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I Have Misgivings About Forspoken And Its Protagonist
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gamespot.comMy first impression of Forspoken upon watching its reveal trailer was genuine glee. Seeing a Japanese-developed role-playing game with a dark-skinned person of color as the main protagonist is rare. Seeing such a game starring a Black woman is exceptionally rare. Learning later that a vast majority of the principal cast are women is practically unheard of.
So I went into this latest hands-off press preview of Forspoken with hopeful expectations. And, at first, it seemed like developer Luminous
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Forspoken Dev Comes Under Fire For Saying Black Protagonist Has "Hip-hoppy" Walk
A recent Forspoken preview has caused alarm due to negative stereotypes and microaggressions surrounding the game's protagonist, Frey Holland. Holland is a Black woman, and although she is fortunately played by a Black actor, Ella Balinska, it seems no Black writers were brought on to the project to make sure she was written with the appropriate cultural care and knowledge.
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