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[DeafTourette]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

 

[TintoConCasera]

It sure as hell doesn't make it worse.

 

[CrimsonTide]

It sure as hell doesn't make it worse.

FACTS

But doesn't have to go THAT FAR in the photos.

But ya know, just a nice rack and curvy is all lol

 

[adamsapple]

"This is what real gamers want"

 

[TintoConCasera]

FACTS

But doesn't have to go THAT FAR in the photos.

But ya know, just a nice rack and curvy is all lol

Exactly my man. Give people a little bit of eye candy, nothing wrong with that.

Hell, there are even many iconic designs that go way further than the example in the OP.

While it's not needed at all, I sure as hell prefer this over face-scanning some real-life uggo.

 

[Radical_3d]

It sure as hell doesn't make it worse.

Least horny manchego.

 

[Arsic]

Samua Aran is the poster child for female protagonist done right.

 

[CrimsonTide]

Exactly my man. Give people a little bit of eye candy, nothing wrong with that.

Hell, there are even many iconic designs that go way further than the example in the OP.

While it's not needed at all, I sure as hell prefer this over face-scanning some real-life uggo.

Eye candy sells baby

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Definitely better. But could still wear normal clothes and be better too.

 

[roosnam1980]

curves show off the higher polygon count/tessellation , also advanced jiggle physics

 

[IDKFA]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

That's not to be taken seriously. It's from an account called "gaming funny memes".

That breast size is ridiculous. She'd give herself black eyes by breaking out into a jog. A full sprint and she's knocking herself out.

 

[struggler_guts]

The one on the left already doesn't look like the character

 

[RoboFu]

no its an over exaggeration to be funny.

 

[Poppinfresh]

Is this really going to make a game better?

Yes.

Making all of the women in your game hot will absolutely increase my enjoyment of the game and "make it better."

 

[The Cockatrice]

Nah I dont care cuz I prefer to play as male characters anyway so if my protag is a woman, Im indifferent. The issue is when it comes to romanceable companions, if they're ugly of fucking course it matters.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Does character design matter? What do you think, DeafTourette ?

People don't go see Marvel movies to see average down-to-earth women + dudes with dad bods. They go to see some larger-than-life heroes who look like Scarlet Johansson and Chris Hemsworth.

It depends on the style of story they're telling. If it's supposed to be some grounded story with believable real-world characters then they should look average. But if it's stylized/fantasy then that's different. Do you think Kill Bill would've been just as good if Beatrix Kiddo were played by Lizzo?

I don't care for the hyper sexualized thirst trap shit with giant cartoon tits, but I think characters should at least look cool and aspirational.


And anyway this didn't happen in a vacuum. More like, people are getting so fucking sick of EVERY IP cramming in some Strong Female Protagonist who's carefully tuned to not be too feminine and not be too appealing to the "male gaze". It's so played out. It doesn't mean that every single game/movie/show with this type of character is guaranteed to be shit, but it has that smell to it.

 

[L*][*N*K]

No it doesn't and I really find it weird that people like those sexy characters, I find it very cringy

 

[forsakkenSoul]

Anyone who seriously thinks she should look exactly like the version on the right, clearly has a brain long destroyed by excessive pornography.

Obviously, an attractive character is always welcome, but it's not something crucial that makes a game better. Story >> gameplay >> everything else.

 

[GymWolf]

There are 50 shades of tits before going from flat to absurdly big.

I don't think people are asking for pamela anderson in every game.

 

[analog_future]

Of course it doesn't make a game better unless you're an incel neckbeard chud who can't attract any actual women.


There's nothing wrong with attractive people in games, but actually believing that every character needs to look like an anime waifu is cringe as fuck

 

[CrimsonTide]

There are 50 shades of tits before going from flat to absurdly big.

I don't think people are asking for pamela anderson in every game.

Correct. Gimmie my curves and some chest and we good

But either way, I will need mah curves!

 

[Draugoth]

Honestly? If I had to waste my time modding girls into being busty on a video-game I would just watch porn instead. Having a hot female character in Wuchang didn't make the game better, it's just a cool bonus for males, OF models and teenagers.

I only modded big titted women in Skyrim because everyone's models (including men) aged pretty badly and the game is made to be modded.

 

[Guilty_AI]

yes

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

You're asking if character design matters? Uh, yeah, duh.

 

[ecosse_011172]

For 50 NeoGafers and a million teenage boys, it makes a terrible game better.
The other 200 million gamers are utterly oblivious.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Are we really asking this for as much people spend on cosmetics each year?

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Samua Aran is the poster child for female protagonist done right.

Nop.

Kat from Gravity Rush... She's the ultimate example of femininity and a heroic being.

 

[Sethbacca]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

This looks fucking stupid and completely ruins the game. Like, yes, I like hot chicks just like any hetero dude, but I much prefer protaganists that actually look like they inhabit the environment.

 

[Topher]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

The girl on the left isn't "ugly" though. Do we want characters who are attractive? Yes. Doesn't mean they have to have massive boobs.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Why is Sydney Sweeney a more popular actress than Bella Ramsey? Is she a much better actress?

 

[Generic]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

What's the lore reason for the outfit in the right?

 

[CrimsonTide]

Are we really asking this for as much people spend on cosmetics each year?

lol RIGHT? Cosmetics alone is a billion dollar industry

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

The image on the right looks way better

 

[Guilty_AI]

Doesn't mean they have to have massive boobs.

speak for yourself friend, bring on them' titties

 

[Tommi84]

I want to see sexy women and muscular and handsome guys in my games. If I want to see ugly guys I can just look in the mirror.

 

[Draugoth]

This looks fucking stupid and completely ruins the game. Like, yes, I like hot chicks just like any hetero dude, but I much prefer protaganists that actually look like they inhabit the environment.

Expedition 33:

You can have gorgeous women in your game without them being on a bikini. If anything, a big-titted samurai girl on a 3D feudal japan game that isn't an 2D anime feels completely out of place and breaks immersion.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

speak for yourself friend, bring on them' titties

Mommy milkers

 

[LectureMaster]

I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication"

 

[Aldric]

Over the years, I've seen posts by GAFers who decry the "uglyfication" and "non-sexyfication" of female videogame characters. Pointing to The Last of Us 2 and Ghost of Yotei as examples.

Is this really going to make a game better? Not gameplay or story?

It doesn't have to be bait for porn addicts like your example but yes, beautiful characters absolutely make a game better, or at least characters that don't look like they've been purposefully made ugly to make some sort of point. Real life is already full of ugly people and insane political activists, I really don't need more of that in games.

 

[Topher]

speak for yourself friend, bring on them' titties

 

[Sethbacca]

Expedition 33:

You can have gorgeous women in your game without them being on a bikini. If anything, a big-titted samurai girl on a 3D game that isn't an 2D anime game feels completely out of place

Yeah, but those are all appropriately dressed women who fit the aesthetic of the game they're in. The original example pic is just stupid. Thick big titted Japanese girls are more the exception than the rule. Don't get me wrong, Asian women are stunning IMO, but they tend toward very slender and petite.

 

[JayK47]

If these assholes want $70+ for these damn games, the least they can do is make the main character, who I have to stare at for 20+ hours, attractive. Or, give me some fucking options. Give Deaf his fuck ugly flat chested woman and I will pick something nice. To each their own.

 

[Judge Magister]

Well, it would make me buy the game.

 

[CrimsonTide]

Expedition 33:

You can have gorgeous women in your game without them being on a bikini. If anything, a big-titted samurai girl on a 3D game that isn't an 2D anime game feels completely out of place

Well said!

 

[Draugoth]

I will never forgive Ubisoft for what they did to the Outlaws actress

 

[StueyDuck]

may as well ask those same people the same question about their precious Marvel movies and the extreme impossible beauty standards they put on men.

does it make the movie better that hugh jackman in his 50s is shredded like a behemoth that is impossible beyond drug usage and insane amounts of money, does it change the plot or engagement of the film...

much like the big booby lady i say it's cool, jackman looks like a ridiculous super human, why not? none of this shit is real, it's escapism.

 

[Bondo]

Character design matters.
Will a bad looking character stop me from playing? Absolutely not.

Does an attractive or cool looking one get me more into it? Probably.

 

[Loomy]

I've never played a video game character I want to fuck so it doesn't matter to me.

 

[TintoConCasera]

Don't get me wrong, Asian women are stunning IMO, but they tend toward very slender and petite

Who cares about realism? Character design should be driven by the artist's vision and nothing else.

 

[pudel]

It sure as hell doesn't make it worse.