On a completely other topic, you, proud member of wwccsd-Era, help me decide whether red dead redemption 2 is worth getting.
My problem is this: I don't particularly care about westerns. It's just not a compelling genre to me. I need some kind of twist for it to be interesting, like westworld. And honestly, growing up and learning about how is basically a white fantasy for people who want to live in lawless times when they're the ones in power hasn't endeared me to it since. And I didn't like the first game that much either when I tried it.
So I was initially not even gonna bother. But there has been so much praise heeped on it that I'm waffling. My solution is that I'd get it if I could find an excuse for it. And one hook I would take is good representation of its female characters in a empowering way.
So if anyone on here is playing the game and noticing it's got good female depiction, you can convince me, a total stranger, to get in on the craze.
I mean, I don't have the game and can only go by my experience with the first game and what I've seen of the current game from various threads but I think you're just getting caught up in the hype. I would say that good representation of women in the game is not going to be a key feature and selling point. I certainly would not recommend the game for this criteria based on my knowledge of the series. If you're interested in good representation of women in empowering ways you might be better off asking for that here instead and listing the genres/platforms you have.
Typically when I get dragged aboard the hype train for a game I'm not interested in I just find something else to play and ride it out.