Even if they were, why is that so much worse than the lurid descriptions and explicit scenes that permeate the rest of our entertainment? I don’t see any evidence in the trailer that they are belittling the issue of sexual assault.
Women are often objectified - Lara Croft is a prime example - but the perception that gamers are all young men is surely dead now. I can understand irritation at the way female characters are portrayed by a male-dominated game development community. As a society we should be doing more to reduce it, but I don’t see how censoring it is going to achieve that aim. Sexual assault is clearly a thorny issue, and it should be treated with respect. The scene in question is not extreme, I’ve seen far more harrowing scenes on prime time television, and yet this is a Mature-rated game. The topic is dealt with frequently in everything from daytime soaps on TV to magazine articles. The complete absence of sexual assault in video games is akin to turning a blind eye to reality. government survey, nearly one in five women has suffered a rape or attempted rape. GTA 6: release date speculation, gameplay rumors, and moreĭon’t miss these eye-catching indies from today’s Humble Games ShowcaseĪccording to a U.S. The question is: Why is that a problem?ĭon’t miss this huge sale on Nintendo Switch games for 4th of July Ok, back now? So why all the fuss? I’ve read some strange attacks on the developers, and admittedly their denial that it’s an attempted rape scene is probably misjudged – it clearly is. My Twitter feed was bursting with debate on the topic. Within hours of the new Tomb Raider trailer screening, the Internet was awash with articles condemning the use of rape as a plot device in games. Why are games subjected to a different standard? Advertising bombards us with images that would have been considered pornographic a few decades ago. Movies and TV shows are frequently packed with all manner of sexual scenes. For some reason, mainstream video games can’t have any sexual content without it causing a huge fuss. The recent outcry about the supposed “sexual assault” theme in the new Tomb Raider game, which was previewed at E3, has thrown up a familiar prejudice.
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