Are you fucking kidding me?

Sep 18, 2010 17:41

Early in development, the main character in The Last Guardian was female, but the team ended up going with a boy. The reason: they thought it would be more realistic that he would have enough grip strength to be able to climb around, and because they wouldn't have to worry about camera angles with a girl who wears a skirt.

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sexism, videogames: general, fail

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sarraceniaceae September 18 2010, 22:44:36 UTC
But but but you can't have girls wearing practical clothing in videogames! It's practically against the rules!

I just. FACEPALM FOREVER

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zoifox September 18 2010, 23:02:59 UTC
Right. Silly me for forgetting that.

Facepalming so hard right now.

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chibikaie September 19 2010, 06:11:28 UTC
I would love to introduce these people to the grip strength of a three pound female dwarf rabbit's jaws.

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zoifox September 22 2010, 08:52:11 UTC
...Is it bad that I kind of want to see that?

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