A majority? No. Some of the outfits are silly fantasy-wear, but very few make active non-sense.Originally Posted by Hannibal_Khan
Other troutty examples are supposed to make this troutty example less troutty? There are practical reasons for not wearing armor, and, despite my complaints, it is okay for outfits to not make sense in a fantasy world. Those things make the choice to dress Cidney in such a ridiculous outfit tolerable perhaps, but not any less stupid.
Why can't I just think her outfit is stupid and sexist without people coming at me with "but other outfits are stupid too!" like more troutty examples somehow makes things better? What kind of logic is that? And, given the gaming industry is currently receiving heavy criticism over the percentage of female characters that are over-sexualized, I think maybe you could stop and consider whether giving me more examples of women dressed in skimpy clothes really helps your argument. Yeah, I'm already fully aware that female characters having their body on display isn't new; let's not try and portray it as some kind of "tradition."
I'm okay with Tifa's sexy outfit, Lulu's massive cans, Rydia's leggy sorceress outfit... No one's saying put video game women in burkas. All I'm saying is Cidney is a smurfing mechanic wearing a titty shirt, hotpants, and thigh boots and it makes no sense and looks ridiculous. Does that personally offend you? I don't understand your motivation for defending the outfit.
