The-Traveling-Bard said:
IMAGINATION.
This is almost like saying the opening stage of Skyrim is bad because they didn't detail why you got arrested. Therefor the game is... "ism" against criminals. Now the reason why I put a ISM in their is the symbol of that word.
Not really. That opening is intentionally done to let the player project themselves in the story, it is not the same as a character never being given a role beyond just a love interest.
While it's true there may be a marketing thing going on, I still don't think it's an excuse not to at least
try to give female leads more character in dramas like this.
:b I am calm. You haven't notice I swear sometimes?
You're giving Anita too much credit. Remember she doesn't have any understanding of the word context.
But that's how Anita would most likely see Skyrim if it was like that. That's how far gone she really is.
Again you're acting as if games are some form of reading. It's not.
Even I do agree that games could have more drawn-out-stories.
But I also understand that games are generally not *about the damn fucking story, but the GAMEPLAY*
Do you honestly care if they changed Solid Snake name into Jack for the rest o- Hold on. Going to use a better example.
Do you honestly think people are going to care if they gave a name to the Barbarian in the Diablo franchise?
No, they wouldn't. People don't play Diablo for the story they play the game for the fucking game. (Generally. There are few examples like the Witcher Series, the MSG series, and other series.) but the majority of the series that have been going have been going along for the *longest amount of time* and had enough time to build up a back story and set pieces) Or hell. Even based off of books that other people have written and therefor still have a pre-set-background.
Do you really honestly feel that is is right to force developers make a complex story just for some average hack and slash game? Really? Does anyone ever play the story for these type of games? Well yes of course but I will would say they're the minority.
All because some femini-nazis have a problem with it because it doesn't meet THEIR standards of story telling?
That's basically that's all it really comes down to with Anita. That it's not meeting HER standards and it has to live up to HER expectations and if you don't have 3 hour back story it's just sexist.
If you want a damn romantic story. Go read a book. The average gamer doesn't want to spent 3-4 hours watching people make puppy dog eyes at each other just so some females feel like their worth more in real life. (Which if you feel less off yourself because of game. Which Anita CLEARLY does... please. Jump in some lava or at least move to a third world country then come back and *****.)
And let's talk about objectified because I hate it when feminist throw this word around all the time like it's their problem only.
We are ALL get equally objectified, idealized, and sexualized. BOTH genders. Just because we're not (males by the way.) half naked on covers of mags (That MOSTLY FUCKING GIRLS READ ANYWAYS.) That doesn't mean we're not being objectified.
Seriously I think she actual brought up a fact how some certain Magazine printers make fun of pregnant celebrities and how this is the mans fault for this type of society.
Er.... Isn't those type of magazine geared towards females? and isn't their reader based generally of mostly girls?
Oh, how about all those romance novels that have the perfect guy modeled out? Mmm?
Do you see any guys ***** about that shit? No. We don't care.
Speaking of romance novels.
Let's talk about 50 shades of grey and the fucking Twilight Series.
Mmm. Both have controlling boyfriends.
Mmm. Both have emotional controlling boyfriends.
Mmm. Both have stalker boyfriends that constantly watches over them.
Mmm. Twilight was anti-abortion.
Mmm. Twilight was all about virginity, and finding a man is the most important thing you can do in life.
OH, LOOK ALL THESE BOOKS ARE SEXIST! But yet I don't hear SHIT from any female about those damn books. In fact I love how majority of females who LOVE 50 shades of grey will shout from the fucking roof tops that "Chivalry is dead!" while on the other hand PRIASE books like 50 shades of grey that have nothing but a controlling emotional abusive boyfriends.
Cash in hand, dick on screen. ((Marilyn Manson reference.)
This idea that nudity some how is a shameful thing and you should never, ever show your body is a very, very backwards way of thinking. The fact is the girls. (Yes ALL OF YOU FUCKING FEMALES) allow yourselves to be objectified. You always have the power to say "NO" and turn down the photoshoot. But you don't. And honestly.. what's wrong with that? Do you care if Rihanna is showing off her body in almost every video? No. You really don't. If you do. Why are you caring about what someone else does WITH THEIR BODY?!
Before you make a claim on shit like this. You really need to ask yourself.
"How is this going to personally effect me?"
"How is going to alter my life?"
Because everything Anita brings up about the blatant "sexism" in video games has probably zero impact on her personal life. I also mean the game themselves... not the community.
At the end of the day. We ALL want someone beautiful and we ALL want someone handsome. Weither you wanna play the morally righteous card and the pseudo-good-guy-badge. (THAT DON'T MEAN A FUCK TO ME!((Marilyn Manson reference)) and act like you truly don't care if your husband is fat pig that weighs 600 pounds over a guy who handsome and good looking.