Simply browsing the hashtag on Twitter shows how many fans doubt Quantic DreamвЂ™s ability to handle the subject matter. With the kind of reputation that follows both David Cage and Quantic Dream the hope for a continued story that stays true to the High Republic just feels out of reach.вЂќ вЂњIt's a great story that actively celebrates all types of different people, it celebrates true representation in this universe. вЂњThe High Republic, the time when this game takes place, is such a great Star Wars story!вЂќ Barry says. For Trans Day of Visibility this year, a new Marvel comic cover featuring Terec and Ceret, two trans non-binary Jedi, was revealed. Written by a wealth of authors like Justina Ireland and Charles Soule, the High Republic has seen more of a focus on diversity than past Star Wars projects. ItвЂ™s important to note that Eclipse is the very first piece of media outside of books and comics to take place during the High Republic. That, combined with reports of toxicity at the studio, do little to inspire hope in Star Wars fans that Quantic can do the High Republic era justice. вЂњBy pursuing a вЂrobots are persecuted minoritiesвЂ™ metaphor, the game produces some of the most cringe moments in recent memory,вЂќ InverseвЂ™s Eric Francisco wrote in a 2018 review of the game.Д¬age himself has flip-flopped on whether or not the Civil Rights allegory was intentional. Quantic Dream drew a lot of criticism for its previous game, Detroit: Become Human, because of the clumsy parallels it draws between androids and Black Americans in the Civil Rights Movement, as well as its troubling portrayal of triggering issues like domestic abuse. I'm not sure I can call it a betrayal, exactly, but it seems inept, at best.вЂќ вЂњDavid Cage feels diametrically opposed to the ethos of Star Wars.вЂќ вЂњI am baffled on how they were the ultimate choice when the people who own this franchise were choosing a developer. вЂњThe High Republic is a rich, profound world with a diverse cast of characters, and QD has a track record of making gimmicky games with little substance and a very shallow understanding of human nature,вЂќ says Emma Kuehnbaum, a co-host of Pink Milk who also goes by RogueRoseRed. Some reports state that Cage has said things like вЂњIn my games, all women are whoresвЂќ and вЂњAt Quantic Dream, we do not make games for fags.вЂќ With that kind of info circulating over the last year, itвЂ™s easy to see why many Star Wars fans would take offense at the studioвЂ™s involvement. Quantic Dream is currently embroiled in an ongoing legal battle with French media over the public portrayal of the studio.

Rosdiana Ciaravolo/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images Star Wars fans both familiar with Quantic Dream and those only learning about it for the first time flocked to the hashtag, which was spearheaded by members of various podcasts like Pink Milk and Krypton to Alderaan.Дavid Cage is the founder of Quantic Dream, as well as the director and writer of all the studioвЂ™s games. One of Pink MilkвЂ™s first Tweets featuring the Blackout has over 100 likes, while a Tweet from Star Wars Explained in support now has over 6,500 likes and nearly 2,000 retweets. In the days following the December 9 reveal, a #BlackoutStarWarsEclipse hashtag sprung up on Twitter and has continued to gain traction ever since. With little else to latch onto, the conversation around the game has quickly turned to the developers behind it. Outside of a flashy cinematic reveal trailer (included above), very little is known about Star Wars Eclipse, although the official site describes it as a вЂњnew action-adventure, multiple-character branching narrative game.вЂќ Star Wars Eclipse takes place during the High Republic, a new era introduced in 2020 set roughly 250 years before Episode 1: The Phantom Menace. Other recent reports, like a video from freelance journalist Tom Henderson, paint a picture of an already troubled development cycle. The French studio behind 2018вЂ™s Detroit: Become Human is ensnared in long-standing reports of harassment and toxicity, particularly about its founder David Cage. A new Star Wars game announcement is usually a reason for celebration, but when Eclipse was revealed at the 2021 Game Awards, it sparked disappointment and outrage due to its association with Quantic Dream.

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