Rice Digital makes a counter argument to Official Nintendo's piece on how Senran Kagura is damaging the games industry.
SXO: I recently got a chance to review Senran Kagura Burst on the PS4 which some of you may only be familiar with due to the stir it created among the fanbase...
No reason it shouldn't be the same line as every other entertainment medium out there. Problem is there are still higher ups out there with this old stigmatic mindset that video games are just kids toys. I don't get pissed about censorship because i want to see T&A, i get pissed because every time something gets censored in a game that wouldn't be censored otherwise on any other medium, it's a step back away from games being a respected art form. Stifling creativity in general and keeping games back from what they can truly become and express.
Kids these days are probably exposed to everything as soon as they get their smartphone or Ipad. I really don't know why anyone feels the need to censor anything...that's the job of responsible parents(if they choose to parent that way).
I was exposed in 5th grade when searching for Dragon ball z pictures on the internet. Some how ended up on some dbzxxx on accident. They have that content on movies, TV series, Netflix, woman wearing leggings in the store etc... its everywhere. I still wanna know the actual censorship document for the full extent of it from sony.
Are these games actually any good? I know pretty much nothing about them other than boobies.
i can't say it'd be my favourite game, trying to get these girls into the least amount of clothes possible without them actually being naked seems to be one of the objectives of the game, not a great way to treat your characters.
but really, i'd rather see games like this with badass, kick the crap out of you if you look at them funny girls, than the "i'm helpless and always getting captured, come rescue me", princesses from most nintendo games.
and they all seem to be school girls so there's no need to defend the use of the word "girls" like the writer of the ONM article, even though i just did.
but in a less patronising way i feel.
frankly i think nintendo's usual treatment of their female characters, except Samus of course, is worse.
what's a worse message to send to women and girls?
that women are weak and need men to save them, or that the female form is attractive.
frankly i wouldn't mind somebody telling me my form is attractive once in a while. ^_^
seriously though.
i'm not saying this game doesn't feature a bit of sexism, because it does.
the girls are portrayed as sex objects, but not just as sex objects, but they can also kick your arse nine ways from sunday.
they're not just waiting for some man to rescue them.
i never thought i'd be defending this game, but here i am.
maybe it's because of where the criticism of the game is coming from.
i think nintendo's attitude to women is far more damaging.
while it would be nice if the women/girls in gaming dressed more appropriately, i'd rather see them going out, kicking arse and taking names to get the prize for themselves than just being the prize.
seriously, for over 25 years the Legend of Zelda games have been coming out and not once has the title character been the lead in the game, she's nearly always been the usual nintendo princess in getting captured and waiting for the guy to save her.
This article starts with:
"I like boobs. I find them stimulating. Sexually stimulating. It's this reason that I like Senran Kagura"
That pretty much tells you all you need to know about why the author of this horrible article would want to keep games like senran kagura, that literally do NOTHING to help the game industry, around.
To quote the article that this childish writer is trying to counter,
"When was the last time you saw a fully-clothed male character have to strip down to his tighty-whiteys in order to deal a devastating blow to an enemy? Or indeed, when did a game make a big deal out of the fact that a male character was wearing few clothes? I can't recall any game that I've played where a man's crotch was the sole focus of the camera at all, let alone for a noticeable period of time.
^ For every ONE game that sexualizes men like this, there's 30 games that sexualize women the same way.
^ People try to name games like god of war and say "see men are sexualized too" without actually looking at the content of those games. Sure male game characters are good looking but I certainly don't know any women who find Kratos, Marcus Fenix, or Joel super attractive, the game developers also don't sexualize these protagonists at all. Secondly,
I don't see how a game that's only purpose is to sexualize underage anime girls with grossly huge mammaries is good for the games industry, which has been trying for the past ten years to prove that it's a worthy competitor to the film industry. While we get games like this, the film industry pumps out films like Frozen, which teaches women about empowerment without making them do violent things. If the game industry is gonna be taken seriously then we seriously need to stop with this blatant fap material(because that's all it is, not like they have a good story or characters, memorable unique gameplay, or great interesting character designs and graphics) and treat women as actual women who are just as capable as men except without the excessive borderline hentai fanservice. Hell, even the order 1886 is treating women better than this. Tell me, which game screenshots looks like it has a strong woman protagonist who we can say "This is a strong, respectable female character in video games that's just as capable as her male companions" in public without being embarrassed.
this
http://www.psmania.net/wp-c...
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compared to
http://www.hobbyheart.com/i...
http://cdn2.dualshockers.co...
The japanese game industry seriously needs to grow up because the west is doing all the work when it comes to proving that video-games are a mature storytelling medium that will catch up to the world of film sooner than later, despite the massive gap in storytelling quality. Sex or sexual content without context is only there to cater to lonely horny teenage boys, that's a fact.
Inb4 the usual group of sexist "gamers" reply and thumbs down.
I personally enjoy anime and ecchi anime as well, still its not hentai and I dont like it anyway.. still from what I saw in game trailers and gameplay videos, this game plays alright, little bit of fan service is not a bad thing, but thats not a reason why I've preordered this game, can't wait, plus if you pre-order it from GAME, you get 3D poster of Senran Kagura :)
public MyOpinion{
public static void main (String [] args){
boolean dontLike = false;
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system.out.println("Do not play and stfu.");}
else
system.out.println("Enjo y bewbs.");
}
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