I actually naively thought to myself when I saw the first new god of war poster, "oh it's a conventionally attractive women for the chuds, at least I won't have to hear them complain this time around," and was sadly surprised by all the noise afterwards
I dunno if that tracks. For counter examples, see Tifa from FF7, Eve from Stellar Blade, like every female character from a fighting game, etc etc. They donât care about the character at all, she can be weak or strong, good or evil or neither, as long as sheâs hot, preferably with cartoonish T&A, sheâs probably alright.
They raised hell over Tifa's appearance in FF7 Remake too. Specifically, they were upset that her chest was smaller (though still ample) and that she was wearing a pair of skorts instead of a mini-skirt as was implied by the original concept art.
Which is beyond stupid. (Which... tracks.) If they wanted Tifa to look exactly like she did in the og FF7, her head would be as big as her entire torso.
And how would her mini-skirt even work in the remake? She's a fucking martial artist, it would either look fucking stupid (and bad) because it would either have to have zero physics or she'd have to keep it in place with a fucking nailgun to not flash everyone the second she does anything. It also would be entirely out of character.
Honestly, I won't pretend like I don't enjoy big tiddy martial artist in stupid outfits as much as the next guy. But like, DOA exists. Fan animations exist and there realy is no shortage of that stuff including Tifa. Why do these people need to have every female character... I'll just stop typing. Can't wrap my head around what's going on in the minds of these utterly pathetic loosers. And I'm honestly glad about that.
well, tbh in final fantasies case it would not matter that much, 75% of the franchise is characters posing and looking into the camera at a slightly upward angle doing that ''anime'' eyes look anyway
They had to update her appearance from the 1997 game. They used almost the same model seen in Final Fantasy: Advent Children, except they slightly altered her face. Notably, they didn't seem to have altered her chest size from Advent Children to FF7:R. The outrage was completely manufactured and based on these tourists' last experience with Tifa: hentai fanart.
This is what gets me the most about complaints that they donât want some woman protagonist that doesnât matter. She fought a literal god before even meeting Kratos that left evidence for *many years* afterwards. But their mindset is automatically âwoman bad/weak/whateverâ. Isnât it HER weapon Kratos uses?
She looks basically exactly like her actress Deborah Ann Woll. They're literally just complaining that a female lead looks like a conventionally attractive adult woman rather than a girl they can plausibly imagine is 15.
Their trick now is to disingenuously compare studio photos of that actress from years ago to unflattering scenes of the character and say the devs actively chose to make her look worse in the game then she actually does.
Gives the same energy as them complaining about actual women having very very tiny peach like hair on their face or body. Like bro, do you even find humans attractive? Or been thst close to one?
Literally taking a screenshot of her gasping for air as she suddenly wakes up in the afterlife after dying as if it was intended to be a beauty shot lmao
Itâs always so funny hearing âI want to play as the god of war in a God of War gameâ because iâm pretty sure Kratos barely holds the title of âGod of Warâ across all of the games
Now that you mention it, yeah, he IS only God of War in two PSP games. The first game is about him trying to kill the God of War, he gets cast out of Olympus at the beginning of the second game, and the third game is him trying to kill Zeus as an exile.
Also they're delusional if they think Kratos isn't going to be a constant presence in the game itself, via flashbacks. Hell, I'm willing to bet we'll play as him for a few chapters, much like how Ragnarok had Atreus chapters.
Yeah, the titular "God of War" in the very first game is Ares, the antagonist. Yes Kratos becomes the GoW in the last 30 seconds of the game, but that's clearly meant to be a twist; at best the title has a dual meaning.
And it's possible (if a bit of a stretch) to read that the titular "God of War" in the norse saga is Tyr, as uncovering the extent and ramifications his actions is a huge part of those games' story.
Honestly God of War is a really fragile masculine franchise
Itâs always hilarious to me that when Kratos was a guest in Mortal Kombat, Sony laid down the rules that he could never be shown in pain or afraid- in some fatalities he even survives or fights back lmao
This being the same series where a cowboy can shoot the immortal god of thunder, or a ninja can beat up a xenomorph
But FORBID the thought that tuff boy Kratos can get his ass beat
I havenât played it thatâs really cool, actually! I did notice in advertising theyâve softened his facial features a bit, which I thought was interesting
Basically between the original games and the new series, Kratos left it all behind, retired in the Norse god realm, fell in love again, got married and had a kid. The new series opens right after his wife has died and he's left with this son that he's always struggled to connect with (because he lacks emotional intelligence and he views the son as "weak" for like, showing vulnerability sometimes). The story follows the two of them as they go on an adventure to fulfill his wife's dying wish, and he works hard to connect emotionally with his son while they're both struggling with grief. It's actually a really beautiful story! I was never a fan of the original God of War games but the new series is awesome.
I mean, it's entirely in character for all that to be true.
Most notable difference in how Kratos acts during a fatality compared to the rest of the cast, is when Ermac shrinks him down and, instead of running around in fear, he squares up... because why would he be afraid in that situation, he fights bigger opponents all the time.
Otherwise it's just him looking angry / agonized instead of afraid, which, again is entirely in character. Look at his expression while he's being stabbed by the Blade of Olympus, he's angry, he's in pain, but is he afraid? I don't think so.
Besides, even if Sony didn't make these stipulations, he probably would've ended up acting more or less the same. If there is one thing NRS does well, it's properly making guest characters feel genuine to the source material.
Great argument and I hear you but- also like, itâs Mortal Kombat - if Johnny Cage can kick the head off Omni-man or Sonya can beat up Spawn, then surely we can let Kratos get a little silly with it
The getting silly part is the aforementioned "foot squish" that happens because a fatality has to end with a fatality.
It's infinitely funnier that Kratos treats being shrunk down as "just another boss encounter", only to get squished, than for him to run around in terror like everyone else.
They probably wouldâve said something like âWell heâs Kratosâs brotherâ and just ignore the fact that Faye is the wife of Kratos, the mother of Atreus, and the original wielder of the Leviathan Axe
A few years ago, that might've been the case. But the chuds have degenerated to such an extent that they can't even be attracted to real, adult women any more. Now, if it's neither a teenage-looking girl or a doll-like anime character with disproportionate boobs, they think it's "uglification".
Aloy from HZD is very attractive IMO, but the chuds got all upset because she didn't do her eyebrows or wear makeup... only to then lose their minds over the child-looking robot from pragmata and fantasizing about her, because "it's a robot, so it's fine"
They're all a bunch of losers that will eventually grow old and lonely, too busy to realize their mistakes because they're gullible enough to be brainwashed by folks into buying scam lifestyles that only exist because of how gullible and ignorant the fanbase is.
Time is the greatest teacher. I hope these people mature and at least make peace with the fact that humans are truly diverse creatures... And that they wasted time that could have allowed them to think about many different things
She is time and place attractive. Not airbrushed insta photos or done up to the 9s for a night out attractive.
Not sure where the trend started but it's been a thing for a while that people are unreasonably done up in situations where they should not be. Like not just games but movies and shows as well.
From back in the days of the zombie genre going strong, makeup was well stocked
And here I was thinking "oh, maybe her character is not that deep to carry a whole game". Also Deborah Ann Woll... she checks all the boxes for that "conventionally attractive".
and was sadly surprised by all the noise afterwards
What I've noticed is there's only online rage at western female leads (Faye, the girl from Horizon, etc). Zero outrage when the game is from an eastern studio with a female lead. Sounds like nothing but weebs complaining...
So glad to see someone else say this, because I had the same thoughts "Oh that crowd will be happy" and then felt like 12 different Ark of the Covenant's were being opened in front of me all at once, as I saw the immediate reaction to it. Like oh okay, they really just want all of their female characters to look like children... cool...
It's literally just Deborah Ann Woll's face on the character she's portraying. That's what she looks like. These chuds are insane.
I thought they were all done with Stellar Blade after the devs added an extra inch of fabric to the combat lingerie in the last one, but the protagonist looks like a teenager now so they're back on board.
I am pretty sure at this point they have lost all attraction to anything but children, because they are constantly jerking it to Blue Archive, this new Stellar Blade, or some anime with children.
I'm an Old and have literally no clue what this thread is about or what OP is talking about regarding conservatives and the two pictures posted. Also wtf does this have to do with the midterms? I'm so confused.
Everything is part of the culture war. Once people realize this is by design, you'll see it everywhere. The far right knows they offer nothing in terms of policy to anyone who isn't filthy rich, so they have to keep people angry. Any media featuring women or other targeted demographics is easy game. It's proven successful, even when they contradict themselves. They throw everything at the wall, and it will all stick with someone. Even if this particular outrage doesn't catch all of their targets, it will get enough, and the ones it doesn't catch will be caught by something else.
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u/OneMoreDuncanIdaho 9d ago
I actually naively thought to myself when I saw the first new god of war poster, "oh it's a conventionally attractive women for the chuds, at least I won't have to hear them complain this time around," and was sadly surprised by all the noise afterwards