Great Women in Games

[mollydot]

(Cheating - going for a post that doesn't requiring much writing per se :-) )

I've been directed on twitter to a hashtag of "great women in video games". But looking at a hashtag isn't the best of way getting a good grasp of something. So I'm compiling some here. This is in no way complete. Feel free to comment with more. Also great is subjective

Comments

[peadarog]

Just shows how long it is since I played video games -- I recognize nobody!

[mollydot]

Not even Chun Li and Lara Croft? :-)

I'm the same. This could be a learning experience!

[peadarog]

OK, Lara Croft I remember. The first of her adventures blew my mind back in the day. That was about 3 years before I gave up.

[mollydot]

I'm hearing great things about the most recent.

[queenoftheskies]

I come from another journal where this post was linked to.

I've actively played some of those games. My favorite of those female characters is Samus Aran of Metroid. I do love Tifa from FFVII and Terra and Celes from FFVI.

Not so much a fan of Sylvanas from WoW, but I do love Jaina Proudmoore from the same game. (Neither is a playable character, BTW.) WoW is full of non-playable female primary characters. And, one of those games where you control the gender of your own charactre.

Also Rosa and Rydia from FFIV.

Lightning from FF13.

Yuna and Lulu from FFX.

[mollydot]

Thanks!

I've definitely heard the name Samus positively before. I imagine you're not alone!

Are the FF ones playable? My husband used to play FF7, I think it was, but he was always a guy.

[mollydot]

You win a prize! *gives used post-it*