(POSSIBLE SPOILERS INSIDE) The agenda and political discussion of Naughty Dog

[DonFerrari]

Lonely_Dolphin said:

the-pi-guy said:

Spoilers!

>Already odd to have women fighting when humanity is on the brink of extinction

What's odd about it?  In that event, everyone needs to have the skills to survive.  

>pregnant women to battle despite having so many able bodies they coulda sent instead.

She's not even there to fight.  She's one of the best medics.  That's why she's there.  

>Is this supposed to empower women, telling them they're just as capable as any man even while pregnant? 

Or more likely the point is that Isaac is a ruthless and uncaring leader.  A point suggested several times.  

- after coming out of a torture room, he sits down and starts eating, without even taking the time to wash his hands 

- he didn't give Abby any chance to explain herself before condemning her to death.

Women are generally physically inferior to men and therefore not as good of fighters, but it's not just that alone since they could still be used as meatshields and distractions at the very least. It's because they're the ones who bear children, making them inherently more valuable for survival. A woman can only have one baby at a time, but a single man could impregnate every women that exist, making them more expendable.

Dina and whatever her name is both went because they wanted to, selfishly putting their child in danger. They armed themselves with guns because they knew they'd have to fight which they did, and even if they are the best candidates under normal circumstances, they're not while pregnant, especially whats her name who looked like she could give birth at any moment.

I'm talking about why they decided to have pregnant women fighting in this game. Plenty of other ways to make Isaac ruthless and evil, though he didn't forcibly send out whatever her name is, again that was her choice.

That is what we call reaching. Both pregnant women in the game gone to battle because they disobeyed others mostly.

And yes Abby's friend was to far in the pregnancy to do the stunts she done, it is obtuse, but again on a post-apocalyptical world each person needs to fend for himself.