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Why women criticise sexualised character designs | OT3 | "make her look more...corpulent, more stuffed where the eyes can't escape."
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What are yall's thoughts on the "Bayonetta and the Lost Demon" game?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQhcuQi1tdI&ab_channel=IGN
All the staunch, and diehard fans of the series have had nothing but derision and shit talk to say about this game. I hear nothing but "it shouldnt be a $60 dollar game" "Why the fuck do I want to play a story game about bayonetta" and two to three hour long diatribes about why this game shouldnt exist.
But apparently it's reviewing well and people liking it to "this years Kirby".
personally, as a huge bayonetta fan that was somewhat dissapointed by 3, I think this is the best medicine for the series. It seems to do relatively well without all the fanservice and flair but also seems to keep what the character is about without losing anything.
Instead of a sexy stripper, she's dressed in a gothic ballerina outfit that fits with theme and she does classical balet to cast her magic instead of getting naked and pole dancing.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQhcuQi1tdI&ab_channel=IGN
All the staunch, and diehard fans of the series have had nothing but derision and shit talk to say about this game. I hear nothing but "it shouldnt be a $60 dollar game" "Why the fuck do I want to play a story game about bayonetta" and two to three hour long diatribes about why this game shouldnt exist.
But apparently it's reviewing well and people liking it to "this years Kirby".
personally, as a huge bayonetta fan that was somewhat dissapointed by 3, I think this is the best medicine for the series. It seems to do relatively well without all the fanservice and flair but also seems to keep what the character is about without losing anything.
Instead of a sexy stripper, she's dressed in a gothic ballerina outfit that fits with theme and she does classical balet to cast her magic instead of getting naked and pole dancing.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNENXMgL7ks&ab_channel=WoolieVersus
There are more clips from other podcasts, but this was the first I could find.
Yes I'm sure there are people who don't like it. You said "all" of them have "nothing" but derision and spite for it.
Someone out there has probably made a 5 hour video about how they don't like clipping their fingernails. So what.
You can look at the announcement thread, and a majority of posts mirrored the same sentiment.
before the game came out, I scarcely saw a positive comment.
I mean, no duh?
it came after the pretty polarizing Bayonetta 3 and is way different than the character action games that bayonetta was
of course fans wouldn't be too keen on it in it's first showing
Yakuza: Like a dragon got the same reaction when it was revealed but fans warmed up to it. Let's see if Cereza and the lost demon does the same
We're here to talk about the character designs, right? Don't think the reaction to the game is relevant to this thread.
I dare a human to replicate this pose without breaking a few bones.Playing the GrimGrimore demo...
and damn...
Lol at the cat glaring at the terrible designs as it walks awayPlaying the GrimGrimore demo...
and damn...
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
I hope this lady finds a shirt that fits at the end of the adventure.
I mean that's how my spine was when I could still stand and walk, nothing broken. Made my ass awesome tho.
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
The thing I don't like the most about the game is how they actually made an alternative outfit that covers the protagonist up more (and is pretty cool and optional), but it's only present on the Nintendo Switch version and they never patched it into the Steam/PC one.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjgZy308KKQ
Play as a puritan man that hunts down
and the song/lullaby is going on about how men are pure and good, and women are evil and will corrupt men. All the red flags.
First off, I love that we are now getting clones of Bloodborne clones. Even the giant letter in red and stylized from the others is right from Lies of P.
Second, Solomon Kane is like the most ick of Robert Howard's books. This puritanss wordsman shit is ripped right from that and it's just as weird and cringe.
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
I bought this years ago because people were praising it, started playing it and my sister entered the room shortly afterwards.
I never launched it again.
That legit looks like a fake game that would've been in like an episode of CSI in 2004 or something.
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
At least Vanillaware has some artistic talent
Speaking of Vanillaware, saw someone mention this game in the Steam Spring Sale thread as, "the closest thing to Vanillaware as it gets on Steam".
And yep, it sure looks the part. Warts and all.
View: https://store.steampowered.com/app/598700/The_Vagrant/
I feel bad everytime I see this in someone's quote my first thought is "A game less than a dollar!" then I remember what the rest of the post is.
Was looking at Parasite Eve artwork tonight and got struck by how...like... *not * hot* this is 😂
Her tonguing the one side of her mouth to lick the gun barrel looks so weird lol (try it yourself!)
I also did a double take on this one....I didn't realize she was sitting on a barstool this whole time, I thought it was just a normal sit (like the Demi-Fiend here).... so she's just lifting her leg to lean on it, while the leg leans on air...🍃
Who sits like this?? lol 😅 (again, try it yourself!)
Her tonguing the one side of her mouth to lick the gun barrel looks so weird lol (try it yourself!)
I also did a double take on this one....I didn't realize she was sitting on a barstool this whole time, I thought it was just a normal sit (like the Demi-Fiend here).... so she's just lifting her leg to lean on it, while the leg leans on air...🍃
Who sits like this?? lol 😅 (again, try it yourself!)
Ahem:
And how dare you curse me with the knowledge of the barstool art with one of her legs resting on air. What in the...
The first Parasite Eve game definitely has some moments that aged poorly (the game was released in the late 90s), but the two later games completely go off the rails. I still can't bring myself to play The 3rd Birthday, between the "actually Aya is a child" stuff and the clothes getting torn off on taking damage and the shower scene. It's bad.
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The developers of an old-school shooter I've been keenly anticipating have just revealed the early access release date, and along with it a new piece of key-art that includes the until-now unseen protagonist:
You can probably imagine how the comments on the Steam post went.
You can probably imagine how the comments on the Steam post went.
Oh no it's even dumber, you see all the outrage is because the protag is not the same one as this image that was posted like 5 years agoThe developers of an old-school shooter I've been keenly anticipating have just revealed the early access release date, and along with it a new piece of key-art that includes the until-now unseen protagonist:
You can probably imagine how the comments on the Steam post went.
View: https://twitter.com/CagesCorner/status/828726977741873152
Literally all that bigoted shit just for a single image from 5 years ago that literally no one saw, the most stupid was the one who acted that this was the same as if "Marvel changed Black Pather to a white man" (??????)
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It's just the same five racists in the comments raging for three pages and when someone challenges them, they deny they were offended because of some illustration years ago. Sadly, the old school shooter is a ripe scene for bigotry, and just invites boomer mentality for "boomer shooters". Same for HEMA or historical strategy games.The developers of an old-school shooter I've been keenly anticipating have just revealed the early access release date, and along with it a new piece of key-art that includes the until-now unseen protagonist:
You can probably imagine how the comments on the Steam post went.
The old illustration definitely seems to be being used as cover. "We're not angry because she's black, it's just because you changed her!" Yeah, sure.
It warms my heart to know that even the old-school FPS scene is becoming inhospitable to these chuds.
I reported those posts, let's see if they ban more than that one racist.
It's the most thin skinned snowflake shit lol
"I'm going to avoid this game now, it's all political and woke"
Go ahead, out yourself for the whole world to see. Join a Nazi rally but run away when counter protestors outsize you by many times.
The developers of an old-school shooter I've been keenly anticipating have just revealed the early access release date, and along with it a new piece of key-art that includes the until-now unseen protagonist:
You can probably imagine how the comments on the Steam post went.
What's the game? She looks cool.
So, Tekken 8 trailers for Jun and Xiaoyu were released. The outfit designs are actually quite nice I think, and I didn't notice any leery camerawork either, but the thing that stands out is how the female characters' faces look very smooth and unexpressive compared to the male characters. It kind of feels like they're deliberately not utilizing the new tech they have to keep the women as pretty and perfect as possible. This has sparked some controversy on the game's reddit etc, with the opposing arguments basically boiling down to "who cares" or "you want the women to look like ugly grannies?". The usual. Still, I'm pleasantly surprised to see so many people talking about it. Maybe it's a sign of attitudes shifting. Slowly.
It's a valid point that user was making. A lot of sexism there unsurprisingly but thankfully the sexist or dismissive comments have been down voted in that original thread.
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Woo boy name a more iconic duo Reddit x Thoughts on Women. I feel like even the most miquetoast comment is always marked "controversial." Also, reasons I quit the P5 sub.
I've only been paying close attention to the renders, and Jun seems to have the most pronounced "doll effect." Xiaoyu and Nina seem to fare slightly better in terms of having more realistic faces.
I also did a double take on this one....I didn't realize she was sitting on a barstool this whole time, I thought it was just a normal sit (like the Demi-Fiend here).... so she's just lifting her leg to lean on it, while the leg leans on air...🍃
Who sits like this?? lol 😅 (again, try it yourself!)
"Quick, act natural!"
Not totally applicable to the thread specifically, but Ashley once again not being playable in Mercenaries is just so lame. There's no actual reason for it. It just seems treating her as like "too feminine" to play as or something.
I'm convinced this is the reason why she's not playable.
I've seen videos of people using a bug to buy Ashley a weapon and it really made me wish we could have her in Mercenary.
Not having Ada playable at all from the start is even stranger as she was already playable in the OG Mercs.
But yeah no Ashley is a missed opportunity.
Like...what? What would Ashley even do? No knife, no guns, only oil lantern throwing? How did you all envision this going?
*shrug* You can play as Moira in raid mode and that's the antithesis of her character(one ending at least).
I think it's obvious they are saving Ada and Wesker for the eventual Separate Ways DLC, most likely for free whether you buy the dlc or not.
She needs to be liberated (heh) from what seems to be Square Enix's own ability to figure out how to do right by her and Parasite Eve generally.
But since the topic of Tetsuya Nomura Having A Moment PE art came up, what about the one where she's fully naked but all her scandalous bits are covered in a *checks notes* thick layer of blood. It's not uncomfortable enough to come across as him having a go at the interplay of sex and horror, so it's all just kind of a bit of a headscratcher.
Babe, you got a bit of ketchup on your, um... everything.
It's a prime example of chronic misremembering and misinterpreting, the old Parasite Eve, because I've been watching VoidBurger stream it and it's fine? She hasn't gotten to the later parts of the game yet, so there's still time for something I don't remember to appear, but it seems like at least most of the more leering aspects of the series' reputation are external to the game itself (Aya having a default state of tits out in Nomura's illustrations), or integrated later on (a little bit in PE2/a hell of a lot in T3B).
I imagine a Parasite Eve remake a lot... Foolish as it is, I live in hope of something I know will never happen. Not necessarily a remake specifically, but the way I picture it. It's nice to dream...
