MMO Attack has compiled a little wall of shame, commemorating some of the most poorly written, stereotypical, and downright irritating female characters in gaming.
Tales of Kenzera: Zau conveys its somber themes with nuance and passion. It's just a shame the gameplay doesn't always match those highs.
Xbox Game Studios, The Initiative and Crystal Dynamics' upcoming reboot of Perfect Dark will offer a Quality and a Performance mode.
Me too.
I expect Hellblade 2 to be the start of a consistent stream of UE5 XGS titles. It's basically their default engine, save for ForzaTech and the proprietary engines in use at Activision and Bethesda.
There's no way it would release in 2021 especially when it was announced at the VGA's 2020.
@lightning, that’s when the first trailer was shown, but it was known to be in development much earlier and Xbox fans were tooting it to be released years ago, the initiative studio formed in 2018, and to my knowledge have not released a game
That’s 6 years and all you got is a trailer and some empty promises
Good one from Microsoft, yet again.
Such is game development, long developmental cycles is one of the big black eyes of the industry. I don't see you complaining about Wolverine that got announced in 2021, releasing in 2026 and only got one trailer.
@ lightning
Nice try but for one, 2021 - 2025 would only be 5 years not 6,
And for two insomniac have developed multiple games or have multiple games in development over that time, and the initiative only have the 1 game to be concerned with
For three, we all know the quality Wolverine will be and although I do hope perfect dark is good, it’s unlikely to be as good as insomniacs proven track record
Good thing they got Crystal Dynamics to make it, at least they know how to make a game that has 60 fps.
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Yes, you're going to get flack for the ICO chick.
The hero of the game didn't get much character development or explanation - except via gameplay. Likewise next to nothing is known about Yorda. Whether or not she's even a princess is an assumption.
How is princess peach "poorly written" when she doesn't say anything in the first place besides "MARIOOOO!"
I think Sonia from Ninja Gaiden II is pretty bad...
Interesting list but there's a mistake I spotted with it. Ashley Graham's photo is the featured image here and she is also listed in this article...but there's nothing written about her at all. When you go to read about why she's "poorly written", the writer mentions a totally different character (Zoe) from an entirely different game (Dreamfall). Other than that, this was a decent read.
Okay, what? Seriously, there are worse female characters in general in video games. Others that were very poorly written. Most of the list seems rushed, but I do see a special case.
Samus - From Metroid: Other M? Are you kidding me? This game is so underrated. Look, just because they gave Samus some emotion and humanity does not make her any less of who she already is. We got to learn about her past before she suited up in the armor. She is not "weak", "submissive", or "childish". I bet the author just hated the game because it was different.
Princess Peach - Okay, now you're just grasping at straws here. Peach hardly has any dialogue. For that matter, Mario and Luigi hardly say anything. Bowser is always the one who has the most dialogue in any given Mario game. Peach is a simple character with simple dialogue. What does this guy expect? Shakespeare in the park?
Vanille - Okay, you have a point there. Vanille is one of the weakest characters in the Final Fantasy franchise. Her dialogue can be summed up in Youtube cam girls stating the obvious or acting ditzy. Oh, and also not knowing what accent she has.
Ashley Graham - There's a mistake here. The picture and name are of Ashley from Resident Evil 4, but there is no actual info on the character. It's of Zoe from Dreamfall. Editing needed for that one.