To be honest it might be easier to just wait for some people to put it back in to the latest update via a patch or mod. :\

Just about.

Honestly, I see nothing wrong with how 3DR or Voidpoint handled this, and make no mistake, most of this is Voidpoint (3DR only mentioned adding zero tolerance clauses in future contracts).

And really, the soap thing seems like collateral damage, as most of the outrage seems to be over the hidden room which, yeah, wasn't cool. Is the solution perfect? No. But make no mistake: this isn't something that's being forced on the developer/publisher. Not a single review was impacted, and the game's been the subject of TONS of praise, even from Eurogamer, which is basically one of the usual suspects in SJW outrage journalism. There's something to be said for just wanting to do what you feel, as a studio, is the right thing.

To be fair that 10k came out of their own money and likely not from customer's Ion Fury money....also it's not that much/likely done to just act like they were doing something, and the publisher likely picked their name out of a hat & wasn't intending on picking them specifically(I could be wrong on this last bit).

As such, to me it's not so bad to buy the game. Also we need them around(3drealms) as many other devs and such do a lot worse on the propaganda front, and at least this dev is willing to try pushing the envelope.

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It's 10 thousand dollars.....charities(of any kind) go through that buying stationary and office supplies....it's not like this donation will fund a bunch of bad things as some seem to think it will. Just my two cents.

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I'd rather NO review get removed....let people filter through them for what they want(if possible).

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Why not still do so? There is still much good content in it(from what I hear), and 3dRealms is one of the few good classic devs left.

What version is on gog now?

I just find it funny(in a cathartic way) that those who seem to dislike moral outrage types censoring their stuff while being sheep are succumbing to moral outrage & listening to others telling them to boycott/essentially also being sheep themselves. It's ironic.
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Someone above said it is the unpatched 1.0, so if you buy it now and DL it'll be uncensored.

You've explained, in a far more concise way than I could myself, why I don't browse much gaming media any more. Like so much else, it's just so much screaming and talking over each other. I'll just play the games, thanks. In a perfect world, I'd be with you. However, it's becoming clear that anyone looking for something about the GAME is going to have difficulty now, and political protest is really not the purpose of a review.

Did that org actually give him or other kids such clothes or encourage them to do such acts? If not then to me it's a bit unfounded.

Also if true it is sickening but also a ton better(imo) than giving them operations at young ages.

Also after this I am not sticking to this line of talk as it is derailing.....I could always talk about it via PM if anyone wants to do so, however.

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To me it's as valid a reason to not like a game when reviewing it as any other, as long as they don't mislead and say the game is bad in general instead of being open and admitting it's due to it's stances/etc.

Also people are smart(usually) and should be able to figure out what reviews are good and which are crap.

You're asking a lot from people. No. The charity Voidpoint is donating to is The Trevor Project, which aims to provide help and information to LGBTQ youth, including a suicide prevention hotline.

The link from LootHunter is just typical slander made to make the LGBTQ community look like horrifying deviants.

I am asking "a lot" from them because I have reasonable standards for humanity that I think they should be able to follow.

As for that: I can GET not wanting propaganda of a strong irl type to be pushed in media, but I also dislike when others misrepresent facts to fight those sorts of people/see such people in every aspect of something.

Of course, organizations like Trevor Project encourage such acts! I mean, what do you think Ion Fury devs meant when they said on Discord that "parents who think their child is trans are crazy"? That rant was exactly about examples like this. And they were forced to apologize for exactly speaking up agaist such things.
Oh, really? Are you saying that Desmond wasn't stripping in gay bar on behalf of his parents (and encouragement form them)?

1. You still need proof, else you are being just as bad as those who slander others with terms like racist/sexist/etc without proof. Don't stoop to extremists tactics/level.

2. Unless Trevor Project paid for that or also advocated for that I fail to see how desmond is related to Trevor Project.

Proof of what? That not a single mainstream media outlet denounced Desmond's case, because they all afraid of offending LGBT activists? That Ion Fury devs DID offend some people by talking about the problem and were forced to pay a fee to such organization?

Tell me this - if Desmond's parents are truly rare case of bad actors in LGBT community, shouldn't LGBT community denounce them? If people at The Trevor Project indeed are against parents who abuse their position as child caretakers, shouldn't they refuse to take money as a sign of solidarity with Ion Fury devs, who said basically the same thing?

can I add it is not a few sprites? Apart from the out of bounce one - It is one single sprite.... on a shampoo bottle.... which most people can not even see.... the game before this palaver and after is identical. this is completely blown out of proportion.

there is still plenty of puerile humor in there, such as "Willy Wankers Sugar Coated Tits".... or the "Penetrator" and "Loverboy" weapons.

and the game is, as said before, the game is fantastic. excellent level layout, slick speed, good enemies, good weapons, well balanced. basically a blast.

but yeah, as I said - if you care more about the phrasing on a shampoo bottle than the game, then your interest is more political than in games and gameplay.

I am looking forward to Wrath

So, anyone who started playing Ion Fury already, a few questions, in case you wish to answer any of them:


1. What about the level design? Are they relatively linear or mazey?

2. Does it really look as pixelated as some pictures suggest?

3. The weapons in the game feel right? Is going unarmed an option, even for emergencies? The pistol is OK, as it was useful in, say, Republic Commando?

4. Anything that this game does differently than other games? Something you will remember the game for?

5. People are saying the game is fun to play, that might mean sinergy more than a single trait. What do you think?