Others also argued that removing fan art from the game's paid gallery was unethical, as it essentially made it so players who purchased the artwork could no longer see it. While some have argued that the current team behind Skullgirls is entirely different from their original creators (a problem that is currently plaguing Disco Elysium), that argument isn't quite accurate. Skullgirls was then taken over by Hidden Variable, which handled the mobile port of the game, and Future Club, which is made up of former LabZero staffers. Skullgirls was the brainchild of Mike Zamont of LabZero games, but a series of controversies surrounding him joking about the killing of George Floyd and accusations of workplace harassment led to him laying off the entire staff of LabZero. Many argued that the changes did not align with the original creator's vision of the game. Some felt the edginess was part of the soul of the game, and altering the game to be less heavy on fanservice and suggestive themes was robbing it of what made it special. Why Are Some People Upset About The Skullgirls Update?Īfter the update, the game faced heavy review bombing on Steam, as many recent negative reviewers decried the changes as woke or catering to political correctness. The full list of changes was covered in two videos showing "before and after" comparisons by LalitoTV (shown below). Some guest artwork accessible through the game's paid gallery was also removed. Additionally, some dialogue and scenes have been tweaked in the story of a black character, which Price said felt racially insensitive. The changes alter some of the game's artwork, removing the upskirt shots and the red armbands that suggest the Black Egrets are parallel to Nazis. The game had some "fan service-y" elements, like upskirt shots of female characters, and drew a clear parallel between its villainous Black Egrets group and Nazis, as the former wore uniforms very similar to the Nazis of World War II. Since it came out in 2012, Skullgirls has been widely celebrated as a solid fighting game, and seemed to revel in being slightly politically incorrect. On June 24th, Skullgirls director Charley Price announced in the Skullgirls forums that some artwork, scenes and voice lines in the game would be tweaked to tone down their suggestive nature. What Is The Controversial Skullgirls Update? Depending on who you ask, these changes are no big deal or a very big deal. Though it initially came out years ago, the indie fighting game Skullgirls has been at the forefront of video game discourse online this week after its developers announced some artistic tweaks that toned down some of the game's more suggestive elements.
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