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Re: Tropes in Videogames
yes youtube comments are pure garbage and shouldn't be taken seriously. except apparently the ones that are rape threats those should be taken seriously. doesn't change the fact that it is defined under the English language as discussion and therefore causing it not to happen (Comments are disabled, replace comments with… -
Re: Tropes in Videogames
I went ahead and watched all the videos she's done and, few problems aside, I agree with almost everything she says. The obvious question then to ask is how to do you proceed in bringing about some form of change to the way things are? In one of her videos on BitTorrent/Wikipedia she argues that things are the way they are… -
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So you mean back in the days the roles were reversed but evil corporations wanted to twist things around because of: I don't really know why at all. They try to figure things out, they pull all the tricks they can to sell things, very clear defined toys makes it easier for them to sell stuff and the way the world works… -
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It would be good to go into detail of the psychological/sociological human nature and its approach to excess. Just saying that video games revel in excess is not enough, we need 'define' excess and we to explore why games (or more appropriately - players) grapple with it so successfully. Interactivity definitely plays a… -
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maybe you should check the defenition of feminist. you seem to make a whole bunch of assumptions about us, and then argue against those assumptions, which isnt very constructive to this discussion. here is some clarification from wikipidia; "Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining,… -
Re: Tropes in Videogames
Personally I will hold off until I see her in the game, in one of the interviews they said she kill a guy seconds into meeting her.....I don't know how I feel about that. I think the personality they give her will really make it a right or wrong choice. Because she obviously needs to hold her own in the world but I think… -
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The principle issue for a lot of more conservative feminists DOES heavily involve sexualization of female characters. Female costumes is easily the most commonly attacked aspect of video games and entertainment in general and in Anita Sarkeesian's videos it is sometimes the defining feature of her criticisms about games.… -
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The problem, as I see it, is that the vast majority of game narratives resemble the romance novel shelf you are describing. The number of times we break out of these tropes is not the rule, but the very rare exception. At present, our medium is defined by these attitudes. Any work that deviates from them is held up as an… -
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i didn't see any talk on games that do it right. Like The Boss. Or jade. Also... almost being done with Conan the Barbarian original stories represent women as more than just a reward. They are strong and equal to Conan. The only thing that separates them is their character goals and ego in their stories. The video is… -
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Well when I meant 'define' excess I meant in the scope of exploring and studying the issue. I agree that such things can't be completely pinned down, but I do think giving it a definition for the sake of being sure how much is 'too much' or 'too little' as a study of how it affects different experiences for players. What I…
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