Anime is better looking but makes the cluckstee fuck story even more clusterfuckOh, I only watched the anime. Dunno about the manga. I don't remember that, but that's cool!
Is mini skirt panty shot worst than skinny suit ass shoot??Bayonetta on the Switch (well, I guess technically on the WiiU first, but whatever) is ironically (given its Nintendo) a MUCH lewder game if you use those Peach costumes, as the mini skirt makes every cutscene terribly unconfortable with all the ass shots (well, if they werent already of course).
Pretty ironic considering a big focus of this reboot is about making Laura Croft more than just tits and ass. And yet that's all some people can focus on with her designs.The latest (now-locked) Lara Croft thread is further proof that gamers badly need a huge dose of feminism in their lives.
To say I am disappointed would be a dramatic understatement. Frankly, I'm sickened. Totally sick of this sort of behavior and it's even creepier that there are dudes flying in to defend that sort of behavior, as though there were ever any merit to it in the first place. Gotta defend their right to objectify, I guess. After all, when you're so used to having that sort of privilege, anything resembling equality apparently feels like oppression.
Sigh.
I mean, the whole point of the thread was about the design (it just went full south)Pretty ironic considering a big focus of this reboot is about making Laura Croft more than just tits and ass. And yet that's all some people can focus on with her designs.
When did I say it wasn't? If you read my post again, you'll see I take issue with people focusing on the tits and ass of her design. I much more enjoyed the other discussion going on about muscular women in gaming. That was a positive discussion on character design.I mean, the whole point of the thread was about the design (it just went full south)
For some realsn i read " and all people can do if focus on her design"When did I say it wasn't? If you read my post again, you'll see I take issue with people focusing on the tits and ass of her design. I much more enjoyed the other discussion going on about muscular women in gaming. That was a positive discussion on character design.
I'd say so personally. It's technically more revealing and arguably more "erotic".
I hope this doesnt get me bannedI'd say so personally. It's technically more revealing and arguably more "erotic".
What are you trying to prove with these videos?
Perspective on the matter of lewdness, seeing her on her dafualt outfit one "might get used" to her body figure, while her peach outfit hides some of her featurs till you get the eye candy shots.What are you trying to prove with these videos?
And I would say yes, the miniskirt is worse, when you can see her butt cheeks and underwear, yeah, the default outfit is not on the same level as that.
Perspective on the matter of lewdness, seeing her on her dafualt outfit one "might get used" to her body figure, while her peach outfit hides some of her featurs till you get the eye candy shots.
I personally thing her default outfit is worst cuase imo is just her naked but with black color tint over, so I played with link or Samus suit
The latest (now-locked) Lara Croft thread is further proof that gamers badly need a huge dose of feminism in their lives.
To say I am disappointed would be a dramatic understatement. Frankly, I'm sickened. Totally sick of this sort of behavior and it's even creepier that there are dudes flying in to defend that sort of behavior, as though there were ever any merit to it in the first place. Gotta defend their right to objectify, I guess. After all, when you're so used to having that sort of privilege, anything resembling equality apparently feels like oppression.
Sigh.
Great well-thought-through video, quite an elegant summary of the character design conversation surrounding XB2 that we had here. Some good links afterwards too.So here's a great video analyzing the sexualization of women in Xenoblade 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRNkWXwyjdk
And as always, don't read the fucking comments.
Your point being? Do you hate breasts? Curves? ... You're appalled by exaggerated proportions? Get over yourself dude, you're a man, not a woman. Act like one.
Oversexualization is nothing new in character design. The only problem I have, is with feeble-minded people like you, standing up for a misguided, unintelligent notion of feminist propaganda.
Don't get me wrong here, feminists are fine. It's just the vocal minority of them that no one should give a rat's a** about. Including this sensitive gentleman who wrote this article.
So here's a great video analyzing the sexualization of women in Xenoblade 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRNkWXwyjdk
And as always, don't read the fucking comments.
Great well-thought-through video, quite an elegant summary of the character design conversation surrounding XB2 that we had here. Some good links afterwards too.
I couldn't avoid looking at the comments though... here's an example:
I don't think there's a single human being in Crash. Instead you have arguments and propaganda violently bumping into each other, impressed with their own quirkiness.
Yeah, by having that sense of freedom depicted as the same stereotypically sexualised design as everything else, it misfires on 'I choose to do my own thing and be sexually expressive' (which is otherwise totally cool), when the default for other females characters already pursuing their own path= sexualised design. It's completely confused as it's trying to have its cake and eat it, it's not a spectacular display of individuality and sexuality when the new outfit is built along the same priorities as most of the the other female outfits. The characterisation and conclusion of the arc gets lost when apparently almost every young woman's free choice of clothes is combat lingerie for some reason.I disagree about Nia's transformed state, but that's mostly because the rest of the female cast doesn't strike me as having a reason for their ridiculous outfits. If Nia was a standout in that outfit, the outfit being used as a means of denoting freedom would make sense. But in a female character line up full of such outfits, it just comes across as another on the pile. Effectively, this is basically a case of sexualization harming at two fronts, since it doesn't just harm the characters directly, but indirectly affects their ability to be taken seriously as having moments of purposeful divergence, especially when they fit within normalized sexualization (because even if the design was purposeful, it has no impact when it is simply the character fitting into the rest of the visually stereotyped cast).
Wooow that Tomb Raider thread was a piping hot mess. Ugh ugh ugh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Also, 1m views. What the fuck.
So here's a great video analyzing the sexualization of women in Xenoblade 2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRNkWXwyjdk
And as always, don't read the fucking comments.
Wooow that Tomb Raider thread was a piping hot mess. Ugh ugh ugh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Also, 1m views. What the fuck.
Great well-thought-through video, quite an elegant summary of the character design conversation surrounding XB2 that we had here. Some good links afterwards too.
I couldn't avoid looking at the comments though... here's an example:
No. They're paint-by-numbers third person shooters with nothing interesting going for them gameplay-wise, the focus is entirely on the story and it's dogshit. They're like Uncharted games without the charm and with more bloat.(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Dear God, day was going alright before reading through that crap. Gamers were a mistake.The latest (now-locked) Lara Croft thread is further proof that gamers badly need a huge dose of feminism in their lives.
To say I am disappointed would be a dramatic understatement. Frankly, I'm sickened. Totally sick of this sort of behavior and it's even creepier that there are dudes flying in to defend that sort of behavior, as though there were ever any merit to it in the first place. Gotta defend their right to objectify, I guess. After all, when you're so used to having that sort of privilege, anything resembling equality apparently feels like oppression.
Sigh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Wow, that's harsh. I thought the bow was really fun to use in the first game atleast, didn't play the second one. It's a nice game to look and listen at, nice setpieces and the high production value is apparent. But also bit annoying how much it reduces the gameplay to just quick time events, since it didn't have to. It's not a Telltale game so let me have more control. The tomb puzzles were nice, too bad they ruined any sense of discovery by literally pointing out the tombs with big text on UI and arrows on walls. 7/10. Didn't finish it.No. They're paint-by-numbers third person shooters with nothing interesting going for them gameplay-wise, the focus is entirely on the story and it's dogshit. They're like Uncharted games without the charm and with more bloat.
Great well-thought-through video, quite an elegant summary of the character design conversation surrounding XB2 that we had here. Some good links afterwards too.
I couldn't avoid looking at the comments though... here's an example:
....
Don't get me wrong here, feminists are fine. It's just the vocal minority of them that no one should give a rat's a** about. Including this sensitive gentleman who wrote this article.
The bow is fun to use, it is at least the best part of the gamesWow, that's harsh. I thought the bow was really fun to use in the first game atleast, didn't play the second one. It's a great game to look and listen at, nice setpieces and the production value is apparent. But also bit annoying how much it reduces the gameplay to just quick time events, since it didn't have to. It's not a Telltale game so let me have more control. The tomb puzzles were nice, too bad they ruined any sense of discovery by literally pointing out the tombs with big text on UI and arrows on walls. 7/10.
Wooow that Tomb Raider thread was a piping hot mess. Ugh ugh ugh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Also, 1m views. What the fuck.
Tomb Raider 2013.
It's like this game just had no soul whatsoever, nothing to say "hey, this is Tomb Raider 2013!" Everything this game has to offer can be found in other games that do it much better. Everything the original games had that I liked, mainly cheeky competent protagonist and strict platforming, where absent. Playing this game felt like I was working a shift at a job.
Finished it just to get my money's worth. When I got to the end I finally fought that giant zombie samurai they teased throughout the game. "Yes, this will at least be cool and challenging" I foolishly thought. "Oh fuck he's grabbed me, I'm so dead!", nope, he just calmly tosses me a couple of feet away. By the time he slowly walked to me my health pretty much regenerated all the damage. How do you make a giant zombie samurai boring?
This game had no soul, no identity, it's the colour grey. Literally only eating spaghetti with no herbs, spices, or sauce. Opening the packet of spaghetti, boiling it, and then serving that.
Couldn't agree more (except where you wrote "where" instead of "were", shaaaame). Bland spaghetti is a great metaphor haha.I'd say no, without the doubt one of the most boring games I've played. A bad game is bad, a boring game is worse. I'll copy and paste a post I made, There's end game spoilers but who gives a shit, story is boring.
I find it equally amusing that, after watching a video nearly an hour long and reading a comment packed with insults, the only evidence of 'feeble-minded', 'misguided, unintelligent', and 'sensitive' thought processes are in the piece a fraction of the size of the other.I don't love the connection between a woman being able to truly express yourself and normative expressions of sexuality, honestly... As if the best way to show she's truly living for herself now is for her to look sexy in just the way the presumed straight male audience will like.
Women's media is guilty of this too, of course, with all the take-off-the-glasses, straighten-your-hair makeovers. That are thankfully less common now, but probably just because people started making fun of it.
I don't know if this is just me reaching some sort of feminist state of peace, but I genuinely think it's hilarious when you get some internet philosopher saying "those feminists are fine as long as they don't try to do anything."
Speaking only for the first one, do you want to play a very average video game? Then go ahead.Wooow that Tomb Raider thread was a piping hot mess. Ugh ugh ugh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Wooow that Tomb Raider thread was a piping hot mess. Ugh ugh ugh.
(On a tangentially related note, should I play the new Tomb Raider games?)
Also, 1m views. What the fuck.
I feel like this quote from Ta-Nehisi Coates about Crash is very applicable to XC2 and most jRPGs (and honestly, quite a lot of story-based games, esp. those from larger publishers and developers).
That was my first though. My second was to the David Cronenberg film about people who get turned on by car crashes...This being a game forum, the first thing my mind jumped to when it read "Crash" was Crash Bandicoot and I was like, "Man, Coates is really going in on Naughty Dog huh"
I'm still reading he thread but it looks like people are upset that they have her a bit of a gut, agreed that that's not cool.
She definitely is more bulked, they probably should bulk up her arms a bit too imo just to make everything proportional, but I dont mind if thats what they want to go for, I don't see why this should be controversial.
Metroid fits, I guess?Are there any games out there where the main playable character is female, and has the build and attire for what they do?
I think the Prime games and the recent Samus Returns qualify too but I agree. I thought the Zero Suit was awful enough but they did the impossible and "prettied up" a damn space soldier suit in some of the games, Other M being the worst offender.But really only Super Metroid. Every game afterwards waifu'd her a bit too much. Zero Mission is ok in this I guess but it's Super Metroid that remembers to give her muscle tone.
I think the Prime games and the recent Samus Returns qualify too but I agree. I thought the Zero Suit was awful enough but they did the impossible and "prettied up" a damn space soldier suit in some of the games, Other M being the worst offender.
Edit: Oh you meant Samus' actual body.
Exactly, I hated it. She went from being relatively niche to "that one Nintendo waifu from Smash", sigh.The point of no return for Samus was when Sakurai made Zero Suit Samus playable in Brawl way back in 2008, and likely exposed her character to millions of casuals who had never played a Metroid game before, and assumed she was always like that.
Horizon? Aloy's not bulky, but she's toned, at least.Are there any games out there where the main playable character is female, and has the build and attire for what they do?