Towerfall is one of my favourite couch multiplayer games – and some of the most fun I’ve had on the PlayStation 4.
“With a delicious 16-bit aesthetic, Towerfall: Ascension is perhaps some of the most fun I’ve had playing any game all year – but with a caveat; you’ll need friends and extra controllers. Mutiplayer here is the local only sort but if you have any sort of social standing there’s a lot to enjoy. I played the game this past weekend with my family, and it was a blast, with just about every round ending up in screams of riotous laughter, exclamations of “how the hell did you do that?” and sore loser punches to arms,” I said in my review.
It’s silly, light hearted fun. It’s now, perhaps, taking on a bit of politics – by including a new character who’s been inspired by Feminist Frequency’s Anita Sarkeesian. While there are a host of new characters, one of the new blue archers is based on the outspoken Sarkeesian, who’s become somebody half the internet just loves to hate. Because reasons.
“Her appearance is loosely based on feminist games critic Anita Sarkeesian. Anita’s work has been an inspiration to the TowerFall team,” the developer wrote. “Her ‘Tropes vs Women in Games’ video series gave us a valuable new lens through which to assess our character designs. TowerFall is about bringing people together, so it’s vitally important that the cast of playable characters makes everyone feel invited to join in.
“Simply put, this wouldn’t have occurred to me if not for Anita, and feedback from players has reinforced how important it really is. We’re very excited to immortalize Anita in a small way, as the alternate Last of the Order.”
I can’t help but feel that this is a bit of a cheap way to utilise the current Gamergate controversy for a bit of free marketing and exposure – and I’m okay with that. I don’t mind having fallen right in to their trap, if it means more people play Towerfall, even if it is just to moan about how social justice warriors are ruining their games. It’s insane fun and that fun remains, whether it’s trying to be inclusive or not.
Last Updated: February 10, 2015
Ryanza
February 10, 2015 at 14:32
Towerfall: Social Justice?
https://qzprod.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mugabe-zimbabwe-fall.jpg?w=1600
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 15:29
What happened to not supporting Deriding Robert Mugabe? :/
ReaperOfSquirrels
February 10, 2015 at 14:47
Geoff!!! Tell Matt to stop playing Evolve! XD
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 14:47
FEMERISM! SHARKEESIAN! JERNILIZM!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 14:51
Quick, start a petition to get her removed from the game! MAD! REASONS!
Shes rewning my gamz even though I don’t know what Towerfall is!
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 14:52
Spoken like a true man
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 14:56
It must be the Axe deodorant I used this morning.
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 14:57
HUR DUR Men, cave, ug ug ug
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 14:59
You flirt you. You know the ladies can’t resist that!
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 15:00
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Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 15:00
That tooth!
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 15:01
Tooph*
Lars Anderson
February 11, 2015 at 07:31
I’m pretty sure she’s not taking anyone’s games. She’s just supremely annoying. 🙂
RinceThis
February 10, 2015 at 14:54
GG Never forget!
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
February 10, 2015 at 14:58
Poe’s law, bro.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
It may be satire or parody, but yin the end you end up looking like a poe’s.
RinceThis
February 10, 2015 at 14:59
But where is the YAN?!
Blood Emperor Trevor
February 10, 2015 at 15:49
Out looking for its G?
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 15:02
Yoh! I read the Poe without the ‘ in between
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
February 10, 2015 at 15:16
That was implied.
Raptor Rants A Lot:Original #7
February 10, 2015 at 15:23
Now that you mention it. Reading the explanation of what Poe’s law is…. Yeah, I can see that
Hammersteyn
February 10, 2015 at 15:04
Learn something new everyday
Lars Anderson
February 11, 2015 at 07:30
Publicity stunt.
Юрий Константинов
July 13, 2019 at 01:15
Gay prince and social justice warrior… what a couple (and in the Ascension reality the prince goes blind too)
Юрий Константинов
July 13, 2019 at 01:15
Gay prince and social justice warrior… what a couple (and in the Ascension reality the prince goes blind too)