A perfect example of the games industries high respect for women...
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There are far more potentially offensive things in Mortal Kombat than this, and I think you're really reading too much into the video. While I do agree that video games and gaming culture in general need to look at how we treat women, and we can't just sit behind complaints the treatment of men and (which we tend to only complain about when the treatment of women is brought up... so how exactly sincere are those complaints, gentlemen?) and change nothing, this is not exactly the game to point out to address the issue. This is not the best example to raise the issue with, or at least the issues with the character are misdirected. I would look not at the origin story, but at her costume. Clearly she's meant to be not much more than eye candy for the player. When the games come out, I doubt we'll be caring so much about where Mileena comes from as what costumes she can wear when we play as her. But with most fighting games, that's to be expected. Most people don't really play fighting games for the story. It would be nice if more fighting games had more memorable stories, or we were at least given more information about the characters or the story was tied into the gameplay more, but not every fighting game can be a Blazblue.
But yeah, while I am all for more internal exploration into women and their portrayal in gaming culture, this character is not likely to benefit from that no matter what the outcome may be.
But yeah, while I am all for more internal exploration into women and their portrayal in gaming culture, this character is not likely to benefit from that no matter what the outcome may be.
I could have formed an opinion if the video hadn't crashed after the advertisement and not shown me the material I suffered through to view the actual content.
So...much..out...of...context!
And honestly, you're surprised that there is a scantily clad woman in a fighting game. In fucking Mortal Kombat no less? And you design games? Like Flash Games or...
And honestly, you're surprised that there is a scantily clad woman in a fighting game. In fucking Mortal Kombat no less? And you design games? Like Flash Games or...
.....it's a video game?
Where are the millions of Germans lining up to complain about being portrayed as the most evil people in the world in half the video games ever made? Ah, they are not lining up to complain, because they are adults who know that it is just a game.
Where are the millions of Germans lining up to complain about being portrayed as the most evil people in the world in half the video games ever made? Ah, they are not lining up to complain, because they are adults who know that it is just a game.
If you want to do something then fucking change it yourself. No offense to your skills as a game designer but have you made a best selling game? Mortal Kombat is MEANT to offend. Its one of the reason we have a fucking rating system now. How about you complain about something that doesn't go out of its way to find insane ways to kill someone by ripping out their spine or throwing their skull at their freshly frozen body to shatter it. Also the fact that shes not actually human kills any argument about it being a defacement of woman considering how 90% of the fighters in MK aren't human.KlokwerkSolja said:
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Go look up the storylines of the characters in Blaz Blu and tell me that fighting games cannot have ridiculous character back stories. 1 of the fucking characters WAS a detective. He studied a case SO hard he became a colony of BUGS. Yes that is one of the characters ACTUAL back stories.
Sadly thats true about the boulder punch, ending to Resident Evil 5 anyone.Pararaptor said:
OT: So your upset that mortal Kombat is doing this? Where have you been lately?
Watching the trailer, I was far more annoyed that Mileena and Kitana are still basically just color swaps of each other. The ninjas are decently varied in design nowadays.
LOL!! Holy crap. He PUNCHED the boulder that was twice his height. As if that would actually do anything other than break your hand. WowinFAMOUSCowZ said:
But, it's Mileena, she literally was created in the flesh pits, and she does infact have a bestial animal nature, her fatality is to freakin' eat people.