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[Elog]

You guys are a bit helpless. It is a the story of a vengeful mother. Casting/ depiction seems to be spot on for that to me.

 

[consoul]

I only clicked into this thread to see what it was about because there was no game title mentioned in the topic.

I have now learned that normal looking people cannot be protagonists in videogames. Gotta be hot. Normals and uggos can only be NPCs.

 

[archangelmorph]

I don't want to but I can't control my fingers…

 

[Zathalus]

Would consider buying the game if she looked like this. Shame. Could play the realism card but I don't see a girl of Atsu's proportions realistically swinging an Odachi either.

An Odachi can weigh as low as about 2 Kg, not exactly something heavy. Most swords were very light, as a slow swing is bad. Especially in feudal Japan, the average height of men was around 5'2".

 

[John Wick]

I never understood the comments that Atsu was ugly. Plain and average looking, but certainly far from hideous.

It's Gaf. The fact the main protagonist is a woman is sacrilege to some never mind her being an average looking Japanese female without makeup.

 

[John Wick]

Would consider buying the game if she looked like this. Shame. Could play the realism card but I don't see a girl of Atsu's proportions realistically swinging an Odachi either.

I'm sure with training she has ensured she could swing that sword.

 

[yogaflame]

Some propaganda of average would really really help as people has completely stupid takes on distributions and thus have unreasonable expectations by taking media/social media too seriously


Yakuza director explained it - in general roles given to attractive. And it take some courage and will to step out of standard trope "it hard to explain in narrative but we will put pretty chick anyway as she markets better".
Atsu is just average - you go out on the streets of big city and 70% of middle-aged women will be like her.
It's actually a good example of DEI (it's not a bad concept btw, it's just occupied by shitheads) - same as it is everywhere else - give some power (exposure) to common folks, not just to beautiful, smart, rich and powerful.


It's just a standard choice of pretty Asian. Not average SP trying to portrait.

But is it just a coincidence that Erika Ishi is a extremist and radical leftist?

 

[Victorboris1987]

Oi, m8!!! Do you have a loicense for that stiffy?

 

[Felessan]

But is it just a coincidence that Erika Ishi is a extremist and radical leftist?

Who fucking cares. Even if she get priority due to her views (or sleep with producer "right wing correctness" or whatever) it doesn't matter if she fits the role, she is just a face. You can find pretty women and ugly women on both side of spectrum. Emphasis is different, but that's emphasis, not a distribution.
This stupid battle is kinda far from many outside US

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Somehow I feel relieved that she is canonically ugly. At least the game isn't asking us to pretend she's attractive. This feels like progress.

 

[LectureMaster]

It's a meme among Chinese internet. Rain Sister is an influencer prominently known for corny tacky style.

 

[Bernardougf]

Oh.. an ugly female masculinized character on a revenge story... how original.. game has ideas dated to the start of their development, thats why using current social politics for games that will launch in 5 years its not a great idea.. things change bruh.

 

[Kacho]

It's a meme among Chinese internet. Rain Sister is an influencer prominently known for corny tacky style.

Thanks, I googled and didn't find anything.

 

[JayK47]

(Oh-oh, here she comes)
Watch out, boy, she'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here she comes)
She's a maneater

 

[Dynasty8]

Don't care if the main character is a female or a minority....I am just turned off that the main character is voiced by a mentally ill psychopath.

 

[Arsic]

What could have been…

She did great in Callisto protocol so I think the reason is horse crap.

Idk who the current lady who got the gig even is, or what she's been in.

 

[PeteBull]

An Odachi can weigh as low as about 2 Kg, not exactly something heavy. Most swords were very light, as a slow swing is bad. Especially in feudal Japan, the average height of men was around 5'2".

That avg 5'2 man from fedual japan would easily break skulls of 3 american avg women in a 1 vs 3 combat scenario( here shamefull data, avg american woman(20-39yo, older age range are even heavier but not like any1 cares at that point, they get invisible superpower anyways ) sits at 168lbs and 5'4, and thats the data from 2018, they got even fatter now in 2025- u guys in the US are rising whales diligently

How Much Does the Average Woman Weigh?

Discover how much the average woman weighs and how age, height, and other factors can determine a moderate weight and BMI.

www.healthline.com

Good thing we getting Black Flag remaster soon, we will be ready for anything:

Look at those supposed trained female police officers from sweden, 3 women vs 1 relatively short/light migrant(and no, he isnt that ufc fighter from dagestan who has videos of fighting bears for fun ;p)

Thats probably first time they experienced avg male's punch/strenght- their policemen buddies always went ez on them

 

[Valt7786]

She did great in Callisto protocol so I think the reason is horse crap.

Idk who the current lady who got the gig even is, or what she's been in.

Yeah that reason is horseshit. She's done nothing but bit parts until last year when *shocker* she was ugly lesbian Freeze in suicide squad, one of the voices for the main character in DA Veilguard and now this.
It's obvious why she's chosen when you see which devs are hiring her.

 

[Gambit2483]

 

[Zathalus]

That avg 5'2 man from fedual japan would easily break skulls of 3 american avg women in a 1 vs 3 combat scenario( here shamefull data, avg american woman(20-39yo, older age range are even heavier but not like any1 cares at that point, they get invisible superpower anyways ) sits at 168lbs and 5'4, and thats the data from 2018, they got even fatter now in 2025- u guys in the US are rising whales diligently

How Much Does the Average Woman Weigh?

Discover how much the average woman weighs and how age, height, and other factors can determine a moderate weight and BMI.

www.healthline.com

Good thing we getting Black Flag remaster soon, we will be ready for anything:

Look at those supposed trained female police officers from sweden, 3 women vs 1 relatively short/light migrant(and no, he isnt that ufc fighter from dagestan who has videos of fighting bears for fun ;p)

Thats probably first time they experienced avg male's punch/strenght- their policemen buddies always went ez on them

I'm just pointing out that swinging an Odachi is not an amazing feat of strength. It's a 2kg blade, not a 30kg war hammer. Brute strength is far less important when sword fighting, especially in feudal Hokkaido where anything resembling plate armour simply doesn't exist.

I'm also not American.

 

[LectureMaster]

Erika from TGS, enjoy.

 

[Memati187]

What could have been…

This is why I won't buy this piece of shit.

 

[nial]

This is why I won't buy this piece of shit.