Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Puppyroach said:
McGilliguts said:
Really stupid article.
You know who else is against "sexualizing" women? The Taliban, ISIS, Saudi Arabia etc. where women have to cover themselves from head to toe so as not to arouse male libidos. |
Nothing wrong with sexualizing women or men, but why must it always be the inevitable norm to sexualize a woman in videogames? The video game industry could learn alot from how women are depicted in movies like the Terminator or Aliens.
Metroid has sadly lost its former glory, in large part thanks to this mentality that a women cant be strong without being sexy.
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I'm glad you agree that it's ok to display the human figure in games, it's in keeping with a long tradition in art going back to the Greeks.
On that note, Kratos sports a very revealing costume that shows off his male assets quite effectively. Same goes for Snake's skin tight sneak suit and Zangiefs bulging briefs.
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That is kind of my point though. Those characters were created with that specific look, Samus was not. I bet you noone thought there was a woman in that suit during the first game until the reveal at the end (one of the great moments in videogames). Overusing it later on and playing on the premise of Sexy Aran, belittles that first moment.
If they had kept to the idea of focusing on Samus Aran as that cool character that seldom reveals herself, yet everyone knows it is a woman, it would have kept in line with the original game and the idea that was built around Metroid. As it is now, Samus only became another character that must be shown sexy in order to be popular. Why would they otherwise do it?
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Yes I'm sure it was a marketing decision. Personally, I do prefer the earlier games, but not for that reason.
