Horizon Forbidden WestAloy’s new adventure created by Guerrilla Games, received its first DLC on the PlayStation 5 console a few days ago, Burning Shores.
The sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn is in fact several months ago on both PS4 and PS5, enjoying great success at launch (find the game on Amazon, if interested).
The DLC is guilty of having introduced a scene that just didn’t go down well with those who decided to bombard Metacritic’s user reviews negatively.
A fairly immature act, which occurs every time a certain toxic users does not agree with content often related to inclusiveness. According to what has been announced in these hours by Eurogamer, the music on Metacritic is about to change.
Warning: Potential spoilers for Horizon DLC follow now. Proceed at your own risk.
Towards the end of Burning Shores, one dialogue option can be chosen which it will lead Aloy and Seyka to kiss. And that is, for some reason, why several “critics” on Metacritic were outraged.
«Aloy lesbica! What are Sony and Guerilla doing? Stop doing that to your characters,” reads one review. Another adds: “Stop forcing players on those fucking woke programs. We just want to play don’t get inculcated with politics or gays».
In a statement released to Eurogamer, Metacritic and Fandom confirmed they were aware of the “abusive and disrespectful reviews of Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores” and said they are “currently evolving the [propri] processes and tools for introduce stricter moderation in the coming months».
Here is the official statement: «The fandom is a place of belonging for all fans and We take online trust and safety very seriously across all of our sites, including Metacritic.”
And again: «Metacritic is aware of the abusive and disrespectful reviews of Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores and we have a moderation system to track violations of our terms of use. Our team reviews every single abuse report and if violations occur, reviews are removed. We are currently evolving our processes and tools to introduce stricter moderation in the coming months.”
While Fandom hasn’t explained what these new tools will look like, it’s reassuring to know that the company is taking the problem seriously, committing to improve the way reviews are moderated in the future. The hope is that this can also happen on various social networks, often open-air sewers of unease and homophobia.
An equally striking case was Naughty Dog’s choice to reiterate Ellie’s homosexuality in The Last of Us Part II, which had triggered as many toxic comments on the web.
You can learn more about Aloy’s adventure in the Forbidden West by taking a look at our video review.
