Solving sexism in games: Fat/ugly human female characters

[Damm64]

I would never keep a switchblade in my pocket, much less that thing

I believe she has a special holder in her back for that thing.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Yeah, but watch the unfolding animation. It's terrifying.

[irixith]

I would never keep a switchblade in my pocket, much less that thing

I keep a hunting knife in my purse (once attacked, always careful), but to be fair, I certainly wouldn't keep one in my pocket. :p

...unless it was some sort of awesome folding gun blade, and then hell yeah I would!

[Forlorn Drifter]

I would never keep a switchblade in my pocket, much less that thing

I keep a hunting knife in my purse (once attacked, always careful), but to be fair, I certainly wouldn't keep one in my pocket. :p

...unless it was some sort of awesome folding gun blade, and then hell yeah I would!

I keep a folding lock back in my pocket most of the time. I also have a buck knife I wear when I dress up sometimes. (Scrimshaw handle, engraved blade.)

But a switchblade in your pocket isn't that dangerous. A stihletto might be an issue though.
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Back on topic, lets bring up "Dragon's Crown", the PS3 and Vita game. How do you guys feel about that, specifically the way they show the sorceress?

[MrPopo]

I would never keep a switchblade in my pocket, much less that thing

I keep a hunting knife in my purse (once attacked, always careful), but to be fair, I certainly wouldn't keep one in my pocket. :p

...unless it was some sort of awesome folding gun blade, and then hell yeah I would!

Nice to see people who are ready to play Knifey-Spoony.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I keep a folding lock back in my pocket most of the time. I also have a buck knife I wear when I dress up sometimes. (Scrimshaw handle, engraved blade.)

But a switchblade in your pocket isn't that dangerous. A stihletto might be an issue though.
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Back on topic, lets bring up "Dragon's Crown", the PS3 and Vita game. How do you guys feel about that, specifically the way they show the sorceress?

Personally, I always try to go with a weapon that is least likely to hurt me when I'm carrying it. Weird stuff happens, even for experts, so if I carried a knife it would be a really sturdy one with a nice grip. If I carry a gun, it's a revolver.

If you like stiletto style weapons, a Fairbairn-Sykes knife should be right up your alley. They made a lot of these in World War II and they're pretty easy to find. You'll want a proper sheath, though...

I am such a nerd.

Anyway, the sorceress... [Hideously misshapen boobs warning]

My opinion is...That is disgusting. I keep thinking it's a joke because no one would seriously be attracted to it. Are they making fun of the Japanese games industry, or their fans, or what?

She has a nice face and nice hair and a nice color palette. If they made her look like a human being and finished her outfit I might have though she was pretty. I might have decided to buy the game and play as her. They're doing it wrong.

[Forlorn Drifter]

I think that picture is overdone even in comparison to the game.

To an extent I think its poking fun at the D&D beat 'em ups the game is based around, with the general fantasy leanings of girls with huge busts and lacking clothing. Plus, its coming from a Japanese developer, so they are already that much inclined to create things like that.

[Valkyrie-Favor]

Well, here's a gameplay video

[Forlorn Drifter]

Well, here's a gameplay video

Okay, maybe it wasn't exaggerated...

[Dylan]

The characters in Dragon's Crown are all pretty hyper-characterized though, not just the females. Just look at the Dwarf:



Whereas the Sorceress is hyper-feminine, the Dwarf is hyper-masculine. Like 90% of his mass is solid muscle and the other 10% is beard.