(October 18, 2016 at 5:37 pm)abaris Wrote:(October 13, 2016 at 9:30 pm)bennyboy Wrote: Now, you have a smart-looking, feminist-looking, Lara Croft. She IS a stereotype now. To me, it's not a step up. Why can't an exaggeratedly super-hot looking woman be smart and strong?
Both male and female characters are usually sexualized in games. Man are usually Rambo types with huge muscles and females on the busty side. There are exemptions. Bethesda or Bioware games usually don't take that path in their vanilla state.
I don't care for busty as well as muscle man. And ordianary guy or gal does just fine in my opinion. Some years ago I resorted to playing female characters when the opportunity way offered because I grew tired of the stereotypical hero.
I have NO problem with characters of ANY appearance, so long as they are story-appropriate. But Tomb Raider should be unrealistically hot, because. . . she just is.
I'd be equally pissed if they made the new Duke Nuke 'em a flabby computer geek with pimples-- cuz fuck that.
If I want normal, I'll look in the mirror, or ask my wife to come into the room for a second.