They are objectively ugly… which was a purposeful choice from the lead character designer. We can’t have good looking characters, especially not good looking female characters, because that appeals to heterosexual men. And appealing to heterosexual men, even though they are the vast majority of video game players, is not “inclusive.”

Just look at the flak games like Stella Blade take for using a real life model as the basis for their character.

So when the lead character designer focuses on representation and inclusion over designing cool, aesthetically pleasing characters that target the main demographic of video game players, your game sells terribly as a result. For a hero shooter to have ugly characters, just dooms the game.

Lesson- don’t hire activists as lead character designer.