Are the majority of female characters in video games are over-sexualized?

[Slimebeast]

CollectiveCynic said:

Slimebeast said:

CollectiveCynic said:

Slimebeast said:
Yes, but what does it matter?

It matters because it impacts our culture, the gaming industry's view towards women. Sure it may not reflect all of us but it does tend to the shallow minded demographic who view women as nothing more that sex objects. It's all over the media and male society, but it shouldn't be represented so much in games. Do you want our medium to grow up and mature? Then tell the gaming industry not to give such a simple minded and degrading view and image towards women. I don't want the artistic media to view gamers as puebescent teenagers who constantly masturbates over women with highly skimpy outfits.

I don't mind women being sexualized, but there is such thing as overkill. Most games overkill beyond belief, especially in fighting games.

I don't care about the impact on our culture and society. Video games don't influence people very much when it comes to attitudes, moral and such stuff.

But I certainly agree on the grown up media part. I want video games to get respect and be seen as a sophisticated expression of culture.

Games don't entirely influence as society does and culture, but it is a bit disensitizing. Video games do sometimes represent our culture, especially our shallow materialistic culture.

 

Now it may sound like I am contradicting myself but I gotta give you credit for using the word desensitizing. I agree. That's mainly what media does (not just games but news, TV, movies etc), it desensitizes people to some extent.