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LivingMetal on 28 February 2017
FentonCrackshell said:
LivingMetal said:

Yes, but it's seven rather higher profile games.  And don't forget to include the ones I've pictorially mentioned.

I'm fine with that. Why do we have to keep them low profile? Doesn't really matter. I don't even really think about that when I play. Also, it's not like the female character ever has to "save her lover" like most male characters. Either she's saving the world or saving a child. I think this is done because devs know there are some dudes who just can't play a girl who's saving her boyfriend/husband. I think that's kind of silly. I mean, how come we accept sexy Androids and bikini-clad Knights but can't accept a girl main character who can be a real soldier in an actual military uniform.

Because actual military uniforms in games are boring and lacks character from a story standpoint.  But to address the spirit of your statement, there's Shepard from ME even though that was last gen.  There are also a plethora of female "respectable" dressed characters in both Dynasty and Samurai Warriors.  And then you have the Atelier series I mentioned earlier.  And didn't somene else mentioned Mirror edge?  They might not be in "uniform,"  but they aren't being "exploited" either.

EDIT: And let me also add that most male character a buffed beefcakes.  We accept that.



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Rob5VGC on 28 February 2017
Turkish said:

-Gravity Rush

-Horizon (Amazon nr1 best seller in US, UK, FR, DE etc)

-Nier Automata

-Tales of Berseria

-Detroit

-Uncharted Lost Legacy

-TLOU II

Seems a far cry from last gen when it was sort of tabboo by marketing people to feature a girl character prominently on the cover because it would sell less. Was Naughty Dog that broke the trend by refusing to hide away Ellie on the cover of TLOU?

When Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth by Sleep is not mentioned in that list.



Ultrashroomz on 28 February 2017

Kat tho. :ok_hand:



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LivingMetal on 28 February 2017

And let's not forget Constantine from Walking Dead.

Correction: Clementine.  Thanks RJ!



RJ_Sizzle on 28 February 2017

I know. ^^ I love ladies. I can't get enough of them.



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Aura7541 on 28 February 2017

The game, Blue Reflection, has piqued my interest and Hinako looks pretty badass when she dons the magical girl outfit.



RJ_Sizzle on 28 February 2017
LivingMetal said:
And let's not forget Constantine from Walking Dead.

You mean Clementine?



LivingMetal on 28 February 2017
RJ_Sizzle said:
LivingMetal said:
And let's not forget Constantine from Walking Dead.

You mean Clementine?

Yes... yes... Thank you.  I knew something was off.



LivingMetal on 28 February 2017

And you can create female characters in Fallout 4...

...and Skyrim.



FentonCrackshell on 28 February 2017
LivingMetal said:
FentonCrackshell said:

I'm fine with that. Why do we have to keep them low profile? Doesn't really matter. I don't even really think about that when I play. Also, it's not like the female character ever has to "save her lover" like most male characters. Either she's saving the world or saving a child. I think this is done because devs know there are some dudes who just can't play a girl who's saving her boyfriend/husband. I think that's kind of silly. I mean, how come we accept sexy Androids and bikini-clad Knights but can't accept a girl main character who can be a real soldier in an actual military uniform.

Because actual military uniforms in games are boring and lacks character from a story standpoint.  But to address the spirit of your statement, there's Shepard from ME even though that was last gen.  There are also a plethora of female "respectable" dressed characters in both Dynasty and Samurai Warriors.  And then you have the Atelier series I mentioned earlier.  And didn't somene else mentioned Mirror edge?  They might not be in "uniform,"  but they aren't being "exploited" either.

EDIT: And let me also add that most male character a buffed beefcakes.  We accept that.

Many, but not most. Also, Dynasty Warriors has no main character. All characters are peppered in and are a part of the story as a whole. Ultimately, I'm happy to see that there are so many examples of women in games. The OP pointed to 7 but there may be as many as 70+. The more there are the less they will be points of remark. I've had no qualms playing as any sort of character, female or otherwise.



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