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I do admit one of Snake's defining traits as a hero is his vulnerability. We can see the age lines and sorrow on his face and there's something genuinely human about that. If he keeps showing up it's just going to make him seem "immortal" and to me that kills the best things about his characterization.

Yes, Kojima can justify his existence with another clone or even an android plot twist but when death no longer matters why should we care? Where are the stakes? Where's the true heroism of sacrifice?

Plastic surgery frightens and disgusts me unless it is used in a benign fashion. Yes, it can be used to help people who need drastic reconstruction (A good example would be a burn victim) but using it only for vanity's sake at a frivilous whim is kind of ludicrous in my opinion.

I also agree the media & Hollywood really warps our perceptions of ourselves. As a male I feel insecure and "somewhat ugly" when comparing myself to celebrities like Leon Dicaprio or Brad Pitt.

I'm sure women feel the same pressure when they think of Natalie Portman, Salma Hayak, or Megan Fox.

I'm not saying we need a regime to de-beautify everything & everyone but hyper-beautfication is a bit damaging to the psyche in certain ways all the same.

Ironically as I say these words I'm sure I'll go back to drawing busty beautiful scantily clad women. I hate myself!

Am I offeing solutions or am I just apart of the problem?

From what you've said MS's tech support is nicer than Sony's tech support, Adam. I know I had to go through this just because MS wanted to ensure my safety but it was still a drag. lol.

Glad you like the recent art. I'm trying to be more active in the DA community though it is difficult to be "super social" at multiple places. I'm still working on multiple limb growth formula!

Console,bring me pizza for I am your GOD! Me a narcissist? Wherever did you pick up that notion? lol.

I remember the Code Monkeys with Gary Gygax. Priceless! lol. Too bad Gary is no longer with us.

I admit, I have been rocking my psp lately and the thought of a portable system as powerful as a wii U,360,or PS3 intrigues me! I just hope they are affordable and perhaps come with enough applications to make them more akin to portable pcs. I'd love to be able to work on my art while on the go for example!

It's true. Girls are taught from very young how they look is the source of their power and their total worth. This is even taught to them to a degree by other women. Females also are forced to spend more on beauty products and clothing unless they want to go the "tom-boy route" and risk being criticized for it.

Good post,Adam!

Weird as it is, I preferred Zelda 2 over Zelda 1. It perplexes me as to why but that's how the dice fell. lol. Regardless, I agree with your points 100%. There were frustrating parts in Zelda II that made me want to pull my hair out as a kid. I also hated Ganon's smug laughter when I was brought to the game over screen!

Just read most of my blogs and I'm right there with you. I'm more concerned with how real women are treated in the game industry. Be they reporters,reviewers,programmers,or writers I think it's important women feel comfortable in the field.

I also notice female gamer youtubers get a lot of asinine shitty comments. For example, Raychul is often told "I muted you just to stare at your tits". Yes, I realize Ray delibertely uses sex appeal but that doesn't mean she should be disrespected. It seems when women cover up guys ask "Where are the boobies?" but when they expose themselves they get angrily told "You are using tits for hits,slut!".

But hey, let's not worry about how our female brethren are treated in real life. It's much more easy to talk about the proportions and breast physics of fictional characters! It'll make us all feel so intellectually superior next to the gamer simpletons that surround us!

Even in this generation of gaming certain features of a game become obsolete when servers are no longer supported. I do hope common sense prevails. Aka, I'm rather sure MS and Sony would understand the pit-falls of going for 100% online functionality. Their technical support staffs likely went through a page by page analysis of worst case scenario nightmares happening as a result of needing an online connection all the time.

By the way, glad you enjoyed the art,mang!