should games be desexified while every other social media focusses on sex and appeal?

[JWeinCom]

KLXVER said:

JWeinCom said:

I don't know what Nintendo's stance is on these things. But, a company will be held more accountable for a product they wanted on their platform badly enough to pay for vs a product they just didn't object to enough to ban. Do you disagree with that? 

Porn is defined basically by the fact that people have sex in it. Bayonetta is not in any way porn.

Plot has to do with it, because we're talking about her character. Most of the aspects of her character, as in what kind of person she is, are revealed through the story. 

Do I disagree. Well no, but I also think Bayonetta is the most sexualized character...

The porn thing was just an example. Just like a strong woman fighting angels and demons vs girls playing volleyball. What has the plot to do with the character being sexualized? Ok, so her game has a better story... Good for her I guess. The women in DOAX wants to win the volleyball game. Seems like a good enough motivation to me. Its not epic, but the game isnt an epic adventure. 

First of all, the difference is that volleyball premise was specifically an excuse to get the girls in bikinis.  Let's not pretend otherwise. I mean, they have a "butt battle" mode. When the scenario is designed specifically to give gamers a chance to ogle the characters, that's sexualization. There's a reason this isn't Dead of Alive Xtreme Soccer.

Second of all, it's not a matter of better story, it's a matter of the character actually having development and personality beyond "look tits". Wanting to win a game tells us very little about what kind of a person someone is. Going to hell to rescue your friend tells you a lot about what kind of person Bayonetta is. We also see through the story that she can be nurturing, clever, and compassionate. Being a tease is just one part of her personality, but there's actually others. 

Honestly... if you don't think this...

Is more sexualized than this...

Then that's a you problem. When you find the clip of Bayonetta and Jean getting in bikinis for a butt battle then rolling around in lingerie for no discernible reason, or rock climbing in a skirt to give the gamers a good lookie look, let me know. There's more suggestive posing in that 4 minute trailer than in both Bayonetta games put together.

Last edited by JWeinCom - on 05 August 2020