'Eh. Both are kinda silly to me, but I reckon I'd take the bishonen over the macho guy, just because he looks less... stupid.
Though a middle ground would be nice.
Though a middle ground would be nice.
Japanese Nier Hero was "Too Girly" for Americans
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He looked girly. Really girly. The only reason i like Raiden is because the S3 plan (SOLID SNAKE SIMULATIONS) wasn't meant for him but for the gamer. If the chose a normal character like snake, or remove the long hair and give him more masculine face, That game would have been the Holy Graal of gaming.Cod of War said:
He looked fine. The only problem might have been the long blonde hair. Otherwise he was built like a gymnast. The girly look also worked because he was mocked because of it. The president harassing you to check your gender must have been a HUGE hit to his ego. JRPG's don't do that.
Is this about what i said about Raiden? Yeah, He was build as a gymnast but his face has feminine traits. If it were made in the USA, he would be a Gear of War type. In France, he would have strange mannerism. In England, he would have a added mission before the president die where he would had to fetch tea for him. (Those are Exageration, by the ways)Cod of War said:
It always depend what's cool, and that notion differ from place to place.
Because that's bad. We need more middle of the road, everyman type.
Unfortunately the developers were dumb and made the other extreme thinking all Westerners like meat head when it's only the 13 year old immature ones.
I want more MEN (Nathan Drake) & WOMEN (Alyx Vance, maybe even Samus) not meat heads or pansy's.
Unfortunately the developers were dumb and made the other extreme thinking all Westerners like meat head when it's only the 13 year old immature ones.
I want more MEN (Nathan Drake) & WOMEN (Alyx Vance, maybe even Samus) not meat heads or pansy's.
This is why I liked the prince in Sands of Time and the 2009 reboot. He was in shape, you'd have to be if you're running around like that, but he wasn't like a Kratos where he's all muscle and nothing else. He was shaped as a human tends to be shaped.BlueHighwind said:
I approve of this.
I used to not mind the effeminate teenage male heroes in Japanese games, but honestly I do see them as just annoying now. It's interesting to see Square Enix acknowledging that different cultures don't tend to see their angsty teens in the same way. I just hope they don't assume "macho old guys" is the only thing we tend to like, because that'll get old too.
I used to not mind the effeminate teenage male heroes in Japanese games, but honestly I do see them as just annoying now. It's interesting to see Square Enix acknowledging that different cultures don't tend to see their angsty teens in the same way. I just hope they don't assume "macho old guys" is the only thing we tend to like, because that'll get old too.
It's borderline racist actually
"Oh you silly Americans (As if that's the only country besides them), you only like big bad brutes"
Were are the Latino, Punjabi and French versions?
EDIT:
They should have made him a GINGER!
"Oh you silly Americans (As if that's the only country besides them), you only like big bad brutes"
Were are the Latino, Punjabi and French versions?
EDIT:
They should have made him a GINGER!
Sincerest apologies, Square Enix. You see, here in the West, we like our men with testicles.
With all the Final Fantasy games Squeenix has released in the States and Europe, they're just now taking lady-boys out of the game. That's incredible.
Hell, I don't even mind the bishies. If they're good characters, the looks don't mean too much.
With all the Final Fantasy games Squeenix has released in the States and Europe, they're just now taking lady-boys out of the game. That's incredible.
Hell, I don't even mind the bishies. If they're good characters, the looks don't mean too much.
It's funny because if you had a real Japanese guy in the Final Fantasy games they would look pretty normal. It's the mainstream anime like Dragonball that ruined it.
Korean JRPGs also tend to use girly men ... so you know that this outlook is not only from the Japanese.
there are japanese games that tried not to use the girly man approach and they aren't as successful as the other approach. so i can see the japanese developer's point of view. They don't want to lose the sure bet in their native land.
there are japanese games that tried not to use the girly man approach and they aren't as successful as the other approach. so i can see the japanese developer's point of view. They don't want to lose the sure bet in their native land.
