LadyDrusilla wrote...
I've never said she was sexy (in fact I believe I said specifically I do not find how she dresses sexy, just not out of the ordinary even by todays standards), all I've said is that she doesn't dress that differently from millions of other women today and dismissing her on that basis alone is as immature as approving of her simply because she is attractive and shows some skin.
If she is an immature, inexperienced and poorly voice acted character than that is dissapointing. But if she is strong and independent and whatnot does it really matter how she dresses? Because honestly I find the implication that a young, smart and strong woman can't dress that way quite offensive even if I wouldn't dress that way myself.
Unfortunately we're not talking about how she chooses to dress, but what Bioware decides she should wear. Two very different things. Keep in mind we're talking about a company that exists in an industry that: doesn't get respect though it is the only source of income for some people in said industry; the press that covers and reviews products made in this area are stressed to be
gaming "news" thereby stipulating that it's not enough to warrant ethics be made important when there appears to be a conflict of interest, and that many members in said industry still refuses to grow up (or allow their work to mature) with its various depictions of scantily clad women in games and general behavior to anything said by sources such as FOX news.
Now I will say that if not for the push for iconic looks, I wouldn't be able to say that it's not the character choosing to dress the way she wants, but I have no reason to believe that it's not Bioware's agenda to have her in clothing that doesn't fit her role (on the Normandy no less) or possibly her character. To me, this is highlighted by Miranda considering that her actions, thoughts, and depiction in ME2 seem at odds because: at no point does she use her looks to get her way, and at points she appears to be looking for attention (referring to comments and actions made when she's told no one trusts her during travel to the Collector base). It's said that she's strong and confident, but I can't agree with that because after everything I've witnessed I see an insecure individual who seeks validation and can't validate herself. There's also Bioware's
attempt at being sly with camera angles on at least two occasions with Miranda.
And, in fact, I would say that last statement above is at the heart of the matter because those two shots served to make me question if I'm supposed to take the character seriously. And thinking about it more isn't helping. Two of the main crew, whose faces where mapped from real people into the game, were dressed provocatively and inappropriately (on missions). Heels, open chest pieces, and bare skin where protection should be. What is that supposed to make me think? Quite possibly, the most free-spirited individual on the ship and regarded sexually available individual (who isn't a main cast member), wears boots without heels, and is dressed in a more conservative manner. The "succubus" is also dressed in a conservative manner and she exudes more sex in speech than in anything she wears and she doesn't even try that hard. The whole scale itch thing notwithstanding, I'm more able to respect the depiction of Kelly and Morinth, and respect them as characters due to what I mentioned before. Bioware's push to show off how womanly their female characters are serves to diminish them before we get to know them.
This is why, just based off attire, I feel comfortable in judging who that character is or might be.
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