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[ThatStupidLion]

....granted Ellie is 14, she's still a more mature woman than young girl in TLoU. I haven't finished TLoU...so I'll include Marlene for all those saying she's a "better" character than Tess. (edit 4)

What do you think? Are female gamers content with the representation?

we know a lot of "bad" examples and stereotypical male-oriented ones....

what are other worthy examples of female characters?

edit 3:

In other words: Who are your favorite female characters?

no...

I mean characters who are actually respectable, good role models, not silly fodder for the typical male gamer...not "your favorite female character"

characters todays women can enjoy and look up to.

personally, I don't think lara croft (remake) is that great, but i'm sure she is peoples' favorite


edit 5: the people getting mad about me saying "best"...take a chill pill. I ask for more suggestions too. "best" doesn't necessarily have to mean "only one". I guess I should I have said "some of the best" to appease all. In my recent memory, Naughty Dog made some of the best female characters to date with this game. obviously i haven't played every game out there... I want to know who you think are great representations and satisfy your opinions. man people are critical down to the tee.


edit1: wrong topic >_>
edit2: thanks for moving it without me asking mods!

 

[Trey]

The greatest of all time:

 

[TheRedSnifit]

She counts, dammit.

 

[giancarlo123x]

Guess this was meant for gaming side? But I don't know if they are best, they are amazing though.

 

[Tagyhag]

They're very well done, but Alyx from HL2 will always be my favorite.

 

[PK Gaming]

Ellie is pretty great, but Tess is nothing special.

Not her fault though she's,

Spoiler

totally ephemeral.

 

[Ties]

imo cheria barnes is:

 

[Currygan]

there are more games in the world than just TLOU, you know



Elaine Marley from Monkey Island

 

[jtb]

first post nails it.

Kreia is the best written character of ANY gender in any game, full stop.

 

[Veelk]

I honestly can't think of too many examples. The Boss is definitely one.

 

[Fey]

yes imo women have been treated like garbage ntil tlou more proof that they are likely the greatest games of the century nay of all time ellie ~bows~

 

[Majestad]

They're very well done, but Alyx from HL2 will always be my favorite.

This bish gets wet for a dude who never speaks ffs.

 

[Riposte]

....granted Ellie is 14, she's still a more mature woman than young girl in TLoU.

What do you think? Are female gamers content with the representation?

we know a lot of "bad" examples and stereotypical male-oriented ones....

what are other worthy examples of female characters?

edit: wrong topic >_>

In other words: Who are your favorite female characters?

 

[MormaPope]

The Boss.

Strong, commanding voice. Has very specific philosophies and morality. Was one of the greatest soldiers of the 20th century, cited as one of the main reasons why the Allies won WW2.

Even though shes a solider she has femininity, but shes very masculine as well. She never demands respect, she earned it.

 

[StriKeVillain]

Ellie? Maybe - still working on the game.

Tess? No.

 

[Lingitiz]

The greatest of all time:

Best female character in a game. Hell, one of the best in anything.

 

[Doomshroom]

Female commander shepard but only if you go down on Liara. What were we talking about again....

 

[wsoxfan1214]

They're both pretty solid, but Alyx is good as well, as mentioned.

 

[Silky]

SNK women.

Vanessa, Leona, Blue Mary, Foxy, King, Yuri, Shermie, May Lee, Chizuru, Hinako.

 

[RockTurtle]

Spoiler

in b4 people who never played the game

also i sure hope people don't confuse "mature" or "best presentation" with gruffs who never smile.

 

[Nameless]

 

[Rex Griswold]

Kreia is the only answer.

 

[Slowdive]

April Ryan and Zoe Castillo from The Longest Journey/Dreamfall.

 

[SaggyMonkey]

Rebooted Lara Croft. When you see her impaled, you really wish she wasn't.

 

[a Master Ninja]

One of the better examples out of Japan, no doubt.

Emily from Deadly Premontion

 

[TheRedSnifit]

I honestly can't think of too many examples. The Boss is definitely one.

I knew I was missing one.

 

[pixelbox]

I personally like Tess better. It wasn't forced.

 

[PfantzyPantz]

The Boss is the best.
Samus, before ZSS and ignoring the dumb fanservice rewards for beating the games quickly.

-Man I need to finally get on playing Kotor 2

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Alyx from Half Life.

 

[Trey]

first post nails it.

Kreia is the best written character of ANY gender in any game, full stop.

Best female character in a game. Hell, one of the best in anything.

Kreia is the only answer.

No kidding. If someone asked me who's the best written character in gaming, I'm saying Kreia every single time.

Time to replay KotOR II.

 

[veritassin]

I feel like there have been plenty of games with the badass woman archetype and young girl that needs to be protected archetype.

 

[Renekton]

Spoiler

Frau Engel and Brooke Augustine

 

[MormaPope]

A really prominent theme in the MGS franchise is that women involved with war or combat usually suffer just as much as any man does. There aren't any gimmicky deaths really, women are treated like anyone else on the battlefield.

 

[StuBurns]

Marlene > Tess

But yes, TLoU is King in all things.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Spoiler

Frau Engel and Brooke Augustine

Charming.

 

[goonie]

I'll always have a soft spot for Jade from Beyond Good and Evil.

 

[Razgriz-Specter]

I honestly can't think of too many examples. The Boss is definitely one.

Probably one of the best female characters in anything.

 

[Killthee]

Another vote for Kreia. Such a fantastic character!

 

[dancingphlower]

I don't understand why people post images without saying who the person is. As if everyone has played every game in existence. Anyway, I would say The Boss in Metal Gear Solid 3 is a good example of a strong female character. Too bad we couldn't play as her.

 

[TheRedSnifit]

A really prominent theme in the MGS franchise is that women involved with war or combat usually suffer just as much as any man does. There aren't any gimmicky deaths really, women are treated like anyone else on the battlefield.

Outside of the fourth one (and even then, they're special forces as opposed to regular mooks), pretty much every woman you kill is a major character who dies a dramatic death. It has great female characters, but I'm not really seeing how it lines up with your point.

 

[The Librarian]

....granted Ellie is 14, she's still a more mature woman than young girl in TLoU.

What do you think? Are female gamers content with the representation?

we know a lot of "bad" examples and stereotypical male-oriented ones....


what are other worthy examples of female characters?

edit: wrong topic >_>

From the one time I played the game, they seemed pretty good.

 

[jett]

....granted Ellie is 14, she's still a more mature woman than young girl in TLoU.

What do you think? Are female gamers content with the representation?

we know a lot of "bad" examples and stereotypical male-oriented ones....


what are other worthy examples of female characters?

edit: wrong topic >_>

You know why they are great? Because they're female characters that aren't defined by their sex or sexual orientation. Imagine that. What a fucking revelation. It just shows how immature this industry is when most devs are incapable of doing something like that.

 

[Neiteio]

One of the better examples out of Japan, no doubt.

Emily from Deadly Premontion

Loved her character. I thought Emily was handled very well. One of the better romances in games.

(ending spoiler)

Spoiler

...which is why I'm heartbroken how they ended the game. ;_;

 

[Goldenroad]

I though Snow from The Wolf Among Us was fairly well personified. I haven't gotten into season 2 of TWD, but I thought season 1 had some great character development for it's female characters as well

But yeah, clearly Ellie set a new bar for AAA games.

 

[saunderez]

I'll always have a soft spot for Jade.

Ah man I was just rehosting the picture, totally beat me to it.

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Samus and The Boss for me. Forever and ever.

 

[aparisi2274]

Chloe, Uncharted 2

 

[WickedLaharl]

imo cheria barnes is:

She's a horrible character

 

[Hours Left]

Chris from Suikoden III is probably my favorite female protagonist, design and personality wise. She's awesome.

 

[thefil]

Geez what is going on here.

First, why is representation of women something we should rank, such that there is a "best"? Why not "great examples of women characters in video games"? Representation of women is not a subject for list wars.

Second, why is "women" in quotation marks? All this seems to do is suggest you don't mean women literally, but rather as a euphemism.