massive bioshock infinite endgame spoilersUltratwinkie said:And how is Alyx not Elizabeth? Its the same damn thing. In fact elizabeth does some things worse than Alyx.Zhukov said:Elizabeth.
I like Alyx, but I don't think she should be held in particularly high regard.
She's a likeable character with a personality, coherent motivations, a sense of humour, well written dialogue and good voice acting. And of course she's female without being ridiculously oversexualised for the sake of pandering.
Now, see, that shouldn't be an outstanding exception. That should be the bare fucking minimum.
The fact that Alyx Vance is hailed as a great character just goes to show how damn low the standards are and how far developer have yet to go in terms of character.
If anything, Elizabeth was a carbon copy of Disney princesses. Locked away in a tower? Guarded by a "dragon" (songbird)? Waiting for a man to come save her from the prison and the monster? Runs and hides when combat starts and can't really defend herself? If the man isn't around to help her, she is doomed like the game tells you she is?
I saw Elizabeth to be no different. I found her cliche. Done before.
Opposed to Alyx, who handles herself with and without Gordon Freeman? And has done so way before she met Gordon freeman? She stayed consistent, and valve spent months on her to keep it that way. I found liz to jump around from point to point.
Ultratwinkie said:And that hasn't been done before, lol.Zhukov said:Opposed to Alyx, who handles herself with and without
I was judging them on which I found to be the more compelling character, not which is the biggest badass or best example of a Strong Independent Female.Ultratwinkie said:And how is Alyx not Elizabeth? Its the same damn thing. In fact elizabeth does some things worse than Alyx.Zhukov said:Elizabeth.
I like Alyx, but I don't think she should be held in particularly high regard.
She's a likeable character with a personality, coherent motivations, a sense of humour, well written dialogue and good voice acting. And of course she's female without being ridiculously oversexualised for the sake of pandering.
Now, see, that shouldn't be an outstanding exception. That should be the bare fucking minimum.
The fact that Alyx Vance is hailed as a great character just goes to show how damn low the standards are and how far developer have yet to go in terms of character.
If anything, Elizabeth was a carbon copy of Disney princesses. Locked away in a tower? Guarded by a "dragon" (songbird)? Waiting for a man to come save her from the prison and the monster? Runs and hides when combat starts and can't really defend herself? If the man isn't around to help her, she is doomed like the game tells you she is?
I saw Elizabeth to be no different. I found her cliche. Done before.
Opposed to Alyx, who handles herself with and without Gordon Freeman? And has done so way before she met Gordon freeman? She stayed consistent, and valve spent months on her to keep it that way. I found liz to jump around from point to point.