| pokoko said: Honestly, it kind of annoys me that you clipped out the part where I said, "it just has to do with what people expect, what they prefer, and what they can associate with. Cultural differences aren't about right or wrong," and only included the paragraph where I'm talking about something different than simple preferences. |
I responded only to the part that I had an issue with. And even when taken in context, I still think it's an over-generalised statement.
| pokoko said: Also, most of the characters we're talking about aren't effeminate, they're simply closer to being beautiful than handsome. Most of them kick ass. If someone is so hung up on the looks of the character that they can't play a game, then yeah, that puzzles the hell out of me. |
Looks rarely come on their own tho. In fictional works, they tend to come with certain personality traits and values. Hell, a character's looks are often used as a way of definining their personality and values: you can immediately tell what a character is going to act like just by looking at them. In theory, an effeminate/"beautiful"/whatever male might have a very traditional masculine personality, but in practice, they rarely do. You can blame that on lazy character designers.
| pokoko said: Of course, I admit that I have a real problem playing dumb characters |
This will severely limit the number of games you can enjoy.
