On “Video Games and Gender Selection”. Saint’s Row is kind of a bad example when considering the /entire game/ is made up of bad cliches and Shaundi’s lack of clothes is more like a character flaw/feature (Flaw in the sense of protection, I suppose). Shaundi’s over sexualization is also apparently a character feature. Otherwise, I agree with the point of the article.

I agree Saints Row is a terrible example of a game with gender equality… that hasn’t stopped various people from proposing that it:

• Is totally fair to the genders it represents
• Is an excellent example of how to do a multi-gender PC game
• Is the answer to sexism *

It was however, really good for illustrating some particular points and I had the screenshots on hand to do it so it got mentioned in the list of franchises.  I probably won’t discuss it in depth on Bikini Armor Battle Damage again though – mostly because of the lack of armor.

– wincenworks

* Yes someone did link us to an article that claimed Saints Row IV is the solution to sexism in video games – with a request for BABD’s opinion on the matter.  Hopefully the article made that clear.