| the-pi-guy said: I’ve been a Woman Who Exists in the Games Media for a pretty long time now, and female representation in games is something that, y’know, comes up quite often. The latest example involves the futuristic dungeon-crawler Deep Down, which Capcom is set to release on PlayStation 4. Recently, the developers appeared on a live web stream and seemed to suggest that there are no women characters in the game for story reasons. In response, VG247’s Brenna Hillier unleashed a hilarious and white-hot tirade that beautifully skewers that mentality – do go and read it, it’s highly enjoyable. (Capcom has since clarified the comments stating that there is only one character, not 12, but he is still male, of course.) |
It was neither hilarious nor enjoyable, unless those are synonyms for shrill and ill-informed. What is hilarious is how Capcom's explanation basically voided Hillier's entire blog but it doesn't matter because she has the Right Opinion™.
