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[–]SkepticalHPS 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I assume you’re talking about Other M, which was really awful. In the original Metroid, they don’t even specify her sex until the very end of the game when she takes her helmet off and reveals she’s a woman. I’m a huge fan of the Prime games, myself.

Yup many RPGs definitely let you be what you want. I feel a lot of lacking representation in early gaming was largely due to tech limitations. You couldn’t really have plots more complex than “save the girl” or “kill the bad guys.” Of course it’s very different now and characters and stories have gotten more complex, and I feel really cringey stuff is in the minority now.

I think Sarkeesian and her ilk are largely addicted to outrage in general. I think it’s a core component of the libfem mindset.

[–]lefterfield 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Completely agree, with all this. I just was never a big fan of platform games. Too much button-mashing perfection that I didn't have the patience for. RPGs had more interesting stories, characters, and involved more strategy and planning that I was better at. But I loved watching my brother play platform games, especially Metroid. It was cool just knowing that she was a woman, and yeah, you only knew that originally at the end of the game.

I think it’s a core component of the libfem mindset.

Yep. The problem is that they have outrage, but no logical or ethical foundation for it. I've had arguments with libfems where they contradict themselves within the same paragraph. You call it out, and they just make up some other piece of nonsense. Most of them don't argue at all anyway, they speak in memes and soundbite phrases they can't explain.