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[Saber]

Hes's not lying tho, you all sound like the fat guy at the bar watching the game while stuffing his face with peanuts screaming at the tv that the team is terrible and lacks any athletic ability

Sounds way too detailed, are you sure you didn't look yourself in the mirror before give the description? Holy projection Batman, you sound like a Reera soycucker lmao

 

[Crayon]

Funny though just crossed my mind. It'd make a lot of sense if samus was bald.

 

[duck_sauce]

These threads would be way more enterteining if people where forced to use their real life pictures as profile pictures.

 

[Zimmy68]

I'm starting to think that Mr. Naughty Dog has a very specific fetish.
I don't know, maybe that is just me.

 

[E-Cat]

2024 the year the male gaze was defeated once and for all

Isn't beating the male gaze through the means of ugly & masculine female leads self-defeating, as it admits a universal female beauty standard that's feminine?

 

[Traxtech]

These threads would be way more enterteining if people where forced to use their real life pictures as profile pictures.

That would be amazing hahahaha

 

[E-Cat]

Honestly, if you think Horizon Zero Dawn only sold 20 million copies because Aloy doesn’t look as dolled up as that meme of her in makeup

I also think it's really important to put things into perspective, and not throw everything under the blanket of 'woke', which forgoes further nuance. Take Aloy, for example: she is a little pudgy, but definitely still pretty.

Whereas if you profess to be a heterosexual male who finds the ND main character sexually attractive, I'd argue you have latent homosexual tendencies (I'd actually like to hear from gay guys how they feel about him/her, that'd be fascinating). But I admit even that's a spectrum, that's just where I personally put the line.

What it ultimately comes down to is, it seems more like a political "fuck you" to straight men than an artistic decision. Aloy is not even close to being in that ballpark.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Plenty of games with hot dudes and hot ladies have flopped. These games that flopped “because of ugly female leads” or “beCuZ wOkE” all had glaring flaws that contributed more to them flopping than the MC design.

Either way, this cockroach riddled dude is the last person I’d go to for advice or insight about looks.

 

[Humdinger]

For me, it's less the uglification and more the "girlboss" archetype that puts me off. I don't need a character I find attractive - it helps make the experience more pleasurable, but it's not central to my enjoyment. However, I do need a character who is not both boring and annoying. Girlboss characters are almost invariably both boring and unlikeable. That's the real issue afaic.

 

[DeepEnigma]

These threads would be way more enterteining if people where forced to use their real life pictures as profile pictures.

My DM box would be too full from all y'all freaks.

 

[Eliciel]

This is ultimately the decision of the creative direction of a Game and can have influence in it's success, in both directions. Just as much as a Bad Story. I think the key here is authenticity. If you can't make it feel real, it's on you..

Nevertheless, be real, haters gonna hate no matter what.

 

[moniker]

Whereas if you profess to be a heterosexual male who finds the ND main character sexually attractive, I'd argue you have latent homosexual tendencies (I'd actually like to hear from gay guys how they feel about him/her, that'd be fascinating).

Some gay guys prefer manly men, some more feminine men. I don't think a whole lot of gay guys has the hots for ugly masculine women.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Some gay guys prefer manly men, some more feminine men. I don't think a whole lot of gay guys has the hots for ugly masculine women.

Yet 'bears' are a huge thing in that culture. And most are hairy, coke bloated, fugly men.

 

[moniker]

Yet 'bears' are a huge thing in that culture. And most are hairy, coke bloated, fugly men.

Sure ... but the draw is still masculinity (hairy body, full beard etc) even if they're not traditionally "pretty"? Also, muscle bears are a thing

 

[Trilobit]

Funny though just crossed my mind. It'd make a lot of sense if samus was bald.

 

[duck_sauce]

My DM box would be too full from all y'all freaks.

You sexy beast….

 

[Crayon]

Okay okay. But we can agree that if the chozo left all that hair on her head then they certainly left her with a huge bush too.

 

[solidus12]

Why does she look like Will Smith’s son ?

 

[DeepEnigma]

Why does she look like Will Smith’s son ?

She looks more like the boxer briefs style “stud.”