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Are there ever any women in video games that are just plain ugly without being used as a joke?

I'm talking about main or important characters here, not just ugly ladies who are thrown into a scene somewhere.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Why are games becoming less "gamey"?

 

[Sgblues]

Why can I kill innocent ducks, but not a dog that laughs at my failures?

 

[Shadow Hog]

How many beings have you brutally and ruthlessly murdered in your many decades of gaming? How many families did you ruin? How many children did you leave without their parents in your quest for a little bit of entertainment?

I know the question has been posed by others before, but it's kind of sobering if you take up the premise that a good chunk of those random mooks might actually be missed by somebody. (They won't, of course, since they're a bunch of bytes solely designed for this purpose, but still!)

 

[mrpug]

So ur with ur honey and playin gmae wit sum dood onlin and he snds u ingmae msg. U anser it n the txt is “wut r u doing wit my daughter?” U tell ur girl n she say “my dad is ded”.

THEN WHO WAS GAME?

 

[Gameboy415]

If a game is fun to play, why do the graphics matter?

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

Are there ever any women in video games that are just plain ugly without being used as a joke?

I'm talking about main or important characters here, not just ugly ladies who are thrown into a scene somewhere.

Play Condemned.


My question:

Why does this generation both suck and rock so much?

 

[Ocaso]

If a game is fun to play, why do the graphics matter?

Because modern entertainment can encompass more than the mechanics of interaction.

"If an enemy disappears after I kill them, were they ever really there?"

Spoiler

Kudos to anyone who remembers where that question comes from.

 

[ChuyMasta]

Why can't I kill/shoot children in games?

 

[RooMHM]

Why should difficulty and gameplay depth be a problem?

 

[gabbo]

"What happens to a game world when you turn it off"

Is that from Reboot? If not, it would make an excellent concept for a game

 

[we.are.the.armada]

There are many games that have been scrapped and we will never know about them; what are these games about?

Are there ever any women in video games that are just plain ugly without being used as a joke?

I'm talking about main or important characters here, not just ugly ladies who are thrown into a scene somewhere.

Bonnie from RDR, Chie from Persona 4, and Ashley from Mass Effect are the ones that I think of. These characters were designed to not be hot or whatever - less emphasis on appearance.

How many beings have you brutally and ruthlessly murdered in your many decades of gaming? How many families did you ruin? How many children did you leave without their parents in your quest for a little bit of entertainment?

Damn, where is that Nathan Drake jpg?

 

[toxicgonzo]

Are there ever any women in video games that are just plain ugly without being used as a joke?

I'm talking about main or important characters here, not just ugly ladies who are thrown into a scene somewhere.

I think Alyx from Half-Life 2 is ugly, and that's just the way I want it. I don't need to fawn over an imaginary woman in skimpy clothing who adds nothing to the game except to serve as eye candy.

 

[kai3345]

What would the industry look like today had the first-person shooter genre never been invented?

 

[we.are.the.armada]

What would the industry look like today had the first-person shooter genre never been invented?

Actual shooting darts/archery -> shooting gallery carnival game -> John Carmack -> Gabe Newell

Where do we begin with it not being "invented"?

 

[anotherVegan]

How come 8-bit soundtracks are infinitely better than their modern counterparts?

 

[Bjoern the Smexy]

How come that so many gamers pass off their own opinion as fact?

 

[also]

Why do we press START to pause?

Would vegetarians eat grass type pokemon?

Why do some ‘gamers’ spend their time criticizing games more than playing them?

Ha ha, these are good ones.

 

[Gameboy415]

"What happens to a game world when you turn it off"

There was a pretty cool animated web-comic that addressed this issue years ago:

Kid Radd

http://www.bgreco.net/kidradd/index.htm

 

[SolsticeZero]

Why is the princess always in a different castle?

 

[Karish]

Why must I always be killing something?

 

[Htown]

Why do people want to make games more like movies and TV, when movies and TV are losing viewers to video games?

 

[Nekki]

Where do Tetris pieces come from?

 

[OmegaZero]

Why does videogames?

 

[butter_stick]

Why do people play video games

 

[Baller. PhD]

Stealth MGS4 praise thread.

 

[NeoRausch]

Where do Tetris pieces come from?

They are just parts of a building you build. Taken to you by cranes. They drop them off and you have to steer them in free fall. Just like in real life.

you can see it on older tetris coverarts. True story!

oh and they are made by kid-slaves. Sad but true.

 

[qizah]

Why does "press start" exist if it works when you press any other button.

idgi.

 

[Phantom92x]

Why is Duke always "outta gum"?

 

[daviyoung]

Am I playing the game, or is the game playing me?

 

[Hot Coldman]

Is The Sims a piece of anti-religion propaganda?

 

[cuyahoga]

Where do Tetris pieces come from?

Kama Sutra techniques.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

If Metroid had been more popular than Super Mario Bros., would the next 25 years of 2D games have mostly 4 directional scrolling stages instead of mostly to the right?

Spoiler

sorry, I tried

 

[NIN90]

"Why is the 4th game in a series consistently amazing?"

"Why is almost every 3rd game a disappointment?"

Just from the top of my head:
Uncharted 3
God of War 3
Resident Evil 3
Modern Warfare 3
Tomb Raider 3
Mass Effect 3

 

[we.are.the.armada]

Why do the enemies rush at me when I am on a turret?

Why do people want to make games more like movies and TV, when movies and TV are losing viewers to video games?

Wait, where did you get this info?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

Taking it as a given that video games are inherently appealing enough to have survived the early '80s crash regardless, what would the industry look like without the existence of the NES?

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

"Why is almost every 3rd game a disappointment?"

Just from the top of my head:
Uncharted 3
God of War 3
Resident Evil 3
Modern Warfare 3
Tomb Raider 3
Mass Effect 3

Mega Man 3 and 4 basically buck this entire discussion.

 

[we.are.the.armada]

"Why is almost every 3rd game a disappointment?"

Nah, Mario 3, Zelda 3, Metroid 3, Persona 3, Warcraft 3, Halo 3, BF3, MK3, etc. All great games!

 

[Kinyou]

Ok, so here we go:

"Why is the 4th game in a series consistently amazing?"

"Why is the 3rd game in a series consistently awful?"

(metal gear 3 doesn't count, it's sort of a prequel. MGS4 is the true 3rd part.

Nah, Mario 3, Zelda 3, Metroid 3, Persona 3, Warcraft 3, Halo 3, BF3, MK3, etc. All great games!

oh snap....

Is The Sims a piece of anti-religion propaganda?

Maybe

 

[FormerShirts]

Why do games have to be art?

 

[Alligatorjandro]

how do I shot web?

 

[theman5141]

Why do modern gamers confound the terms "universal appeal" and "casual?"

 

[Freeza Under The Shower]

Can a game stop?

 

[theBishop]

Can Revolver Ocelot really smell Cordite? You know, that sulfury smell.

 

[Gnub]

Why aren't there more first person sports games?

What's preventing a new Mutant League game from happening?

 

[theRizzle]

Right or left?

 

[Deleted member 30609]

what is game

 

[Dacvak]

Why does this thread exist?

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

Is fanboyims the product of cognitive dissonance?

 

[Thoraxes]

Why do people want 8 GB of ram in game consoles?