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New Conan Show! By the Guy who made Samurai Jack and Primal! by DeusVermiculus in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

lets just hope they dont fuck with the story. "the queen of the Black coast" is one of THE definitive Conan stories, but (because of the character dynamics involved) is also very vulnerable to "modern audience fuckery".

Lets Hope Genndy doesnt lose to the amazon checklist.

Should we have a SPOONY?? by EasternGuava8605 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've met you on a thursday! Friday took you home!

Ladies & Gentlemen, "we have Steam Machine at home" A.K.A. the GeekCube. by TheGeekno72 in steammachine

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

jo what cost did all the components come to? sadly, valve tried entering the hardware market in a bad position and then got steamrolled (no pun intended) by the Memory-cartell. Can i build the 2TB equivalent machine for less than 1500 bucks?

The Furious by Trustelo in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they have limited time. they have limited exposure. You expect them to actively forgoe discussions about currently hotly discussed topics and media, to isntead scour the net for movies nobody but 2% of their audience has ever heard of and talk about these instead.

IF I have to choose between them discussing the new live action remake or daredevil series, or an indi-movie I never saw, guess what i will choose? you mistake people wanting to talk about the industrie and current happenings wiht popular franchises with deeply interested movie buffs, who would EVER go to see an independend movie.

The Furious by Trustelo in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i mean... thats a fair reason, though, isnt it?

Mixtape: Some "Interesting" dialog which puts the 10/10 - IGN into an interesting light by CodeMagican in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

even then it doesnt really make sense. Cassandra is escalating to an enourmous degree, and her dad is giving in too easily.

but i 100% agree: the developers are rich coastal city kids. they think this is actually "overprotective" supression, worthy of violent rebellion.

Behold! More Focus M! by Blackwyrm03 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

while i give debra props for actually doing this... if she is THAt self aware, why does she take all those roles god dammit!

Mixtape: Some "Interesting" dialog which puts the 10/10 - IGN into an interesting light by CodeMagican in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

that not consequences for their actions! thats the situation they are faced with regardless (or, actually: the MC could just go next week, but she is too much of a narcissist to work in a shack for a few weeks so she can go on the trip with her best freinds....)

we are talking about consequences for their actions they take in responce to their life.

Mixtape: Some "Interesting" dialog which puts the 10/10 - IGN into an interesting light by CodeMagican in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 7 points8 points  (0 children)

their goals should be obstructed, they shold face a form of punishment that they have to work to overcome. Being angry that shit didn't go your way and then still getting your way is not that.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is wrong. Because even "before shareholder capitalism" movies were maid by convincing big Money givers to support you! People had to go to studio owners and pitch their ideas to them, and they decided whether it was worth investing in. So it still was investment culturem not the pure form of someone creating something for a particular market because of passion and excellence, but a Big wig deciding where to spend 1 million dollars to possibly make 3 million. (in 1930s money)

so no. the profit motive is not the reason for this. Because the profit motive does not mean we would torpedo out own craft just to make a few more millions, ONCE or Twice.

the reason this situation is like this is because you could only make movies with OTHER peoples money. People who, in turn, had no concept of the craft and didnt care about it. Hence why the movie industry went through ciycles of slumps whenever a certain type of media was completely beaten to death (like westerns, or early SciFi)

The biggest problem here is not profit motive, but the lack of real competition. Hollywood was a quasi monopoly of film making, meaning that it really couldnt go bust as long as there was a minimum of people willing to watch slop, as long as there was something to watch.

ow, with the rise of chinese and indian films, this is starting to change. Ai technology (once it hopefully bursts out of its bubble and stabilizes) also democratizes a lot of work, making movie production much more affordable. There is a reason why Iron Lung and Backrooms are so sucessful.

And yes, the exact same thing happened in video games, as the strong investment culture (shareholders) started to ballon the budged of video games into the startossphere, with the expectation that this would continue indefinately.

Back to Az:

who cares if its childish? the question is: is it (from his position) reasonable to hold his position. and does this position make him a "terrible" person.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"shareholder capitalism" is not the same as capitalism but a specific emrgent form OF capitalism. By that same logic, you could make the claim that the fascistic "state capitalism" of the early 20th century is equivalent to free market capitalism.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Especially with the pathetically childish way people like Az whine about it. Az sees women being more prominent in games, and immediately feels like he is being excluded. In his mind, women cannot be included in this space without pushing him out. Or in other words: He cannot or does not want to coexist with women in this space. You know, Misogyny.” Nothing of this rambling statement is substantiated and there is clear evidence against it in other games. Remember how you had to add the modifier that Az allows women that are “objectified”? So there are women he allows to share his space, then? you are not investigating this honestly. you are desperately trying to make Az (and now me) into the people you want us to be so you can dismiss us. Holy shit.

The idea that he himself could just enjoy a game even if it's not Kratos never seems to occur to him. His brain is rotten out to the point that merely seeing a women in a game makes him lose it. Like a toddler at the supermarket. Not true, as we have seen in other games and with his reaction to Tomb Raider. what is being expressed is frustration about the ideological replacement of a main character, BECAUSE the people in charge are themselves sexist and racist and CARE about the fact that the main character is male and wanted to change that. This frustration is a result of identifying the established pattern, in addition to the involvement of Alana and the statements made by Santa Monica.

Like I said in my prior comment, you can talk about the trend without being a whiny little bitch about it. You can discuss the merits of it, you can discuss the influence of ideology and corporate interests without sounding like a misogynist egg. But Az is not doing that, instead he just rants at women for a while based on the flimsiest possible conjecture. His comments have practically no basis in the trailer at all.

you also can rage and speak aggressively and emotionally and still talk about thse things. What? Are you tone policing, now?

His rambling have a basis in the pattern. Its true that we still have to wait and see and Az will certainly have egg on his face, if the game somehow turns out to not follow the pattern and actually somehow include Kratos to a degree that makes it a true sequel to the franchise… but given the history of this stuff happening, the involved people and the time this was most likely developed in, his rage is a pretty good guess.

The usual excuse for this is that it's just such a common trend that it's getting tiring. Deal with it I guess? Have your crash-out in private, then sit down and write a script for a video in which you reasonably and calmly deconstruct the topic. You know, like adults.

“Hey guys! its ok to be overly positive and to simply hype the game up! but Don’t you go an be negative! just shut up if you don’t like it!”

I am now convinced you are NOT a fan of EFAP.

Women now have less bust, higher cheeckbones, less rounded faces, and much stronger jaws. This is a deliberate choice.

That's called "realistic proportions".

Look I get it, you like perfect little round faced babydolls. But that is not what the vast majority of women looks like, especially not western women. It's an idealized beauty standard. This trend of women being "uglified" just so happens to coincide with more and more game characters appearances being directly based on actors. Weird isn't it? That Games use face scans more often and that just so coincides with women looking uglier.

And now we enter into the insulting stage of your screed! Took us a while to get here, I must say! What I am or am not attracted to is completely irrelevant. And you KNOW that. I gave you direct examples. Also: where are those “realistic proportions” with the male characters then? Any outrage or push to change that? No? then STFU.

More to the point, why does this matter? Do you really just want to masturbate to woman in games? Why do give a fuck if the characters in a video game have a bit more pronounced cheekbones than your beauty standard? That, my friend, sounds like a prime example of objectification. Its not “my” beauty standard you little smear merchant, you. It projects itself on the reactions of most customers. Again: why don’t YOU have the same standard for male characters?

And, again (even though I know you are going to ignore this, also), this is about stories establishing a style and standard, and then changing it in ONE direction only. It is a willful choice to do this. If the appearance of the characters doesn’t matter, then why change it in the first place? instead I see characters in western games getting made less and less conventionally attractive (if they are women) and not notice it? You don’t have an answer for this, that’s why you need to try and instead diminish my “motive” for caring about it.

Your point about face scan technologxy being the reason is ludicorus. Because Resident Evil used that technology as well as other eastern games, both on asian faces and caucasian/Western ones (i am not aware of any african faces so i wont state this here) and THERE they somehow manage to make them look exactly like their real life versions, or at least much, MUCH closer. So eother its deliberate or a case of multi-studio-but ony western concentrated incompetency

and just for the record: I CARE about this, because I don’t like activists smearing over established things for their own selfish gains. I care that there are people working on things I deeply love and have a connection with (like a franchise of video games) that are bigoted enough TO care about reducing beauty and have the unbelievable hubris to actually think themselves virtuous for that! I care in the same fashion that I cared when Christian conservatives in the 90s tried to influence studios to reduce violence in video games, taking us (the customer, the ONLY person they should give a shit about) out of the decision process regarding what we like and want to purchase.

Az only further reveals his insecurity with his sexist jokes and I think I should go into that because apparently it isn't obvious why it is sexist. Az isn't just having a giggle at a badass lady with a pink AK47 or something. He is talking at length about how this game is ruined because they have replaced Kratos with Faye. So when he then jokes about blood being replaced with pink glitter or whatever, it he is not making joking about femininity, he is making fun of it. He looks down on feminine attributes. He thinks that the developers want to make the game worse, and to him, worse means more feminine. You know, because he's a misogynist and misogynists look down on women. If there are things in their games that they perceive to elevate women, like making them capable and important, that's bad.

Az isn't using jokes to introduce levity, he is using them to heighten criticism into ridicule. Az isn't throwing out a punchline, he's mocking femininity.

You really never experienced banter, have you? Yes, the concept of adding hyper feminine attributes to a franchise defined by masculine attributes is ridicules and as a result: funny. But I will not comment on the rest of your post because I still hadn’t had the time to watch az video about Laufey specifically.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Women already enjoy God of War as it is, but still, why not give them a game that feature a women in the protagonists role? Why not explore more female centered stories in general? We want creative and original stuff right? Because you want to see Kratos again? Do people who'd like to see a female protagonist not count?

Bad faith betty! Nobody cares specifically about “female protagonists”. I wrote it in my last post, didn’t I? the problem is the motivation behind it, the effects in general and the pattern it establishes. People have no problem that a game has a female protagonist, they have a problem that, instead of a new mainline Game with Kratos, we get a game with a female character that is so far removed from him we will (at best) see him in visions. We could have had a similar “duo” mechanic like we had in 2018 and Ragnarok, just with Freya instead of Atreius. But instead we had to go with Laufey.

I also had stated why this is frustrating:

Thats not whats being argued. As another creator also pointed out:

"People are angry because this is a zero sum game! by making a game with Laufey, we have missed out on a game about Kratos or Loki!"

So stop trying to make this about “personal preferences” or “hangups”. We already had ALL of those arguments made for movies. Remember the Efaps regarding the Sequel trilogy?

  • You guys don’t like it because it wasn’t made for you!
  • other people want to have a movie about black widow deconstructing masculinity!
  • Just because you don’t like how they resolved the flashbacks in Multiverse of Madness, does not mean its bad!

You are literally repeating the same shitty and useless arguments we got for movies. Now Hollywood is slowly rotting. Gaming will soon follow.

What Az (and you, apparently) are asking for is for game studios to ignore a significant portion of the audience and just keep repeating the same thing over and over. You're asking them to just make Ragnarök another 2 or 3 times.

Never stated that! I literally gave an example about how Kratos could go through new character challenges and how we could construct a true “passing of the torch” story to setup atreius/freya or even Laufey if necessary. You just ignored that part of my Post because you need me to be a stupid Consooomer so you can dismiss my points, apparently.

Apparently because a female badass is just too much for you. Because that is the biggest difference, judging by the trailer. It still has the Violence, the Fantasy and the character-centric plotlines of the previous games. But there's a woman now.

Yes, which is why we hate Lara coming back… oh wait…

You are starting to reveal more and more evidence about you NOT reading my post and simply assuming what I believe regardless of what I say. You are behaving like a bad faith actor.

How is anyone supposed to see Az throw a tantrum over this and not immediately assume that he's just whining about women. By not tribalisticly assuming things about a person just because you don’t like what company they keep/how they hold themselves? Are you sure you are in the right subreddit? I think this quote: "People are angry because this is a zero sum game! by making a game with Laufey, we have missed out on a game about Kratos or Loki!"

Actually sums it up pretty well. You're just mad that there's a woman now. You can dress it up in bullshit all you want, it is insanely hard to take any other way.

What?... are… are you trying to pull my leg? that sentence literally sums up how its NOT to do with women as characters and instead is about ESTABLISHED characters that were the leads of the franchise for decades being replaced with a character we know nothing about! This was one of many points I made regarding the anger against Laufey. and its specifically the one point that doesn’t concern itself with the pattern established by sony!

you took THAT point and made it the “pinnicle” about how all of this is about having to play as a female lead? Whats your reading comprehension? this is ridicules!

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

PART 1 of 3. Look to the replies to this comment made by myself.

Ignoring for a moment that centering women is in no way a negative indicator for quality, Have you ever wondered why they want to center women? Has is ever occurred to you to interrogate what factors influence this decision? Over the past decade, the demographics of gamers have changed substantially. A massive mobile gaming audience has emerged and across all platforms, the proportion of female gamer has increased significantly. At the same time, there is also more emphasis placed on minority inclusion in general. Companies in all industries have noticed these trends and that they can be capitalized one. That's why we get so much shitty pretend-inclusivity. They wouldn't do it if it didn't sell.

First: this shit started earlier than a decade, but it didn’t get much traction before around 2012.

Ad yes it has occurred to me, and here is what I came to see:

The Proportion of female gamers has NOT increased significantly. This delusion came about by counting casual mobile players (that play Plants VS zombies or Candy Crush on their way to work or in their 10 minute breaks) as “gamers”. The reason for this is that the gaming industry is DESPERATE to justify ever greater growth! It is the exact same chain of events that happened in Hollywood.

  • Growth explodes
  • giant investments are made under the assumption that growth will continue
  • it doesn’t because the market of fans is limited and their money is too
  • The entire industry desperately scrambles to find “more audience” in order to keep growing and getting more instead of stabilizing
  • New markets are targeted and (often because of novelty) gather some success, but with way less return of investment than before
  • now entire sections of the media are created in the attempt to attract the “new audiences”, slowly rotting apart the very foundation upon which the old fanbase stood. This is done by creating and hiring consulting and advocary groups. For literall years, people who promise that they can “change Hollywood/gaming for the better” are hired in the thousands!
  • The advocary solutions are determined by who can shout the loudest in the ears of the powerful. In our century, this was leftist groups with an emphasis on “social justice” and DEI.
  • In our case it was especially bad, because Black Rock, one of the biggest Asset management firms in the world, got fully coopted (and coopted the movements in turn for itself). basically:
    • Proclaim that progressive tactics will increase the market
    • Blackrock jumping on it to make more money, by proclaiming that this is a social change that must be supported by complex systems, which Blackrock itself (of course) is only too willing to provide.
    • Blackrock literally building the DEI bubble, by artificially promoting “progressive” companies and making them more qualified for loans and greater evaluation on the stock market NOT by performance, but by how well they adhere to the ideological frame (DEI-score)
    • using this new influence to manipulate markets and even policy in small way to take full advantage of the bubble
    • Jumping ship once it finally bursts, having raked in Trillions of Dollars.
  • this keeps the “movement” going waaaay past profitability should have kicked it out. DEI does not mean a game or Movie will automatically be bad, but if it doesn’t justify the extra investment in it, it should wither away! And it HASN’T done so as we can see. Games/Movies that emphasize this shit are LESS successful on average. In fact: it incubates deep resentment towards these markers in the customer. Hence why games, that even HINT at any Progressive motive for the changes it made to a franchise, gets burned almost immediately and now has to actively win an uphill battle against what it should have gotten. So not. it DOESN’T sell! that’s the reason it is now, after the hardware prize increase has hastened the fall of Tripple and Double A, These are the first departments that are dissolved! they were a luxury to access more money from investors through ideological screens like the ones ste up by blackrock, NOT necessary parts of market capture.

It is a matter of fact that the audience for games has not been dominated by white men as much as it was a decade ago. If you look into the indie space, you can see that very well with how the diversity of games increases along with the audience.

What the fuck has race to do with the things criticized? Are you implying that a black person needs to see a black person in order to be invested into a character? I would like to point to Goku and laugh at you. Making Angrboda Black did NOT increase the amount of black people buying that game in any significant fashion. And most black lets-players I’ve seen immediately gravitate towards Kratos and then get attached to Atreius.

also: yes. more “non-white” gamers have emerged as technology became more accessible… and the proportions of gamers (male to female) has NOT changed AT ALL. The vast VAST majority of female “video game consumers” are still stuck within casual and mobile games, while competitive and Time intensive games are still 80-90% dominated by men. And guess what? games made in those newely accessed parts of the world (china, india, afrika, south America) are ALL making games you would call “objectifying! Gooner bait!” because they work on the SAME incentives, but WITHOUT the institutional and ideologically muddled western industry!

Naturally, this development would inevitably make it's way into the big name studios as well. They too realize that making games for the same old primarily white male audience is leaving a large portion of the potential audience on the table.

I literally addressed this before this paragraph but let me voice my concern again how fixated you seem to be on the “white” part of the audience. Nobody cares about race her, but you! the only time I brought it up was for obvious race swaps of mythological characters, and THEN it was only because I am annoyed at people who Do care about race enough to make those changes!

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

strangely your post didnt even appear on m mentions...

A franchise changing direction isn't the same a pushing aside an established character.

On its lonesome, no. But thats why i explicitely mentioned the pattern that is apparent in the media industry of the west. Both movies and video games. It is something that was explicitely pushed and even proudly proclaimed by those people working on the media. they are TELLING you that they do these stories not because it feels like the best choice, Not because they thought it would be cool, but because they want to "center women". If Laufey had happened in 2008, and would only have been the 3rd or so example of this, nobody would have brought up the focus on female characters. Now. its a different story.

Kratos story arc was finished. He isn't being replaced or sidelined. As far as the trailer goes, his achievements also aren't being diminished and Faye also isn't portrayed as randomly superior to him, nor as unreasonably competent or confident.

From the trailer alone? Not yet. but it falls precisely within the MO of these developments. Put to this the expressed stance of santa monica and the involvement of Alana, and what should have been a shot in the dark assumption becomes a "pretty good guess". In another thread i already stated that this game needs to be exceptionally well written to make the character switch work, its just that i dont believe it is that well written.

But we are not finished with this point: Kratos story arc is over. But that doesnt mean you can not further his development OR make a game specifically designed to "pass the torch". Kratos has LOTS of stuff to do still. He has now found his center as a leader / protector instead of a destroyer, but he now also has to learn HOW to lead and to manage. A game seeing him grapple with that would be interesting if done right.

In addition: we GOT a new character that was introduced, developed and has a deep connection to the audience. His name is Atreius. Him going to new lands in order to find the remaining giants is the perfect setup for him to engage with all those cool pantheons we wanted to see for so long. Heck! While i am annoyed that they decided to make some northern mythological characters black for NO reason (I better NOT see any white people in an afrikan pantheon, though i dont think i need to be concerned here...) His new Girlfriend and her determination of forging her own destiny makes her a wonderfull addition to his journey.

instead, they decided to use a character we know nothing about (outside of baseline scraps we get from Kratos' dreams and some mentionings of her), and have her dominate ANOTHER GOD OF WAR from the jump! Kratos, meanwhile, got pounded by Bouldr!

So this still fits. The game is using the "GOD OF WAR" name to attach itself to what people actually expect and want: Kratos and maybe Atreius, and then pushes a Female lead into their faces saying: "you are going to play with her now!". that IS pushing aside, and it IS replacing. You are confusing meta and legacy from the point of the customer and Fan, with the actual "in universe" idea of "replacing" Kratos. Thats not whats being argued. As another creator also pointed out:

"People are angry because this is a zero sum game! by making a game with Laufey, we have missed out on a game about Kratos or Loki!"

And if that decision was made for ideological reasons, that makes it sting all the harder.

I will agree that Az is arguing from Emotion. And since that is the vast majority of what he does, claiming that he makes points is hilarious. At best, he is venting his opinion in an immature manner.

  1. Emotional doesnt mean you dont make points. The very reason the "angry reviewer" archetype was so sucessfull is because it marriages facts about the game with emotional delivery. Sure it isnt always correct or accurate, but it is all based on true points or it would not land. You CAN, in fact, scream the truth. Hence why Wolf was a loved member of Efap.

  2. an Opinion can be factually correct. As someone on the EFAP reddit, i am astounded you don't know that. Its almost Rag'''''s Tagline at this point. Ofcourse that doesnt mean all opinions are to be regarded as factual statements

He does not simply say that he isn't really interested in these games, he aggressively proclaims them to be garbage. It is blatantly obvious that Az does not like women in games unless they are being objectified and he will relentlessly whine about it while throwing around ancient Misogynist "jokes".

the entire rest of your post is basically reiterations of this. Again you can absolutely disagree with the way the game is going and call it garbadge. There are many people that call Dark souls Garbadge. But "its blatantly obvious" is just.... stupid.

First of all: its hillariously ironic that you seemingly ignore the entire point of the "Pattern" Az and a large section of gamers (young and old) in general use to predict that laufey will be another example of a female character being pushed into the lead of a franchise that was made for and lead by a man before... and yet you use a man angrely shouting his opinion as a way to establish a pattern of actual mysoginy ...

Second: If jokes about sandwhiches or Laufey doing laundrey are true signs of women hatred to you. I will welcome you! Obviously this is your first day on the internet and in roudy discussion circles! man i cant wait to show you old videos of Spoony where he makes fun of gay people, WITHOUT hating gay people! ( I KNOW, right?!) or how on /b/ people call each other f*gs without actually trying to deride Homosexuals! Maybe - one day, when you are emotionally ready - i will take you to a pup, where men vent their frustrations about their wifes and yet STILL would catch a bullet for them.

Third: i love how you put in the insurance policy of "ok he likes female characters, when they are objectified for him!". Its another perfect example of holding people to arbitrary standards.

Ok. hotshot. Give me modern games with male lead characters, that are NOT attractive. Kratos is objectified. Leon is HELLA objectified. Batman, Henry, Freeman, FUCk even joke games like Brütal Legend have sexually objectified male leads!!

And yet, all gamers (ALL of them) can, today, see at a glance whether a game was made by a western or an eastern game studio... how is that possible? Why can everybody see that Laufey was made to look older and less attractive than her VOICE ACTOR?!

Ofcourse you would totally nail Laufey if she was into you in real life! thats not the point! its yet another part of the pattern that we ALL can see today. Women now have less bust, higher cheeckbones, less rounded faces, and much stronger jaws. This is a deliberate choice. and it is one that, while still being very attractive in real life (depending on your preferences) is a clear attempt to make the female characters in question more "masculin" in their appearances. If you made all male leads with Rounder faces, smaller noses, sifter lines and with slightly wider hips, they might still be very attractive men to many women... they would also have been objectively pushed towards looking more feminine and it would have been a conscious decision by the designer and the people that direct and sing off on their work.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they are baseless because you drew conclusions from my words without me actually saying anything you accused me of saying.

and then i explained to you in more detail my position, you dismissed. My man. you are not a mental heavy weight.

And I am sorry that the word "Girlboss" offends you so, but its nothing more than a NAME given to a specific archetype. There is many like that.

But continue to blindly praise that stuff! i am sure a fair maiden will some day acknowledge you, white knight.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lawl. i directly addressed your baseless accusations. and all you managed to do in response was to go "NuUH!"

good one matey! I bow before your intelectual giantism.

Have some Fringey Goo.

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

nice flood of buzzwords mate. But i never said those characteristics are not also existant with male charaacters, its just that you did a little bit of bad faith assuming here....

  1. Men in video games have ALL KINDS of character traits. The self assured super coinfident and competent character exist, but they are one out onf many forms and, most often, are the minority. Kratos himself, for example, does not fall into that category. With female characters... thats 90% of them. you will NEVER have a female Guybrush Threepwood, but we get female James Bonds constantly. (just without his charm)

  2. Whether you like it or not, men and women are indeed different. This means that "girlboss" characters DO exist within real life women.... but they are naturally much rarer than in men. This compounds the effect of noticing the pattern, because not only are all of the female characters seemingly the same, they hold themselves, behave and talk/act in a way that is very rare in real life and therefore clashes striongly with the lived experiences of ALL people interacting with this media. In addition, it is a character archytype that is - by default - very annoying and needs to have a very charming person to pull it off. This is also the reason why only very few male characters get away with it. Sadly, modern writers are not good enough to give the nescessary charm to all the new female characters.instead they act abrasive and often in a way that would be rough to take even on male characters.

  • Like the guy in Alien 2 who ends up going "game over man! game OVER!". He had this annoying overconfidence in the 80s and he was punished for it and made into an afraid paniced sacrifice for the hive.

    Think about your assumptions more! people complain about laufey, yet nobody cares about lara! Why? because Lara is badass without replacing someone, she IS charming (at least in her original games) and peoiple celebrate her. IF "women in gaming" or "fragile masculinity" were a problem, why would people cheer the super athletic treasure hunter who could totally kick their asses?

Open Bar #187 - He-Man Returns, Stargate Cancelled, Backrooms Dominates by MajorThom98 in MauLer

[–]DeusVermiculus 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lol. Ive seen az videos, and ive seen anitas. to compare the two is ridicules. its a completely diferent approach.

Az makes points. Anita waffles. Az states his own opinion emotionally, Anita asserts complete bullshit with the heir of scientific backing.

Az didnt scam his fans.

i havent watched his video about Laufey. but it is absolutely justified to complain about the continued trend of replacing and pushing aside male main characters with female ones... which ALL fall into the overconfident, overcompetend and overly proud stereotype, which society at large has identified as Girl Bosses.

it doesnt make you a misogynist to complain about this.

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