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[thecouncil]

Every other female character looked fine.

Well... I'll say it: The Catwoman design in Arkham City is also awful. Harley's design was never really good either. Poison Ivy was fine though. I'll give them that.

 

[jett]

Why are the character designs in these games so ugly?

 

[Ahasverus]

She doesn't look like a super model but an average woman, god forbid.

 

[chancellor]

She has such a strop in that pic, I'm surprised she isn't sexed up though considering how Catwoman, Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy have looked. It's a nice change.

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

She doesn't look like a super model but an average woman, god forbid.

The problem is how an "average woman" appears in the context of the heightened semi-realistic art style of the Batman games. She just looks ugly, not average.

It could just be a bad picture, though. She might look less weird in future screens.

 

[New002]

Woof.

Buzz's girlfriend?

 

[synce]

Ew

 

[SJRB]

 

[Draft]

Arkham games not being made by Rocksteady are off my radar.

 

[b&jy77VjiKn$#F]

 

[jet1911]

I didn't know the dev got switched.

either way, Canada still isn't America.

Pretty sure he did not meant "america" as in US but more "western developers".

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

Oh man, if this game includes the events of Killing Joke, I'm in.

 

[Parsnip]

Not sure what to make of her, looks a little weird. Maybe it's just a bad shot.
Still don't really care for the Batman suit in this game.
Will still play the game regardless.

 

[xPhinehas]

Oh man, if this game includes the events of Killing Joke, I'm in.

Game takes place in one night if I recall. So I doubt Barbara is even Batgirl yet.

 

[zainetor]

What a downgrade from tas barbara

 

[RPGCrazied]

Can't wait for this game. Probably won't be as good as Asylum/City though. I heard the game is only 12 hours long with side missions included which is kind of a bummer.

 

[kingpotato]

People are just commenting on her design for what it is; don't have to come running in here shouting "Stop masturbating to female video game characters!!!"

I didn't say that, i just was commenting on these remarks and others which indicate the character's inclusion in the game is judged mostly by her physical appearance. There are other comments that are about the character and the events that transpire between this game and AA which are pretty interesting.

um. she's supposed to be cute.

Why is she round? :/

Woof.

Fat face

MY BONER IS DEEEEEEAD

 

[Sub_Level]

Game takes place in one night if I recall. So I doubt Barbara is even Batgirl yet.

Would be a waste of an asset to not at least have Batgirl available for challenges.

 

[simplythebest]

She looks like a red headed Ellen DeGeneres

 

[WordsintheWater]

Here are two new gameplay interviews, I am not able to start a thread so if someone who wants can start one go ahead. It shows a story mission and the batcave so if you don't want to see that stuff, don't watch it.

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/1qe758/batman--arkham-origins-the-new-batcave---interview-part-1

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/zx7ty6/batman--arkham-origins-the-new-batcave---interview-part-2

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

I didn't say that, i just was commenting on these remarks and others which indicate the character's inclusion in the game is judged mostly by her physical appearance. There are other comments that are about the character and the events that transpire between this game and AA which are pretty interesting.

*Shrugs* All in good fun... I don't think anyone is going to avoid the game because of how Barbara looks....

 

[karasu]

She looks terrible! Fix this shit!

 

[jediyoshi]

"How come she isn't in a string bat bikini with huge jugs???"

Seriously all the commenters who are criticizing her "looks" are just immature. You don't have to fantasize about every fictional female character...

You do also realize the distinction between bad design and something that's unattractive, right?

 

[NoirVisage]

She looks terrible! Fix this shit!

Harley Quin's redesign was horrible , she's just following tradition. I like a fluffy female, but they have this weird face thing going on with this character. Don't know what the'ir going for

 

[Jintor]

Wonder if that indicates playable Batgirl or not.

 

[Revolutionary]

Looks fine to me.

 

[valeo]

I like how women aren't supposed to be average looking in games.

 

[Riposte]

She's Oracle by the time of Arkham Asylum, if I recall correctly.

Spoiler

:-(

GOOD.

And her design is fine.

 

[Kuro]

*Shrugs* All in good fun... I don't think anyone is going to avoid the game because of how Barbara looks....

I was going to buy it day one on PS3 but now I'll wait for a Steam sale on PC because they made my Barbarababyboobear ugly.

 

[rtcn63]

She looks like a cross between Chucky the doll and Burton's Penguin.

 

[FyreWulff]

So many fedoras finding out women can have more than one type of face

 

[Chamber]

Fire the character designer.

 

[poopninjamvc3mk]

I like how women aren't supposed to be average looking in games.

That pic posted isn't how average woman look though tbh.

Hopefully it's only the scust facial expression. Nobody looks all that great when they're making that type of face.

 

[khaaan]

"Females in video games should be portrayed in all shapes and sizes, as long as it's not in something I'm interested in." -GAF

 

[BannedEpisode]

She gonna get

Spoiler

photographed

?

 

[v0yce]

Ugh, I was hoping the change of developer would at least improve the character designs. Guees not. Barb looks rough and Batman still has all his silly BMX gear on.

 

[FyreWulff]

The problem is how an "average woman" appears in the context of the heightened semi-realistic art style of the Batman games.

The "average" woman in these games?

lol

That pic posted isn't how average woman look though tbh.

Yeah, the average woman looks like a supermodel that trains 50 hours a week in their own personal gym

 

[GumDumpster]

Can't wait for this game.

 

[Stone Ocean]

I didn't say that, i just was commenting on these remarks and others which indicate the character's inclusion in the game is judged mostly by her physical appearance. There are other comments that are about the character and the events that transpire between this game and AA which are pretty interesting.

Yes, because this is an already existing character that isn't supposed to look like this.

Barbara Gordon isn't supposed to look like fucking Honey Boo Boo.

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Reminds me of Gertrude Yorkes from Runaways.

 

[FyreWulff]

Yes, because this is an already existing character that isn't supposed to look like this.

Barbara Gordon isn't supposed to look like fucking Honey Boo Boo.

Not only does Barbara have multiple depictions throughout all the media she's been in, she doesn't look like Honey Boo Boo either, who is somewhere on the other end of the extremity spectrum from the model appearance of other women in this universe.

If having a more square face and a bit of cheeks makes someone obese, no wonder women have trouble in the gaming community with warped as fuck body imaging like that.

 

[maquiladora]

Refreshing to see a female video game character that doesn't look like it was designed by committee to sexually appeal to young men.

 

[Ghazi]

Meh. The whole topic is a nonissue, I think the entire game itself will look better in motion (I have seen maybe, like, one clip of this game's gameplay and it looked nice imo)

 

[GoldandBlue]

Yeah, I'm not seeing the issue here. I find Detective Gordon's mouth more bizarre than anything else in that screen.

 

[ProfessorMoran]

*In LeMaximillian's voice* WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER FACE!? D:

Seriously, though, that shot looks like something out of a sitcom.

Why is Rocksteady so fucking bad at character modeling?

 

[bengraven]

um. she's supposed to be cute.

She looks more real. They probably modeled her after one of the interns.

Next will be Robin, who's about 95 pounds soaking wet, buck toothed, and with astigmatism.

 

[Totobeni]

I thought ugly female faces in Arkham games was Rocksteady 3D modellers fault.

now this is WB Montreal and not Rocksteady and the problem is still there.

 

[NoTacos]

Does Batgirl not exist in this universe? She seems pretty old and isn't this like Batman's second year on the job? Also note Tim Drake as Robin in Arkham City

 

[simplythebest]

Does Batgirl not exist in this universe? She seems pretty old and isn't this like Batman's second year on the job? Also note Tim Drake as Robin in Arkham City

But this isn't the New 52 timeline where Bruce has trained 4 robins in the span of 5 years.

 

[Mutanthands]

She looks like her father.