The most obvious woke shit is the Ariadne/Theseus rewrite — in Greek mythology, Theseus is a male hero, but the game reveals that its “Theseus” is actually Ariadne, a woman taking over his identity and heroic role. Normally that kind of rewrite would annoy me, but the way it plays out here is actually handled pretty reasonably, so it never bothered me that much while playing. There’s definitely a slight DEI/LGBTQ vibe around the game, but it never gets obnoxious enough to ruin the experience. Ariadne isn’t ugly either — honestly, she’s at least better-looking than the actual protagonist. The main character isn’t hideous, just noticeably less attractive than she could have been, which gives off a bit of that modern “don’t make female characters too pretty” design philosophy. So yeah, there’s some woke shit in here,

Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy shifts away from the established series identity by swapping out Amicia and Hugo for Sophia, a brown female smuggler set as the lead. Focusing the narrative on her backstory while depicting the religious order of nuns as primary villains pushes a forced ideological dynamic over organic storytelling. Instead of building naturally on the dark medieval atmospheric tension that made the originals standout, the campaign prioritizes modern representation and anti-religious tropes at the expense of a compelling narrative.