While I disagree on the notion of Cultural appropriation since Fracture Cores have been tested in Halo MCC within Halo 3, AU Armour what ifs that imply a different universal setting within Halo of sorts with the Vikings, Knightly & Greek-esque aesthetics, same thing would likely apply to Yoroi
I do understand the worry that it will be grossly monetised however, while the armour core itself is thankfully free, there is mentions in the main blog post for this game that bits of it are possibly tied to the premium shop, which is not good, its Mark VII all over again, but likely more tame due to how many pieces there will be for this set, doesn’t excuse the issue however, and since the events are tied to seasons, Fomo does apply for this armour set.
The entire concept of cultural appropriation is simple minded because it discourages the exchange of ideas and appreciation of other cultures, which are things that should be encouraged and that humans have done since the beginning of time.
Where’s the line between appropriation and appreciation for you? When money becomes involved? Because most of the Dark Souls games have a Western European gothic aesthetic, with characters voiced and designed to imitate Westerners. FromSoft are a Japanese studio, are they guilty of cultural appropriation if only Japanese designers worked on that game? Are they unjustly profiting from western culture in your view?
I don’t subscribe to this ideology because I think its regressive and petty. So long as the designs are relatively inoffensive to that culture (as it currently is), there shouldn’t be an issue. And if the skin was to be pulled, those complaints should come from the Japanese, not people vicariously offended on their behalf.
As a side note, I’m Greek. I’ve never been offended by the use of Spartans in Halo, or the cool Greek looking armour (like hoplites) that they’ve added to the game in the past. I think it’s cool. You’ll probably find most people have similar sentiments about their culture being represented in this way.
idk is from software iffy for appropriating medieval european aesthetics and concepts and packaging them into their own games? is that cultural appropriation? I feel like this line of thinking opens up a lot of cans of very biodiverse worms
None of which you said should ever be implemented into a creative medium and the more we have political input into these industries the worst we will all be. Remember, your main point highlight and bold is your opinion on yourself, and not fact.
Someone from the creative department probably drew it, showed it to some people in the planning room, and enough people said “yeah that looks cool, let’s put it in the game!”
Also OP, don’t discredit the value of your own statements and thoughts based on your gender and ethnicity. It’s an unhealthy mindset. :[
Let’s not make anything inspired by other cultures because we can only design things in the same fashion that our own ancestors before us have designed. Showing appreciation for a cultural aesthetic other than our own is wrong and we all need to adhere the stereotypes of our bloodline to avoid offending people through diversity.
Now excuse me while I attempt to unlearn English because I have appropriated the language of British and as I am not British, I have no right to use it to communicate with people to earn money and put food in my belly.
Is this a joke thread or are you actually being for real?
I mean…seriously…… why have we become like this!!!
We have become a world full of victims. People these days get offended at absolutely anything!! It’s like they go out their way to find something to be offended by. These days, we can’t say this because they will get offended, we cant use that because they will get offended🤦🏻♂️, it’s just too much. I call it the Victim Era.
Lighten up a little man. We only live once. Life is far too short to be worried about things like this.
I’m a Turk. Myself and my Ottoman ancestors would be proud to see Ottoman Armour like this in a game. And in no way would we be offended by it. So what if they are using it. It looks nice so let’s use it!!
Seriously man, there are far more important problems in the world you should/could be voicing your concerns over, but here you are complaining about armour design in a game.
Enjoy the gameplay, enjoy the armour… complain about the crappy progression system and lack of Spartan rank, but please leave these kind of subjects out of this forum. ITS A GAME!!!
There is no such thing as cultural appropriation, Unless someone is making fun of another culture in a derogative way then everything is fine, also people are individuals which is the smallest minority and no one person can speak on the entirety of whatever culture they come from.
Alright, I want to leave an explanation with why I am locking this because I know this can be a sensitive topic for many, as well as leave some food for thought.
First, why lock: Historically speaking topics like this tend to stray a bit too far into toxicity and outside of the scope of these forums. We are here to discuss Halo, which leads me to my next point.
Halo is a franchise with, in my opinion, phenomenal representation. I think it would be one thing entirely to release Yoroi as a spoof or joke armor, but it is done with respect in mind. Being a well-respected warrior culture fits right in with the Spartan philosophy, I think.
I am not here to say one side or the other is wrong. I’m not even here to say which side I fall on. I just wanted to say that I understand both sides, point out that Yoroi isn’t disrespectful, and to lock this down as it doesn’t fall within the scope of Halo. The parts that do, however, will eventually be hijacked by toxicity.