I liked the far cry 3 ending and story. Making that choice at the end was really cool. Kind of reminded me of Avatar
you may be part of the problem
Eh, but don't do that. Don't identify people as "part of the problem"...
The point of Feminist Frequency is to identify the commonality and acceptance of the problem of female representation ... you can still like tasteless and misogynistic entertainment, though, and identifying those who like a crass or exploitative piece of entertainment as "the problem" is part of what the real people who are "the problem" (IE the loud and threatening and clueless haters of this project's purpose) are using to discredit the show and Sarkeesian. By labeling people as "the problem", those caught in the middle of liking bad taste and hating poor treatment of women to choose a side, and especially when some of the games in question are beloved titles like Zelda, Diablo, and Street Fighter, those people may love their games more than your cause. And that's never the point of Feminist Frequency, to demonize games that use these common tropes; the point is to make people aware of just how prevalent and potentially damaging they are, and identify how a change might make games even better than they are today for all audiences.
I love the movie Showgirls.
This is a movie made by a director I consider to be a master. It mixes European freedom of adult content with American moxy and flash. It has themes worthy of exploration (I own books about the movie and have been to a lecture about its misunderstood value) ...And also, it has an assload of rude boobies and bitchy catfighting! When I was a college kid, I loved Showgirls because it was audacious and super-nude. When I got older, I was almost convinced by non-fans that its depiction of misogyny and sexual conniving was garbage and shouldn't exist, but eventually I realized that I could be aware of its problems and enjoy its virtues, that I could see it for what it is but also ask that future entertainment learn from it and improve its outlook.
As a grown man today, I see a void that movies like Showgirls tried to fill, however they went about it. I want better NC-17 movies to be available; movies not afraid to depict all of positive and negative aspects of sexually active lifestyles. But partly because Showgirls was a flop, and partly because the religious right and the liberal left cannot give one another an inch of ground without their ideals being damaged by reactions of outrage, we get no movies anything like Showgirls. Instead of addressing the problem, we shamed projects that dealt with the problem (even if they did it badly) out of existence.
(Interestingly, TV has pushed into this territory in the last 10 years thanks to the over-abundance of programming that forced stations to explore the full spectrum of entertainment. And not only have we gotten some hot shows, we've gotten a much better representation of women at all levels of power and influence. Yes, men -and many women- still tune into Cinemax expecting blouses to peel off on a regular basis, but the characters and the level of acting behind that nudity fanservice is on a level beyond 80s and 90s exploitation cinema. Especially with female viewers being a huge and oftentimes majority percentage of the audience, they have learned from the past how to better treat women on screen. And now, as grotesque as 50 Shades of Grey is in its messaging, it's almost an adorable oddity of misogyny and female disempowerment.)
So I say enjoy Far Cry 3. But analyze its message, its themes, its semiotics, its intended or unintended influence. Be part of the problem AND part of the solution, and do what you can to encourage a market of video games that is not so painfully unbalanced away from solutions.
