@the-poop-tart666 submitted:
HiRez’s newest goddess, Terra, Roman goddess of earth, versus Geb, Egyptian god of earth.
And naturally Terra is just another sexy human female character with with a (rock) bikini.
And Geb is a literal massive chunk of sentient rock.
¯_(ツ)_/¯
I wanted to make some statement about hopefully this will not be responded to by someone claiming SMITE uses only non-sexual, historically accurate nudity for their depiction – but experience tells me that kind of hope is merely the first step on the road to Disappointment.
You would think given they’ve shown they have at least an inkling of what Roman armor looked like – they’d at least try something vaguely Roman themed. Instead we got.
Oh, and for those who already typed up their angry comment that since Terra was often depicted as topless or even nude, this is an “improvement” – I invite you to look up how Geb was depicted and this ask yourself why is that all the Egyptian gods in Smite are depicted inhuman creatures but all the Egyptian goddesses are depicted as sexy ladies.
HiRez has zero concerns about the authenticity of it’s designs, is highly problematic in a wide variety of ways and swapping out non-sexualized nudity for ridiculous hypersexualized nonsense is certainly not an improvement.
– wincenworks
Earth Defense Force 4.1
@lysander-gustav submitted:
Oh hey! Earth Defense Force, that gleefully bonkers game about shooting lots of giant bugs and other kaiju, has a sequel that just came out on Steam? Let’s check out the store page!
Well, okay. I’m intrigued. To the official website and the wiki!
Let’s take a look at all the character classes.
Three classes where any gender is possible, and one that makes sure you know it’s a woman. Well, that just raises more questions. Let’s see what the official site has to say.
Wing Divers:
An all-female special forces unit equipped with jetpacks. This unit was formed as a secret weapon for annihilating giant creatures. They use super weapons born from extraterrestrial technology.
*This soldier class is swift and deadly. However, their low armor strength makes them particularly susceptible to attacks.
Wing Divers appear to be a new version of the Jet Armor, a character class that appeared in the previous game. What did that look like?
Ordinarily I’d say, “More Advanced = Skimpier” and leave it at that. But this has another layer to it. You see, in EDF 2 there was the Pale Wing character class.
We went from the unisex freedom of “Insect Armageddon” to the flying-cheerleader throwback of “The Shadow of New Despair.” But that’s okay. It’s a high-camp comedy, so anything goes. Right? Right???
Rocket pigtails!
So… how does this game describe itself on Steam?
I’m guessing the depths of despair comes when you realise what the female character options are… and frankly that leads me to doubt their ability to bring me back from that.
Personally I think it says a lot that marketing image focuses almost exclusively on the title and showcasing how the female costumes are about boobs and the male costumes about being badass. They don’t even take the time to give you some hint about what you’ll be fighting.
– wincenworks
Earth Defense Force 4.1
@lysander-gustav submitted:
Oh hey! Earth Defense Force, that gleefully bonkers game about shooting lots of giant bugs and other kaiju, has a sequel that just came out on Steam? Let’s check out the store page!
Well, okay. I’m intrigued. To the official website and the wiki!
Let’s take a look at all the character classes.
Three classes where any gender is possible, and one that makes sure you know it’s a woman. Well, that just raises more questions. Let’s see what the official site has to say.
Wing Divers:
An all-female special forces unit equipped with jetpacks. This unit was formed as a secret weapon for annihilating giant creatures. They use super weapons born from extraterrestrial technology.
*This soldier class is swift and deadly. However, their low armor strength makes them particularly susceptible to attacks.
Wing Divers appear to be a new version of the Jet Armor, a character class that appeared in the previous game. What did that look like?
Ordinarily I’d say, “More Advanced = Skimpier” and leave it at that. But this has another layer to it. You see, in EDF 2 there was the Pale Wing character class.
We went from the unisex freedom of “Insect Armageddon” to the flying-cheerleader throwback of “The Shadow of New Despair.” But that’s okay. It’s a high-camp comedy, so anything goes. Right? Right???
Rocket pigtails!
So… how does this game describe itself on Steam?
I’m guessing the depths of despair comes when you realise what the female character options are… and frankly that leads me to doubt their ability to bring me back from that.
Personally I think it says a lot that marketing image focuses almost exclusively on the title and showcasing how the female costumes are about boobs and the male costumes about being badass. They don’t even take the time to give you some hint about what you’ll be fighting.
– wincenworks
Battlefield 1 doesn’t have female soldiers because ‘boys wouldn’t find it believable’
Battlefield 1 doesn’t have female soldiers because ‘boys wouldn’t find it believable’
“One might think this is because women didn’t serve combat roles – which isn’t true – but according to former DICE coder Amandine Coget, it’s because the project leads thought boys wouldn’t find it believable.
…Coget adds that DICE made several decisions for Battlefield 1
which have nothing to do with historical realism – including how tanks
function or the lethality rates of early parachutes – but female
soldiers still wouldn’t appear in multiplayer.”Heavy sighing. (h/t @cypheroftyr via Twitter.)
What’s a worse argument to not have women in your combat-heavy game than “they’re too hard to animate”? “Historically, female warriors are unrealistic”, of course! And how to add to the injury? Insult your intended demographic by saying THEY are the one who won’t believe it!
It’s not like games have potential to educate and widen the player’s horizons, right?
Considering the developer is so totally concerned with “realism” (as understood by pubescent boys), @pointandclickbait has a great suggestion to what historically accurate thing should be included instead of soldier women:
~Ozzie
Battlefield 1 doesn’t have female soldiers because ‘boys wouldn’t find it believable’
Battlefield 1 doesn’t have female soldiers because ‘boys wouldn’t find it believable’
“One might think this is because women didn’t serve combat roles – which isn’t true – but according to former DICE coder Amandine Coget, it’s because the project leads thought boys wouldn’t find it believable.
…Coget adds that DICE made several decisions for Battlefield 1
which have nothing to do with historical realism – including how tanks
function or the lethality rates of early parachutes – but female
soldiers still wouldn’t appear in multiplayer.”Heavy sighing. (h/t @cypheroftyr via Twitter.)
What’s a worse argument to not have women in your combat-heavy game than “they’re too hard to animate”? “Historically, female warriors are unrealistic”, of course! And how to add to the injury? Insult your intended demographic by saying THEY are the one who won’t believe it!
It’s not like games have potential to educate and widen the player’s horizons, right?
Considering the developer is so totally concerned with “realism” (as understood by pubescent boys), @pointandclickbait has a great suggestion to what historically accurate thing should be included instead of soldier women:
~Ozzie