Apparently the Status Quo Warriors are now rushing to showcase Golden Axe as an some sort of critical example. They apparently wonder why isn’t there more discussion over the male character in this exciting title (that was developed recently in 1989) so let’s ignore their concerns that’ve been addressed before and talk about Tyris Flare (we’ll get to Ax Battler later).
As mentioned previously, the original design was eighteen years old when they re-invented Tyris with the second outfit in a game that was received… well not very well:
Now, it’s worth mentioning that her default outfit actually looks a lot more practical than the one in the concept art they released.
And as for their concerns over Ax Battler? Well I’ll worry about that the moment they can find me a promotional image of him in this pose:
Yeah.
– wincenworks
New legendary creature, plus some other cool stuff. I’m really liking Recruiter of the Guard.
@bikiniarmorbattledamage has to LOVE Wizards… they run the gamut from, well, Adriana to Burning Wish! Endless material from both ends of the spectrum! 😀
Love is… not the descriptor I would assign to Wizards of the Coast, particularly to Magic: The Gathering. Particularly since their art guide have, for over a decade now, essentially been content with the idea that as long as it’s not blatant softcore pornography and the women are closer to “kicking ass” than being a damsel then it will be fine.
Ultimately the positive examples from Magic tend to fit into one of two categories. One is that it tends to feed into societal tropes that encourage people to harshly judge women based on their attire, the other is it basically confirms that many artists like portraying women in practical armor and many consumers like paying for images of women in practical armor.
(This, by the way, is something they should be aware of given the history of their franchises.)
All that really holds things back is the plethora of nonsense myths various people are deeply invested in perpetuating.
– wincenworks
New legendary creature, plus some other cool stuff. I’m really liking Recruiter of the Guard.
@bikiniarmorbattledamage has to LOVE Wizards… they run the gamut from, well, Adriana to Burning Wish! Endless material from both ends of the spectrum! 😀
Love is… not the descriptor I would assign to Wizards of the Coast, particularly to Magic: The Gathering. Particularly since their art guide have, for over a decade now, essentially been content with the idea that as long as it’s not blatant softcore pornography and the women are closer to “kicking ass” than being a damsel then it will be fine.
Ultimately the positive examples from Magic tend to fit into one of two categories. One is that it tends to feed into societal tropes that encourage people to harshly judge women based on their attire, the other is it basically confirms that many artists like portraying women in practical armor and many consumers like paying for images of women in practical armor.
(This, by the way, is something they should be aware of given the history of their franchises.)
All that really holds things back is the plethora of nonsense myths various people are deeply invested in perpetuating.
– wincenworks
This week’s special quadruple throwback: the joke that keeps on giving at least since the 80s!
I mean, why wouldn’t the enemy aim exclusively at shiny bits, right?
~Ozzie