My issue is we do have more variety in female characters but noone acknowledges it. I think Ellie from The Last Of Us and the revamped Lara Croft are good examples of that. Not to mention Ellen Page's role in Beyond 2 souls. Aka, not all women are being portrayed as overly busty bimbo types anymore.
Yes, there are still games that are ridiculously sexy just to be that way. Is that even "objectfication" though? Is any attractive depiction of a fictional character objectification? Even if a female character looks sexy and dresses revealingly should we dismiss any positive traits she has all together? That seems kind of sexist (and shallow) to me.
But really, men do have it just as bad. Unless we're at the top we're considered cheap labor or soldiers for causes. We're tools more powerful people use to get a job done. Either that job involves building something up or tearing something down. Later men are often disregarded after their usefulness comes to an end. (Solid Snake's hyper aging and expiration date as a living weapon poetically symbolizes this.)
I also don't understand the whole "women are sexualized/men are idealized" bullshit. Biologically a healthy body of either gender is attractive because it premotes the possibility of creating healthy offspring. But for some reason men having a ripped body "isn't the same thing" just because feminism and the politically correct crowd say so.
I agree fighting games are a more accepting genre to begin with. It's one of the few genres where both male and female diversity is celebrated. Aka, you can have a guy like Rufus going up against greats like Ken,Chun Li, or Ryu! (Not to mention respect shown to more risque characters such as Fox,Bridget, and Poison)
Of course the problem is less attractive and elderly characters from both genders are often mere comical relief or the "disposable wise mentor" who dies just to give the hero a motivation for revenge or a chance at escaping. Pigsy from Enslaved falls into both of those traps.
Frankly I'm just tired of being shamed for being a heterosexual male and being told I have some sort of "enchanted privilege" that makes my life easier than everyone else's in every conceivable way. The fact these philosophies are being drilled into kids in school and college makes me sick.
Look, I'm all for equality but I cannot claim to be a feminist.(Despite it being oh so popular right now) It's mutated into something I want no part of. I'm better off calling myself and egalitarian.
To pretend "male problems" either don't exist or are somehow "lesser" isn't going to help promote fair treatment for everyone.
Not mad at you personally,bro. (Sorry if I came off that way,Ceva) My vitriol is directed at the higher eicholons of "game journalism" and the pc culture (political correctness) as a whole. lol.
