Alright, now this was my kind of discussion. Behind eating, these are my favorite things in the world.
I get it, women are (typically) portrayed in video games as vixens. Objects of the male characters attention only long enough to save them because they're not capable of it themselves. I'm not sure why it's that way -- but it's always been that way!
My favorite video game of all time is one that was actually in the article we read. The Legend of Zelda (I have a tattoo on my arm from this game) is your everyday "go save the princess by defeating the bad guy" type of game. It wasn't the first, but I'd venture a guess and say it was one of the first universally represented games of its kind, maybe behind the original Donkey Kong.
However, I also play other games where women are shown in different ways. Albeit still dressed scantily, the female characters in Everquest can be controlled by the players. Each person has their own avatar which they run around and fight baddies with. If you wish to be female, you can be female! And your level of prowess in the game is completely up to you. Male characters don't have strength increases over females and they aren't harder to kill or angrier in battle. They're all equal.
So why I do think the video game industry is a little over the top in its portrayal of women, I'd like to point out that there is still hope!
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