As a fan of big robots, I've wanted to get into Gundam for a long time now, but none of the series have really gripped me in a way that made me go "This. I love this".
Recently I watched Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury... and then immediately began rewatching it.
This is it. This is my show. You can't have it. Mine.
It's not perfect, and I would have liked a little more story outside of the school setting, but I love the characters, their stories, and it has some of the coolest mech fights I've ever seen animated.
I've been questioning myself about why I feel this way and was trying to process why despite being into gals, I wasn't a fan of fanservice. Like, sure I like what I see, but not like this, and I think you nailed it. I can't help but put myself in her place and i guess there's like a feeling of second hand violation.
Not sure if that was just for them, or if I was being queried as well, but I'll answer. Personally, I don't think that distinction would matter. I'd still be annoyed. To me, it's about intent and who wants me to see it.
In those shots, it's like a third party (the dev) is pointing up her skirt, elbowing you and goin' 😏
Whether it was more obvious or not, I'd still find it annoying.
I think the problem is the 4th wall. Sexuality is fine, but it should make sense in the absence of the 4th wall.
@NaClKnight Yeah. Bayonetta's "sexiness" exists within the game world. She owns it. It feels more like the character's choice than a Jessica Rabbit's "I'm just drawn this way".
Yeah. I agree. To each their own. It just served as a poor introduction to the character and story to me.
To contrast, my first exposure to Bayonetta was starting a bike with her middle finger and the Afterburner theme playing, and discussions about dodge offset. I was like... Oh! These fans love cheese and mechanics! I'm home!
@NaClKnight It probably sounds weird coming from someone who's a fan of Bayonetta, but fanservice-y shit just turns me off.
Knowing nothing about the game all I saw was a blindfolded girl in upskirt shot after upskirt shot.
To be clear, I wasn't seeking it out, so it was just whatever kind of crap crossed my timeline. Horny art and guys defending why her attire was necessary. Kinda put me off.
Hrm. I've avoided Nier: Automata because of the fanbase/fanart, but I just got curious and actually looked up a short video and... it kind of looks like what I wish Bayonetta 3 had been.
Anyone have any experience with it? How open is this? Hub based? JRPG styled? Level based with larger stages?
Y'know. I hate venting online. Like... I don't want to be fishing for sympathy, and I don't want people to just go "Oh, it's that Negative Nelly over there. Remember when she used to talk about games? I think I'm gonna unfollow"
I just need a space that I can vent, that I feel like I can just be secure in going off for like a day with all of the shit that's bothering me. I don't need pats on the back, or "there there"s. I just need a place that there's at least the chance of people hearing me, without also being a place where people want to hear other things.
I dunno. Maybe I've been burned too many times by people who loved what I've said, until I had a bad day, and then because THEY can't even take a moment of discomfort, label me as some kind of negative whiny complainer.
Like... fuck! I have emotions. We all have emotions. Why is there this weird discomfort/taboo about experiencing negative emotions in public?
No wonder people feel so fucking alone.
(I'm all over in this toot. Obviously not collected, and my point it scattered. Take from it what you will, or whatever. Thanks for witnessing the fact that I shouted something into the void.)
@HauntedOwlbear Hrm. That's unfortunate. I wish there was a way I could opt-in to hearing from them. How else am I going to know if there's cool people to talk to from that instance to follow them?
I'm so much of a hoarder that even after I've decided I want my game to behave in a completely different way, and I have no need for entire pages of code... rather than erase it, I comment it out because "I spent a lot of time on that, and maybe I'll need it later".
So my crap is full of commented out code.
and I can hear you cringing. I can hear the people in the back going "Uh... version control? Backups? Save to a different file?"
To those people I would reply simply that I am an idiot and do none of those things.