Gamers have branded Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered as ‘woke’ – and claim that the game ‘forces you to play as a transgender character’.
The action role-playing game from US firm Bethesda was released on Tuesday, and tasks gamers with stopping a demonic invasion on a faraway planet.
However, many have been left enraged by a controversial change by the game’s developers – prompting accusations of wokeness.
When picking their character, gamers are asked to select numbered ‘body types’ instead of male or female.
One critic said it ‘forces you to play as a transgender character’ because it removes concepts of male and female.
X user @Grummz posted a screenshot from the game with the caption: ‘Why did they do this?
‘There was zero need to change this in Oblivion Remastered. Bring back the original Male/Female.’
Billionaire Elon Musk has even joined in on the criticism, replying to @Grummz with a flame emoji.
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is an action role-playing game from US firm Bethesda that tasks gamers with stopping a demonic invasion on a faraway planet
When picking their character, gamers are asked to select numbered ‘body types’ instead of male or female – prompting accusations of ‘woke’ developers
Billionaire Elon Musk has even joined in on the criticism, replying to @Grummz – one of the game’s critics – with a flame emoji
Another X user said: ‘Oblivion Remake is another inflection point that will show who is actually opposed to wokeness and who is fine with it.
‘The game forces you to play as a transgender character given it has removed male and female from the game. This should be rejected as the evil that it is.’
Yet another said: ‘Looks like Oblivion Remastered is woke. We are male and female. Not body type A and B.
‘This effort by Western developers to deny us OUR existence is entirely offensive.’
They continued: ‘I will not buy this unless this is patched out. @bethesda No more of this c***.’
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – available to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox and Windows – is a remake of the original Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from 2006.
Players must ‘master swordcraft and wield powerful magic’ as they fight to save a fictional continent called Tamriel from demons known as Daedra.
The original game from nearly 20 years ago let players select either ‘male’ or female’ as their character’s gender.
This X user said the new game ‘forces you to play as a transgender character’ because it removes concepts of male and female
‘Human beings are not numbers!!!’: Social media users were incensed that male and female had been reduced to mere numbers
Players are tasked to ‘master swordcraft and wield powerful magic’ as they fight to save a fictional continent called Tamriel from demons known as Daedra
However, instead of genders, this new version offers two ‘body types’ – type 1 (which has typically female characteristics) and type 2 (which has male characteristics).
On a community page for gaming platform Steam, one buyer said they had been ‘refunded’ after noticing the ‘woke’ change’.
They posted: ‘Remove the woke and well talk. Sick of a minority being forced on the majority. Fix it and I will pay for it.’
Another said: ‘The woke has been in this series since the series was born. Some characters are both male and female at the same time, the Gods are gender fluid and Argonians can get a sex change at will.’
However, some people argued in favour of the change, with one saying: ‘If you’re that insecure over “Body Type 1” and “Body Type 2”, how do you even function when faced with actual problems?’
In a blog post, YouTuber John F. Trent said Bethesda is pushing ‘vile gender ideology’ and continues to ’embrace the woke agenda’ in the new game.
‘Unfortunately, this change is not surprising,’ said Trent, a staunch Catholic who is host of the YouTube channel The Trent Report.
‘Bethesda and its partners have been pushing woke ideology and specifically gender ideology for quite some time with its games.’
This X user said: ‘Looks like Oblivion Remastered is woke. We are male and female… No more of this c***’
‘The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered’ – available to play on PlayStation 5, Xbox and Windows – is a remake of the original Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion from 2006
As an example, Trent mentions another game in the Elder Scrolls series that introduced a ‘gender-confused’ character called Tanlorin, who is voiced by drag king Vico Ortiz.
Bethesda Softworks is owned by Microsoft, which released its Gaming For Everyone Product Inclusion Framework to the public last year.
This document, Trent points out, contains an entire guide on representation which includes various ‘woke talking points’.
These include ensuring ‘characters are represented respectfully and authentically’ and validating different groups of people or cultures.
Trent adds: ‘It even suggests developers track data view an inclusive content ratio, which measures the “proportion of content featuring or catering to underrepresented groups.”‘
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