And irrational behavior often makes things even worse, which is a concern I have.

I got Mirror's Edge as part of the Humble EA Bundle and started playing, fully ready to be blown away by what seemed to be a game getting a bum reputation, which I assumed came from people who expected it to be another modern shooter or something.

We now return to the adventures of "Seeking Thing to be Angry About!"

Ok seriously why do we have to fix it by making armor less sexy for women when we can sexy up the men.

Sorry, I think thia whole thing is stupid. If I make a character I'll dress 'em as I wanna dress 'em, period. Barely-there armor? If that's what I'm feeling, that's what she's wearing, fuck haters! It's just chubby chick propaganda!

Well, it's nice to see that he's admitting it. I believe he was already in th-

He is not even close to being a bully. There are just too many sheltered pussies in the world that need to learn to toughen the hell up and grow a backbone instead of crying and blaming others.

Boobs are not genitalia.

Actually, there are a lot of companies targeting gamers who are women. It's just not in the places where people are looking.

...this commercial is terrible. I know most people on Kotaku won't recognize it but this is an abusive relationship. She ignores her boyfriend's interests and tells him 'tough luck' when she just takes it away from him. Then she proceeds to treat him as nothing more then an object twice, once by demanding he gives her…

Oh look, an artist that appreciates the female form. Lets all get fake outraged!

I think the main clash is due to male gamer prefer a better game mechanic while female gamer prefer a better characterization in game.

Do you have even the slightest idea how how insanely condescending that is? Treating prospective allies like idiot children is most assuredly not the best way to get people on your side.

I feel this is relevant, at least in some obscure fashion.

Why are you marrying her then?!

Again...the purpose of textures is to imitate life. Adding the details of a rock is detail with a function; that's what rock looks like. Adding bulky extrusions or shapes that accomplish no task within the world is just being excessive.

We have textures in video games because there wouldn't be anything for you to look at otherwise. Models are actually invisible meshes and require at least a grey texture on them in order to be viewable. Beyond that, their purpose is to try imitating life...which even the stylized games do.

Funny you say "drawing the same shit over and over" is boring, because drawing greebly armour over and over again should likewise get boring. It's refreshing to encounter a fictional world whose aesthetics speak more toward pragmatism than being stylish, and there is also a certain stylishness to being pragmatic.

I was taught in college, by a female liberal arts professor, that referring to a person by their gender, i.e. policewoman, firewoman, etc., WAS sexist. In fact, that's all I heard throughout my time at university. If you refer to someone's profession via their gender, then that's considered sexist and degrading to…

Seems no one is getting your point. I totally get it. Feminists are going to keep calling you misogynistic because you don't agree. Welcome to 2013.