Trolls drive Anita Sarkeesian out of her house...

[Madword]

wilco said:

Madword said:

The question would be is how would people suggest that games companies tackle such a story while still making the story in such a way. i.e sex slavery is happening, how would they cover such a story differently... would love to know.

I mean Watch_dogs seems to go into just about as much depth on the subject of women for sale as Taken (movie) does. 

You can cover it from the perspective of the female who has been enslaved (Several movies actually have done this). That would be a much more effective way to tackle the subject if you were really trying to tackle it. In watch dogs its a side plot, and in taken it is just an excuse for Liam Neeson to f dudes up.

There isn't anything inherently wrong with doing it from the male perspective and having the male be the hero, the issue that some feminist have is how often the trope is overused. In isolation, I don't think there is anything wrong with what watch dogs did. 

But that's my point, there isnt anything inherently wrong with doing it. Sure perhaps people dont think its written well enough, but as the main character is a man and this is a subplot, there is nothing wrong with that...the whole game isnt about that one particular issue (I dont believe cause i havent played more than 1 hour of WD yet)...but yet it's the thing that is being focussed on.

The reason why most games have the male as the hero is two fold, firstly most people who buy AAA games are male, secondly female character leads dont on the whole sell as well. Now if that is the case, do we expect companies to invest $50m+ dollars on a game that is more inclusive for a small market and on a product which will sell less. They just wont. Of course they can do more to make games seem more interesting and better written, but that is a different argument...

On Anita..she is a woman that has an opinion, I dont necessarily agree, I do agree gaming still hasnt grown up or is able to necessarily write good stories, but I dont agree there is anything wrong with gaming. It's all down to a matter of taste in the end, and one persons opinion should not be in any way used as *this is the only right opinion*. Unfortunately for me, there is a bit to much positive descrimination right now, certainly in some elements of the press seem to be pushing with an agenda. It feels like a battle for control of what and how games get made, and on the terms of the gaming press, which is very scary indeed.

PS - I do agree that threats to someone's life for having an opinion is a total disgrace and should be stopped.