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rheasilvia) wrote2013-11-06 05:25 pm
rheasilvia) wrote2013-11-06 05:25 pm
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Not yet bewitched by The Witcher
Half an hour into playing the Witcher, all I can think about is how much I want to take this woman aside for a few words.
Lady, you are the only woman in a castle full of men. These dudes will stare at your breasts even if you actually get dressed. Don't court pneumonia and frostbite over nothing.
(Seriously, every time some guys are in her vicinity and fail to wink, grin and nudge at each other and/or stare, I'm surprised all over again.)
Also, while googling (in vain) for a mod that would get this woman into some actual clothes, I found gamers heaping derision on people who "want a medieval setting" and then complain about misogyny. In these guys' minds, misogyny belongs in fantasy video games, because realism.*
Dear historically clueless gamers, this will come as a terrible shock, but none of these games feature a medieval setting. These are fantasy settings, as you can tell by the presence of monsters, magic, gods, demons, dragons, and assorted other absurdly unrealistic elements. The presence of castles and a bunch of dudes in armor swinging around swords does not make a setting medieval. It makes it a fantasy setting with a frosting of pseudo-medieval romanticism.
When building a fantasy setting with a vague, romantic medieval ambience, there is no realism to be preserved. If misogyny exists in a fictional setting, it is there by someone's choice.
* Note that nobody seems to be complaining about the lack of realistic elements like bad teeth, dirty hair, women wearing clothes, women wearing actual medieval clothes, vermin, excrements in the streets, and other such things. Odd.
Lady, you are the only woman in a castle full of men. These dudes will stare at your breasts even if you actually get dressed. Don't court pneumonia and frostbite over nothing.
(Seriously, every time some guys are in her vicinity and fail to wink, grin and nudge at each other and/or stare, I'm surprised all over again.)
Also, while googling (in vain) for a mod that would get this woman into some actual clothes, I found gamers heaping derision on people who "want a medieval setting" and then complain about misogyny. In these guys' minds, misogyny belongs in fantasy video games, because realism.*
Dear historically clueless gamers, this will come as a terrible shock, but none of these games feature a medieval setting. These are fantasy settings, as you can tell by the presence of monsters, magic, gods, demons, dragons, and assorted other absurdly unrealistic elements. The presence of castles and a bunch of dudes in armor swinging around swords does not make a setting medieval. It makes it a fantasy setting with a frosting of pseudo-medieval romanticism.
When building a fantasy setting with a vague, romantic medieval ambience, there is no realism to be preserved. If misogyny exists in a fictional setting, it is there by someone's choice.
* Note that nobody seems to be complaining about the lack of realistic elements like bad teeth, dirty hair, women wearing clothes, women wearing actual medieval clothes, vermin, excrements in the streets, and other such things. Odd.
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Isn't that what the witchers are? Of course, my understanding of the basic game set-up may be faulty.
That was one thing I really appreciated about DA2: armor didn't suddenly develop bizarre cleavage when put on a female, nor did female mages favor robes that showed thighs and hips.
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It's certainly beginning to look that way! Maybe they'll meet up after their quest and compare their collectible sex cards. Winner gets a round of drunken high-fives and a pony.
That was one thing I really appreciated about DA2
More than can be said of DAO... though the companion outfits in DA2 could also use a bit of improvements, it was certainly a step in the right direction.
Though I did also immediately install a mod that changed the way my female Hawke ran to the way the male Hawke does. There is absolutely no reason for a hard-bitten fighter to run like a dainty princess skipping through a field of tulips.
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Maker bless his sulky little teenage heart. He was made to twist one toe in the dirt and pout.
So true!
I am insanely fond of Carver. (I've been sitting here delaying sending off this comment for ages because I can't think of precisely the right word to put into the sentence "He is just so [insert word here]", explaining my fondness, so I will leave you to imagine the suitable term for yourself. *g*)