So I'm watching all the new trailers to the new batman game (which looks epic) when it struck me about the new catwoman.
See, 20 years ago when the first Batman films came out Batman was a invincible action hero, the Joker was a comical creation in a fun suit and catwoman was a leather clad, big boobed woman who spoke only in sexual innuendos.
The new reboot of the franchise is now more real and psychological, batman is a tortured soul vowing to bring justice and struggling with the loss of his own personality in his creation while the joker is a genuinely psychopathic scary villain who truly deserves his name.
The same idea applies to the games. What was 20 years ago straightforward punchy action is now a game that incorporates inducing fear in enemies, tactical use of stealth and darkness, and a batman that is still a human who can be cut down quite easily. So why in the new game is catwoman a leather clad, big boobed woman who speaks only in sexual innuendos? Am I the only one that thinks this is just a bit lazy?
Ok, this can be something of a cliched question of action women being one dimensional (tomb raider, resident evil, wanted,) but every change that has been made to the batman series has improved it. So why not this?
See, 20 years ago when the first Batman films came out Batman was a invincible action hero, the Joker was a comical creation in a fun suit and catwoman was a leather clad, big boobed woman who spoke only in sexual innuendos.
The new reboot of the franchise is now more real and psychological, batman is a tortured soul vowing to bring justice and struggling with the loss of his own personality in his creation while the joker is a genuinely psychopathic scary villain who truly deserves his name.
The same idea applies to the games. What was 20 years ago straightforward punchy action is now a game that incorporates inducing fear in enemies, tactical use of stealth and darkness, and a batman that is still a human who can be cut down quite easily. So why in the new game is catwoman a leather clad, big boobed woman who speaks only in sexual innuendos? Am I the only one that thinks this is just a bit lazy?
Ok, this can be something of a cliched question of action women being one dimensional (tomb raider, resident evil, wanted,) but every change that has been made to the batman series has improved it. So why not this?