Recent content by Ryebread

Oh I don't mean that this is some outsourced PR grunt. Although I would argue that this guy has some ties to the game in the same way that the CEO of EB Games has some ties to the guy behind a EB Games register. Ubisoft is a big company, I know that, we know that. But the language of that...

Minus whatever strong female (non-playable) characters they'll have in AC Unity, minus whatever statements Ubisoft have made regarding why they couldn't/wouldn't include female PCs, is no-one going to make the Mario connection? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Super_Mario_Bros._Wii...

Before I start, here are two links that reflect what I think of the MRM. First, a redditor's open letter about quitting the MRM, which has received a lot of similar supportive comments from other redditors...

I want to throw in another article here about how marketing throughout the growth/decline/growth of the video game industry promoted the gendering of video games. http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/12/2/5143856/no-girls-allowed There was a valid argument for targeting the specific market...

And don't forget Skullgirls! It might be debatable with some of the fighters in its primarily-female roster, but I have a particular soft-spot for Peacock's old-school-cartoon design. It would be good to shine focus on particular developers too, since Valve has often come out with...

That argument has been brought up a lot in other scenarios, such as the revealing spandex costumes of supermodel-bodied heroines versus the tight spandex-clad muscular bodies of heroes. That argument has also been refuted in various ways, even on the Escapist itself, and the simplest one would...

THANK you for pointing that out. Everytime, I see someone trotting out the "Bikinis or Burkhas" false dichotomy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_dilemma

For the record, I don't use the forums often, mostly because of high-emotion threads like these. But could I make suggestions on how to direct your current arguments? 1) ***Less focus on MMO player-character dress-styles*** Whatever game devs may offer in terms of armor designs, their design...

I'm a bit late to the "rant about Duke" party, but I just feel sorely disappointed that no one brought up another game about slapping: Rose & Camellia (http://nigoro.jp/game/rosecamellia/rosecamellia.php?lang=en) Long story short, a widow decides to get her husband's inheritance back the only...