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hnha | 11 years ago

no, they are not. She is cherry picking examples, sometimes twisting the truth so it fits her agenda. See the Hitman example where she portrays violence against women as integral part of the game while you are in fact punished by the game for doing so. She also never properly cites research (please point me that is not true). If her videos were well researched and fair, maybe there would have never such a shitstorm.

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psuter|11 years ago

Cherry-picking is made considerably easier by the abundance of loaded cherry trees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i_RPr9DwMA

    GAMES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
    Assassin’s Creed 2 (2009)
    Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood (2010)
    Bioshock (2007)
    Bioshock 2 (2010)
    Dead Island (2011)
    Dishonored (2012)
    Dragon Age: Origins (2009)
    Fable 2 (2008)
    Far Cry 3 (2012)
    God of War 3 (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
    Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
    Hitman: Absolution (2012)
    Hitman: Blood Money (2006)
    Kane & Lynch (2007)
    L.A. Noire (2011)
    Mafia II: Joe’s Adventures (2010)
    Metro: Last Light (2013)
    No More Heroes (2008)
    Papo & Yo (2012)
    Prototype (2009)
    Red Dead Redemption (2010)
    Saints Row (2006)
    Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
    The Darkness II (2012)
    The Witcher (2007)
    The Witcher 2 (2011)
    Thief (2014)
    Watch Dogs (2014)

bentcorner|11 years ago

You're not wrong - her message could be delivered with better impact if she omitted these examples (most of the "you get rewarded for killing women" examples are specific instances of "you get rewarded for killing npcs").

Still, she does have a point. Objectification of women in video games still runs rampant and does everyone a disservice. Just because there are some bad examples here doesn't invalidate the rest of her message.

comrh|11 years ago

> maybe there would have never such a shitstorm.

Nice. All this is totally her fault then.

hnha|11 years ago

Nice cherry you picked there. If you would leave a meaningful comment, I would be happy to talk.

I stand by my words. Her videos are full of lies. They are on a Columbine or Jack Thomson level of "objectivity". Someone please prove me wrong about Hitman otherwise.