Summary
If the usual crowd of detractors is to be believed, there’s a grand triple-A gaming conspiracy to woke-ify every aspect of our gaming existence.
This group of “anti-woke” gamers are now targetingOblivion Remastered, citing the removal of gender options in the character creator as evidence of a woke conspiracy. For those out of the loop, the male and female gender options in the Oblivion remaster have been replaced by Type 1 and Type 2 body types.
Another Pointless “Controversy”
In the original Oblivion, one’s gender used to come with associated stat changes. Generally, male characters had bonuses to strength and endurance, while female characters had bonuses to personality and willpower.
In Oblivion Remastered, these stat changes are now associated with origin rather than gender. The new origin option includes two distinct origins for each race, adding another dimension to roleplay and elegantly removing the gameplay implications from one’s choice of gender.
The feedback for Oblivion Remastered has been overwhelmingly positive, with players praising the game’s updated visuals and the small improvements made to the original by Virtuos. The feedback has been so positive that a Reddit user namedJordocus took to the game’s subredditto hit back against detractors complaining about the body type changes, the only negative criticism they’ve observed in the day since Oblivion Remastered released.
The post has now been deleted, but the comments are still readable. The top comment fromTheDorgesh68captures the general sentiment of the thread: “To be honest, I’m not sure why the anti-woke dudes want to keep Oblivion’s gender-based attribute bonuses, considering they made males have less intelligence, willpower and personality than females,” they write, “Getting rid of it really doesn’t bother me at all, you may still make a male or female character, it just won’t affect their character sheet. I much prefer the choice of ethnic origin […] It’s way more fun for roleplaying, and is a fun little choice for people who know the lore or have explored the Elder Scrolls Online sub-regions.”
The rest of the thread shares these sentiments, with the occasional detractor buried in replies. As you’re able to imagine, most regular people don’t care if they’re choosing between body types and genders. At the end of the day, if removing labels from one’s character makes them feel more included, where’s the harm in that?
AsRemarkable-Medium275sagely points out, “Male or female, who cares? What matters more is if you are a Chad Nibbenese or a cuckold Colovian.” Well, Mr Medium, I wouldn’t be caught dead licking the boots of the Empire like a spineless Nibeneeser.
