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Quorthon109 posted...

Well this is a bummer

Meh overblown. How would a citizen in that area react to hungarians? In the text of the game the portrayal is pretty realistic, and while there can be cuman character aside from that one sidequest, overall it's a pretty good presentation of the people and history of that era.

Here is from thw article:

for example. Some of the biggest exclusions, however, stem from a fetishizing of the typical. Non-conformism or deviancy is practically non-existent: there are no rebellious women, no revolutionaries, no religious sceptics on the one hand, no religious fanatics on the other, no representatives of other cultures apart from murderous Cumans, and really no misfits of any kind that arent common thugs.

No rebellious woman: its not rebellious within the context of second or third wave feminism, the concept itself does not exist in backwater bavarian village of 1403, but such character is present in the madonna of sasau questsline. The character defying the warning of the all-powerful catholic church, and eventually stood to be tried in an unfair system. She isnt defiant as in "action, powerful girl that defy patriarchy openly" but in the context of "she was a catholic that has her own principle of how jesus would act in times of strife by helping how she can, and while she knew her popularity woulf draw ire, she continues to help people the best she can anyway" which is pretty badass and makes sense in the historical context.

Cuman portrayed as "thugs" oh mother of subtext and environmental storytelling. When you infiltrate cuman camps, they act like people, sitting, chatting with friends, discussing payment and later you know they are literally hired. They didnt attack because they are savages who exist to kill and destroy they are mercenaries literally paid to kill and destroy.

No religious skeptics nor fanatics: again, the madonna of sasau quest which obvious mly highlights the corrupt justice system of the church. There is a quest in which the inquisition send you to find a Christian sect they deem heretical, when you do meet the "heretics" in question, they are very kind and reasonable people, just practicing their religious belief differently, again as an rpg you are given a choice to become pawn of the tyrannical and corrupt catholic church or help these opressed people the best you can.

There are no "atheists" in the modern sense but they do try and portray the real injustice of the powers that be in thay era and show persecution in the hands of those who wield powers.