@cypheroftyr (twitter | twitch | @ineeddiversegames) provided some screenshots of Eliza, the pre-order bonus character from Tekken.
Apparently they feel that this sort of thing will encourage people to pre-order, even though they’re planning on making her available, apparently as paid DLC, a mere 30 days after release.
Clearly they think highly of their target demographic.
– wincenworks
Of course! Absolutely generic pale lady with no unique characteristics other than horns (do any of her features convey that she’s a vampire?) is so totally worth paying upfront for game to make her playable for free!
Legit business strategy right there.
~Ozzie
Eva Green in Camelot 1×05
This is a magnificent example of a credible ceremonial armor, while it’s not designed particularly for combat it maintains the image of being defensible and is made using the same principles as battle armor.
The ornate gorget is a particularly nice touch.
– wincenworks
robertskitch submitted (and Ozzie bingo’d):
Hi, I was playing ’Lost Lands: A Hidden Object Adventure’ (a free-to-play game on Steam) and thinking that one of the characters had armour that wasn’t exactly practical, but then I came across this gem where the character actually comes out and says it.
It’s okay though. She gave me a quest where I had to get her a helmet and shield to make up for all that…
Yet another hidden object game with a disappointingly bingo-worthy costume… Pretty sure she’ll stab herself to death if she as much as leans down.
You know guys, if you want to have a fetch quest related to ridiculousness of female armor in games, maybe treat it with humor like Borderlands 2 did? Not with the “we know that you know that we know how awful her bikini armor is, so maybe instead of us fixing it, you go find her a shield and a helmet?” attitude.
And as a cherry on top, she’s just another female archer clad in green boobplate. Gee, haven’t seen that before*, how creative!
~Ozzie
*Yes, that green archer lady trope is so prevalent I gave it its own tag.