Wednesday, May 28, 2025

The Problem With Women in Games

@Pine2142
The Bald One and his minions approve this statement

@HydroHercules
"We will watch your career with great interest."

@Slomoshun4u
It's refreshing to see a woman being genuinely honest about this topic.

@fask5989
Much love, thank god we have real girls defending female characters.


Western AAA games keep trimming femininity out of their heroines. Today, we examine why the charm dropped off, what Eastern studios still get right, and how to bring back balanced, memorable women. Books, shows, and movies all get complex, gorgeous women. Games? We get Tactical Beige™. -_- Today I drag the “modern Western female protagonist” template, flex my Baldur’s Gate 3 Tav, and show how Capcom & FromSoft keep the drama alive.

⏱️CHAPTERS
00:00 Geralt’s bath & Current landscape
00:44 The Tactical-Gear-No-Mascara epidemic
02:00 Pretty + Personality ≠ "Oversexualized"
03:09 Flop files: Forspoken • Star Wars Outlaws • Dragon Age: The Veilguard
04:17 Proof we crave RANGE (*ahem...my BG3 Tav and other ICONS)
05:19 Bring Back BALANCE (and great male leads!)
07:01 Eastern devs who still get it (Resident Evil • Monster Hunter Wilds • Elden Ring)
09:03 Femininity = narrative BUFF, not liability
09:56 Final thoughts