• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      So did I, but I mean, given the current game development climate, Ciri was an extremely predictable pick.

      Not only is Ciri a woman, which modern games seem to be making super majority of main protagonists these days, but she also has market familiarity. Her character is recognizable and therefore has a builtin audience, where a new character does not.

      • DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
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        7 days ago

        If women make up around 50% of the people on earth, shouldn’t they make up around 50% of the main characters?

        • felykiosa@sh.itjust.works
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          I think that wanting equality over men/women % of MC is not something you would want to focus on I would rather have a quality story and universe whatever of the gender of the MC.

          ( I will clarify my point , I am an human therefore I am for gender equality obviously but I don’t think that this metric is the most interesting )

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            7 days ago

            I completely agree that the quality of the story is kinda the whole point, but I am tired of seeing comments like the one RightHand made; complaining that she is a woman just because she is a woman.

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              7 days ago

              It isn’t a complaint, simply an observation. I usually pick to play as a woman in games I can choose the gender of the protagonist anyway.

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                6 days ago

                Same. If I’m going to have to look at an ass for 40 hours of gameplay, I’d rather it was a woman’s ass.

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            6 days ago

            I mean, I agree. But, based on that argument, it’s totally fine if 100% of pre-created MCs are women then, since it’s only the story and universe that are important (and I would be 100% a-ok with that happening).