otterish submitted:
Freya, from SMITE. A lot of the goddesses look like this. I almost won!
I can already hear dudebros scream that Freya was a sexual goddess so commenting on this outfit is slut shaming – but y’know what?
She was also a war goddess. Now I am quietly confident she didn’t turn up to her seductions in filthy heavy armor – I think it’s fair to say she wouldn’t show up onto the battlefield in her war lingerie.
– wincenworks
kaidominami submitted:
This is for Camilla/Kamira from the recently announced fire emblem game. Her leg ornamentations are weirder than they initially seem as she’s supposed to be a wyvern rider. The saddest part is fire emblem armour used to look like this.
The game is currently unreleased so there is a possibility that she is in a cold climate at some point. She was only showed in a very recent trailer, a couple of screenshots and the box art so I had to use a extra few images to complete the bingo.
Heels can be seen here, male version of the armour can be seen here, and lack of actual breast support can be seen in this gif (which was not made by me).
In case anyone forgot, we still do think that Camilla’s design is pretty damn ridiculous, so we’re happy that among all submissions related to her was this bingo card.
I’d totally tick off “Bikini/lingerie shaped” and “Random patches of skin uncovered” too. The crotch-hole is possibly the most random cut-out for a non-sex-related outfit to have and it does show some skin.
PS: While usually I’m not very happy with how Tumblr crops tall images put beside shorter ones in photosets, and I don’t enjoy sexualized women’s faces going out of frame (fun fact: that’s why our icon shows the elf girl’s whole head instead of just her arrow-pierced chest)… here it seems appropriate. It depicts just how much focus is given to boobs and crotch compared to the rest of her… um… costume?
~Ozzie
Kamui, from Fire Emblem IF
whereismywizardhat submitted:
The next Fire Emblem game has the lead as a customizable character. Of course, this does lead to some…. questionable design choices for the Face versions.
It actually makes it most of the way through, until you notice the boobs and but pose and the bared thighs on the female version.
First, where are their shoes? What’s the purpose of making a knight character bare-footed, other than (oddly specific) fanservice?
Second, WOW, random thigh holes cut out, but only for the female version… Why is this game so obsessed with showing women’s crotch area?
~Ozzie
Edit: Apparently the bare feet are because they are a race who transform into dragon… and are unimpeded by armor but can’t wear shoes while they do it. I thank our followers for that explanation, but I have to confess it’s just left me more confused.
– wincenworks
Kamui, from Fire Emblem IF
whereismywizardhat submitted:
The next Fire Emblem game has the lead as a customizable character. Of course, this does lead to some…. questionable design choices for the Face versions.
It actually makes it most of the way through, until you notice the boobs and but pose and the bared thighs on the female version.
First, where are their shoes? What’s the purpose of making a knight character bare-footed, other than (oddly specific) fanservice?
Second, WOW, random thigh holes cut out, but only for the female version… Why is this game so obsessed with showing women’s crotch area?
~Ozzie
Edit: Apparently the bare feet are because they are a race who transform into dragon… and are unimpeded by armor but can’t wear shoes while they do it. I thank our followers for that explanation, but I have to confess it’s just left me more confused.
– wincenworks
So there is such thing as “too sexy”?
We’ve been noted by lots of our lovely followers that Square Enix changed their minds about their mobile game protagonist who caused such an outrage a while ago.
chikyful said:
Sorry if this is information you already know, but the mobile Final Fantasy game, Mobius (originally Mevius), has had some design changes. Due to ‘negative’ feedback, the main character now has less skin showing. Meanwhile a new female character has been announced. What are your thoughts?
indirajartwork (who also suggested this post’s title) submitted:
“Too sexy!” New Final Fantasy’s hunky male lead has his revealing costume toned down
Where are all the dudebros to cry about censorship and creative freedom NOW? O__o
Morrigan submitted:
Remember that skimpy male armour from FF Mevius?
Well, turns out the SJW cabal has been forcing Square Enix to abandon their sacrosanct artistic vision and censor themselves… I’m sure the brave knights of free speech will protest this blatant censorship, right? Surely, Squeenix will be called prudes who hate sex after this?
….Right?
Mobius Final Fantasy was ‘a little too sexy,’ watch the redesigned mobile RPG
The hypocrisy is so blatant, and yet somehow, so unsurprising. Sigh.
criemoar said:
Have you heard the news about Mobius Final Fantasy? OK PREPARE FOR GENERAL LEL@GAMERS basically the champions of FREDUM OF SPEUCH and ANTI-CENSORSHIP are now defending squeenix censoring a male character’s scanty outfit due to complaints from whiny male gamers. BEAUTIFUL. /popcorn
As pushtosmart puts in their very concise (and wonderfully sarcastic) summary of the case:
Thankfully, Square Enix recognized how uncomfortable it would be for men to play as a character who was designed as a sexual object before an active, heroic subject, and announced today that they had modified his design.
[…] Thank you for being so understanding, Square Enix.
Can’t say I’m surprised or angry, but very much disappointed.
A franchise that one hand gave us such “gems” as Fran or Lightning’s eye-gauging wardrobe, but on the other catered to female gaze with designs like Vaan or the equal opportunity skimpy armors of FF XIV, now they’re listening to people with opinions like this:
And said people are more than happy to shield this change with the good old “creative freedom” excuse. The same creative freedom that would most likely be called “censorship” or “entitlement” if the such redesign was applied to a female character instead.
So, apparently, there IS such thing as “too sexy”… but only under condition that you are a man. Who knew, right?
~Ozzie
I am really disappointed in my fellow men for this one. Ever since I started helping out here they’ve always been so eager to tell me how people who bothered by a sexualized depiction of their demographic should respond.
- “Go make your own.” Pretty self explanatory. Just start a studio that makes computer games professionally, produce critically acclaimed games that sell in record amounts and in twenty-eight years you could be showing them how it’s done.
- “Realize it’s a fantasy game were anybody can have a magic powers.” So nothing needs to make sense and nothing matters… really they should be campaigning for him to have less clothes, that way it’s more fantasy-ish right?
- “Enjoy it as a celebration of male form.” It makes men look good so that’s got to be good for all of us right?
- “Just stop.” Okay, I’m not sure how this one helps but they seem very confident about it.
All these options… and which did you go with?
– wincenworks
more on Mevius/Mobius Final Fantasy | more on “creative freedom” | more sexy male armors
So there is such thing as “too sexy”?
We’ve been noted by lots of our lovely followers that Square Enix changed their minds about their mobile game protagonist who caused such an outrage a while ago.
chikyful said:
Sorry if this is information you already know, but the mobile Final Fantasy game, Mobius (originally Mevius), has had some design changes. Due to ‘negative’ feedback, the main character now has less skin showing. Meanwhile a new female character has been announced. What are your thoughts?
indirajartwork (who also suggested this post’s title) submitted:
“Too sexy!” New Final Fantasy’s hunky male lead has his revealing costume toned down
Where are all the dudebros to cry about censorship and creative freedom NOW? O__o
Morrigan submitted:
Remember that skimpy male armour from FF Mevius?
Well, turns out the SJW cabal has been forcing Square Enix to abandon their sacrosanct artistic vision and censor themselves… I’m sure the brave knights of free speech will protest this blatant censorship, right? Surely, Squeenix will be called prudes who hate sex after this?
….Right?
Mobius Final Fantasy was ‘a little too sexy,’ watch the redesigned mobile RPG
The hypocrisy is so blatant, and yet somehow, so unsurprising. Sigh.
criemoar said:
Have you heard the news about Mobius Final Fantasy? OK PREPARE FOR GENERAL LEL@GAMERS basically the champions of FREDUM OF SPEUCH and ANTI-CENSORSHIP are now defending squeenix censoring a male character’s scanty outfit due to complaints from whiny male gamers. BEAUTIFUL. /popcorn
As pushtosmart puts in their very concise (and wonderfully sarcastic) summary of the case:
Thankfully, Square Enix recognized how uncomfortable it would be for men to play as a character who was designed as a sexual object before an active, heroic subject, and announced today that they had modified his design.
[…] Thank you for being so understanding, Square Enix.
Can’t say I’m surprised or angry, but very much disappointed.
A franchise that one hand gave us such “gems” as Fran or Lightning’s eye-gauging wardrobe, but on the other catered to female gaze with designs like Vaan or the equal opportunity skimpy armors of FF XIV, now they’re listening to people with opinions like this:
And said people are more than happy to shield this change with the good old “creative freedom” excuse. The same creative freedom that would most likely be called “censorship” or “entitlement” if the such redesign was applied to a female character instead.
So, apparently, there IS such thing as “too sexy”… but only under condition that you are a man. Who knew, right?
~Ozzie
I am really disappointed in my fellow men for this one. Ever since I started helping out here they’ve always been so eager to tell me how people who bothered by a sexualized depiction of their demographic should respond.
- “Go make your own.” Pretty self explanatory. Just start a studio that makes computer games professionally, produce critically acclaimed games that sell in record amounts and in twenty-eight years you could be showing them how it’s done.
- “Realize it’s a fantasy game were anybody can have a magic powers.” So nothing needs to make sense and nothing matters… really they should be campaigning for him to have less clothes, that way it’s more fantasy-ish right?
- “Enjoy it as a celebration of male form.” It makes men look good so that’s got to be good for all of us right?
- “Just stop.” Okay, I’m not sure how this one helps but they seem very confident about it.
All these options… and which did you go with?
– wincenworks
more on Mevius/Mobius Final Fantasy | more on “creative freedom” | more sexy male armors
bluedogeyes submitted:
distraction by theministryofabnormality
“Whenever you’re creating a character, whatever their gender, ALWAYS ask yourself “why?”.
Why would they wear that?
Why are they standing that way?
Why would they use that weapon?
Why would they say what they’re saying?
And above all else: Why are they the way they are?
Create people – not decorations. Give them stories, personalities, motivations. These things will give you the answers to the questions above and after that you can dress them up”
This comic makes excellent point! If I were looking for a perfect distraction, a dangly one would definitely be more effective than a woman’s belly 😉
~Ozzie