I definitely don't think it negates the issue lol. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it though. It shows at least a little self awareness.
This was brought up in another thread, but the new LINE stickers of Daisy suggests that they're giving her design a refresh for future games.
Maybe a bigger role in a Mario game ala Pauline? Or just attempts to better diversify their characters? No idea.
Right??
Or, alternatively, we can give those poor ladies some dignity and a sense of morals not to do any form of injustice towards themselves! Self respect is key!
Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
The platform heels are as dumb on it as they were with the Other M version (they make that much less sense when taking the armor she wears over the Zero Suit into account). Don't care much for the alternation in the coloring on the fingers, but that's a more minor nitpick.Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
It's bad? Just so much wrong with it and the more you look at it, the worse it becomes.
The inner two vertical lines on her torso that go down to her crotch make it look like a bit like she's wearing a mankini over the top :D Once you see it...Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
Maybe I've fallen prey to that 'idea of normal dragged along the scale' thing, I mean compared to the women from Final Fantasy XIII swinging giant melee weapons around with their elongated limbs, she looks like a bloody kickboxer :D
Oh god now I can't unsee that either...
What is with the platform heels?Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
You're right of course, looking at pics of atheletes on google there's no muscles there, it's like my brain had completely forgotten despite the fact that I used to train at a gym full of female kickboxers all the time. It's weird that any kind of viable upper body strength on a woman is seen as unwanted in terms of visual appeal, as if biceps and triceps are something that only guys have rather than being part of anatomy. It's like insane levels of slender associated with femininity, which sucks if it then states that someone can't be strong and feminine at the same time. That's something that really bothers some (far more physically active/capable than me) friends of mine, one a kickboxing coach and the other a rower/triathlete. Which I think is why I always do a double-take at the sight of rail-thin characters with no core strength (at least Samus has that) or muscularity swinging massive weapons. It's not just the muscles, no core strength while twisting around means severe injuries, and some semblance of training drilled into me as a younger man kinda makes me think it's ridiculous at the same time as I think 'pretty face though' etc.
She was given rocket powered heels before.
It's really slight, but I think there's a difference in her core strength, which then makes her look more powerful than if she has a tiny waist.I honestly don't see much of a difference in that Samus, other than she is not in a pose where she's accentuating her curves, like she's usually portrayed
Women must wear always heels, it's some kind of weird and stupid gaming rule nowadays.
To be honest I'm struggling to think of a single female adventurer design where removing heels wouldn't improve it. Ankle support when spelunking for the most dangerous species in the galaxy is important :D
Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
I think (don't quote me on this) the idea is she just doesn't care about her frame at all, preferring to just let things deteriorate with the idea that she doesn't need to maintain as she treats herself as an android or tool.So I went back to Nier Automata this week, after stalling out on playthrough B because 9S is just so damn boring, but I finally powered through it and got to playthrough C and man, I thought 2B's design was bad, but
A2 is just a ridiculous example of hypersexualization
Why is she dressed like this? Does it somehow serve a narrative purpose that I am not yet aware of? Why is she running around fighting deadly machines in her panties? This shit is embarrassing, if you ask me.
No, no you're right. It's not justified. Like if they really wanted to go with the deterioration idea I mentioned they could have easily given her a broken suit (broken in the sense it's cracked and worn down and not somehow perfectly broken bikini armour) or had the characters question these designs themselves and redesign themselves in response.
Not the only "naked" fighter, either. Adam only starts dressing to mimic human culture, while both Adam & Eve start without clothing or armour and Eve puts on trousers at most.
Thoughts on the Zero Suit Samus redesign by MercurySteam?
