Finally, a Game for Girls!

[idodo35]

Why in the world do people still make games like this?
because litle girls play them and makes them popular (seen it happen with my 11 years old cousin)

What are your responses?
meh nothing really new here

What possible effect to you think this game could have?
none seriously

this is just a dumb game for litlle girls who like this kind of stuff for... whatever reason idk
why cant you just leave it be? why do you let this one sexist developer get to you?
i guess i just dont see the big deal about this (i doubt that its because im a guy but...) if there is one dumb sexist who puts out dumb sexist games why be so worked up?
espacialy when its just a free flash game... (for example when duke nukem came out i could understand... that game wasnt even good even if you egnore the sexist parts...)

btw im preaty sure that more people played this stupidity to make sure people like the OP werent messing with them or exadurating...

Spoiler: ironi man to the rescue!

 

[Gigano]

Hilariously politically incorrect.

...or just a natural extension to the Barbie brand, and other somewhat gender specific toys that children have always and will always play with.

Though as from the looks of the screenshot the lady (...without lady parts) can be in the nude, I'm guessing the game will be at least as popular with pubescent boys.

 

[Zoe Castillo]

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[Axolotl]

So in order to appeal to females a game needs to revolve the collection of worthless currency (which you use to get more money), have you explore a banal world, emphasising vapid relationships, constanly require changing between indistiguisable clothes, all so you can arbitary leveling to allow you defeat some nonseneical, shoe-horned in fantasy antagonist? Well at least it explains why Bioware has so many female fans I guess.

 

[Thaius]

That's disgusting. It was just stupid at first, but when you get boyfriends named for their jobs and ranked based on how much money they give you, you've crossed a terrible line. This is just awful.

People need to figure out that the way to make a game for girls is to tell a story girls like, not make some simulator for a stereotypically manipulative and selfish female life. The sooner games are more widely viewed as an artistically viable medium, the sooner people will see this as a legitimate option and we'll hopefully be rid of these abominations.

 

[cdstephens]

This game's portrayal of relationships makes me want to punch someone in the face.

 

[maninahat]

In answer to the first question: because some people actually like to play these games?

I don't fully understand this problem of sexism people keep bringing up; why should a game about going to the mall and getting boyfriends be considered a bad thing? What if some women like playing these games? Or guys for that matter?

Considering we have critically acclaimed games built around awarding male soldiers points for shooting other male soldiers (and everyone is fine with that: they don't complain about stereotyping or "misrepresenting" male relationships in the case of COD4), I fail to see how this could be somehow worse.

 

[Marsell]

there neither enough palms nor faces in the universe to express my annoyance.

 

[Mcupobob]

When a girl starts referring you only by you're job title, instead of your name and taxes you weekly income. I think it would be time to find someone who's more a person and less a stay at home whore.

 

[flyingwithsharks]

Alright well first of all youve made two very big mistakes in your thread
1.You actually read kotaku
2.You actually think this article and the "game" in question has any impact on the community at all
3.You posted it on Escapist out of all forums

That's two? Shit, I've been counting wrong all these years?

 

[Lokithrsourcerer]

wow thats fucked up. and whats even funnier is the other games I found by the same dev were "street crime" and "Managore" so I don't see how they can be so ignorant.

 

[Soods]

Sweet, sweet satire. I'm glad to see that the art video games haven't forgotten the more traditional ways of art.

Also: Am I supposed to be able to type that??

 

[thethingthatlurks]

When a girl starts referring you only by you're job title, instead of your name and taxes you weekly income. I think it would be time to find someone who's more a person and less a stay at home whore.

No, no, no. Notice how she has to visit the mall for some petty little bauble every day, and hang out with her "friends?" She's definitely not the stay-at-home sort. Just the regular kind...
(Though Prostitute Sim 2011 does have a certain ring to it...)

 

[cdstephens]

In answer to the first question: because some people actually like to play these games?

I don't fully understand this problem of sexism people keep bringing up; why should a game about going to the mall and getting boyfriends be considered a bad thing? What if some women like playing these games? Or guys for that matter?

Considering we have critically acclaimed games built around awarding male soldiers points for shooting other male soldiers (and everyone is fine with that: they don't complain about stereotyping or "misrepresenting" male relationships in the case of COD4), I fail to see how this could be somehow worse.

Because the game encourages women and teenage girls to treat boyfriends as ways to get ahead in life through money and social events rather than as actual people, which does happen to a significant degree (especially in highschool), much like how many men and young teenage boys treat women as sex objects. The difference is that violence in media is unlikely to provoke someone to kill someone else simply because that's an exaggerated reaction; starting to think of people of the opposite sex as inferior or just things you use for money is in fact a problem though, and this type of game promotes that behavior because the game is for all intends and purposes acting as a propaganda game, like how Extra Credits discussed.

Basically, convincing someone to treat their girlfriend/boyfriend like crap is a lot easier than convincing one to go on a killing spree, partly because the former is prevalent already.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

The only reason I said it was becuase lately there has been many threads saying that sexism has turned in the favour of women. They are full of people who agree with the OP 100%...

The fact that you all think this is hilarious after those threads end up being 10 pages long is slightly odd to me.

But I guess you all don't really think its true... You can't compain about men being treated as the clowns in commercials and suchlike if something like this, which is actually derogatry to men, is laughed off. I kind of find the fact that the boyfriend doesn't even have a name slightly horrific and I'm a woman.

Mmm, well it made me laugh, but once I'm done laughing at how absurd it seems, it is kind of offensive. Then again, I think the 'sexism has turned around' thing is utter crap and I don't think that it is usual for girls to think of their boyfriends in terms of their job. So it doesn't seem very threatening to me for them to lend support to a view I'm pretty sure most people don't hold and won't hold in the future.

I usually argue against those threads and a lot of guys here swarm in and attempt to reinforce the OP's argument

Therefore I am a bit taken aback that when something is actually offensive that guys don't care at all.

*shrug*

 

[maninahat]

In answer to the first question: because some people actually like to play these games?

I don't fully understand this problem of sexism people keep bringing up; why should a game about going to the mall and getting boyfriends be considered a bad thing? What if some women like playing these games? Or guys for that matter?

Considering we have critically acclaimed games built around awarding male soldiers points for shooting other male soldiers (and everyone is fine with that: they don't complain about stereotyping or "misrepresenting" male relationships in the case of COD4), I fail to see how this could be somehow worse.

Because the game encourages women and teenage girls to treat boyfriends as ways to get ahead in life through money and social events rather than as actual people, which does happen to a significant degree (especially in highschool), much like how many men and young teenage boys treat women as sex objects. The difference is that violence in media is unlikely to provoke someone to kill someone else simply because that's an exaggerated reaction; starting to think of people of the opposite sex as inferior or just things you use for money is in fact a problem though, and this type of game promotes that behavior because the game is for all intends and purposes acting as a propaganda game, like how Extra Credits discussed.

Basically, convincing someone to treat their girlfriend/boyfriend like crap is a lot easier than convincing one to go on a killing spree, partly because the former is prevalent already.

But this site often maintains that gamers are perfectly in control of their actions, and that that it is still unproven that games influence or encourage untoward behaviour. I find it inconsistent for escapists to criticise the media morons who cry "murder simulator!", only to then regard elaborate paper doll games as dangerously influencial. Just because the objectification of partners is a more common issue than armed assault, does not mean that we can selectively pretend that only some games have an influence.

Perhaps COD makes us think men are more disposable, or that Russians and Arabs are evil, or that all men love guns. Why the hell not, if we assume that a money making mechanic in a dress up game teaches women to objectify men. People are complaining about men being defined by their job - heck, war games often refer to soldiers, not by names, but by their class, or what weapon they use. Isn't that as bad?

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Wow. I didn't think the media's 'I'll tell you what to want, think and do' line could get any more unsubtle.

"The Media"?

That's a bit silly, isn't it? And more than a little paranoid.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

That wasn't sarcasm, that was irony.