Binary Domain Is Bullshit (SPOILER WARNING)

[Kim]

There is so much about this game that is awful and upsetting.

Like, it's this whole SNATCHER-esque world where there are robots who look exactly like humans and they have to be destroyed. Except it doesn't really give a good reason for that. Like, I assumed like maybe they were being used as spies or weapons but nope. Just cuz people are afraid of them.

The protagonists are jerks to these robots, who think they're human and have emotions. And generally treat them like shit.

Your mission is to find data on these robots and capture the scientist who invented them. You illegally invade Japan to do so, and the robots are all belonging to the government, and it is only near the end that the scientist actually tries to stop you himself.

Eventually you find out that he's a robot himself, and designed these robots to "continue his species" even if he dies. That species basically being self-aware robots. You also find out that the female ones can get pregnant, and their children are stronger, more resistant to disease, and more in control of their emotions. These hybrids don't have any goal. From the "villain's" perspective they only need to survive. The human race will be stronger for this, too.

In fact, the only truly villainous things the villain does are all with the intent of protecting his children, given that the data you're collecting will be used to hunt down all the hybrids and murder them. He's trying to protect his children from genocide, and honestly I blame the people who would kill his children more than him.

Even when the protagonist decides to defend one of the hybrids cuz True Love and even when the rest of the team goes along with it, tho they only do so cuz they're gonna be murdered for No Reason by the US government, you still end up killing the "villain", they still end up giving the list to the organization that's going to try and murder all the hybrids. Things are actively worse in the world for your actions and the "good" of the ending is Pro Mctagonist is with his hybrid girlfriend trying to keep her safe.

Even tho the game is lightly critical of the anti-robot beliefs and institutions, it still acts as tho they're somewhat in the right or their side of things is somewhat reasonable. It's just hateful and gross.

Personally, it's a bit worse for me cuz my mommy is a cyborg. Every time this game was particularly gross I had to go to her for comfort and tell her what way it was gross this time, knowing that hearing this was probably upsetting/disappointing for her. It's a huge mess of grossness and I don't like it.