The first gameplay images from the new shooter “Battlefield V” show fighting women. Some players are upset about this. They see it as historically inaccurate. It ruins their anticipation.
Alternative scenario: The trailer for Battlefield V made two things clear yesterday:
- The shooter takes place in World War II
- But in an alternative version of it – there were katanas, hook hands, and women seen
Especially regarding the part about “There were women”, people are getting heated.
“That is historically inaccurate”: The US site Kotaku has compiled tweets and images from users who are upset about the fighting women in Battlefield V.
- There it says: “Screw historical accuracy, you need a woman at the front of a World War II shooter for reasons.”
- Or: “Is it possible that the Deluxe Edition removes all the women from the game?”
The press raises accusations against woman haters: The US site Kotaku believes that players with misogynistic tendencies are using their anger over the historical inaccuracy to vent against women. They long for other times. Times when gaming was still only for men. Kotaku defends by referring to the tradition of Battlefield. They have never intended to be historically accurate. Thus, the fighting women also defend other users on Twitter:
Generally, there is turmoil after the trailer
Part of a larger backlash: Are women really the big issue in the Battlefield V community? No. When you look closer, you find such posts that vent against women, but you have to search for them. Overall, they get lost in the sheer volume of generally negative reactions. The official reveal trailer has already over 100,000 downvotes.
Community reacts divided to the trailer: Although some users specifically target the women shown, overall, the colorful trailer has upset some players. There is a backlash against the overall style of the shooter. For it represents a break with the more realistic style of Battlefield 1:
- While Battlefield 1 was rather dirty, realistic and harsh
- The trailer for Battlefield V seems grotesquely exaggerated, colorful, and action-oriented to many
A user in the Battlefield V Subreddit sums it up:
- One half is upset because they can no longer see World War II as a setting
- The other half is upset because they do not want to see WW2 represented like this – GG Dice
Women a part of the problem, not the only one: Thus there are some who specifically complain about the women in Battlefield V. Overall, however, this plays a rather minor role. Many criticize the overall style of the trailer. Women are part of a problem area along with katanas, prosthetics, and “looks like Call of Duty.” Others have no problem with it at all. This is also evident from the more than 140,000 upvotes of the trailer.
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