Big Barda. Please read it. It's a reference which she cites, that actually does not support the WIR trope, but actually the opposite. My post here describes it with actual pages from the comic, but everyone should read it themselves. http://www.polycount.com/forum/showpost.php?p=1540538&postcount=34 She admits fully that…
Well apparently it's still worth it since the games with a contextual story (awful or not) will likely sell better. I may not connect with a plumber jumping on a mushroom personally but I'd connect even less with a cube jumping on a circle. that's not to excuse poor stereotypes, but just to bring it back to about context,…
I was updating that videos specifically talking about tropes in videogames is coming down the pipe. (and kickstarter projects seem to be all the rage these days). Topical and not deserving a new thread. It was more than 50, it was in the thousands. Is this the argument "oh it's just a few bad apples"? Because there is a…
Whew... very tired after reading this thread. Lots of strong opinions which makes me too scared to add any cents of mine, so I won't :P All I can say is from my personal experience growing up with an INCREDIBLY smart / loving / busting-ass mother (at times it was just my mom, sister (who is also an amazingly strong and…
It's a sad day when the name Dildo Faggins represents greater objectivity though. If traditional LEGOs don't appeal to girls, then obviously just rebranding LEGO City wouldn't work, and there needs to be a different approach. After asking girls what they'd actually want to play with: there you go, they don't want…
I don't see what's so confusing. There's nothing necessarily wrong about enjoying or creating low-brow material, in the context that you put it. But that doesn't mean that the design decisions that were made can't be discussed or scrutinized as to how they fit in the broader picture of gaming development and culture; this…
Also there were some errors in the most recent video, As shown in every Paper Mario titles, doesn't peach hamper the villain's plans and provide Mario with valuable info while kidnapped? Also didn't she play a major role in Mario RPG and Super Paper Mario? And wasn't it revealed the reason why she cannot do much of…
Personally, I'm taking steps to take care of these issues in my game. All our females with armor will be just as armored as the men. As a matter of fact, there's probably more male skin in our game than female. I also shot down the idea to make the Princess any kind of trophy for the heroes to rescue. As a matter of fact,…
Good video much better than her first ones! Don't know why but I have never analyzed video games in this manner, and I don't think I ever will. I've just never taken them that seriously. It's really surprising to see someone do this tbh, but there are all kinds of people in this crazy world. Wouldnt matter to me which…
NOT to muddy the waters any more -- this is ONE WOMAN, and does NOT represent an overall trend, I'm just sharing it because it's COOL: The creative director of the Uncharted series is a woman. (And her older games are awesome too!) Anyway, god damn. Do any of you guys have girlfriends or wives or sisters or female friends…