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I am annoyed with how women characters are sexualized in games
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My issue is that it's shoved in where it's not needed. Sexy characters where appropriate makes sense. Random panty shots in an action scene don't.
Yeah I agree with you there, if it's random it takes you out of the story. At least let me know what I'm getting into from the start.
That pantyshot tendency I think is a greater Anime thing than a video game thing.
But if we are talking a fighting game like Street Fighter or something: those are like Luchadore and Professional wrestling. Those are costumes and the sex appeal is usually the point.
But then you have games like Nier that just have lingerie dolls as main characters.
Appropriate sexiness is extremely hard to pin down.
Appropriate being incredibly subjective doesn't help.
Some of the most appropriate I can think of are Bayonetta and Faye Valentine (from Cowboy Bebop).