Alright, today I wanttotalkaboutsomethingthatpeoplehaverepeatedlyaskedmetotalkabout, and I'm justgoingtobestraightup.
さて、今日はみんなから何度も聞かれたことについて話したい。
A lotofyouguysprobablywon't likewhat I'm abouttosay.
君たちの多くは、私がこれから言うことが気に入らないだろう。
Tobeclear, I don't saythingsjusttoagreewith a commonnarrative, I thinkit's incrediblydamagingwhenYouTubecreatorsonlyevertalkaboutthingsthattheyknowtheiraudiencewillapplaudthemfor, orworseyet, iftheysaythingstheydon't evenbelieveforthatsamepurpose.
Butregardlessofwhat I expecttohappen, thesearemyactualhonestopinionson a storythathasrecentlygainedquite a bitoftraction.
しかし、どうなるかはともかく、これは最近かなり評判になっている話についての私の率直な感想である。
ThestoryisaboutBlackMythWukong, whichisanupcomingactionRPGpublishedbyGameScience, a Chinesedeveloper, with a storyoriginallytoldby a popular 16thcenturynovel.
SweetBabyIncorporatedhasbecomeanabsolutepariahinthevideogameindustryasoflatebecausetheytryveryhardtoinjectthemselvesintothenarrativestoryofwhateverprojecttheycan, and a lotofthosestoriesendupbeingcompletegarbageas a result.
Gamingwouldbeholisticallybetteroffiftheyjustceasedtoexist, and I myselfhavebeenveryvocalaboutthatfactoverthepastfewmonths, attheveryleast, astheyperpetratebehaviorthat I feelhasnoplaceintheentireindustry.
Thisisnotmedefendingthem, thisismecritiquingtheconceptofmedialiteracyregarding a storythattheyhappentobeattachedtobecauseresponsibilityandtruthareconsistentprinciplesregardlessofwhothesubjectis.
I guesswhat I'm tryingtosayisthatSweetBabyIncorporatedis a companyownedandoperatedbypeoplewhom I considertobedeceptive, predatory, andopportunistic, butnoneofthatactuallychangeswhat I seehappeningherewithBlackMythWukong, whichiswhy I'm makingthevideo.
Nothingagainstthempersonally, justtobeclear, there's quite a fewsimilarexamplesoutthere I coulddrawfrom, butthisoneis a prettygoodshowcaseofwhat I mean.
Ifyou're a creativeworkinginAAA, which I didformany, manyyears, putthisstuffuptoyourhigher-ups, andiftheydon't seethevalueinwhatyou'reaskingforwhenyouaskforconsultants, whenyouaskforresearch, gohave a coffeewithyourmarketingteamandjustterrifythemwiththepossibilityofwhat's goingtohappeniftheydon't giveyouwhatyouwant.
Yeah, see, that's a validthingtocriticize, anditbasicallysoundslikethiscompanyengagesinsoftcoreextortionsotheycancramtheirdipshitnarrativeideasintoasmanygamesaspossible, whichis, again, a perfectlydeservingthingtocallout.
Okay, soSweetBabyIncorporated, a companythatishighlyscrutinizedrightnowfortheirbehavior, which I, amongmanyothers, considertobefairlydespicablebehavior, allegedlyattemptedtoextort $7 millionfromGameScience, thedevelopersbehindBlackMythWukong, andwereshutdownintheprocess, leadingto a pressreleasebyChinesemedia, whichisnowbeingdiscussedhere.
See, ifyouactuallygotothesourcethattheycited, it's a randomTwitteruser, namedPirateNation, with a lengthypostoftheirowntranslating a blockoftextfromChinesetoEnglishwiththecaption, quote, Chinesemedia, BlackMythWukong, refusedtobeextorted $7 millionbySweetBaby, endquote.
PirateNationdoesn't giveanydetailsonthetruesourceoftheallegationintheirpost, asidefrom a screenshot, butifyoutrackdowntheactualplacethatthisclaimoriginallycamefrom, youfindithere, on a platformcalledWeibo, postedby a usernamedTianhu.
Whentherealityisthattheirsourceisactuallyjust a randomTwitteruserquoting a randomWeibouser.
現実には、彼らの情報源は、ツイッターのユーザーがウェイボーのユーザーを引用しているだけなのだ。
Justtoputthisinperspective, I hope, I don't carehowbigsomeone's socialmediafollowingis, a randompersononFacebookpostingclaimswithzerocitedsourcesandzeroevidenceisnotanAmericanmediapressrelease.
A lotofpeoplehavedecidedtorunwiththeballhere, and I can't fullyblamethem, becauseSweetBabyIncorporateddefinitelybroughtthisonthemselvesbyactingthewaythattheyhaveandsayingthethingsthattheydo, butthisentiresubjectisgettingtwistedbeyondrecognition.
Andyes, I canseewhythepuzzlepieceskindoffit, maybe, buttheyreallysortofdon't.
そして、パズルのピースがなんとなく合っているのはわかる。
Thearticleisbad, nodoubtaboutthat, okay?
記事が悪いのは間違いない。
I cancriticizethisthingfordays, andthetranslationisaboutasmaliciousasyoucanexpect, whichmakesitevenmorebelievablethatthiswas a hitpiecedesignedtoinflictasmuchdamageaspossible.
Throughthelensofdiversity, equity, inclusion, andsensitivity, I canseewhytheygotupsetenoughtowrite a pieceaboutthiscompany, and I don't thinkithasanythingtodowithSweetBabyIncorporated.
ThisentirethingremindsmeoftheancientEgyptianlegendOuroboros, whichis a serpenteatingitsowntail.
この一連の出来事は、古代エジプトのウロボロス伝説を思い出させる。
A socialmediauserinChina, seeingtheverywell-deservedirethatSweetBabyIncorporatedhasearnedthemselveshereintheWest, decidedtothrowout a paragraphregardingIGNandSweetBabyInteractiveandmade a claimaboutSBIapproachinggamescience.
A fewdaysafterthatrandomclaimhitsWeibo, a userwhofeelsthesamewayonTwittertranslatesitoverandsaysChinesemedia, leadingtobloggersandinfluencersheresayingthat a ChinesemediapressreleasehassomehowhighlightedSBI's extortionschemeplainasday, whichwasreallyjust a personwhoprobablysawthenewshereandthenstartedconnectingsomedots, whichisfine, butweshouldlookatthestoryforwhatitreallyis.
Chinahasanentireethicspanelforvideogames, whichwasestablishedtoimplementthespiritofnationalpropaganda, including a directivetoblockgamesthatincludehomosexualityorpregnancybeforemarriage, amongmanyotherthings.
Andwhile I understandthat a lotofpeoplearepassionateaboutthisstuffgenerallyspeaking, I thinkit's importanttoanalyze a storyforwhatitreallyis, notjustwhatwewishitwere.
I know a lotofyouwon't likewhatyoujustheard, butit's myactualGod's honestopiniononthings, andthat's whatthischannelis.
今聞いたことを気に入らない人も多いだろうけど、これは僕の神様の正直な意見なんだ。
That's it.
それだけだ。
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