Because one was designed to look cool and intimidating and the other is a virtual sex doll lol. It's not that deep.
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Worst Female Character Design in Gaming?
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Because one was designed to look cool and intimidating and the other is a virtual sex doll lol. It's not that deep.
It's Quiet, by a mile
for real?
Bland, boring, generic, grey, uninspired, uncreative, unattractive, non-feminine, terrible.
for real?
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As I was scrolling down I was thinking to myself, 'what's so bad about this?' then I got to the lower half.
Majmun
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Her clothing looks like a dick between her boobies.Fire Emblem Awakening started the trend, but it got worse in Fates. The female armors are awful.
Camilla for example:
EDIT: Looks like I'm not the only one who sees it.
That was just the first page, but at least, most of the people there were skeptical.
Also
Based funkystudent
Bland, boring, generic, grey, uninspired, uncreative, unattractive, non-feminine, terrible.
What does that even mean?
Altina is not that bad, millium is far worse imo.
no Falcom no
I mean I find it a bit bland but GTFO with this "non-feminine" bullshit lol
Some people really resent character designs that appear human, convey intent through posturing, and react differently to changing circumstances over the course of a game.
I appreciate what you're going for here given what the game is trying to cater to, but there are actually older women who look young and younger women who look older. If you're going to criticize Japan sexualizing a young-looking character design, I'd say something like Fire Emblem's Nowi is a safer bet.
"18"
It really isn't tbh
Castlevania Judgment is truly something. It's amazing how the character artist managed to shit on all those beloved Castlevania characters equally but in completely different ways. It's a sight to behold.
I get the hate for Kaine's design. I really do. But I think she's probably just about the best you can do with the tired and flawed "regret your words and deeds" setup. There are problems not the least of which being the fact that you can argue the design came first and the justification second, but the justification is a cut above Quiet's at least.
I get the hate for Kaine's design. I really do. But I think she's probably just about the best you can do with the tired and flawed "regret your words and deeds" setup. There are problems not the least of which being the fact that you can argue the design came first and the justification second, but the justification is a cut above Quiet's at least.
DiipuSurotu
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Haha, fair enough. I don't think it's that silly though. Her OG outfit was never said to be an army uniform I'm sure.
Crossing Eden
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It's almost like the bad character design was the least of the character's problem and that even if you accept that lore reason, the person she's presented as would literally have no reason to be wearing a bikini top, a thong, or ripped leggings, or asymmetrical gloves, and it's a wonder how she came across those in Afghanistan in the first place. And that framing matter in the context of a narrative.
rakkadakka
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Dragons crown.
Really any of the female characters.
Really any of the female characters.
Quiet. It's something that went beyond visual design.
I don't know what the intent was, but on every level it was horrible. She is basically there to shake her ass in front of you and keep her mouth shut. And if that weren't bad enough her treatment from the other characters was horrible.
I wouldn't say that I am hyper sensitive to the portrayal of women in games, but the portrayal of Quiet was misogynistic and offensive. I don't use those terms lightly and I honestly can't think of another character that I would say that about.
I don't know what the intent was, but on every level it was horrible. She is basically there to shake her ass in front of you and keep her mouth shut. And if that weren't bad enough her treatment from the other characters was horrible.
I wouldn't say that I am hyper sensitive to the portrayal of women in games, but the portrayal of Quiet was misogynistic and offensive. I don't use those terms lightly and I honestly can't think of another character that I would say that about.
LinkSlayer64
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Altina is not that bad, millium is far worse imo.
Wait, I visually cannot tell what is wrong with this character, especially compared to that other one.
Uh, fuck is wrong with Elf?
From Stella Deus
The rest of her outfit is surprisingly okay actually
You mean the backstory in which we find out that she isn't female but intersex?
The rest of her outfit is surprisingly okay actually
'but muh backstory'
You mean the backstory in which we find out that she isn't female but intersex?
Still don't know how what NRS was smoking when they made this
WTF? What is this from? Injustice on mobile?
Honestly, I could actually see someone wearing this. Not sure how it's worse than the other design.Altina is not that bad, millium is far worse imo.
Mobile Suit Gooch
Grundle: The Awakening
C'mon. At least the elf was pretty tame.
Why do people hate Lara Croft's reboot so much? I haven't played enough to refute the negativity, but I don't understand the massive hate for her design even if tonally her character is a little off. How the hell is she supposed to look? Large breasts with a cutoff shirt and short shorts and an overly strap-y holster for good measure? To be honest I think the design here already caters too much to a group of males given her frame and facial structure. They made her delicate and all that. She ought to be fairly masculine in terms of a lot of things if we're going to be reasonable and not cater to male fantasy. I don't want to be too negative but I honestly don't understand because the design is fine. Unremarkable overall but that doesn't make it reasonable for the worst list when you look at an abomination like Quiet.
You could say blame the audience rather than the creators but I think it's no coincidence that by far the two most popular characters in the series happen to be the two that look 14
To be fair to Kaine, I think she has about the best possible excuse you could have for this *kind* of design, with the outfit ultimately being the character's choice and also some interesting reasoning behind it, but even if you accept the fact that she's going for risque with a side of bandages, it's still not an amazing design to begin with. Not terrible, but you need a bayonetta level design to sell this sort of thing.
'but muh backstory'
On topic anyway, I nominate Jessica from Dragon Quest 8. I actually like a lot of her design, but then she RUINS everything by running out of material at her boobs. It's loosely justified by her "sex appeal" skill point tree, and it's definitely lampshaded in game, but even so it feels completely at odds with everything else about her. Girl who
wants to get revenge for her dead brother
Giant boobs.
EDIT: Ok I will fite anyone irl who badmouths Millium from Trails of Cold Steel. Her design is fine.
...It's Fie's design from Cold Steel 2 you should be badmouthing. I don't know why she wears what little she does in a game with a clear winter theme in many of its designs.
How About No
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Both that and
a Shade has taken over most of her body so she exposes the parts that are still hers while bandaging up the Shade portions as a "fuck you this is still my body" to the Shade
psychowave
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You probably dont wanna wear a bikini in a desert environment unless you really love skin cancer.
This from Dragon's Crown
What do you mean non feminine? not sexual enough?
Her design is pretty good.
Bland, boring, generic, grey, uninspired, uncreative, unattractive, non-feminine, terrible.
What do you mean non feminine? not sexual enough?
Her design is pretty good.
Altina is not that bad, millium is far worse imo.
So actually, while it's not a design I relate to, this doesn't seem terrible to me. There's some fashion and color-theory hidden in there, and it doesn't feel pandery or sexualized. The shorts are short, that seems to be the brunt of what I can interpret of the criticism?
Dandy Lyin
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Either of these.
"Let me scratch my ass crack while I suckle this corpse."
Crossing Eden
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It's basically shitposting in order to "get back" at how shit this medium can be when it comes to representation. When all it does is prove the exact point of the posts pointing to actual bad character designs while simultaneously exposing how some users can be incredibly sexist, a woman wearing a tank top and pants is deemed "non-feminine" ITT. Like what?
What are you on about, CS2 Millium is just fine, in no way comparable to Altina or her suit from CS1Altina is not that bad, millium is far worse imo.
Extremely ironic considering OG Lara was most definitely designed to appeal to horny boys and the reboot one looks like a regular human being lol. I don't care if she's iconic by now, OG Lara sucks.
Yeah. Hinoka and Oboro have some awesome designs.
On Nohr side, the only ones I believe have good designs, regardless of promotion in their main class, are Elise, Selena and Beruka.
SpookyFries
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I'm less shocked by people not liking current Lara, and more shocked by the amount of mourning for OG Lara. People were sad to lose that?
Also being a sniper involves a lot of laying prone on hot sand. Not exactly comfortable.
Really though it's the tattered leggings that bother me more than the bikini top. Just why?
"Not enough anime tits"
People whose opinions I can't understand.
I think Ivy is probably the worst offender. There's nothing to her but fan service.
I honestly don't want to know what your definition of "feminine" is, but I'm guessing it involves lipstick and push-up bras.
I honestly don't want to know what your definition of "feminine" is, but I'm guessing it involves lipstick and push-up bras.
Psyrgery ES
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Surprised that we're 3 pages into the thread and nobody has posted that gif of a girl from a fighting game wearing an abomination of a costume that looks like an unicorn had puked rainbows all over her.
What game was that?? Anyone still has that gif???
What game was that?? Anyone still has that gif???
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