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DarthVolod on 14 September 2013
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binary solo said:
WrathofTank said:
I don't think this will push the industry forward at all. I don't want them to push female lead characters unless it is a natural fit.

What the fuck is a "natural fit"? That's like saying women shouldn't be in the police, or be firefighters or be on the front lines in the military. That there is an inherently sexist statement.

There is NO role that women / girls can't fill naturally that is an essentially male role.

Existing characters can't be morphed into women / girls. No one is expecting Mario to become Maria, or Master Chief to become Mistress Chief, or Nathan Drake to become Nicola Drake. But what is inherently wrong with the next platformer mascot to be a female character, or the next FPS hero to be female, the next Action/Adventure icon to be a woman?

The new Tomb Raider shows the female action/adventure lead  can give strong sales in a realistic / non-stylised setting. Heavenly Sword proves a great hack'n'slash can be centred on female protagonists and not just man-mountains like Kratos.


There is a world of difference between a male police officer and a female police officer though based on standards and expectations of the job ... same with firefighters and military especially. Sadly, I don't see many women or feminist groups that argue that the current standards for women to become police (significantly less strict than that of males) should be raised, or that women should serve on the front lines with their male counterparts. Is very telling that no one seems to care about these types of things. 

And Tomb Raider and Heavenly Sword ... you sure you want to go with those examples? Didn't Square Enix just declare Tomb Raider to be a failure from a sales perspective (not saying it deserved it, but still)? Heavenly Sword was not exactly a major success either. Even PSP only God of War Chains of Olympus crushed it ... guess there is something to that "man-mountain" Kratos that consumers respond to more than ... um ... what's her name from Heavenly Sword (I played the game start to finish and I honestly can't remember a single character's name or any element of the story ... unlike God of War which was memorable even for a non-fan like me).