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Not a single journalist anywhere made a big deal out of this. A random maiden is lain upon a stone slab by dark cultists in an abandoned church and stabbed through the heart with a sword to revitalize Dracula. Some of you may also remember the opening in Rondo Of Blood.
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This is why I find all this so oddly out of character for her right now. Yet to my recollection I do not recall Kat making a stink about the controversial themes of yesterday. It's not as if games back then did not have "bite" to them. Yet I wonder if Kat made a big deal about Billy from Xeno-gears being a male prostitute to finacially help his family, the implied rapes and whoring in Vandal Hearts 2, Luca Blight's disturbing back story in Suikoden 2, SMT Nocturne's creepy religious symbolism, or the blatantly sexual imagery in Parasite Eve. She's an rpg-fan by heart and also a retro-junky. "Actiony plat-formers with mature themes" are not her bag. Okay,let's give Kat the benefit of the doubt. (Wtf Kratos,a monster corpse would have done the same job you f^cking prick! Did an innocent woman have to be crushed and splattered just so you could advance? Use one of those giant brass lamps for crying out loud, you stupid git!) Surely she remembers God Of War 3 and how Kratos placed a naked helpless frightened woman upon a giant gear just so he could open a door to Poseidon's chamber and keep it from closing. Surely she has seen her friends play Saints Row 4 or GTA 5. I find it difficult to believe Kat was bothered by this scene. Though not at his full power, Gabriel easily and violently dispatches the father then sinks his fangs into the neck of the mother. Stumbling forward, Gabriel Belmont (Now Dracula) reaches his arms toward the cowering family in a weakened state. But Kat Bailey? No, I did not see this derailed train coming until it was right on top of me. This is a stunt I'd expect from Kotaku or Bob Mackey. Deep down I feel a little betrayed and a little disappointed. So when Kat writes an article linking a vampire attack to "sexual-assault" whilst comparing the game Lords Of Shadow 2 to Rape-lay, I'm left speechless. This is someone who even knows about those sleeper obscure gems that never made it into the greater public eye. This is someone you could talk with hours and hours about Final Fantasy,Shin Megami Tensei, or Dragon Warrior. She's not one of those phoonies who claim the gamer mantle just to get clicks. She never was a sensationalist and she always radiated a warm down to earth vibe. I feel conflicted because the Kat I knew in the past always had integrity. I thought about taking the debate to Kat Bailey herself but in the end I do not have the heart to direct anger at someone I knew at 1up who wrote blogs about rpgs I really enjoyed.