So, earlier we showcased WayForward’s tendency to go with either franchises or sexy girl games – and a lot of people rushed to claim that it was unfair to critique a character who uses bellydancing as a game mechanic, so let’s look at how they portray a pirate.
It’s also worth mentioning that the developers are not too heavily linked to the genie and bellydancer concept, they treat it more as a toy to play with.
I also feel it’s important to point out (as we’ve mentioned previously) it’s not okay to grab a culture and spin it up for sex. Bellydancers, especially traditional ones, do not wear fetish, low-rider pseudo-harem pants and a strapless top. They actually wear elaborate costumes involving layers of skirts, decorations and carefully crafted cholis to ensure there are no wardrobe malfunctions.
We wouldn’t say a game was okay for having a sexy character who ran around wearing slippers, a g-string, tutu and wonderbra because we’re told she’s supposed to be a ballerina. We shouldn’t rubberstamp this because we understand bellydancing to be a sensual performance.
– wincenworks
dtk-newsandviews submitted to bikiniarmorbattledamage:
This glorious bit of male armor from RUMMY ticks a few boxes in the bingo card. I’m not sure what keeps the belts covering his nipples in place – maybe just loads of hope (and a bit of superglue).Its a shame he isn’t looking back over his shoulder with his butt sticking wayyy out!
If the image isn’t showing up here’s the direct link.
Takes more than just lack of shirt to be a sexy male warrior… and whatever it is, this guy Zoah has it! Kratos and Conan can hide before his empowerment!
Moar please!
~Ozzie
edit: We’ve been informed that this character is Zoah from the game Chrono Cross. Post and tags edited accordingly.