ah true.. FFX2.. never finished it.. I didn't like the battle system.

the portrayal of women in games generally is poor and actually so is the portrayal of men

btw same goes for any type of media (films, serieses, books), especially for the most popular of each of those

Is that a trick question?

You just look for boobs, duh.

Usually, women are portrayed as quick combo hitters (weak punches, though), and move around quickly than male counterparts.

A really good example of how some women in video games rise above these standards is the Dead Fantasy 1 & 2 videos on youtube

Never finished it, either. I didn't like... anything about it.

As a member of the target demographic, I'm not sure I see the problem... It's video games, we expect our women stacked and our guys jacked.

Ya.. was pretty dissapointing concidering ... well it was supposed to be a sequal to FFX.. and not .. battle wardrobe 2k.. with.. chicks, story and gameplay that in many ways raped it's predecessor.

it seems to me than the feminist idea of women being equal is they get all the benefits of their gender without any of the negatives.

Why would any man enforce this idea?

yes, women and men should be considered equal.  But different.

Game characters generally portray what people want to see in themselves, or in their mates, those around them. etc.

So men want to see the hero characters as strong, brave, couragous.  And they want to see the female characters as beautiful, sexy and strong. etc. 

What's more, women want to see the female characters as sexy, beautiful, seductive. etc. (Just look at soap operas).  And they want to see men as strong, brave, couragous etc.

So why would game designers start putting meek little mouse men and flat chested over dressed women into their games?  Don't fall for the feminist thinking.  It's what all the butch dumb lesbo dog ladies want.  Nobody else.

@DaSimkin
As far as my feelings, I don't believe in special privileges for anyone. I may have a distorted view of feminism, but it makes it easier to figure out with everyone equal.

Granted some things take a long time to change or won't change. The women I hang around don't expect any special treatment.
Anyways I am getting off topic. There are qualities that we want to see in our game characters. I don't mind sexual characters as long as it makes sense. Silent Hill had the oversexualized Maria, but it all made sense since it fit together. Also speaking about Silent Hill series, I have actually enjoyed the fact that you have characters that are realistic. Harry Mason, and James Sunderland were both great characters in my opinion.

I personally don't think there should be weak characters unless it completely made sense.
Your last few sentences disappoint me, but this isnt the time or the place to discuss your prejudices. Im not going to bother trying to change your mind.