This is objectively false. One party deals entirely in culture warfare with no idea how to govern. The other at least tries to interface with real world problems.

All this "we" shit smacks entirely too much of cis het white middle class privelage

BG3 actually has micro transactions

No it doesn't. There was a preorder bonus that was free if you preordered. If you didn't, and you want the art and music, then it's $10.

Call me when I can pay my rent with your monopoly money. Until then it's all monopoly and no money

The model is intended for commercial use, uses the entire work and creates derivative works based on it which are in direct competition.

Doing the CCPs work for them, I see

Not to mention her ethnic minority romantic partner

The cruelty is the point

1. Willing to paint an entire swath of people with a broad, negative brush
2. Unwilling to spend any effort finding media you might actually enjoy.

The problem might not be with the industry.

Just follow a YouTuber with similar tastes and play the indie games they play. AAA is creatively dead

So, the author mentioned a couple of delightfully strange recent games. The thesis of the article is way too broad and unsupportable. If you're sick of mainstream settings, then stop playing AAA games.

Somehow, this is the bit that offends me most

While ad blockers are definitely a thing, I'd also like my favorite channels to get paid. And, honestly, it has to make money somehow -- it might as well be off my relatively stable back