I'm sure that many of the women who enjoy playing these sorts of games feel even worse, because in many cases the only clothing/armor/costume options in these games involve having legs, arms, and stomach exposed, with your more-than-likely overly huge boobs and ass hanging out of whatever article of clothing is barely covering them.īy no means do I think sexy women should be omitted from games as a whole. Not only that, but it's insulting to me as a male, because the idea that I need constant T&A on my screen to enjoy a game makes me feel more than a bit degraded. Women with curvy bodies in games are fine with me, but damn, if you're supposed to be a sword wielding badass and more than 75% of your body mass is fully exposed and completely stab-able, it just ruins the immersion. But if your character looks more like a ****** than a trained warrior or elite soldier, in a game that is supposed to be about trained warriors and elite soldiers, there is a serious problem going on. I mean, I'm a dude, and I'm certainly not going to complain about sexy women in games. Now, I can understand the appeal of sexy female characters. These are actual playable characters in their respective games. These are just two examples, but the sad reality is I could keep going on, and on, and on with images like this if I wanted to. The real problem, I think, is when female characters in games start looking like this. But that's not the real problem I see here. After all, it's seen in practically every other form of media, from music to books to movies, and it certainly isn't going away. I don't really see a huge problem with this. So naturally, what many game developers will do is use a particularly attractive female character in their game in their ads. It's also common knowledge that a very large percentage of gamers are men, especially in games that involve lots shooting, sword fighting, monster slaying, and so on. I personally think this is the case with many, but not all games. Therefore, I post you this:ĭo you believe that women in video games, especially MMOs, are overly sexualized just for the purpose of advertisement and/or pleasing the male audience? However, one thing I have observed is that most members of the MWO forums (or at least, this section of it) tend to be mature and reasonable people who you can have an in-depth conversation with without erupting into flame wars. Nor do I claim to be a glowing white knight of sexual morality and righteousness. I'm not trying to start a rant or rage thread, but I would actually like to see how many people agree with me on this, or if not, why.įor the record: I am not a raging insane feminist who views every slightly sexualized or unrealistic female character in media as an attack on womenkind.
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