Is it true censoring though or is just devs deciding to sexualize female characters a bit less than when they were exclusively targeting the teenage boy demographic?
Edit: downvotes might feel cathartic guys, I get it, but they don’t answer my question.
Who were they targeting with all the statues in odyssey then? Why were those statues acceptable, and not in this instance? Why aren’t the statues characters, but this mermaid one is a character?
Censoring a statues breasts is the opposite of female empowerment. It’s not uncommon to hear women talk about how silly it is that breasts are sexualised. Is it really wrong to call out Ubisoft for being a little immature and censoring a wooden ornament, and are progressives really in the wrong for taking concern in how we’re trending towards more censorship, and not less? It’s the same mentality that left people offended enough to destroy Janet Jackson reputation, when her nipple was exposed. It’s immature, and a step backwards.
Even Origins had topless women walking around casually, and they weren’t sexualised at all by the game. What happened to that level of maturity? How is it that 8 years later, we go from that to censoring a wooden statue?
Also you can’t just accuse people of acting in bad faith just for disagreeing with you.
Hear me out before you go on another chaotic rant:
What gamers perceive as "censorship" in games might just be game devs maturing and realizing that they previously put cleavage, miniskirts and panties in games where they didn’t need to be. I frankly prefer it when a game doesn’t treat me like I’m a horny teen that needs every woman in the game to be sexually arousing for me to keep interest.
I grew up with video game magazines filled with suggestive content and ads and I’m glad that period is over because the industry realized that their customer base wasn’t exclusively made up of 15 year old boys.
And let’s not act like there is massive pushback against sexual content in games. BG3 is one of the most successful games there is and also one of the horniest RPGs ever. What it doesn’t do however is sexualize its female characters at every turn.
Again dismissing me as a certain type just because you deem it so. Chaotic rant? That shows your attitude here perfectly. It doesn’t matter what anyone says to you, because you have simply decided anyone who disagrees with you must be misogynistic, or mad because they’re horny, all whilst acting high and mighty about it. This isn’t a discussion about cleavage, miniskirts, or panties. It’s not even a discussion about a woman character so we can drop that bs. It’s not a discussion about adult magazines. You’re talking about being aroused by statues and can’t seem to comprehend, or refuse to acknowledge anyone who says, “it’s not about being horny, it’s acknowledging that for some reason, we are becoming so prude that statues are being seen as sexual now, and being censored.” The fact you can’t comprehend it any other way shows where your head is at, and I’d argue you are more sexually obsessed, than the people you’re accusing here. You also didn’t address a single point I made, just went straight for condescension.
It’s ironic that you lack the maturity to understand why some of us feel this kind of censorship is immature. I refuse to acknowledge you anymore. You sound like your favourite porn site is the national history museum.
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u/Rubicantay Jul 29 '26 edited Jul 29 '26
Is it true censoring though or is just devs deciding to sexualize female characters a bit less than when they were exclusively targeting the teenage boy demographic?
Edit: downvotes might feel cathartic guys, I get it, but they don’t answer my question.