The swift response, including specific actions the team will take to fix the problem, appears to have satisfied some of Neostream's fiercest critics. Tweak the blowgun so it looks less like a joint.The developers have promised to make the following corrections: It also notes that no one had commented about the characters before, though admitted this was the first time those designs had been shown to the public. The statement asserted the Little Devil Inside team had researched masks from various cultures around the world for inspiration, and were not aware of the stereotypical connotations of the design they settled on. The company quickly apologized for the design in a statement on Facebook. However, many agreed this particular enemy was tone-deaf at best and intentionally racist at worst, and Neostream listened to them.
Some staunchly defended Neostream's right to create whatever enemies it wants, and accused those criticizing the design of censorship and stifling the designers' creative expression. As the final nail in the coffin, some netizens thought the blowguns were actually joints. All you see are three of the beings chasing the protagonist, shouting gibberish and shooting blowguns in a scene that wouldn't have looked out of place in some old cartoon from the 1960s. To make things worse, the brief clip showed no evidence that these enemies are intelligent or cultured in any way. It wasn't a good look for a new studio taking its first major steps into the gaming world, especially with the current worldwide vigilance about race and racism. Taken all together, many saw these enemies as caricatures of an African tribe, and the developers faced almost immediate backlash.
According to Neostream, they are the defenders of a mystical area with a heavy emphasis on nature. These enemies have dark brown skin, dreadlocks, and their masks feature large, bright-red lips. A clip from the trailer shows the main character being chased through the woods by several blowgun-wielding enemies. Unfortunately, there was one detail the internet took issue with.
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