Twitch Streamer Asmongold shared his thoughts on Bungie’s upcoming Marathon game and specifically the game’s character designs by claiming that it needs “to make sure all of the female character in the game are f***able.”This Substack is reader-supported.
I mean... I agree with his sentiment. But I don't agree video game shooters shouldn't have female characters in them, I don't think that's really wrong in and of itself. I know a number of guys who would (and have) picked female avatars in their games even male dominated, simply because "I want something hot to look at rather than some bulky dude to stare at the whole game". Don't get me wrong, I understand the nature of what is being said. But I wouldn't say that women shouldn't be excluded from combat games. Do I think they should be attractive? Yes. Do I think they should be ugly? No. Do I think they should be depicted as 100% able to do what men do? Not really, no, with the only example of bare acceptance towards that being super soldier instances like Halo Spartans, and even then, there would still be the dichotomy between male and female Spartans. I do believe there would be genuine women who do wish to fight for their country, for the right reasons, and for a God-Fearing World, few though those women definitely are in this day and age. If anything, I'd say the portrayal has to be done properly if at all.
Of course women characters should be somewhat attractive. It is the very reason to be attractive to attract more players. If you make Ugly women who on earth would want to cosplay them?
Even a semi-normie like Asmongold gets that appealing to men is the way to sell your product in a male hobby.
I find the complaints in the rest of the article unnecessary. Games are a fantasy setting, if we're applying realism women shouldn't appear in any fighting game. Back in the real world if women are to have the vote they should be subject to the draft.
You don't need to, but it's an element appealing to men, so developers choose to include it. Plus where else men would get to shoot women in the face if not in a video game?
I mean... I agree with his sentiment. But I don't agree video game shooters shouldn't have female characters in them, I don't think that's really wrong in and of itself. I know a number of guys who would (and have) picked female avatars in their games even male dominated, simply because "I want something hot to look at rather than some bulky dude to stare at the whole game". Don't get me wrong, I understand the nature of what is being said. But I wouldn't say that women shouldn't be excluded from combat games. Do I think they should be attractive? Yes. Do I think they should be ugly? No. Do I think they should be depicted as 100% able to do what men do? Not really, no, with the only example of bare acceptance towards that being super soldier instances like Halo Spartans, and even then, there would still be the dichotomy between male and female Spartans. I do believe there would be genuine women who do wish to fight for their country, for the right reasons, and for a God-Fearing World, few though those women definitely are in this day and age. If anything, I'd say the portrayal has to be done properly if at all.
Of course women characters should be somewhat attractive. It is the very reason to be attractive to attract more players. If you make Ugly women who on earth would want to cosplay them?
Degenerate response by a woke sellout. To hell with both Asmongold and Marathon.
Even a semi-normie like Asmongold gets that appealing to men is the way to sell your product in a male hobby.
I find the complaints in the rest of the article unnecessary. Games are a fantasy setting, if we're applying realism women shouldn't appear in any fighting game. Back in the real world if women are to have the vote they should be subject to the draft.
You don't need women to appeal to men with a shooter. The fact that the most popular shooters didn't have women is proof enough.
You don't need to, but it's an element appealing to men, so developers choose to include it. Plus where else men would get to shoot women in the face if not in a video game?