24-08-06, 14:05 | #21 |
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oh the red baron
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24-08-06, 14:25 | #22 |
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^Killed the thread there Jared.
I can understand if people idolise actors, and long to have a talent as great as them, which makes more sense since there real people. Johnny Depp for instance. But then when you get people idolising games characters, Just because there so emotional and strong in the game, erm such as.... Just thinking of one off the top of my head, Cloud will do. ^This guy is not real, do not attempt to be him. |
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A character such as Lara Croft is quite a positive role model; she's smart, independent, driven and (in the main) always fights the side of justice. Now, I obviously don't have a daughter or son, but if I did I certainly wouldn't have any issue with them admiring Lara for those sort of qualities. In a way, her fictional status actually adds to her appeal, because she is free from the restrictions of reality - she never has to do anything 'bad', unless the writers feel that she should. Even the most upstanding real-life figure can't always boast that level of integrity. And as for your other point, about people actually truly believing or personifying themselves as a fictional character, that is very rare outside of a mental institution; it's more frequently a symptom of personality disorders like schizophrenia. I don't personally see how it's relevant to this particular discussion Last edited by ace_85; 24-08-06 at 14:41. |
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24-08-06, 14:55 | #26 |
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Being inspired by a game character is one thing, but basing inspiriation for a new hair style, based on an animated games character is another, and is highly 'silly'.
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I met a girl once who was a huge AJ fan. It went beyond being just a role model though, she had all the movies etc, tried to look like her, even got the same tattooes. Scarily she even took it as far as scarring her arms with blades, "because Angie used too" such a shame, because she was such a lovely girl.
Are role models bad?, I don't think so, it is quite healthy to have heroes or heroines to look up to, but there is a line that shouldn't be crossed, you should never apsire to be so much like them that you forget your own identity. As for the whole gender-bender thing, I would much rather play an interesting female character, than a samey-samey bloke one. I wouldn't buy a game to play a certain character though, I only buy games that are fun and offer me some value for money. I don't play as barely clothed women characters for kicks, (honest ) but that is all that this industry seems to offer at the moment. Perhaps when the industry matures some more, we will start to see some more female orientated games , filtering onto the market. Perhaps those of us that do play videogames will be seen less as the scum of the earth, smelly, spotty and violent people that we are usually stereotyped for, and from what I've seen in this place, seen more like the proper, ordinary and decent folk that we really are. |
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I rarely play video games, and when I do they are usually games like TR or Resident Evil, where you don't always get too much of a choice on the gender. I like playing as females in some games simply because I prefer them in an aesthetic sense, just like my art. I prefer drawing females to males simply because they are more appealing to the eye.
I will have to side with Cat and Mitch in this 'debate'.....admiring a character's attributes (Lara's fearlessness and dedication to a worthy cause, etc.), but when people try becoming that character, then some serious identity issues come to the forefront... |
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