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AZWification on 22 August 2014



                
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Puppyroach on 22 August 2014

How do peop0le here Think gamers would react if Link or Mario would be depicted the same way?



curl-6 on 22 August 2014
Puppyroach said:

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.

Samus has been "sexy" since the very first game though. Metroid Prime is literally the only game in the whole series where she's not portrayed as sexy.



McGilliguts on 22 August 2014
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.

You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos.

Nothing wrong with sexualizing women or men, but why must it always be the inevitable norm to sexualize a woman in videogames? The video game industry could learn alot from how women are depicted in movies like the Terminator or Aliens.

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.


I'm glad you agree that it's ok to display the human figure in games, it's in keeping with a long tradition in art going back to the Greeks. 

On that note, Kratos sports a very revealing costume that shows off his male assets quite effectively. Same goes for Snake's skin tight sneak suit and Zangiefs bulging briefs.



Puppyroach on 22 August 2014
McGilliguts said:
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.

You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos.

Nothing wrong with sexualizing women or men, but why must it always be the inevitable norm to sexualize a woman in videogames? The video game industry could learn alot from how women are depicted in movies like the Terminator or Aliens.

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.

I'm glad you agree that it's ok to display the human figure in games, it's in keeping with a long tradition in art going back to the Greeks. 

On that note, Kratos sports a very revealing costume that shows off his male assets quite effectively. Same goes for Snake's skin tight sneak suit and Zangiefs bulging briefs.

That is kind of my point though. Those characters were created with that specific look, Samus was not. I bet you noone thought there was a woman in that suit during the first game until the reveal at the end (one of the great moments in videogames). Overusing it later on and playing on the premise of Sexy Aran, belittles that first moment.

If they had kept to the idea of focusing on Samus Aran as that cool character that seldom reveals herself, yet everyone knows it is a woman, it would have kept in line with the original game and the idea that was built around Metroid. As it is now, Samus only became another character that must be shown sexy in order to be popular. Why would they otherwise do it?



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Puppyroach on 22 August 2014
curl-6 said:
Puppyroach said:

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.

Samus has been "sexy" since the very first game though. Metroid Prime is literally the only game in the whole series where she's not portrayed as sexy.

I only remember one scene where she was revealed in the original and the big thing there was that you could she it was a woman.



DanneSandin on 22 August 2014
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.

You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos.

LOL yeah, that's totally the same thing! Just because someone don't want to sexualize a woman just to pander to the male sex fantasy that means that someone has to be on the same level as the talibans. Great reasoning!



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DanneSandin on 22 August 2014
McGilliguts said:
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.

You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos.

Nothing wrong with sexualizing women or men, but why must it always be the inevitable norm to sexualize a woman in videogames? The video game industry could learn alot from how women are depicted in movies like the Terminator or Aliens.

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.


I'm glad you agree that it's ok to display the human figure in games, it's in keeping with a long tradition in art going back to the Greeks. 

On that note, Kratos sports a very revealing costume that shows off his male assets quite effectively. Same goes for Snake's skin tight sneak suit and Zangiefs bulging briefs.

That's all about the power fantasies that surrounds quite a few games. Being a bad ass and looking the part is a rather big part of why those games sell as well as they do.



I'm on Twitter @DanneSandin!

Furthermore, I think VGChartz should add a "Like"-button.

The Fury on 22 August 2014

The sexualisation of Samus isn't an issue, a strong female character is always strong no matter what they wear.

Many had a huge issue with her portrayal as weak in Other M though.



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McGilliguts on 22 August 2014
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.

You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos.

Nothing wrong with sexualizing women or men, but why must it always be the inevitable norm to sexualize a woman in videogames? The video game industry could learn alot from how women are depicted in movies like the Terminator or Aliens.

Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.

I'm glad you agree that it's ok to display the human figure in games, it's in keeping with a long tradition in art going back to the Greeks. 

On that note, Kratos sports a very revealing costume that shows off his male assets quite effectively. Same goes for Snake's skin tight sneak suit and Zangiefs bulging briefs.

That is kind of my point though. Those characters were created with that specific look, Samus was not. I bet you noone thought there was a woman in that suit during the first game until the reveal at the end (one of the great moments in videogames). Overusing it later on and playing on the premise of Sexy Aran, belittles that first moment.

If they had kept to the idea of focusing on Samus Aran as that cool character that seldom reveals herself, yet everyone knows it is a woman, it would have kept in line with the original game and the idea that was built around Metroid. As it is now, Samus only became another character that must be shown sexy in order to be popular. Why would they otherwise do it?

Yes I'm sure it was a marketing decision. Personally, I do prefer the earlier games, but not for that reason.