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In response to "If Bayonetta conforms to the same misogynistic attitudes about women already prevalent in games, that's hardly a good thing even if the creator is a " by TWuG

The problem with that is you have devs who are now saying that they're actually afraid to create any female characters because there's ALWAYS

Posted by Scots-IrishStephen (aka Sceire) Mar 17 '15, 20:30

something that that crowd will bitch about.

You say they don't want to take any games away, but letting a very militant minority dictate to devs how they portray any woman, with ever shifting goalposts or face bullshit vilification will have a very chilling effect on the industry.

Bottom line is that if you want to see different games, and you think there's an audience for them, then start making them and rake in the bucks.

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I would say that based on developments it's a) not a minority b) having a positive effect - Reagen Mar 17, 20:35 7
- Sorry, but I call bullshit on your "GG freaking out when minority characters are included" -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 20:44 3
  - Dragon Age: Inquitions, for a start. - Reagen Mar 17, 20:46 2
    - Which isn't representative of the whole.... -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 20:57 1
      - Or any time you see developers make a move towards more progressive decisions - Reagen Mar 17, 21:00
- Exactly. And the "make your own" suggestion is a bit hard to put in to practice since these games take millions to develop. That requires - TWuG Mar 17, 20:41 2
  - Didn't GG partly start over a small "make your own" game? - tobor.2 Mar 17, 20:44 1
    - Depression Quest? -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 17, 20:45

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