This isn't a gotcha thing I'm doing, I was watching this AI vs artist Arch was doing where he did one before with black April O'Neil and he's done another with dark skin Velma this time. Some flaws here and there but a massive improvement over the HBO show, at one point, he puts out the idea with what I like to refer to as 'milfy Velma' was having it that she was detached from the group, is a reporter herself and events brings her back with her old friends, so like the show just, not shit.
One of the immediate things that detached me from even trying to watch it was how ugly the self insert Velma was yet if this AI made hotter Velma was in it, I might at least give it an episode.
But a key part of this is that watching shows is passive, you're not interacting so for games it depends for me. Does it fit the setting as if it's a game about giant mechs then it isn't really a factor. If there's character customisation beyond just selecting outfits, then it becomes a big factor as if I want to create a really hot character, the game itself shouldn't limit me. Same as if there's 'romance' choices and all of them are fugly.
I've gotten to the point where having attractive guys but ugly women in a game is a massive red flag for me as then it means this is a self insert game and there's likely to be a lot of ideology in the narrative too. So just want to hear your guys takes if having attractive female characters even affects the shows and games you play/watch.
it depends what context I will be playing the game in.
for living room console games, I'm okay with attractive and sexy characters, but I don't want anything lewd. I want the game to be tame because there are others coming and going while I play.
for PC games that I play in the privacy of my own room, slutty characters don't bother me in the least. whether or not I'm attracted to these characters or think they're any good is another story, but as a whole being sexy is neither a plus or a minus in my book.
for time-waster phone games, I actually resent the abundance of lewd characters. there are several games on the market that look like they have decent gameplay, but feature probably the closest thing you can get to porn on the app markets. I don't want to be sitting on a plane or in a train looking at porn.