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Ghost of Yotei: Odachi gameplay (short clip)

I think this was maybe true few years ago and now fortunately more and more people are tired of soulslike games, also since when gameplay in ghost of tsushima is cinematic ?
Yes but that doesn't mean that they want to go back to the same boring stuff from before soulslikes reinvigorated us. We want to move on to the next big thing, not revert back to generic open world checklists. Soulslike wasn't a phase we can grow out of, it is additive to the expectations we now have for games engaging us.

Knowing how way leads to way, I doubt we could ever go back.
 
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"everything is unrealistic...but a woman punching a guy that's where i draw the line"
At some point you've got to draw the line. This isn't even necessarily about gender, but watching a tiny, feather-light woman dominate in melee combat is just beyond ridiculous. They could have at least gone with someone like Brienne of Tarth, she gave a very believable performance in Game of Thrones.
I'm a big wrestling fan. Of course I know it's fake, but it's usually not so over the top that you feel stupid watching or spend the whole match thinking it's staged. But when someone like Rey Mysterio or Hornswoggle is booked to beat Brock Lesnar or Big Show, that's where it crosses the line for me. There is a point where it stops being entertaining and just feels cheap.
 
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At some point you've got to draw the line. This isn't even necessarily about gender, but watching a tiny, feather-light woman dominate in melee combat is just beyond ridiculous. They could have at least gone with someone like Brienne of Tarth, she gave a very believable performance in Game of Thrones.
I'm a big wrestling fan. Of course I know it's fake, but it's usually not so over the top that you feel stupid watching or spend the whole match thinking it's staged. But when someone like Rey Mysterio or Hornswoggle is booked to beat Brock Lesnar or Big Show, that's where it crosses the line for me. There is a point where it stops being entertaining and just feels cheap.

But then you have Street Fighter games where tiny fighters take on Zangief and many people would be psyched with a Bruce Lee beat em up. 130 pound man owning everyone. But fuck, it's a girl with weapons. Drawing that line in the sand cause it's 2025 and I'm tired of the BS. Right?
 
But then you have Street Fighter games where tiny fighters take on Zangief and many people would be psyched with a Bruce Lee beat em up. 130 pound man owning everyone. But fuck, it's a girl with weapons. Drawing that line in the sand cause it's 2025 and I'm tired of the BS. Right?
Unlike Ghost of Yotei, Street Fighter is a parody, where, by the way, also small women can beat up Zangief. Smaller men can defeat bigger men, but it's rare and definitely not six at once in 20 seconds. In real martial arts, weight classes and gender divisions exist for a good reason. And since I already suggested at least a somewhat more believable actress, please don't turn this into misogynistic nonsense.
 
Maybe if they show more of the scenery it would stop looking worse everytime they show it?
I don't think they increase the hype with these combat trailers.
 
At some point you've got to draw the line. This isn't even necessarily about gender, but watching a tiny, feather-light woman dominate in melee combat is just beyond ridiculous. They could have at least gone with someone like Brienne of Tarth, she gave a very believable performance in Game of Thrones.
I'm a big wrestling fan. Of course I know it's fake, but it's usually not so over the top that you feel stupid watching or spend the whole match thinking it's staged. But when someone like Rey Mysterio or Hornswoggle is booked to beat Brock Lesnar or Big Show, that's where it crosses the line for me. There is a point where it stops being entertaining and just feels cheap.
We all know she will be played by Bella Ramsey in the movie adaption, so being tiny (and strong, and independent) is a positive.
 
Too much slomo bullshit. I hate it in games as well, takes me right out of the experience.
MHWilds doesn't have any slow motion at all in the game. That's the uploader editing the footage.

Maybe if they show more of the scenery it would stop looking worse everytime they show it?
I don't think they increase the hype with these combat trailers.
Combat is one of the worst parts of the first game. The exploration is one of the best parts. To me, it's incredibly tone def to keep releasing this combat clips that look like it's being played on an easier than easy mode. They need to focus on the world and atmosphere. Cozy sells.
 
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Unlike Ghost of Yotei, Street Fighter is a parody, where, by the way, also small women can beat up Zangief. Smaller men can defeat bigger men, but it's rare and definitely not six at once in 20 seconds. In real martial arts, weight classes and gender divisions exist for a good reason. And since I already suggested at least a somewhat more believable actress, please don't turn this into misogynistic nonsense.

You can take down a whole 100 person camp as Jin, a 5'6" 130 pound man. You can do the same in Assassin Creed Odyssey as Cassandra.

Then you have Monster Hunter games where you can take down dinosaurs with a waifu.

Ghost of Tshushima doesn't have a non-fiction disclaimer at the beginning, so why exactly is it being targeted in this way? I can take a guess why.

What is odd, is that as a muscular man I should find this even more ridiculous than your average gamer, but maybe being muscular makes me less threatened by the idea of a female lead in a game like this.
 
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Why do all these gameplay trailers from GoY look horribly bad?
Maybe they focused their hirings and promotions on DEI instead of in getting the best candidates for each position. Including for people who made the visuals or these marketing clips.
 
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You can take down a whole 100 person camp as Jin, a 5'6" 130 pound man. You can do the same in Assassin Creed Odyssey as Cassandra.

Then you have Monster Hunter games where you can take down dinosaurs with a waifu.

Ghost of Tshushima doesn't have a non-fiction disclaimer at the beginning, so why exactly is it being targeted in this way? I can take a guess why.

What is odd, is that as a muscular man I should find this even more ridiculous than your average gamer, but maybe being muscular makes me less threatened by the idea of a female lead in a game like this.
There's no official height for Jin, only estimates ranging from 5'6" to 6'1". Honestly, I'm not surprised you picked 5'6" as if it were a fact. Street Fighter doesn't take itself seriously with its completely over-the-top characters, while Ghost of Yotei is aiming to be a serious game. I think you've already understood that difference. It's also getting kind of tiring how you keep trying to paint me as some sort of woman-hater. I have nothing against female protagonists in movies or games, as long as it makes sense. That's all I have to say on the matter.
 
SuniLegend or whatever his name was? Holy shit if that is true.

Will Ferrell Lol GIF by First We Feast

He was a prominent GAF poster back in the day. Dude made legendary gifs
 
There's no official height for Jin, only estimates ranging from 5'6" to 6'1". Honestly, I'm not surprised you picked 5'6" as if it were a fact. Street Fighter doesn't take itself seriously with its completely over-the-top characters, while Ghost of Yotei is aiming to be a serious game. I think you've already understood that difference. It's also getting kind of tiring how you keep trying to paint me as some sort of woman-hater. I have nothing against female protagonists in movies or games, as long as it makes sense. That's all I have to say on the matter.

You have no argument besides it being unrealistic. 5'6" or 6'9" it's still ridiculous. We're talking about video games being unrealistic or not. Dumb argument is dumb. The only reason people like you are going on about it is because she isn't hot. Cassandra was hot so you side skirted that point. Lara Croft is hot, so no one is having a fit about her going Rambo. That's it, plain and simple and you know it.
 
You have no argument besides it being unrealistic. 5'6" or 6'9" it's still ridiculous. We're talking about video games being unrealistic or not. Dumb argument is dumb. The only reason people like you are going on about it is because she isn't hot. Cassandra was hot so you side skirted that point. Lara Croft is hot, so no one is having a fit about her going Rambo. That's it, plain and simple and you know it.
Interesting. Now that misogynistic doesn't stick anymore, I'm just being called superficial? Selene in Returnal fits the game well and is ugly af. So what now? I never claimed that GoY was the only game where it's extremely unrealistic and out of place, so why should I have to comment on every single title where you think you've got a "gotcha" moment? But if you want it: Kassandra is also laughable, while Lara works for me, because many of her kills are with the bow or from stealth, and she doesn't just jump into a camp with six men and have them all dead in 20 seconds. Apart from that, the new Lara was criticized for not being as attractive anymore, so by your logic, i shouldn't like the games, but i do.

And that's really the end of the discussion for me. I don't need to keep having my motives for disliking something called into question after I've already explained it several times.
 
MHWilds doesn't have any slow motion at all in the game. That's the uploader editing the footage.


Combat is one of the worst parts of the first game. The exploration is one of the best parts. To me, it's incredibly tone def to keep releasing this combat clips that look like it's being played on an easier than easy mode. They need to focus on the world and atmosphere. Cozy sells.
I'm confused about all the ridiculous combat clips they keep releasing. After initially harping about the exploration they're showing none of it in all the promo shit.

I get the horseback riding in an open field stuff but what else is there to see? Is she just cutting through screaming dudes with barbecue sauce flying everywhere?
 
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