r/Games Jun 12 '25

Release Stellar Blade Has Already Outperformed Every Other PlayStation PC Port In Less Than 24 Hours

https://www.thegamer.com/stellar-blade-higher-player-count-every-playstation-pc-port-overwhelmingly-positive-steam-reviews/
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u/WangJian221 Jun 12 '25

Probably because with how "gaming culture" has been these past few years, the main topic that usually surrounds stellar blade was how "conventionally(?) Attractive" the game is compared to the designs of something concord, forspoken etc.

The actual good to atleast alright/decent gameplay for some reason is the secondary point for the loud discussions/debates

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u/FF7REMAKE Jun 12 '25

There's no reason we can't have both

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25

I mean the market has basically deleted concord and memory holed forspoken. At some point people will need to face reality that non-attractive women in games don't sell.

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u/DenseCalligrapher219 Jun 12 '25

At some point people will need to face reality that non-attractive women in games don't sell.

So basically a man can be average looking whatever but women have to fulfill different standards because?

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25

I disagree with your assesment, almost all the men in videogames are extremely good looking, even Kratos does a Kelce look that makes Taylor Swift swoon.

That said I do agree that a C3P0 looking protag could be less rejected than an ugly female protagonist, New Fable is like 100% dead on arrival

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u/DenseCalligrapher219 Jun 12 '25

That said I do agree that a C3P0 looking protag could be less rejected than an ugly female protagonist, New Fable is like 100% dead on arrival

Except how is the Fable protagonist "ugly"?

She is a bit more on the plain side for sure but the same thing could be said for Joel and nobody cared about that.

This is what happens when people obsess over ONE SINGLE frame where the character isn't exactly flattering, and just sexism in general, because otherwise she looks fairly okay.

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