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| pokoko said: 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. 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. |
People aren't generally opposed to "attractive female characters", a lot of people are opposed to characters that they view as being overly sexualized.
Even on ResetEra, there was a recent thread where Tetsuya Nomura was talking about having attractive characters, because people don't want to look ugly, and most people I saw over there were very grateful because "they're already ugly in real life".
Elena in Uncharted is a very attractive woman (in my view). She's not overly sexualized. She doesn't have her tits hanging out for no reason. There aren't gratuitous camera angles that are on her ass for no apparent reason.
It's also bizarre to me that the "eastern game devs" get praised, despite the obvious inaccuracy. There's nothing practical about showing your hips and wearing short dresses, while you're fighting. Are we okay with inaccuracies or are we not?
Personally I think there is plenty of space for different kinds of characters. There is space for characters who are ugly and attractive, and there is space for stories that are focused on being accurate and on stories that are focused on just having a good time. There is space for male/female characters that are sexualized.
