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[Raven117]

A badass female bounty hunter when these probably don’t even exist? Give her a buzzcut like an army soldier and put her in a role entirely dominated by men? I don’t even know why they keep doing this.

Didn’t play Metroid?

It’s all in the execution of the character. Some of y’all are mirrors of the resetera. No critical thought… or patience

 

[Larxia]

You are being disingenuous on purpose i see.

The funny thing is that they are all using Ripley as a counter argument, saying how there always was "great looking characters" like this, but then... "she was always ugly!", man

 

[EviLore]

Shes ugly and manly as fuck in all of them stop it

Representative of amazing opinions strikes again!

 

[Gaiff]

Didn’t play Metroid?

Yeah. And?

 

[Punished Miku]

I cant believe they got Pakistani Danzel for this lmao. ND should be getting real movie stars, not a joke from a tv show. Come on.

The lead character looks like aids. Like she literally got aids and is dying. Uglier than Abby which I didnt think was possible, but like that Avowed director I wouldn't be surprised if Neil did this out of spite to piss off the gamers angry at Abby's character design.

It's his game, and ultimately his choice, but I cant help but feel sorry for the devs over at ND who have literally gone on record saying that your protagonist HAS to be attractive. they said that while showing off Nathan Drake's chest hair and masculine jaw line. But girls are not allowed to be sexy in Drunckman's world.

I think Ciri's design in Witcher 4 is a good compromise. She's not all that feminine, but feminine enough. She's scarred but still attractive. She's badass but still looks like a woman who you dont despise at first glance. Not sure why we cant have that in an ND game. This girl makes Aloy look like an Israeli supermodel.

I actually think this girl has a better face than Witcher 4 Ciri. Ciri looked like a fucking Space Marine.

 

[Balducci30]

Context is definitely key. They did that to Ripley because she was in a prison colonynand would help her blend in. Not because it was some message and/or to make the girl a less feminine girl boss. Was she bald in the previous movies and sequels? Fuck no.

What about v for vendetta or Mad max?

 

[LordOcidax]

Fanboys are blind. They did the same when Concord got his first trailer.

Look at them, attacking GAF because GAF hate woman as a main char and they don't have a single clue if really is a woman or not. Guy put pronoums from the site and assumed that 'Jordan' is a woman.

Sad but true…

 

[RoboFu]

Shes ugly and manly as fuck in all of them stop it

lol

 

[yurinka]

Is Ellen ripley woke too then??

No, she wasn't. She was a great, charismatic character that because of the story she had to shave her head in that movie. It was not like that because of hate against white, male and heterosexual protagonist or to make propaganda of wokism.

 

[kazuyamishima]

Can’t imagine if Aliens or especially Alien 3 were released nowadays, the hate would have been monumental

 

[Larxia]

Looks like a realistic design for a female bounty hunter. The design is fine.

I don't get your logic.
At this point, any bad looking character would be realistic in any settings honestly. It's just that people prefer good looking character / good character design.
Here they clearly gave her the typical modern look that you can only despise at first glance.

 

[nkarafo]

Yeah, she was a real looker

LMAO

I can see how someone with such shallow takes has this avatar tag.

Checks out 100% again. Well deserved.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Man....love Naughty Dog games. Love space games. Don't care fellas. I'm looking forward to this. Bet it will be amazing.

Yeah, I’m sure it’s going to be great. I just wonder why they felt the need to shave her head.

 

[vpance]

ND should be worried. The political climate and acceptance for wokeshit in culture and media is at an all time low. It won't get a pass if they attempt to preach like it's still 2020.

 

[pqueue]

Can’t imagine if Aliens or especially Alien 3 were released nowadays, the hate would have been monumental

alien 3 got a lot of hate upon its release. and ever since.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Guys....fucking LALO from Better Call Saul is in this game!

Has anyone brought this up yet? I can't be the first, right

 

[MayauMiao]

Yeah, she was a real looker

LMAO

She looks like Rambo.

Not a single peep from any of these crybabies.

She can be a fox with the right make up and wig.

 

[Fake]

What about v for vendetta or Mad max?

Do you never watched V for Vendetta? The woman is take to a prison as well. Thats why she had his hair cut.

 

[Raven117]

Yeah. And?

Bounty hunter was female

It’s all in how they writer her.

 

[hinch7]

Yeah, she was a real looker

LMAO

A different time period. And Sigorney Weaver was pretty fucking hot back in the 80's and 90's. I don't get the Aliens comparison. At all.

 

[Gaiff]

Bounty hunter was female

Yes, so?

 

[nkarafo]

Can’t imagine if Aliens or especially Alien 3 were released nowadays, the hate would have been monumental

And i'll ask the same question as i always do when someone says that.

Whose fault is it?

 

[decisions]

The graphics looked amazing but I did find both characters in the trailer to be really bland and unlikable. Nothing "cool" about them. Not a great first impression but I'm sure it will be a great game. A focus on melee combat like is shown at the end, and maybe ship travel/combat, would be sweet.

 

[Raven117]

Yes, so?

Are you retarded?

 

[Astray]

ND should be worried. The political climate and acceptance for wokeshit in culture and media is at an all time low. It won't get a pass if they attempt to preach like it's still 2020.

YouTube public dislikes are entirely fake lol. Only Google knows the true numbers.

 

[aerts1js]

Looks really good and after how this place reacted to TLOU 2 I’m totally not surprised by the hate on here. Game will still be one of the best of the generation.

 

[Nigel]

I’m so glad they’ve revived Concord!

 

[Sebastian1295]

No, she wasn't. She was a great, charismatic character that because of the story she had to shave her head in that movie. It was not like that because of hate against white, male and heterosexual protagonist or to make propaganda of wokism.

And how do you know that the protagonist of this game hates white straight men?? I'm not getting your point here man. Listen if the game is woke i'm not buying it just like i didn't buy dragon age veilguard, but i'm willing to give this game a chance before i immediately say it's woke trash or garbage.

 

[Represent.]

Representative of amazing opinions strikes again!

Shes shaped like a rectangle. LOL!

And we dont know what this girls body is shaped like yet

 

[Aces High]

Not feeling it.

The main character annoys the hell out of me. There's something off about her. She's super unlikeable and I can't put my finger on it yet. It's probably her arrogance.

Product placement doesn't feel organic, but immersion breaking and even worse than in-your-face sponsoring in Hollywood movies.

This was disappointing, tbh. Not interested.

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Representative of amazing opinions strikes again!

Forgive him, he has been cooming to tranny porn for too long, he's forgotten what a woman looks like.

 

[Punished Miku]

Look into my eyes and tell me that isn't a Ninja Turtle.

Yeah ... that's rough lol. Ouch.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

YouTube public dislikes are entirely fake lol. Only Google knows the true numbers.

so...hiding actual dislikes was a dumb move then

 

[Kacho]

Shes shaped like a rectangle. LOL!

And we dont know what this girls body is shaped like yet

Your dick is broken

 

[Gaiff]

Are you retarded?

You’re making hollow points that are completely meaningless. Samus was a female bounty hunter. Huh, okay, so what?

 

[Balducci30]

Do you never watched V for Vendetta? The woman is take to a prison as well. Thats why she had his hair cut.

so is the idea she has to be imprisoned as a back story? GI Jane she’s in the military, Furiosa in Mad Max just shaves her hair for the fuck of it. I didn’t realize a woman shaving her head was this radical act - it really seems like not a big deal to me

 

[crunchyBiscuits]

Interesting to see the dislike this ND game is already generating. Maybe enough to surpass TLOU2 lol

As for the reveal itself... Wasn't expecting something like this from ND. But we've been asking for a new IP and here we go. Let's see what they manage to cook up for 2026.

Only thing that felt a bit strange to me was the product placement but then again IIRC, the original Blader Runner also had a lot of product placement too?

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

It's a Naughty Dog game and a sci-fi one at that...I'm instantly sold

 

[Larxia]

Literally based on the person playing her.

People with terrible looks also exist in real life, what a shocking news.
We know people like this exist, that doesn't mean we want to play a character that looks like this

 

[FoxMcChief]

She can be a fox with the right make up and wig.

See her in that movie with Jennifer Love Hewit? She was hot in that one too. But I’ve always been into the older women.

 

[hinch7]

Yeah ... that's rough lol. Ouch.

Girl has a bigger neck than most guys traps too. Did she get her workout routine from Abbey?

 

[Fake]

so is the idea she has to be imprisoned as a back story?

Yep. A good one in fact. Is a good movie and I recommend watch.

 

[SlimySnake]

Representative of amazing opinions strikes again!

 

[salva]

I just want to know if this has some sort of space exploration.
Bit over the 80s vibes, but it works with a cyberpunk style theme which I felt from it. Too early yet, need to see gameplay to see whether I jump out to get a PS for day one. Or I'll just wait for the definitive edition on PC.

 

[ProtoByte]

James Gunn needs to demand royalties so that we can stop having sci-fi infused with boomer music!! Making it the 80s instead of the 60s doesn't make it creative!!

 

[larrybrady]

I see why there’s sorta concord vibes,but when that concord cgi trailer that was revealed a few months back,it was such a clear guardians of the galaxy rip-off…this wasn’t pushed to those extremes… tech wise it looked really good,,,and those last 5 seconds,I’m guessing was gameplay,or a representation of gameplay,looked nothing like that turd concord… This looked like surge on some good roids…I like the atmosphere,art, setting in the gameplay end section a lot… just wish you had multiple protagonist to choose from like games did years back

 

[Astral Dog]

dat character design is ugly

but the premise is interesting and as long as the gameplay is fun,that should make a solid game

 

[FoxMcChief]

Shes shaped like a rectangle. LOL!

And we dont know what this girls body is shaped like yet

 

[nkarafo]

People with terrible looks also exist in real life, what a shocking news.
We know people like this exist, that doesn't mean we want to play a character that looks like this

I mean, being unattractive/ugly is one thing. I could live with that if the character was at least likeable.

But you can tell by her expressions and body language she is annoying and arrogant. This combination makes for a very unlikable protag who can definitely get in the way of enjoying the game IMO.

 

[Larxia]

James Gunn needs to demand royalties so that we can stop having sci-fi infused with boomer music!! Making it the 80s instead of the 60s doesn't make it creative!!

Yeah I kind of have to agree. I really liked this in Guardians of the Galaxy, but it's been tiring seeing this in everything, and now that it's been overused, it feels less special even in guardians of the galaxy itself sadly, even if it's the one that started it.