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Why are the female characters so sexed up?

Débuté par longgamma , mai 15 2013 08:20

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#151
LegionofRannoch
Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:02

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Uutoqq wrote...

Grammaton Dryad wrote...

Female Human Soldier....totally sexy.


I was in a game with her the other day.

Random guy : "I'm gonna revive him (my soldier)"
Me : "It's her plz"
"I know you're a girl but you're playing the male soldier"
"no it's the female"
"no it's the male"
"female"
"male"
etc

:(

And OT I stopped expecting females to not be overly sexualized in video games. I'm already extremely happy when I can actually play a female.

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#152
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:04

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eeewww, Other M... Prime did it right by keeping her mute and gender neutral.

OT: op is totes correct, nothing makes fellow krogans hot and bothered like Urdnot Bakara with a Claymore

#153
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:06

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For all the accusation that gamers are a bunch of mostly male sexist pigs (and I'm sure any woman on XBL has good reason to believe this is so), the female characters most popular among them often aren't the ones constantly flaunting their goods so to speak.

Some examples...
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Alyx Vance (Half Life 2)
April Ryan (The Longest Journey)
The Boss ( Metal Gear Solid 3)
Jade (Beyond Good and Evil)
Elena Fisher (Uncharted)
GLaDOS (Portal) (who is not even humanoid...)

Over sexualising a character might be a useful way to briefly get male attention, but it's generally not sufficient to keep it. The characters that stay with us don't usually do so because boobs.

#154
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:06

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Cyonan wrote...

One poor depiction of her, which the devs did catch quite a bit of hate for, doesn't suddenly negate everything else about her.

Also you still have the other characters I mentioned. Add Aveline from Dragon Age 2 onto that, and I'd hardly call Leliana or Wynne from Origins sexed up.

She seems hardy, I like her. 

You've been giving me good examples and bad examples (I thank you). 
But the important factor to consider with each example is: time. 
Your best example yet, has been Aveline. 
She is both a recent character and done with justice.
(Not that all females should be wearing pants, and swinging swords. It's just that more often than not we are given Tom-boy-ish characters who still happen to fall victim to eventual absence, or 50CCs of sex appeal.)  

I'll be blunt though; I've never touched DA:2 and I'm likely not going to.
(Expectations of gameplay were lowered.)

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:08

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OniGanon wrote...

The Boss ( MG)


<3<3<3<3<3
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#156
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:10

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I don't even know what Metroid is. Console peasant game?

Anyway, I think the mere opportunity of designing a breastplate leads to ample proportions. I prefer realistic proportions.

I also wonder why female characters often have to wear heels into combat. It looked classy on Miranda, but I find it a bit silly. Funny enough is that the Asari wear their tight suits but resort to the more healthy combat boots.

To be honest: The looks of the characters don't matter much to me, I'm mostly busy playing the game, looking for targets. However, when I started taking video footage of gameplay, I developed more affection for characters that looked good and possessed nice and helpful animations, especially the latter.
The only thing I always fall for are long legs and nice bum-bums.

#157
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:17

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tjbearpig wrote...

eeewww, Other M... Prime did it right by keeping her mute and gender neutral.

Did you know that "mute" Samus was voiced by Jennifer Hale? Such talent just for grunts. That's like when Disney hired Kari Wahlgren for Paperman.

dr_random wrote...

I don't even know what Metroid is. Console peasant game?

One of Nintendo's major franchises.

Modifié par Fredvdp, 16 mai 2013 - 09:19 .

#158
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:20

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Fredvdp wrote...

tjbearpig wrote...

eeewww, Other M... Prime did it right by keeping her mute and gender neutral.

Did you know that "mute" Samus was voiced by Jennifer Hale? Such talent just for grunts. That's like when Disney hired Kari Wahlgren for Paperman.


YES! Man, she's in everything. Bastilla from KoTOR, Palmer in Halo 4, Naomi in MGS, and obv. femshep. Quite the portfolio.

Modifié par tjbearpig, 16 mai 2013 - 09:21 .

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:26

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It depresses me to think that others might consider me shallow.
Looks aren't important, that's the whole reason why female characters should be designed with their personalities/backgrounds in question.
We don't often see female versions of any character who isn't similar to narrow concepts of perfectionism.
I don't mind that there are attractive characters who are very feminine.
I do mind when they are subjected to constant camera angles to add to a suggestiveness that may or may not exist about the character. There are some Characters who are Harlots, and they are within their character to pick a wedgie in front of a camera. But when that line is blurred, and all female characters are subjected to this sort of behavior, that's when I go waving the gender banner.

I mostly only really care about this happening in Mass Effect.
No matter what anyone tells me, it wont change the facts...
The women who were in mass effect (because there certainly were a lot missing) had two roles.
Shake your ass & get on the bed.

I'm on the forums here, the bsn, to bother with the injustice done specifically in Mass Effect.

#160
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:30

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Data7 wrote...
I do mind when they are subjected to constant camera angles to add to a suggestiveness that may or may not exist about the character.


reminds me of Bayonetta's "crotch shots"


also I love this girl.

http://ts1.mm.bing.n...2020348&pid=1.7

shes cute.Posted Image

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:43

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LegionofRannoch wrote...

also I love this girl.

http://ts1.mm.bing.n...2020348&pid=1.7

shes cute.Posted Image


Now you're just trolling. 
^_^ 
I said what I wanted to; I'm out. Later! 

#162
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:45

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Data7 wrote...

LegionofRannoch wrote...

also I love this girl.

http://ts1.mm.bing.n...2020348&pid=1.7

shes cute.Posted Image


Now you're just trolling. 
^_^ 
I said what I wanted to; I'm out. Later! 

what? i'm not trolling.. Kat is my new crush.Posted Image

#163
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 09:49

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longgamma wrote...

 why do the asaris wear figure hugging leather dominatrix outfits to a fking firefight.  


You have got a lot to learn:P

Modifié par 100RenegadePoints, 16 mai 2013 - 09:49 .

#164
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:02

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OniGanon wrote...

For all the accusation that gamers are a bunch of mostly male sexist pigs (and I'm sure any woman on XBL has good reason to believe this is so), the female characters most popular among them often aren't the ones constantly flaunting their goods so to speak.

Some examples...
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Alyx Vance (Half Life 2)
April Ryan (The Longest Journey)
The Boss ( Metal Gear Solid 3)
Jade (Beyond Good and Evil)
Elena Fisher (Uncharted)
GLaDOS (Portal) (who is not even humanoid...)

Over sexualising a character might be a useful way to briefly get male attention, but it's generally not sufficient to keep it. The characters that stay with us don't usually do so because boobs.


... Lara Croft :whistle:

You're right. Boobs have nothing to do with it!

#165
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:06

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^If her 4 polygon boobs were all Lara had, she would have been forgotten by now.


Really though, in the ME universe, wearing a full armoured hardsuit is only slightly more effective than wearing a bath towel, once your mass effect barrier is down. In light of that, all complaints on what everyone is wearing is pretty silly.

Modifié par OniGanon, 16 mai 2013 - 10:07 .

#166
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:09

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OniGanon wrote...

^If her 4 polygon boobs were all Lara had, she would have been forgotten by now.


Really though, in the ME universe, wearing a full armoured hardsuit is only slightly more effective than wearing a bath towel, once your mass effect barrier is down. In light of that, all complaints on what everyone is wearing is pretty silly.


Yeah, I wasn't arguing against you. Just wanted to point out you left out one of the "Big Girls" ;)

Sure, she would be forgotten if she didn't have dat ass too :lol:

(Joking)

#167
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:11

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I actually think MP plays down the hypersexualisation that SP indulges in.

#168
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:24

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longgamma wrote...

 Why are the female characters so sexed up?
[...]

To distinguish them from male characters

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:26

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HolyAvenger wrote...

I actually think MP plays down the hypersexualisation that SP indulges in.

Do continue. 
Shed light onto why having no female aliens to pick from, The release of three male alien kits compared to one female alien kit, the abundant amount of heels, and the constant 'attractive' female figures we see in mp are not as prone to the "hypersexualisation that SP indulges in". 

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#170
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:34

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Deerber wrote...
Yeah, I wasn't arguing against you. Just wanted to point out you left out one of the "Big Girls" ;)


Wasn't meant to be a comprehensive list of popular female videogame characters. Was just a few examples of ones who consistently rank among the most popular and aren't overly sexualised.

There are popular female game characters that are such, the most obvious example being Lara Croft but also some others like Cate Archer (No One Lives Forever), Farrah (Prince of Persia) and Tifa (FF7). But if all they had were their strippertastic outfits, they'd be forgotten just like all those girls in DoA I honestly can't remember the names of.

#171
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:37

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becuse "WHO" would want to play the character if it was a "BUSH PIG".
They are SEXED UP for a reason.

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 10:46

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wauzi the wolf wrote...

becuse "WHO" would want to play the character if it was a "BUSH PIG".

Well, when you put it like that, All the people who played Gears Of War maybe? 

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#173
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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 11:00

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Since we touched on heels earlier, is it me or do Turians look like they would feel very comfortable in high heels?

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xandax86
Posté 16 mai 2013 - 11:08

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Never really noticed it to be honest, but then again I focus on shooting the things that try to kill me.

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Posté 16 mai 2013 - 11:10

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actually, that s a bad idea. never mind.

Modifié par Caldari Ghost, 16 mai 2013 - 11:13 .

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