The slew of perfect scores BOTW received from critics shows that most still don't give a damn about how women are represented in games.
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There is so much to admire in BOTW. Its gameplay is incredible. But that absolutely doesn’t excuse its use of tired, sexist plot devices.
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@femfreq Wtfru talking about? Zelda's no damsel. She's Link’s badass, magical, genius royal military Commander who 1-ups him at every turn. -
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@femfreq She may be sidelined, but she's not in distress: she has more important things to do. -
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@femfreq Zelda's only waiting 'cuz she's matched Triforce-for-Triforce with the Ultimate Evil & the guy bringing the other one nearly died. -
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@femfreq She's contained said evil single-handedly for 100 years, while Link snoozes on the job then spends the game playing catch-up. -
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@femfreq Then Zelda( spoilers!) finishes Ganon off at the end. She wears the pants here( literally!)—& she's not the only powerful woman. -
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@femfreq All the smartest characters & several of the strongest are female, & there's even an Amazon-like race that considers men useless. -
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@femfreq It's not _The Legend of Zelda_ because she's the object, it's _The Legend of Zelda_ because she's legend-worthy in her own right. - 2 more replies
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I've been playing the game, the cutscenes say that she's been fighting for 100 years. Doesn't sound damsel distressed. IMHO
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EASILY the best Zelda portrayal in the series, but also one of the best female leads/foils in a long time, period. did you play it?
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can't play video games in the kitchen
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That, or they'll call out a game for sexism without actually playing it
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you just want people to hit you with flak. It's fiction, get over it, games are not the problem.
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What did you think of Horizon Zero Dawn? I don't think it has allot of sexiest tropes, but I am biased (I love the game).
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Nearly every character trope and plot line is soggy with SJW mentality, but I don't hold that against a great game. ->
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it's almost like the ability to compartmentalize especially with regards to pulp entertainment is A Good Thing.
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