Julie Elven, the vocalist who appears in Guerrilla Games‘ Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores, has taken to Twitter to reveal she’s been hit with numerous abusive messages from players due to the sequence in which her voice is utilised.
Since Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores came out in April, I’ve continuously received angry DMs from gamers, as my vocals are featured on a scene in the DLC that they see as “LGBTQ propaganda”. Receiving puking emojis, “God won’t forgive you”, “You destroyed Horizon” & more.
Unfortunately, this sort of thing happens quite a lot; the face mode for Abby in The Last of Us Part 2 for example was on the receiving end of a torrent of abuse from ‘fans.’ The sad fact is, these trolls will continue to hurl their abuse so long as there is a platform like Twitter that allows them to do so.
Elven went on to say that she has received plenty of positive messages from fans, but added “the continuous hateful DMs show how much still needs to change. Love is love. Story-wise, this scene made so much sense and I continue to stand with Guerrilla and am proud to be a part of it.”
You can download the latest Horizon Forbidden West Burning Shores update now.