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[plutoknight]

the hell? they forget about Beyond already? lol

i guess because it's robot dinos which definitely appeals a lot to the boys, but still, how silly.

heavenly sword ferchrissakes

I'd imagine those games were EXACTLY the reason why Sony were nervous.

Gotta admit, Horizon interested me. And I really like the protagonist design, too!

 

[Triggerhappytel]

No need to worry. I think we're still at the point where female protagonists are so rare that the inclusion of one is actually a bonus in making a game distinct. And Sony have historically been one of the leading publishers in this regard, with Gravity Rush, 2 Beyond 2 Souls, Heavenly Sword, Primal, The Last of Us (sort of) and others.

Just design the character well and most of us are mature enough to not care if it's slightly outside the norm.

 

[Uno Venova]

I'm glad they got a normal group of people for focus testing. She looks great.

 

[PdotMichael]

I hope further focus testing will lead that she stop comment everything on screen. Maybe my only negative point about the E3 peasentation.

 

[shink]

Hopefully canned considering how terrible the first one was.

Awful opinion.

 

[Caronte]

No wonder Sony let MS get the Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusive.

This is stupid. They know more than anyone how succesful Tomb Raider is.

 

[Replicant]

Why? I thought they both did well?

Beyond LTD couldn't even beat Heavy Rain's LTD. Pretty sure HS was a flop too.

Hopefully canned considering how terrible the first one was.

Some horrible opinions ITT.

 

[NeededSleep]

Thought they did great! She fits verry well I to the roll from what we saw. I cannot wait to get this game, and im usually not interested in this type of genre. but the setting, the action, the graphics, the main character all look fantastic!

exellent job GG!

 

[Gbraga]

It's fucking Dinobots, I don't think any sane person in the world (or even some insane ones) would stop themselves from playing it because they don't like the protagonist.

Thankfully, the protagonist is awesome as well.

EDIT: What the fuck is up with the "ugly" thing? What are this guy's standards? She's absolutely beautiful. I was actually expecting maybe some "oh yeah of course this prehistory is gorgeous and looks like a model" complains.

 

[FuturusX]

You did good Guerrilla. Damn good.

They made the right choices in every aspect and I can't wait for this to be released.

I think she's one of the best female character designs I've seen in ages. I love how unique she looks, how she looks rugged and muscled, how she has fierce features and red hair. I love love love her design, don't change one thing Guerrilla Games.

These MEN know what's up.

 

[Dmonzy]

I'm really glad they went forward with the decision, especially since she's not sexualized at all. You can tell they spent a lot of time on her design, and from what I've seen she looks like a great character.

 

[el87]

It's hard to get from the context, but by "Internally" I think he means Sony, not Guerilla.

It's just some Japanese weirdness by Yoshida that we see here. They probably would be completely on board if she had schoolgirl minis or some such...

 

[Ozigizo]

I really hate that this is still an issue. It really shouldn't matter, in this day and age.

 

[jmaine_ph]

I'm glad they decided to go with it. I think she looks great and it's a breath of fresh air seeing a female in this role.

 

[CGwizz]

Makes me sad to see yoshida saying it

Alloy is one of the reason i liked the game, i insta fell in love with this character the moment i see it.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

Hopefully canned considering how terrible the first one was.

I'm sorry, when did you lose your soul and how do you cope with being a hallowed out human being?

 

[Garrett Hawke]

I had hoped after Ellie this would no longer be an issue at Sony

 

[Newtype-001]

speaking of female protags, where the fuck is Gravity Rush 2? GR1 was such a fantastic (if half baked) game and dammit another game needs to get made!

TGS man. Believe.

 

[nelsonroyale]

They did good.

I actually find it hilarious how closely this game resembles the concept art. The art looks ridiculous in a good way, and somehow they managed to translate it straight into a game. This is awesome!

 

[mysteriousmage09]

I don't know what to say to anyone that has an issue with this design.

 

[RulkezX]

They gave her dreads so they really did focus test much.

Not the first time someone has mentioned dreads, but they really didn't.

 

[Whatever'sComfortable]

My only issue was the sheer amount of annoying dialog during gameplay, didn't work for me. Hopefully just a trailer decision.

 

[Dude Abides]

As well they should have been. Lots of high-testosterone males in the gaming community.

 

[RyanPierre]

As a male, after playing Gone Home and some of Life is Strange, and years of Tomb Raider, I find I am wanting to play a young woman more often. Bring 'em on.

I'm definitely interested in playing a woman character more often in games, and I wish it wasn't such a rarity. Diversity is a great thing, and it'd be awful if focus testing had led them to go down a different path from their original vision.

 

[MUnited83]

the hell? they forget about Beyond already? lol

i guess because it's robot dinos which definitely appeals a lot to the boys, but still, how silly.

heavenly sword ferchrissakes

Not sure that two games that bombed would exactly ease their mind :/. That said, very good on Sony for doing this. Game looks great and also does the protagonist. The only thing I hope is that she doesn't talk to herself alone as much as she did on the gameplay video because that was kinda jarring.

 

[AngryMoth]

Sony, please stop worrying about this sort of thing.

I think the character design is great and it doesn't bother me in the slightest playing as a female. It's been good seeing more female leads in big games this E3

 

[Tenebrous]

Now just do a little more focus testing so she doesn't make a Drake-style remark every ten seconds, and we might have ourselves a great character.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

She feels very much like a real looking woman. She has a more normal look to the fantastical designs of other females in games. I find that very appealing.

 

[Skux]

Make a great game, and no one will care what gender the protagonist is.

 

[Ryne]

Man she looks great and completely fits in with the world theme they have going.

I don't care that the protag is a woman, doesn't matter to me one bit. Glad that they are spreading out now though.

This game looks awesome, can't wait to play it.

 

[Marvel]

Not that it matters much but yeah she's pretty. Why having a female lead is a problem to some I'll never understand.

 

[Whatever'sComfortable]

Makes me sad to see yoshida saying it

Alloy is one of the reason i liked the game, i insta fell in love with this character the moment i see it.

He does come from a very male-centric culture.

 

[jackissocool]

speaking of female protags, where the fuck is Gravity Rush 2? GR1 was such a fantastic (if half baked) game and dammit another game needs to get made!

Shu was just talking about it with Greg and Colin. Told then he'd played it a few days ago. He talked about how they're waiting for the right time to rereveal it. It was the same language he used about TLG when explaining why they waited so long, so it seems pretty obvious (along with his no more big first party Vita games remark this week) that it's a PS4 exclusive now.

 

[Markitron]

I wish focus testing wasn't necessary and that artists/developers could just tell the stories they wanted to tell. Reality is that almost every game with a female lead has sold poorly IIRC, with the exception of Tomb Raider.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I feel she's going to be a cool protagonist.


This whole game is going to be cool

 

[Fehyd]

I actually like the design, my fiance' was disappointed since she wanted character creation Mass Effect/Bioware.

 

[benny_a]

Amen. She is attractive visually, but so is her personality. She is extremely strong and brave, yet with a hint of vulnerability.

Do you want to protect her?

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I think Shuhei knows exactly what he is doing with these "marketing tried to make us change it, but SCEWWS resisted" answers he is giving. Maybe to strengthen his own position after the reception is good like with Horizon or TLOU or because it gives cred on NeoGAF for sticking to your guns.
The chronology he talks about is clear: We developed it like we wanted, AND THEN they wanted us to change it but ultimately we didn't.

 

[bathsalts]

This only makes me worried that the gameplay will be hugely focus tested.

 

[Piccoro]

I can't have enough female lead characters. I want more!.

The last female protagonist that I liked was Nilin from Remember Me. Sadly the game was not very well received...

 

[Lux R7]

Do you want to protect her?

ahahah this thread is amazing

 

[Mr. X]

I wonder if they would be willing to admit they were worried about black main characters like when they're female.

 

[Mendax]

speaking of female protags, where the fuck is Gravity Rush 2? GR1 was such a fantastic (if half baked) game and dammit another game needs to get made!

Kinda Funny Games interview with Yoshida seemed to imply that it was still a project and that it was very playable already. Didnt want to comment on vita or ps4 as platform though

 

[SocksAndShoes]

Do you want to protect her?

Ohyou.gif

 

[Skinpop]

I don't like the design(not that she's ugly I just don't like it) and I would have liked to see what a non focus tested version looks like but I'm happy they went with it.

 

[Swamped]

It's mostly marketing. They seem to be very conservative.

As the story says it was already in development and then marketing was concerned. Same as with them not liking that Ellie was in the foreground of The Last of Us boxart.

I get it, but right now it seems that female leads in media (especially tv and books) is really trendy right now. I think this is showing in the gaming world too, which is fantastic. I just really hope this isn't a temporary thing, that's all.

 

[piratethingy]

Game of the show for me. Can't wait.

 

[MrNyarlathotep]

"She's a female lead character," he said. "That has always been the vision by the team, but we had a discussion. Is it risky to do a female character?"

The fact that this even merited a fucking discussion shows just how little progress the traditional big budget gaming console space has made in the last 30 years.

To paraphrase chris rock; "Well, I chose not to pander to stereotypes" - that's what you're supposed to do. What do you want, a cookie?

 

[pager99]

She looks like what's her name from GoT, Considering how much the character talks in this game, I was half expecting her to say "You know nothing Jon Snow-bot".

Fixed

 

[wild wild rice]

I'm glad TEH CJ wasn't a part of those focus groups...

She's a wonderful character and I hope they change nothing, especially the face. I wouldn't be surprised of we see some change there to make her conform with mainstream Western ideas of beauty.

 

[randomengine]

Do you want to protect her?

The way she handles herself, most likely she would be protecting me.