it's the writing that is bad. She was paid to do a job and she did it.
Just a heads up for anyone playing the game, this article spoils the ending.
As for Ella. I'm glad she can take the loss in her stride but if my acting career highlights were The Netflix Resident Evil series, The Charlie's Angels Reboot and Forespoken, I'd be worried about when my luck will run out.
"So is it cringe? Maybe. But humanity is itself cringe"
Speak for yourself, I can't understand this self hate culture, most people see the good in humanity not "cringe"
She already got paid.
Besides, she's not responsible for the horrible writing, she plays out the part given to her. Whatever writers SE hired from the west is to blame.
Why would she ?