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Miles and Peter succeed because they're relatable: "It's hard to identify with a billionaire"

Making relatable characters is a matter of helping the masses connect with them on a basic human level.

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-Foxtrot215d ago

"I love Tony Stark, but it's hard to identify with a billionaire, right?"

I'm sorry but what a dumb answer

Tony was a billionaire sure, but I don't need to be as rich to identify with him if he's well written and everything on screen is fantastic when he's centre stage.

What about his Demon in a Bottle arc? I'm sure there's tons of former alcoholics who managed to conquer their alcoholism just like Stark, I'm sure that's relatable to them in some way.

gold_drake214d ago (Edited 214d ago )

mh i dunno.

from a real world aspect; every problem stark would ever have is easily solved with money.
rehab for example, i dont think that many alcoholics have access to that sort of thing. not in america anyways.

but we're talking about fictional characters here.

EvertonFC214d ago

Substance abuse users have access to all sorts of free services and groups, therapy etc in the UK and Europe.
I'm sure the US is no different if not shame on them.

HICK213d ago

You have no idea what you're talking about in regards to resources available to SUD patients

Eonjay213d ago

@EvertonFC

It is not like that in the US at all. As someone who has some experience in the industry I can tell you that for a fact. However the Biden Administration just passed some legislation that will make it so that at least people can have mental health benefits equal to their outpatient benefits. Its more complex then just saying that but that most people in the US have fewer options to access than they realize unless they are willing to pay out of pocket.

lodossrage214d ago

Yeah I have to agree with Gold_Drake here

True, Stark does have an alcohol dependency like many people. But outside of that, most of his problems are "rich people" problems. And even with his alcohol thing, what would drive a billionaire like him to the bottle is VERY different from what would drive the average person to the bottle.

The spider-men are easier to understand because both Peter and Miles have various aspects of their lives any normal person would be able to grasp. Not just a vice.

Obscure_Observer214d ago

"What about his Demon in a Bottle arc?"

David Micheline is my all time favorite Iron Man writer!

Demon in a Bottle is a comic masterpiece!

Too bad Disney owns Marvel, because they´re too scared to even touch on the alcoholism subject nowadays because it's superheroes must be palatable for the young kids.

Crows90214d ago

Yeah the author is dumb.

@gold

Stark is a heavily flawed character...having money doesn't change that and I think we can all agree and relate with that.

raWfodog214d ago

Not to mention Bruce Wayne / Batman. He’s my favorite DC hero and the Arkham Games are masterpieces. The thing is that they portray these billionaires as human beings with real emotions, and not caricatures.

RauLeCreuset214d ago

Reading your comment led me to the realization that I have never found Bruce Wayne relatable. If anything, I found Batman relatable. Bruce Wayne is so unrelatable that I question if he is more facade, the human mask that Batman wears, than a fully realized person.

That's my overall take on the character with the acknowledgement that there are bound to be some inconsistencies with a superhero comic that has been around that long. Overall, it's why I like Michael Keaton's portrayal of Bruce Wayne the best. He's someone that only pretends at being a person out of necessity to protect his true self: Batman.

Obscure_Observer213d ago (Edited 213d ago )

"Not to mention Bruce Wayne / Batman. He’s my favorite DC hero and the Arkham Games are masterpieces."

Man...

Batman: Arkham City is my favorite! I always hated the Joker for what he did to Barbara and Jason! ALWAYS!

Whoever, at the end credits, that phone call message with the Joker singing "Only You" from The Platters, made me cry like a baby for reasons which till this very day I don´t know the *why*.

Simply a masterpiece!

Terry_B213d ago

I doubt the demon in a bottle arc will ever be a big part of a video game. Marvel tends to make pretty children friendly games mostly. Something like the Punisher video game does not happen anymore.

Beside that..Bruce Wayne is one of the richest people also and I doubt someone ever had a problem with that in his games.

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Knightofelemia214d ago

Tony Stark pays people to do his stuff if he isn't saving the world or creating a new suit. Miles and Peter actually deal with real life issues like maintaining a job or school while also web swinging and saving the world. I honestly am not an Ironman fan.

InUrFoxHole214d ago

Whaaa? Apparently Miles can't even identify with himself in this game. They don't know if he's Cuban or Puerto Rican. The more I see of this game the more it looks like and 8.5/10. All the 9's and 10's are str8 cap!

jznrpg214d ago

Is this sarcasm or stupid? Hard to tell these days

Sephiroushin214d ago (Edited 214d ago )

probably mention it because miles morale has the cuban flag instead puerto rican one on his room, on older miles morales games they did mistook the flag as well shurgs

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BehindTheRows213d ago

With him? He doesn't own a PlayStation, so put it in the "Ignore" pile. And stupidity means he lacks awareness. In his case, he knows exactly what he's doing. Annoying is a better word.

OT: So far, the story is fabulous (I'm about 20% in). Best Spider-Man game by a long shot!

Crows90214d ago (Edited 214d ago )

Oh no...cuban or Puerto Rican!!! The game is ruined...how can we move on from that...idk man...wrong flag ...a flag .definitely drops the score.

InUrFoxHole214d ago

Good call man! Bugs shouldn't reduce a score. I forgot 10/10 is warranted for bugs.

Crows90214d ago

@inurfoxhole

Huh? well as far as bugs I don't actually look at that in my personal scoring. So yes a 10/10 game would still be a 10/10 for me even with game breaking bugs.

In my review I'd just make it clear that there are bugs

RedDevils213d ago (Edited 213d ago )

@InUrFoxHole Why didn't you mention in Starfield, the game should 5/10 by your logic.

InUrFoxHole213d ago

@Reddevils
Go back and read.... I gave SF a 8-8.5... too much menu and while I haven't had any yet.. I've seen bugs. I flat out stated it doesn't warrent any of the 10's it's gotten. You seem to deflect instead of admitting spidey has bugs.

Crows90213d ago

@inurfoxhole

You see that's where now I can't take you seriously. You have Starfield a 8/10 because of bugs you haven't seen...that doesn't make sense.

I would give it a 6/10 and that's irrespective of bugs.

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EvertonFC214d ago (Edited 214d ago )

I just class him as a new Yorker with PR ancestry.

Nasty_Neeeks214d ago

Batman is a billionaire too, but I don’t think it’s hard identifying with him because he’s not a rich asshole like Tony

H9214d ago

Identifying with a character is overrated to begin with, but anyway this opinion is stupid, you connect with the feelings people have not their status, happiness sadness pride grief, to connect with someone based SOLELY on their social status is naive to say the least!

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The Witcher 3 REDkit Q&A - CDPR & Yigsoft Confirm Steam Workshop Support; Further Changes Planned

CD Projekt RED and Yigsoft have launched The Witcher 3 REDkit on PC. We interviewed both studios to discuss the release of these mod tools.

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

Hugodastrevas16h ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows901h ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn21h ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK27m ago(Edited 22m ago)

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher8m ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage5m ago

Lexreborn2 is right

Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.

I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.

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CrimsonWing692h ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows901h ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman42m ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

Hofstaderman41m ago

I take my hat off to you good sir. Brilliant.

Laskin11m ago

Thanks… I was originally going to write Samu-Bi but then I realized it was right there already so it works better

darthv722h ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama2h ago(Edited 1h ago)

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro1h ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

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Unannounced Valve 6v6 Shooter MOBA Footage Leaked

ESTNN writes: "A leak for Valve's 6v6 3rd-person shooter MOBA has supposedly been released ahead of time. And if the reports are true, fans of the genre have much to be excited for."

XiNatsuDragnel1d 10h ago

Deadlock looks like bioshock and Moba had babies

JunonZanon1h ago

Valve really cannot count to 3.

Number1TailzFan26m ago

They should've had a new L4D like 10 years ago, it can be expanded upon a lot more but they just left it collecting dust.. it was a good game for its time but L4D2 doesn't have nearly enough content these days to keep players engaged, and it needs a serious graphics upgrade