I just finished my first (and likely only) playthrough of Horizon Forbidden West+DLC Burning Shores (I loved the previous game Horizon Zero Dawn).

I wasn’t prepared to get slapped in the face with sinophobia (the writing re: the Quen) but yeah it really soured my experience. I know it’s not like super overt but I understood the angle where it was coming from and what the writing was trying to communicate to its audience. Maybe I’ll find it funny in a few weeks (as many sinophobic tropes/accusations are more reflective of the west than they are of china;; “moral lessons” about finding the truth for yourself is much more applicable to westerners “forced” to reiterate antichina-isms than it is applicable to whatever the average westerner thinks about censorship and free speech in china) but right now I’m just unhappy.

At least I didn’t spend money on it this time around🏴‍☠️