| curl-6 said: Western vs Eastern devs these days in a nutshell.
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You might want to put a trigger warning on that before someone gets upset.
The funny thing is, there are now SO MANY power fantasy novels written by female authors out there now and the main characters are almost always hot, as well as being "badass". I think it's clear that many females enjoy visualizing themselves as attractive and powerful, just like males.
What's the problem, then? Why the war on attractive female characters?
There is an old article posted on one of the usual suspects (IGN, Polygon, etc.) where the writer was talking about how much she loved playing a beautiful, sexy and powerful character like Bayonetta .... UNTIL she realizes that guys are enjoying the character, too. THAT made her angry and turned her against the last game. The entitlement of her outlook was breathtaking to read about, especially since it was all in her own head.
I think that mentality has a lot to do with the situation.
