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The Witcher 4 got a surprise reveal at The Game Awards, and this one is all about Ciri | PC Gamer (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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 )

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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.

[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

Yep redpills comments are tiring

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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.

[–] havocpants@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week 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.

[–] Silverseren@fedia.io 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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).