It's no coincidence that the Final Fantasy games were hugely popular with women because of their comparatively tame sexualization (barring FFX-2) and strong roles for female characters. I mean, seriously, would video game developers put Boba Fett in that outfit? Samus Aran and Lara Croft are the two grand dames of video game heroines but both are sexualized beyond measure. Video games started with Mario and Link saving the Princess. Batman was up and running again by the end of Knightfall but it took Barbara over a decade to start walking again. For example: Barbara Gordon a.k.a Batgirl was shot and crippled by the Joker while Batman had his back broken by Bane. Gail Simone created the "Women in Refrigerators" webpage to talk about how female characters in comics were considered disposal compared to their male colleagues.
For the longest time, both have been defined as "boys' entertainment" and it definitely shows in their depiction of women. Let's face it, comic books and video games have never been the most progressive mediums when it comes to women. Others might disagree but since it's my blog, I'll just say they're wrong. The fact we're talking about it as opposed to accepting it at face value makes me think definite progress is being made. I think it's fascinating to address the changing role of women in both comics and video games. Likewise, the Game Overthinker has his own podcast on the subject. I disagree with some of his conclusions but I think it's an important thing to address the objections he and others have raised. I actually think people should check them out. Note: This blog entry contains major spoilers for the game and you should proceed at your own risk if you haven't played Arkham City.įilm Crit Hulk wrote a couple of interesting articles on the sexism in Batman: Arkham City.
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