[Part 2] Gamegirl.com interview: Kinky games, l33t speak, Tomb Raider and much more…

KG: Following up on your thoughts about the gaming scene – first kinky question of the day – What are your thoughts on the seemingly overly sexed up approached to video games? Does it just fit in with the rest of the world or is worse/better?

Nikole: I kind of have two onions about it. One is that it’s just a game. In games you want to have larger than life, eccentric, exotic, extreme characters. This includes over sexed up female characters (girls of Soul Calibur) and games(Dead or Alive: Extreme Volleyball). And it’s not something to get up in arms about, it’s just fun. On the other hand though it seems a bit excessive to me. It’s very difficult to find average to ugly looking women in video games. I had to write a top 7 list once about the ugliest women of games, and it was difficult to find just 7. Almost always an ugly character is a villain too. I don’t think it’s a good message to anyone, male or female, that women need to be so overtly sexual. It’s not that I want the gravity defying boobs to be taken out of games, but rather offer more variety of female characters.

Heather: Honestly, I think it fits right along in with the rest of the world and especially the way things are advertised these days. There really is no getting around the fact that sex sells.

Janessa: I think sex has made it’s permanent stake in the videogame industry, but I don’t think it’s completely inescapable.   The relationship between videogames and sex is no different than the relationship between television and sex.  You see it everywhere, and it sells, so why not put more of it out there.  I don’t think it’s to the point where it’s a horrific percentage of games that are basically about sex, but it’s not hurting anyone really.

Kess: I personally don’t mind sexy games at all. I see games like movies when it comes to gore, violence and sex. If a game is going to be a hardcore orgy, then yeah it should be rated accordingly. As long as it’s not like I’m having to push buttons to take clothes off (y’know, like those Japanese games) then I’m ok. Save those types of things for the people who will actually enjoy them. I think people are just not used to seeing games as being not only for kids, but for adults as well.

Jess: Truly, I think that females are way too sexed up. Since the majority of game creators are men out there, this is no surprise. However, I think it gives younger audiences the wrong ideas. That being they will assume attractive women should be excessively curvy and D cups. Also, they will see women more as objects of fantasy then important players in life. This isn’t always the case, there are some pretty awesome female characters out there that aren’t all boobs. Lara Croft, anyone? Sure she’s hot (alright and she has big boobs) but she is also really smart and talented. By the way, I talk about Lara Croft a lot, she is my idol. Srsly.

The Baroness: I don’t have a problem with it in the least. It’s a fact of life, sex sells. Sexual themes are present in any form of media; movies, TV, magazine ads, and even classic literature. Why should games be any different? What I find to be a little offensive is when women aren’t just sexy, but shown as objects. For example, Bayonetta vs. Age of Conan. Sure the Bayonetta trailer is over-the-top and she’s very sexy, but she’s still shown to be very powerful and in control. Then you have women in Conan who are chained and topless, and when you save them they perform a striptease for you. It’s a bad portrayal, but at most it just makes me roll my eyes like Conan has always done.

Ladyluck: I think the main-thing you really see about overly sexed up is the female’s anatomy. I mean what female with triple d breasts is going to be able to be a spy or a fighter?  Come on, really?  It just doesn’t the position.  Yes, there are females with that breast size, but that is not the type of role they have in our society.

Rini: I think it depends on the game and the ‘sexed up’ approach it offers. Yes, that skimpy armor provides more protection than the body suit you just upgraded from! Seem odd? It’s okay, Link can carry iron boots all over, but once he puts them on in Lake Hylia, he’ll start sinking! On that same token, I believe that some of the approaches work well with certain games and it honestly just comes down to what you’re playing and how it is portrayed. The only issue I find with sex in gaming as a whole is the parents who buy these games and either play it in front of younger children or even worse- get them for their children. If it weren’t for that, I would have absolutely no issue with it and would assume it was neither worse nor better.

Raychul: Honestly, I love all the over-sexed characters and approach to video games. Video games are meant to stimulate both mind and imagination…I don’t look like a DOA girl, so hell yeah I want my character to have ridiculous big boobs and a tiny waist. It’s all about having fun and not getting so wrapped up in something that’s so innocently over the top.