Looks cool! See, nobody complains about playing as a girl when it's done well.
I'm writing a story at the moment, and some of my characters are tough action girls. It's really not difficult to make such a character appealing; just have them respect the men around them, and not be insufferable bitches. Men will happily suspend their disbelief at the hypercompetence of female characters if they are 1. attractive and 2. nice.
I say 'men', but the truth is women prefer these kinds of female characters too. NOBODY likes ugly, bitchy scolds.
nobody complains about playing as a girl when it's done well
Way too many games have female protagonists. I don't care how "well done" they are. If two thirds of new games are female-led, for a customer base that is overwhelmingly male, then that's a problem.
I agree with you in general. What was once a novelty has become trite and stale, and the female characters western devs come up with make it absolutely insufferable. Considering the demographics of gamers and the fact that games typically require athleticism from their characters, the split should be more like 75/25 male/female.
That being said, I personally am fine with female characters as long as they're not in the ugly Western mould.
I think you're mistaken here. Adopting the mindset of "i want BETTER propaganda" will not result in any positive outcomes. Female characters are fine but this is a cultural battlefield and just because a character is an attractive foid doesn't mean the script isn't commie slop.
Looks cool! See, nobody complains about playing as a girl when it's done well.
I'm writing a story at the moment, and some of my characters are tough action girls. It's really not difficult to make such a character appealing; just have them respect the men around them, and not be insufferable bitches. Men will happily suspend their disbelief at the hypercompetence of female characters if they are 1. attractive and 2. nice.
I say 'men', but the truth is women prefer these kinds of female characters too. NOBODY likes ugly, bitchy scolds.
Way too many games have female protagonists. I don't care how "well done" they are. If two thirds of new games are female-led, for a customer base that is overwhelmingly male, then that's a problem.
I agree with you in general. What was once a novelty has become trite and stale, and the female characters western devs come up with make it absolutely insufferable. Considering the demographics of gamers and the fact that games typically require athleticism from their characters, the split should be more like 75/25 male/female.
That being said, I personally am fine with female characters as long as they're not in the ugly Western mould.
I think you're mistaken here. Adopting the mindset of "i want BETTER propaganda" will not result in any positive outcomes. Female characters are fine but this is a cultural battlefield and just because a character is an attractive foid doesn't mean the script isn't commie slop.