The hilarious front line in the tragic war against ridiculous female armor
Swords of Divinity is a game by an asset flipper (actually the one featured in the video) and while they have unspectacular in pretty much everything else, they really managed to make a spectacularly bad design here.
And yes, that is an Archer with what looks like a terribly designed crossbow.
– wincenworks
It’s been some time since I came across an “armor” so pointy, underbooby and uncovering all the vital parts. Truly a magnificent beast among the generic “sex sells” character designs.
~Ozzie
So, as exciting as it is that from time to time, Blizzard makes progress in their newest product: Overwatch – I am still more than a little bit bothered that this is the image of a “hunter” that they put forward on their World of Warcraft site.
The game has been updated that much that people are now trying to run bootleg “original build” servers, and they’ve never gotten some better character art for this class than this.
– wincenworks
LeBlanc, another LoL female design made entirely of WHY…
~Ozzie
I challenge people not familiar with League to try to guess what her story/profession is. All I can think of is maybe she’s a model who does double-sided tape commercials and this is her TV persona outfit.
-Icy
Effie from Fire Emblem Fates (submitted by horriblecatpun)
So close, yet so far (to a good design). I even like the pink/gold color scheme! But I think we know why they left those 4 inches of skin on her legs… <sideglance at clothing damage> But this seems to be a thing for Fire Emblem ladies, unfortunately. Who needs pants anyway?
Also, is it just me, or is her left arm really long in that first pic…?
-Icy
Can we discuss how egregious her boobplate is, though?
So much ornamentation frames the breast cups and their cleavage, just in case anyone forgot she had titties and they were very definitely separated. If no boobs, how woman, after all?
~Ozzie
nicksuckseggs submitted (and Ozzie bingo’d)
This is the newest addition to High-Rez’s hero fighter, “Paladins” who is one of the more interesting characters on their roster as far as her character goes, but that just makes it so much more disappointing that this is the design they ended up going with. This full screen image was the first thing I was greeted with upon logging in after the latest patch.
My biggest question is how she’s going to find the person who stole the rest of her outfit (and mangled her spine?) with that blindfold on, and hopefully that necklace doesn’t impale itself into her chest while she’s chasing them.
The one positive I find in this creatively sterile design* is the fact that Seris, unlike most Paladins champions, isn’t a direct or indirect ripoff of any Overwatch character.
Though it won’t surprise me if she was heavily influenced by someone from a more fantasy-oriented franchise, like LoL or WoW… or maybe Warmachine [x]:
~Ozzie
*Seriously, this is the top stock illustration for a “blind sorceress” that google proposes.
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Things addressed before:
~Ozzie, – wincenworks & -Icy
For a character whose model literally has no legs (so she can’t score the ever popular High heels or Thigh-high boots squares), Morgana from League of Legends still covers a decent amount of the bingo.
Fun fact: when we were checking with Icy whether that bra should count as “How does it attach?”, we discovered that Morgana’s buttcrack isn’t all covered:
Guess she should score cleavage double.
~Ozzie
A fallen angel who got her hands on forgotten dark magic to become more powerful. Is that what you guys get from this design? Cause I sure don’t, even though that’s Morgana’s backstory. Definitely one of the more boring designs in LoL, even among the other swimsuit models.
-Icy
Thought I’d revisit this pinnacle of creativity from Soul of the Ultimate Nation with a bingo. Man, was it close to clear out the whole card!
~Ozzie
What greets you when you go to their website:
(Kill me)
Look at the design variety! So many lingerie options!
The strategic cutouts from the dress fabric are just hilarious. How does she walk? These are Carnival outfits, not armors.
The most empowered man I’ve found in the labeled promotional material is the following guy on the left, though his image is completely ruined by monster-truck-wearing scowly man on the right.
And even he’s not reaching anywhere near the levels of empowerment of the ladies in this post.
We have to stand up to this reverse sexism! This particular MMO is apparently undergoing a relaunch, so now is our chance to let the developers know what we gamers really want.
-Icy
Edit: there have been a few comments about the potential child in one of the pictures, to which I reacted with a “(kill me)” and you are correct! That does appear to be a child. Here’s a better picture, for better or worse.
-Icy