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Kingdom of deception emly9/9/2023 It's true that my sartorial choices had a confrontational edge, and the wisdom of choosing a kleptomaniac adrenaline junkie as a role model was questionable. I looked ridiculous (sadly no record exists of my leather trousers), but that just meant I had to get into character in order to leave the house: Lara didn't care what people thought about her, so I neither did I. Such was my social standing at the time that my decision to model my entire persona on Lara Croft didn't really make my interpersonal difficulties any worse.įor a while, I dressed like her almost every day. Games industry, do you have ANY idea how much money I have spent on video games in my life, and how much more I might continue to spend on games that interest me? Ok, so it might not pass the Bechdel test, but none of the women are objectified, they don't need need saving, and they all have agency. Only Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception didn't let me play as a woman, but it has three very strong female characters including Katherine Marlowe, one of gaming's most subtly brilliant villains. three of the games ( Final Fantasy X, The Last of Us and Deadly Premonition), while featuring male protagonists, let me play as one or more women to some extent, with Final Fantasy X featuring three female members in the central party, one of whom is the most powerful and important character in the game, both in plot and gameplay terms. two of the games ( Mass Effect 3 and Fallout 3) gave me the option to make the protagonist a woman. four of the games ( Tomb Raiders IV and II, Beyond Good and Evil and Portal) had canonical female protagonists.
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