Darn you costume designers...

[Ravenwolf]

SOLIDNSNAKE

ContrabassClarinetist

Dude, Tifa would look awesome if she had the right armor. I don't like that people think of women as eye candy for video games; it's demeaning.

they arent real people, video game characters dont have feelings.

I don't think the issue is that it's demeaning to the characters, but to women in general. Maybe it's subconscious, but to an extent, I think people do take their views of characters and transfer them to women in real life.

Not to an extent that I think it's worth sacrificing aesthetics, though. I reiterate that I really don't mind revealing outfits, as long as their whole purpose isn't to be revealing. I don't mind most character designs; really the only ones I have a problem with are some specific dresspheres.

Also, as for what you said? Rikku, eh, maybe. She's at least got a kind of playful personality that does lend itself to some of the crazier outfits. But come to think of it, Paine is actually probably the worst offender. I just do not see her as the type of person who would willingly wear this under normal circumstances. Even her freaking White Mage outfit has to go and show her stomach. Looking at that, it honestly does not look like a purely design choice to me; frankly, I think it looks stupid.  

[TimithyEcho]

Ravenwolf

SOLIDNSNAKE

ContrabassClarinetist

Dude, Tifa would look awesome if she had the right armor. I don't like that people think of women as eye candy for video games; it's demeaning.

they arent real people, video game characters dont have feelings.

I don't think the issue is that it's demeaning to the characters, but to women in general. Maybe it's subconscious, but to an extent, I think people do take their views of characters and transfer them to women in real life.

Not to an extent that I think it's worth sacrificing aesthetics, though. I reiterate that I really don't mind revealing outfits, as long as their whole purpose isn't to be revealing. I don't mind most character designs; really the only ones I have a problem with are some specific dresspheres.

Also, as for what you said? Rikku, eh, maybe. She's at least got a kind of playful personality that does lend itself to some of the crazier outfits. But come to think of it, Paine is actually probably the worst offender. I just do not see her as the type of person who would willingly wear this under normal circumstances. Even her freaking White Mage outfit has to go and show her stomach. Looking at that, it honestly does not look like a purely design choice to me; frankly, I think it looks stupid.

lol ehh i was talking look wise i think they pulled it off, as for character wise nope. only person who would pull it off is rikku.all ff10-2 was was ff barbie girls lol  

[ContrabassClarinetist]

Thank you people for taking this seriously. (Most of you anyway.)  

[ArikaiHart]

What really bugs me is when female characters have 'armour' that doesn't protect anything vital. xD Like, oh, hello, my armour protects my shoulders, underboob, hips and shins, because obviously no one will ever hit me anywhere else. Or like, Lightning's little skirt? Sure, she's got bicycle shorts under it, but if she's military why is she even wearing a skirt? They could've easliy made those shorts.

I'd love to see female characters in really heavy armour.  

[Ravenwolf]

Well, at least you have Aqua? (I actually don't like her normal outfit at all; I wish at least she and Terra would wear their armor all the time. biggrin ) It's not technically full armor, but given the gameplay in Kingdom Hearts, it'd be pretty hard to pull off some of the stunts they do if it were. I mean, you can at least semi-justify only wearing pieces of armor when full armor would inhibit their movement so much, for any character.

The skirt, though... Nope, got no practical justification for that.