kashif1

There is a trend in forum posts about this game that really annoys me, when ever this game comes up people say something along the lines of "this game was hated by all and tarnished the final fantasy name," that is not what happened. Critics gave the game average scores while the gaming community was divided, the general impression I got was that this game had problems but was alright besides that. The problem was that final fantasy 14, a game that was actually universally agreed to be awful, came out the same year and people sort of lumped the two games together.

wait when did this happen?

@Willtron said:

I see the point she's trying to make, however troll-baitingly she went about it.

But seriously, attacking Ico? A game from god-damned 2002? There's surely a game released, say, in the past few years she could draw on. Not to mention, yeah, story reasons and shit. And there's a lot more compelling arguments to make for sexism in gaming. ICO just seems like it's someone who's desperate to make a point/start shit, and that tweet comes off as such.

She has a massive stack of games she's going through for research, shes probably commenting as she goes.

@Animasta said:

@A_Talking_Donkey said:

@kashif1 said:

@A_Talking_Donkey said:

You're both missing the point. It's not about a few games that present women poorly. It's about an industry wide lack of positive female narrative. Playing up tropes as story devices is expected, they're tropes for a reason. What's bad is the seeming inability to escape those tropes. The constant repetition ingrains them to the point of alienation, and the lack of positive female narrative means those who are alienated by the constant barrage of negative portrayal don't really have another (good) game to turn to. It's essentially the industry, and to some extent the player base, saying that they don't want intelligent women playing their games.

While I'm not a female, as a minority I have a similar struggle with gaming. I've never found a video game character I can relate to and the lack of characters I can project on and attach myself to means that the majority of video games I enjoy are either extremely abstract or enjoyed in a strictly strategic or analytical way.

You really have not found anyone in the entire medium? The industry does have a problem with this but I find it hard to believe you havn't found some character somewhere to relate to.

Not many lower class native American/Caucasian mixed characters in gaming, and I'm pretty sure natives are one of the groups with the least representation and almost all of it being some sort of crazy stereotype.

connor from AC3?

aside from him, haven't different aspects of that identity been represented? There are a few very good lover class characters (niko bellec springs to mind). As for what I imagine are other aspects of that particular identity John Marston (okay two rockstar characters... that says a lot about them as a company) is one of quite a few characters that show the struggles of a person between two different worlds.

@A_Talking_Donkey said:

You're both missing the point. It's not about a few games that present women poorly. It's about an industry wide lack of positive female narrative. Playing up tropes as story devices is expected, they're tropes for a reason. What's bad is the seeming inability to escape those tropes. The constant repetition ingrains them to the point of alienation, and the lack of positive female narrative means those who are alienated by the constant barrage of negative portrayal don't really have another (good) game to turn to. It's essentially the industry, and to some extent the player base, saying that they don't want intelligent women playing their games.

While I'm not a female, as a minority I have a similar struggle with gaming. I've never found a video game character I can relate to and the lack of characters I can project on and attach myself to means that the majority of video games I enjoy are either extremely abstract or enjoyed in a strictly strategic or analytical way.

You really have not found anyone in the entire medium? The industry does have a problem with this but I find it hard to believe you havn't found some character somewhere to relate to.

@Terramagi said:

https://twitter.com/femfreq/status/240232261180588032

Nothing bad can possibly come from this. Surely not a bunch of women-hating scumbags coming to defend their rape simulator.

She said that it was a rape simulator where?

@killacam said:

Hey guys, maybe someone can help assimilate me into the anime world. I'm looking for a good series to get into but I have no idea where to start. Movie suggestions are welcome as well. I lean towards the dark stuff, but really I just want gorgeous visuals and likeable characters. I'm playing through persona 3, and whenever there's a cutscene it's just so good. Ghost in the Shell: Innocence is the most beautiful thing I've seen, and I could watch Akira all day. Thanks!

Well ghost in the shell is a good start, I suggest watching the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex. Its 50 episodes of the best scifi I've ever seen and honestly i prefer that continuity to the movies. Both of the full metal alchemist animies are also great though i suggest watching the older one first as it has better pacing in the beginning. Cowboy Bebop is pretty old but it holds up well, especially in english. Infact watch all of my suggestions in english, they have some amazing dubs.

i love the artstyle and the price seems to be good, is it worth the trouble?

@Mahonay said:

One million spiders. I can overpower them at least. I'll become their Spider King.

The breed of spider he chose has a potent neurotoxin that among other things causes parism (bassically an uncontrolable and painful boner)

@RedCream said:

Alpha Protocol, your turn.

has that been patched or modded into playability?