The physical attributes and dress of
any character in a video game, male or female, should be in line with their personality, profession, environment, etc. Especially for an RPG. This will ensure that the game stays immersive for the player.
That being said, my playthrough of the series went from ME2 > ME1 > ME3. After ME2 I was surprised at the "blandness" of the armor and
lack of sexualization of any of the characters in ME1. And, I thought it was incredibly
refreshing. Everything seemed "appropriate". Shepard and crew were in a military ship, and their dress showed that. When they disembarked they were in full armor andn helmets. None of the women wore too much makeup or had elaborate hairstyles. Everyone was sort of "average" for their body-type, and they were all physically in-shape which made sense.
You could argue that there was a lack of variety in body models, but that the same time, it seemed that an effort was made to not make breasts and butts big,
just to make breasts and butts big. It was respectful to everyone. Except Matriarch Benezia. That was really uncalled for, I mean....wtf was that?
In ME2, character appearance took a much more central role. Characters were on a Cerberus ship, which likely had different standards for personnel appearance. In addition, the squad was a hodgepodge of people, so everyone had different dress. FemShep's breasts and butt grew a small bit, but nothing too immersion-breaking. But, FemShep notwithstanding, there were now breasts and butts everywhere!
I found it difficult to have a conversation with Samara without staring at her cleavage the entire time. It was distracting, and it de-humanized her character, which considering she's a little bit akin to a female monk, was pretty disturbing. Jack's outfit, while fitting her personality was just horribly impractical. There's no way those straps would have stayed in place in a fight. Miranda's bust was a bit less distracting than Samara's, but it was still ample. Her outfit while fine for on the ship, was also impractical for combat. If the player had LOTSB, Liara's chest grew as well. Everyone's butt grew.
Jacob had multiple butt shots, and a catsuit, as well. He *was* Miranda's counterpart, the problem is that most players didn't like his personality and how he was written. BioWare could have been a bit more liberal with Thane -- had him shirtless, for example -- but for whatever reason didn't. Like asari, drell are relatively humanoid in appearance, and I know the Thane fans would have appreciated a bare-chested shot of him like Jacob had. I can understand BW's hesitation to go that route with Garrus, but if BW isn't afraid of makign a love scene with the very humanoid asari, they shouldn't be afraid to do the same thing with the very humanoid drell. It seems like more oversexualization of female NPCs -- laced with a bit of favoritism.
ME3 saw even more growth of boobs and butts - -this time for FemShep even more so. Not to mention camel toes. The redos for Ashley and Kelly were horrible in my opinion, and seriously undermined their characters. It was inappropriate and detracted from them as individuals. It broke immersion.
Of course the Mass Effect series sexualized women (not to mention some of the men). What's really sad is that it treats women SO much better than so many of the other games out there. As a result, many folks think we should "be happy" with what we do get from BW. it should be "good enough".
I'm sorry, but I don't settle for "good enough".
The objectification of women is deeply ingrained in our society, and it doesn't help that the video game industry is dominated by men. I don't say that in an attempt to make men sound "evil" -- they aren't (well, some are; yeah, you know who you are
). However, they will
lack the feminine perspective. That combined with the fact that game companies specifically market to mostly the male gender, makes it difficult to elicit change.
Once game companies like EA figure out that their customerbase (and profits) can essentially double by ALSO marketing and making games that appeal to FEMALES, then we might make some headway in this department.
Modifié par giftfish, 07 décembre 2012 - 05:41 .
....yes his out fit was as bad as Miranda's, though at least he isn't quite dumb enough to wear heels into battle, he does still look almost as ridiculous as the ME skimpy battle ladies though, I will give you that one.....Thane, a small square hole exposing a modicum of green skin, so what.....What about Steve and Kaidan, did I miss something? Kaidan wears real Armor in combat and Steve isn't a combateer and just wears the standard issue rolled sleeve shirt with Army Cargo's.....As for Sheps face, I never found the default attractive at all, so, sorry it means little to me.
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