Square Enix: “Only Macho Protagonists Work in the West”

[jonnhytesta]

loves2splooge said:

Kenryoku_Maxis said:

Jumpin said:
Most Western gamers like macho characters because they are worried people will think they're gay otherwise. There is a lot of insecurity among American geeks.

Its hilarious how a large amount of Western gamers will rather play a game staring a large muscular man and tons of gore or a guy parading around in tight spandex.  But put down people for playing a game like Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest which focuses on women with revealing outfits and cute expressions.

And yet the people who play the game with the shirtless MACHO MAN is somehow suppose to be the more secure with his masculinity.

Yeah, I have been saying for awhile that western male gamers are obsessed with masculinity. It's not just the stereotypical Halo/Gears of War/God of War obsessed wannabe fratboy though that is insecure of their masculinity though. Plenty of Japanophiles are too. You know the types who are like "all these new videogames these days are pussified shit. Real gamers play hardcore games like Ninja Gaiden and Mega Man." They too have a masculinity complex. Just like how Halo players measure the size of their e-dick by how many n00bs they pwn online, the Japanophile measures the size of their e-dick by how "hardcore" they are. Same thing. You definitely have douchebags playing Halo, Gears, Call of Duty online but honestly I personally haven't seen a shortage of douchebaggery online among say Blazblue players for example. When you have anonymity + internet, that's to be expected.

yes, there are millions of people playing BlazBlue such a blockbuster.