I'm gonna get this off my Chest.
Sword Art Online is far better than most people give it credit for. It's a pretty reasonable depiction of MMOs and how people would actually behave if thrust into that situation, and Asuna is peak Waifu. The show is also good beyond the first half of Season 1.
The woke brigade is desperately trotting out the “you just hate female protagonists” lie again. No, we don’t. We hate the deliberate uglification, the preachiness, and the forced DEI checklist they slap on every new female lead.
The target audience for video games like God of War is Men just like with every Action game. To have a successful game, you must Market to Men. Unless they change up that character model quite a bit, they're in trouble.