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Celeste

2018

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

2020

Celeste vs World of Warcraft: Shadowlands: Which Is More Woke?

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World of Warcraft: Shadowlands appears more woke than Celeste based on AI analysis, with a difference of about 30 points. Community votes agree with the AI verdict.

GameCeleste2018
12Score
Peak Gaming

Community (votes): ~44/100

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GameWorld of Warcraft: Shadowlands2020
42Score
Slightly Woke

Community (votes): ~70/100

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AI vs community

AI verdict

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands is more woke than Celeste (AI).

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands leads by 30 points on the AI scale.

Community verdict

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reads more woke in community votes than Celeste.

Vote-weighted spread: about 26 points (44 vs 70).

Why the scores diverge

  • The 30-point gap reflects how much ideology steers each story on our six-dimension pass, not just vibes.
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands highlight: Dialogue occasionally leans into moral lessons that feel more like messaging than character development.
  • Celeste highlight: The dialogue serves the narrative without overt moral lecturing.
  • Celeste: Characters are primarily developed through their interactions and struggles rather than as symbols.
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands: Some characters appear to be designed primarily for representation rather than narrative depth.

World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reads higher on ideology over story than Celeste, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reads higher on message-first dialogue than Celeste, which nudges the overall profile message-forward. World of Warcraft: Shadowlands reads higher on tokenistic characters than Celeste, which nudges the overall profile message-forward.

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more woke, Celeste or World of Warcraft: Shadowlands?
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands scores higher on the AI pass (42/100 vs 12/100).
What do community votes say?
Votes lean more woke on World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (70 vs 44 on our vote-weighted scale).
Why might AI and votes disagree?
AI scores come from a structured model pass; votes capture how people read the politics or messaging. Trailers, culture-war framing, and release timing can push votes away from the model.