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[KiwiQuiche]

Seriously, so far the most recent female heros, Hawke and Shepard, have stick-thin noodle arms. It's especially jarring when they are placed next to their male counterparts. The men are buff and muscled, yet the women are thin to the point of looking weak and scrawny. Kinda weird when they are supposed to be the most lethal of ass-kickers respectively.

Here we have the two Hawkes;



(Yes, they are naked so you can see the comparison better lol)

I mean really. My main Hawke was a warrior- she lugged around a sword and shield, plowing through anyone who got in her way wearing the thickest armour she could find. Being of poor muscle definition was really...weird, to say the least. It got even worse when I got to my mage one, and her arms were so noodly compared to ManHawke it was almost hilarious. I can kinda let it slide in terms of Rogues- be fast and light, but not for the Warriors who haul around heavy equipment every time they leave the house.

So Hawke being so thin, with skinny arms and thin legsis kinda weird. If she has been running around for years training with a sword/dagger/magic she should have muscle mass of some sort, not looking like she spent all her time gardning.

The most recent Bioware game ME3, has the Shepard comparisions which got even worse;

I mean really. Shepard is a freaking marine, one of the best fighters in the galaxy. Sheploo really looks like he can throw a punch, but Femshep looks like she would have trouble just keeping a pistol level. This gets even more strange (and in my case immersion breaking) if you decide to brawl James.

The utter contrast in their muscle tone is hilarious and kinda disturbing. Femshep looks pathetically weak next to James, certainly not a physcial powerhouse she's supposed to be, especially if you are a Vanguard or Soldier class, who deal with brute strength.

Also, that armour cannot be light, neither can all those guns she lugs about. And before I get "Waaah Cerberus implants" yeah no, that is not a good excuse, as she looked like scrawny ten-year-old even in ME1, it just got way more noticable as the seires progressed.


Seriously Bioware. Give me a buff lady to play in DAI. One who looks like she could kick your ass with her bare fists, not some stick-armed chick who looks like she would have trouble lifting a cardboard box, it's really weird when she is supposed to be an active fighter. It's been getting weird in your newest games, especially since you make the male PC's so buff, yet keep the female PC so skinny and almost frail looking.

Modifié par KiwiQuiche, 23 mars 2013 - 11:26 .

[Allan Schumacher]

I'm closing this down now.

Note, I actually agree with UndergoingMitosis simply because I see increased variation, even just between games, as being a good thing. But you're right, it might alienate those who have different preferences. I suppose for better or worse, it's not going to be my call. Personally I'd rather be at a point where it doesn't matter whether the protagonist is a male or female, nor how it looks. The only way to get there is for there to be a plethora of games that have that variety (kind of like movies). We're not there yet.

In any case, we're spinning around in circles now, and I am locking this one down.

Modifié par Allan Schumacher, 28 mars 2013 - 07:06 .