As one of the best games of the year, "Cheering: Save 2" scored 88 high points on Metacritic.Although the work has received widespread praise, it has also caused controversy for its lack of diversity.Its game director revealed that in order to avoid offending any group, the studio hired several cultural consultants for content review, admitting that it was "worrying that public opinion would be out of control and led to the team being attacked by the media."
Daniel Vavra, co-founder of War Horse Studio and creative director of "God of Heaven: Save 2", said in the Insider podcast: "We hired consultants for every religion and minority group to send scripts to them for review and correct errors. Their advice is invaluable." He admitted that he had worried that public opinion pressure would lead to his dismissal, and even advised "players with concerns not to buy games."
However, even so, the game was in a very bad situation when it was first released, but despite this, the game still became a hit with 2 million copies sold in two weeks.This situation is just like the recent controversy caused by the issue of Japanese cultural depiction, highlighting the importance of cultural sensitivity to the gaming industry.
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