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Neoma

(10,039 posts) Fri Jun 14, 2013, 10:57 AM Jun 2013

Damsel in distress in videogames.

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Damsel in distress in videogames. (Original Post) Neoma Jun 2013 OP

This is annoyingly prevalent in video games and film. Dash87 Jun 2013 #1

Usually even without lame plot devices, there's just no women in it. Neoma Jun 2013 #2

Dash87

(3,220 posts)

1. This is annoyingly prevalent in video games and film.

Reply to Neoma (Original post)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 10:02 AM

Jun 2013

It's getting a little better, but they need to stop using this horribly outdated cliche.

I refuse to play any video game that is so uninspired that it uses this as a plot device. It's unrealistic and lame.

Neoma

(10,039 posts)

2. Usually even without lame plot devices, there's just no women in it.

Reply to Dash87 (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 17, 2013, 10:36 AM

Jun 2013

Like Darksiders I guess. Great plot, but the only female touch in there (as far as I know) are the angels he ends up crunching. But he crunches up the male angels too so it strikes even I guess.

But yeah, when the damsel in distress videogames come out, it's about as lame as the Brady bunch.

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