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Why women criticise sexualised character designs |OT2| I have no pants and I must scream (READ OP)
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uh.... gonna have to say you're alone on this my friend. Ever been to a college town?
At least she was visibly shown, introduced, and has a speaking role. Carmine in Gears 4 was mentioned and then quickly killed off-screen.Been playing through Gears 5 and I immediately fell in love with Lizzie Carmine, niece of Clayton Carmine. She's just cool and badass without the game having to qualify it.
So it's really unfortunate that
She dies in the first act just so JD can develop as a character.
I'm really liking Lahni:
BIke shorts are the most comfortable thing and I will not sit by from such heresy! :P
Oh, I was talking about the ones with that. lol
Otherwise they're just... sports shorts? IDK
The ones in fe are of that kind tho, it seems i use them under skirts and it's the best thing for me xO
What's your stance towards having sexualised images banned as avatars?
I've been wanting this for a while but I never said anything now until that fan service thread because I assume it won't be popular.
I've been wanting this for a while but I never said anything now until that fan service thread because I assume it won't be popular.
...you don't?
That sounds fine why would they have them anyway?
Surprisingly I can't find anything about not posting Not Work Safe images in the rules, so I guess they're not breaking any. All the same, it's rude and gross to force others to look at your wank-bait with every post you make.
They're useful red flags to identify the problematic posters, though.
I'd disagree, I mean by that logic isn't your user name Problematic.
The posters user name is a play on Etrian Odyessy, the game with the dubiously dressed lolis.
I love that game, but you can't say sexualized avatars are bad when your username is in the same vein.
Well, NSFW avatars are not permitted. Sexualized but safe-for-work avatars are, and if you want one, well, you do you, although don't be surprised if some here decide to side-eye you. :P
Edit: I think I misread your comment "I've been wanting this" as wanting a sexualized avatar lol, but you want a ban on them. Well, like I said, we only ban if it's NSFW really. We've had to take down a few such avatars in the past.
This is an insane stretch.
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I will say it's a valuable lesson to learn something taken from granted is not as universal as I thought.
How sexualized are we talking? Like... people with cropped hentai avatars or girls in bikinis or what?
Going through Gears 4 right now. Gears 4 had a Gary Carmine, which is out of sync with the naming scheme. HOWEVER, Lizzie is actually back on track because her full name is Elizabeth Carmine. So the order is actually
Gears 1: Anthony Carmine
Gears 2: Benjamin Carmine
Gears 3: Clayton Carmine
Gears 4: Gary Carmine
Gears 5: Elizabeth Carmine
In Gears 4, I think the idea is because there is a massive time skip, we just didn't see D., E., and F. Carmines as those are of the old generation, with G. Carmine being of the new generation. And Lizzie can work as both a return to form with E for the fifth game or also using part of the new generation as L. Carmine
Thanks for the reply, I was curious to know what the mod stance is. :)
Great big exposed cleavages on video game and anime characters. It's rare but a bit awkward when someone just kind of has their kinks on display like that, it reminds me of that story from 2015 where a man was wearing an inappropriate shirt during a TV interview and it started trending online.
It's not really computer game related (though they are making a spinoff). But Kingdom Death has a lot of questionable pinup models. Though in their favour they have started doing male pin ups designed by yaoi artists. In the main game, sexuality is explicit, but pushed into the territory where it disgusts instead of being erotic (not to dissimilar to HR Giger).
After the whole Quiet fiasco, this literally feels like a punch int he face. Kojima, just.. *sigh*
Bodily autonomy and agency can exist indeed, but only if you're a male character!
I'm glad it exists though, but now, Kojima, make the same features for female characters, thanks!
I think at this point they're more like stilts.
Her design and pandering behavior (literally leaning in for a kiss) is more worrying to me though.
Besides the designs, what's up with female characters in fighting games moaning all the time? Are they ripping the sound from some porn movie?
Can you imagine a voice actress sitting in a recording booth trying to act like she got hit in the face, and then she sounds like that?
Can you imagine a voice actress sitting in a recording booth trying to act like she got hit in the face, and then she sounds like that?
Which fighting games specifically do this?
the only ones I can tell that do it all the time are really character specific (Juri SF4/5, Valentine Skullgirls Etc) based on their character "trope" and DOA...which...well it's DOA.
I think heels are awesome. They give a character a perched, poised type of pose. They look great on male characters too, and have lots of room for cool/crazy functionality.
A character based on beauty doesn't really interest me though.
Is there a particular reason for this? Sexiness is cool imo.
Sexiness, modesty, and patriarchy all meet at a very interesting intersection. It's definitely a multifaceted subject.
Heels just make no sense for fighters or other people of actions. You are already in combat scenarios. Don't need to worry about busting your ankle as well. It look silly as well
Like with anything, there's a time and place. If heels are appropriate (say, a formal setting), then knock yourself out.
When it comes to combat, though, unless they're in a form of calvary unit, heels are probably a no-go.
When it comes to combat, though, unless they're in a form of calvary unit, heels are probably a no-go.
Gun heels are a slippery slope towards Zero Suit Samus' jet heels and slippery slopes are dangerous, particulary in heels.
Just an excuse to have heels and sweep the fact that absurdly high heels are still impractical under the rug.
"Oh how convenient, the weapon is an 8 inch heel and it turns dudes on. Can't be helped."
Agreed. They basically function like a bird's talons so they're great.
Question is there a diffrence between a sexy design made by a woman and a sexy design made by a man? And is it okay for a girl to draw attractive characters?
Sorry for so many questions, I'm a aspiring character designer and I want to make character designs that won't offend too many people...
Sorry for so many questions, I'm a aspiring character designer and I want to make character designs that won't offend too many people...
The cool factor many is in the fact that it's obviously a harder move around in a fast or athletic way in heels than in something like sneakers. This guy went viral because of it
If he's doing all that in Nike's then no one is paying attention. But doing it in heels makes it look pretty damn cool.
i don't particularly find the female moans to be any different from the male ones
Longtime lurker here.
When it comes to heels, it comes down to whether it makes sense that the character would wear them in combat. For one, Cetrion's heels bothered me to no end since it makes no sense for an elemental goddess to put on heels when she could wear sandals to literally make her feel down-to-earth.
When it comes to heels, it comes down to whether it makes sense that the character would wear them in combat. For one, Cetrion's heels bothered me to no end since it makes no sense for an elemental goddess to put on heels when she could wear sandals to literally make her feel down-to-earth.
Making no sense isn't really a criticism though, especially of an anime game
Objectification is a criticism, but heels aren't objectifying
DOA in particular, yeah, but I feel like devs in general should try visiting a martial arts club and listen to the sound there.
But I'm not a core fighting gamer, maybe the sound is important and used to identify attacks?
Gonna use some ideomancy and say that you can attach guns to anything to make it cooler, but that doesn't make heels less objectifying.
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