I dunno about in video games, because I’m not a dev or anything. And I’m not where I can watch the video currently, so this is just my brain reacting to the general concept, not a response to the video itself.
But I’ve always run my ttrpg tables with a “no hassles” rule regarding such things. Yeah, it’s okay to talk about motivations and character choices, but absolutely zero shit shall be talked about it.
Some people need to be able to escape reality’s incessant pressure to conform to societal expectations. That’s what role play games are best at.
I can’t see video games being any less vital of a safety valve in that regard. It doesn’t matter what social shit you need to escape, that’s the entire point imo.
Besides, I think there’s an inherent misogyny behind the idea that you have to play as your real world gender (whether it matches your assigned birth gender or not).
I dunno about in video games, because I’m not a dev or anything. And I’m not where I can watch the video currently, so this is just my brain reacting to the general concept, not a response to the video itself.
But I’ve always run my ttrpg tables with a “no hassles” rule regarding such things. Yeah, it’s okay to talk about motivations and character choices, but absolutely zero shit shall be talked about it.
Some people need to be able to escape reality’s incessant pressure to conform to societal expectations. That’s what role play games are best at.
I can’t see video games being any less vital of a safety valve in that regard. It doesn’t matter what social shit you need to escape, that’s the entire point imo.
Besides, I think there’s an inherent misogyny behind the idea that you have to play as your real world gender (whether it matches your assigned birth gender or not).