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That's ridiculous, she's wearing a modest t-shirt and shorts, compare her to the majority of video game women. For example Bayonetta is a great character, and she way more sexualized than Lara. Her sex appeal doesn't take anything away from the character.
I don't understand how sexy=bad sounds like a very conservative stance on sex, which religious people seem to hold |
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I'd argue that there's very few really "strong" female characters in videogames these days, assuming that we mean "strong" as in "high quality", "well thought out", etc. That's not to say there's none (there's certainly many, not including Lara in any era IMO) but there's definitely a bit of a lacking.
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In a lot of the ads, there were innuendos and comments about Lara and her appearance. Some ad for TR1 said "sometimes having a killer body isn't enough" (makes no sense and puts undue focus on Lara's body) In the AOD Lara interview she shook her butt at the camera. In game is no better. Remember the Chronicles scene with young Lara's shirt? Or that scene with Kurtis in the Louve in AOD, where he caressed her body? They kept on doing this because they thought it was titillating, not because they cared about her character's sexuality. That is what I don't like. Quote:
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What does being sexy add to a character like Lara? Looking sexy is not really some thing she would think about while dodging huge blades. There is no reason it would supplement her. Intellectually and physically attractive? OK. She can be that and still be well characterized. But sexualization means giving her certain traits meant to be sexy (like boobs or booty shorts). That's not what she needs. Quote:
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It doesn't, but the problem is that when you create a character that's sexualized to extreme levels, it because clear that it's only done for the sole purpose of sexual gratification. I can't actually think of a sexualized female character in a videogame where her sexuality is used to give us more insight into her as a person. You can have a strong female character, amazingly written and hugely fleshed out, but you can still make her a walking blow up doll and that's a total disservice.
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I don't mind sexy outfits, but not outfits like this http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/...227-armour.jpg Quote:
I said this before, I think Lara should have a few scars. Last edited by SpotEnemyBoats; 14-07-15 at 19:14. |
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14-07-15, 19:23 | #39 |
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Oh, okay That's actually one of my few hang-ups with Legend and Underworld. Lara herself was pushed forward to be a stronger, more thought out character than in the classics IMO but they undid some of that work by what they had her wear (or what they gave you the option to have her wear).
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LAU is worst in the terms of sexualization, but Core was not much better. Last edited by ancientIo; 15-07-15 at 15:05. |
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