Dat Puritanical outrage, tho.

Wow, that logic ain’t circular at all. Maybe this will help.

Pro tip: A question isn’t harassment.

You ask for an example, you get an answer, and then you dismiss it because you move to goalpost. Nice. I can see this is gonna be a super productive conversation.

Also, as an FYI, in the last...20 years, give or take, according to a survey done by lingerie retailer Intimacy, the average bust size in America has gone…

Her father is her example. He is what she aspires to. It’s called hero worship for a reason. The only concession I give is that they could have done more to show the man, BUT the idea is that to Lara he is a larger than life figure. She will always be chasing his back, and that is in part because he’s gone.

That said,…

They have all sorts of flatties in the Disgaea games! There you go.

*shrug* His appearance is hyperbolic. He’s not just heavyset, his stomach is actually spherical. The pig nose of his outie belly button? And he’s wearing what appears to be something similar to bibbed overalls that he couldn’t possibly wear as intended.

That said, none of the characters really comment on each other’s…

I literally said this:

Really? You don’t remember one of the most memorable villains of the year? Then I feel sorry for you. Whereas Halo might have been interesting to look at...the character designs from a non-mechanics point of view were largely forgetable to me except Gravemind, and that tells you the last time Halo captured my interest.

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No, today you learned that sales equate to how interesting a game is a wide audience. Subtle, yet profound difference.

Like I said, that was only physical. It could have sold like gangbusters digitally, and I wouldn’t really know where to check that. Also you have to take into account these are all multi-platform titles, whereas Halo was not, so it’s most likely not going to hit numbers simply because of lack of install base.

The difference between shooter and MMO is growing increasingly narrow. Especially if it’s a third person MMO. Or a third person game of any sort, as they tend to be action oriented, unless the big deciding factor here is “use of gun” which really doesn’t have anything to do with character design...

And since shooters…

They praise Ellie’s character, not the character design. She was well written, and, frankly, as an NPC she was fine. Could you see her being a PC? I couldn’t. Especially not in a game that consists of primarily running from place to place. That’s just me, though. I’m sure there are people out there that honestly…

Actually, games with good character designs are pretty common, but a myriad of other things hold them back. Take a look at every Asian MMO ever, for example.

But, yeah, I mean...

I think a perfect example of this was The Room. It didn’t do a lot of things super well, but the ghosts and the swords that you could use to pin them were absolutely fantastic and the epitome of the risk/reward thing you spoke of. Good article.

Halo, which, let’s be honest...is far more known/celebrated for it’s MP than it’s SP (which is solid, no doubt), and it has none of the fancy silhouettes or audio queues. In fact, everyone has the exact same sounds and looks the same except for color. I guess that got slightly different in the later games but a…

Yeah, I broke down the numbers. They are pretty much split even. There isn’t a lot of diversity across either gender. Genji and Junkrat may be slightly more lithe than 76 and McGoo, but they are still...well...in the typical romatic male body shape (i.e the classic V body shape, less than 18% body fat). Same can be…

Interesting. Sales would state otherwise. Ah well.

This isn’t really rocket surgery. The visual differences you point to are in games that allow for it: TF2 is very cartoony, with very visible exaggerations and proportions. Overwatch is the same way. Halo has aliens. The Division, Tomb Raider, and Uncharted all have “uninspiring dudes” because...well...they are…

Thespectacularspidergirl had a very good breakdown of the female body types in Overwatch, much more in depth than the glossing “is skinny.”