Topic: Social Issues in Games (Read 31734 times)

A² · « **Reply #300 on:** June 09, 2013, 03:01:22 PM »

If this was intentional, I love you, Atlus.

Büge · « **Reply #301 on:** June 11, 2013, 12:18:21 PM »

http://femfreq.tumblr.com/post/52673540142/twitter-vs-female-protagonists-in-video-games

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #302 on:** June 11, 2013, 12:32:46 PM »

I liked this one the best:

Friday · « **Reply #303 on:** June 11, 2013, 01:23:20 PM »

I'm adding all variants of "check your privilege" to my "instantly lasered from orbit by satellite built specifically for this purpose" when I become President of Space

Smiler · « **Reply #304 on:** June 11, 2013, 03:44:38 PM »

Check your laser privilege.

Mongrel · « **Reply #305 on:** June 11, 2013, 03:57:41 PM »

Laser entitlements.

Brentai · « **Reply #306 on:** June 12, 2013, 07:03:49 AM »

You know, I think Final Fantasy XV might be the closest we'll come to actual male sexualization in gaming. At least, I find it hard to believe that those character designs are primarily meant to appeal to straight men.

I don't find it... uncomfortable, really, just not very much to my tastes. I imagine if this were how the entire gaming landscape appeared to me then I'd have a pretty bitter feeling about it too.

Beat Bandit · « **Reply #307 on:** June 12, 2013, 07:17:23 AM »

The first thing that came to mind for me was The Bouncer.

(if the guys had shirts no one would know which of those was the female lead)

Thinking about it, though, 'generic anime, pretty one, big one, none of which are properly dressed' has been the Square system for main characters for a while.

TA · « **Reply #308 on:** June 12, 2013, 07:44:51 AM »

Quote from: Brentoid on June 12, 2013, 07:03:49 AM

You know, I think Final Fantasy XV might be the closest we'll come to actual male sexualization in gaming. At least, I find it hard to believe that those character designs are primarily meant to appeal to straight men.

I don't find it... uncomfortable, really, just not very much to my tastes. I imagine if this were how the entire gaming landscape appeared to me then I'd have a pretty bitter feeling about it too.

MarsDragon · « **Reply #309 on:** June 12, 2013, 11:43:39 AM »

The weird thing is, at least in the west most fangirls don't even seem to like Vaan that much. It's all about Balthier. (for completely understandable reasons) Sometimes Basch or Larsa.

That said, Square has definitely been courting the female market for awhile now. Look at Kingdom Hearts.

Thad · « **Reply #310 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:29:33 PM »

You know, the more I think about it the more I would love to see somebody actually try to adapt Amano's designs straight across.

I can't even begin to imagine how they would look in motion. Which is half the reason I want to see someone try.

TA · « **Reply #311 on:** June 12, 2013, 12:51:49 PM »

Quote from: Thad on June 12, 2013, 12:29:33 PM

You know, the more I think about it the more I would love to see somebody actually try to adapt Amano's designs straight across.

I can't even begin to imagine how they would look in motion. Which is half the reason I want to see someone try.

You rang?

Mothra · « **Reply #312 on:** June 12, 2013, 01:05:55 PM »

Quote from: Friday on June 11, 2013, 01:23:20 PM

I'm adding all variants of "check your privilege" to my "instantly lasered from orbit by satellite built specifically for this purpose" when I become President of Space

God, yes.

Friday can you fill out the following for me:

FRIDAY'S TOP FIVE ORBITAL SOL BLASTING (FROM SPACE) TRIGGER PHRASES

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bitch i might be
Check your privilege

Brentai · « **Reply #313 on:** June 12, 2013, 01:07:24 PM »

Yeah I was going to say there's a Vampire Hunter D game on the PSX.

Unfortunately for obvious reasons it ends up looking more like "a PSX game" than "a Vampire Hunter D game".

Big problem with Amano paintings proper is that they very rarely have non-abstract backgrounds, so it's hard to even figure out what they would look like in an actual world. Even VHD has to compromise the designs to make them look like things that exist.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #314 on:** June 12, 2013, 01:39:01 PM »

Quote from: Thad on June 12, 2013, 12:29:33 PM

You know, the more I think about it the more I would love to see somebody actually try to adapt Amano's designs straight across.

I can't even begin to imagine how they would look in motion. Which is half the reason I want to see someone try.

2012年春全世界公開の天野喜孝監督作品『DEVA ZAN』特別映像が解禁

I don't have any other information about this, entitled "Deva Zan," except that Yoshitaka Amano was deeply involved and he is the reason that looks the way it does. Apparently, the movie actually came out! There's a graphic novel adaptation, too. But I can't find anything in English.

Thad · « **Reply #315 on:** June 12, 2013, 03:54:30 PM »

Yeah, that's a bit closer to what I was picturing. And Brent's right -- not a whole lot in the way of backgrounds.

(I dated a chick named D once.)

Büge · « **Reply #316 on:** June 13, 2013, 12:09:43 AM »

Did you give her the...?

R^2 · « **Reply #317 on:** June 13, 2013, 02:21:14 AM »

Apparently he got it all to himself.

Ted Belmont · « **Reply #318 on:** August 01, 2013, 08:43:18 AM »

Damsel in Distress: Part 3 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

Part three is up! This one's about Dudes in Distress.

PREPARE FOR THE NERDRAGEPOCALYPSE

Zaratustra · « **Reply #319 on:** August 01, 2013, 09:21:53 AM »

tune in to 16:05 for a surprise

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