D-FENS said:
1. Yeah they would, she's called SAMUS. (And she is NOT an objectified woman any more - maybe once, in that bikini shot on NES, but now she doesn't take crap from anybody.) And OMG, wouldn't Samus and Master Chief be like, the HOTTEST couple? (No, not really. Please, somebody stop the FANFICTION!) 2. Might have something to do with the HUGE disparity in male to female PLAYERS. Personally, I think it's rather creepy that a number of those "female" characters are actually played by males! 3. Some of them are, look at FFVI, which is still regarded as one of the best (to some, THE best) FF. The lead character in that one was Terra, and she had a GREAT story/backstory. I'd say that RPGs are one of the STONG points of female characters, both in terms of heroism and accesability, but also (unfortunately) in the form of creepy exploitation (FFX2 anyone?) Granted, 1 and 3 are exceptions to the rule, and I do generally agree with you that women are either marginalized, or objectified in most (but not all) video games. Unfortunately, it's part of the modern condition and needs changed on a level FAR deeper than video games (which, like TV and Movies, are just syptoms, and not the disease). One of the worst things to happen in the last 20-30 years is the failure of the women's lib movement. Yes, they did make some impressive achievements, but now the mere word "feminist", like "liberal", is a slander. (That part sickens me, and is indicitive of just how powerful and influential the Neo-Conservative Theologists [American Taliban] really are) |
Moot point, but technicaly FFVI didn't have a lead character (one of the things that makes it stand out) and if there was, it would be Celes or Locke.
