Polygon thinks video games should regress to black-and-white stories and characters where heroes are perfect and villains are cartoonishly evil. We blast that hot take and talk about depictions of racism in Red Dead Redemption 2, The Matrix being an allegory for gender transition, the term "race" being removed from Dungeons & Dragons, and how Persona 5's depiction of predatory women is not men's fault.

We discuss critics being upset by offensive language but not offensive actions in Destroy All Humans, Halo multiplayer going free-to-play, Joe Rogan saying video games are a waste of time, Grounded's arachnophobia safe mode, and much more.

Ghost of Tsushima is out, and "critics" are accusing it of racism, imperialism, and even having ties to the alt-right. We blast those critiques and also discuss the controversy surrounding a transperson in Deadly Premonition 2, the gender of lead characters in games such as Assassin's Creed, and what's next for Xbox.

For the debut episode, we discuss our issues with The Last of Us Part II, people's problems with Far Cry 6, and censorship in the wake of protests against racial injustice.