PatriotPaine’s no-filter gaming opinion column. When the gaming media says something stupid or woke, The Riot Retort responds. No hedging, no corporate filter, just the actual take.
BioWare is gone, and the gaming industry is mourning. But after more than a decade of disappointing releases, ballooning development cycles, and questionable creative decisions, did the legendary RPG studio really deserve better? Patriot returns with a profanity-laced Riot Retort to argue otherwise.
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TheGamer's Jade King called out everyone who questioned Mixtape's perfect review scores as unpleasant culture warriors. The Riot Retort has some thoughts on that.
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The Riot Retort is back and this time PatriotPaine is responding to PC Gamer's Joshua Wolens, who thinks James Bond just doesn't belong in video games. Spoiler: PatriotPaine disagrees, and he's got the Nathan Drake comparison to prove it.
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The Riot Retort returns to look at why gamers are right to be weary of the woke nature of Ghost of Yotei and not because the game features a female protagonist.
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The Riot Retort breaks down the Dead or Alive 6 Eurogamer review from Wesley Yin-Poole — a reviewer who had no business reviewing the game in the first place and proved it.
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The mob wanted THQ Nordic burned to the ground for holding an AMA on 8chan. The Riot Retort breaks down the manufactured outrage and SJW Patrick Klepek's role in leading the charge.
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Apex Legends is getting praised by the woke gaming media for its diverse roster. The Riot Retort breaks down the ResetEra hysteria and asks why any of it needs to be a talking point in a game with no story.
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Kotaku's Nathan Grayson says Kingdom Come Deliverance owes its popularity to conservative politics. The Riot Retort breaks down why a game selling a million copies in a month might just mean people wanted to play it.
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A progressive gaming writer called Kingdom Come Deliverance racist for not including people of color in its historically accurate 15th century Bohemian setting. The Riot Retort has some thoughts on that.
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The New York Times called Super Mario Run sexist because Princess Peach bakes a cake. The debut edition of The Riot Retort breaks down why a Mario game doesn't need to be anything more than a Mario game.
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