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How Ellie in ‘The Last of Us’ Challenges Tropes and Subverts Stereotypes

(Note: There will be pretty serious spoilers for The Last of Us throughout this article. If you haven't played it, I'd suggest you stop reading and play the game, because it really does deserve to

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RedPill862652d ago

There are no tropes. Just stories. People really need to cut this shit out. If you want your game to push some crappy agenda, go make it and watch it fail miserably in the market. Quit asking others to conform to it. Certainly stop circle jerking games that aren't even trying to fit into your agenda. TLOU was simply being itself. A game. Ellie is a character. She is stereotypical only of herself. This isn't even an opinion, it's just unfiltered crap posted on the internet. I can't believe this person was paid to write this crap.

Noskypeno2652d ago

There used to be a much simpler world, people were happy flipping burgers and working warehouse jobs and were satisfied with their spouses. Now there is too many options that just lead to more confusion, like why should a decent looking girl settle for a man that doesn't look like Thor when she knows she can go onto whatever dating app and demand that you have to look like Thor to be noticed. And why should employers take a chance on you when they can go on ziprecruiter and find countless more qualified candidates leaving you inexperienced and undesirable just because you don't have the right contacts.

opinionated2652d ago

Yeah because the angsty young teen rebel has never been done before lol. So progressive.

RedPill862652d ago

Right? That little bit of girl on girl was a little tacked on too, for the sake of this SJW crap. As a character with that one exception she really is just that normal kid we all expect. This person just wants a scapegoat for their stupid agenda. If their ideas were worth listening too developers would be making games they wanted and we'd be buying them. Almost nobody makes them and damn near nobody buys them.

AcidDvl2651d ago (Edited 2651d ago )

theres three kids behind a fire place... They're burnt

FreeSpeech692652d ago

Ellie is walking Trope, but still a good character. Just enjoy things for what they are.

OB1Biker2652d ago (Edited 2652d ago )

So this was posted in JUNE 11, 2016
Is it OK to post old stories on N4G now or is it just to promote the agenda of people who think the way female characters are represented in video games are 'not good enough'?

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Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Launch Date Arrives

The official launch of Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is finally upon us! The game is now available for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC.

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

CrimsonWing6918m ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker5m ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

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6 Fun Games Where You Actually Play As The Bad Guy

While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.

Profchaos5h ago

Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.

It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny

Tacoboto5h ago

Armored Core VI?

Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.

Is something big coming soon to branch the story?

banger884h ago

No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).