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Here are a few more... Battlefield: https://www.salon.com/2018/05/26/women-in-wwii-game-once-again-not-historically-accurate-enough-for-angry-internet-men_part

Here are a few more... Battlefield: https://www.salon.com/2018/05/26/women-in-wwii-game-once-again-not-historically-accurate-enough-for-angry-internet-men_partner/ https://www.salon.com/2018/05/26/women-in-wwii-game-once-aga... Rust: https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7y7jj/this-game-is-forcing-some-players-to-be-women-and-theyre-freaking-out https://www.vice.com/en/article/d7y7jj/this-game-is-forcing-... Outriders: https://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/lyzmz3/srsly_so_sick_of_ugly_female_character_in_game/ https://www.reddit.com/r/outriders/comments/lyzmz3/srsly_so_... Horizon Zero Dawn: https://twitter.com/apexalphaj/status/1398826689992482819 https://twitter.com/apexalphaj/status/1398826689992482819 Total War Rome 2: https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/total-war-rome-ii-female-characters/ https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/total-war-rome-ii-female-cha... The Last Of Us Part 2: https://collider.com/last-of-us-2-controversy-explained/ https://collider.com/last-of-us-2-controversy-explained/ The Outer Worlds: https://steamcommunity.com/app/578650/discussions/0/2733047810447068680/ https://steamcommunity.com/app/578650/discussions/0/27330478... Apex Legends: https://gamerant.com/apex-legends-female-complaints-response/ https://gamerant.com/apex-legends-female-complaints-response... I could keep going...

madamelic 5y ago
Rust is a _really_ fun one since not only does it force you into a gender, it also forces you into a race. It was _very_ telling about all the dudes getting mad that they were being forced to play not only as a woman but also non-white.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  Same thing in Subnautica: Below Zero ...which it should be noted is actually a lackluster sequel with an incoherent plot regardless, so not all of the negative reviews are by racist misogynists.
bitwize 5y ago
ITYM Horizon: Forbidden West. They changed Aloy's face to make it less attractive and feminine since the first game, perhaps to check some "anti-sexualization" checkbox on some designer's list. No one had a problem with her appearance in the first game, but the sudden Seth Rogenization of her face was offputting, like an actor getting plastic surgery and looking not only worse, but very not like themself.
- madamelic 5y ago
  I hadn't heard that. I had seen that controversy but took it as the same issue coming up and more people complaining she wasn't conventionally attractive, rather than the studio 'dulling down' her looks on purpose. TIL. I guess I totally missed what Aloy looked like during the first game and didn't realize they had changed how she looked. To be honest, I actually like how she looks now. She looks like you'd expect someone to look like in a post-apocalypse world and looks like someone you'd pass on the street.
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
    From a cursory glance at the comparison shot I'd say it looks like she got a bit older and her face saw a lot more direct sunlight. Pretty reasonable changes if you ask me.

madamelic 5y ago

Rust is a _really_ fun one since not only does it force you into a gender, it also forces you into a race. It was _very_ telling about all the dudes getting mad that they were being forced to play not only as a woman but also non-white.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Same thing in Subnautica: Below Zero ...which it should be noted is actually a lackluster sequel with an incoherent plot regardless, so not all of the negative reviews are by racist misogynists.

bitwize 5y ago

ITYM Horizon: Forbidden West. They changed Aloy's face to make it less attractive and feminine since the first game, perhaps to check some "anti-sexualization" checkbox on some designer's list. No one had a problem with her appearance in the first game, but the sudden Seth Rogenization of her face was offputting, like an actor getting plastic surgery and looking not only worse, but very not like themself.

madamelic 5y ago
I hadn't heard that. I had seen that controversy but took it as the same issue coming up and more people complaining she wasn't conventionally attractive, rather than the studio 'dulling down' her looks on purpose. TIL. I guess I totally missed what Aloy looked like during the first game and didn't realize they had changed how she looked. To be honest, I actually like how she looks now. She looks like you'd expect someone to look like in a post-apocalypse world and looks like someone you'd pass on the street.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
  From a cursory glance at the comparison shot I'd say it looks like she got a bit older and her face saw a lot more direct sunlight. Pretty reasonable changes if you ask me.