From crazy scientists to stealthy assassins,we celebrate the video game women who find things doneOver the years, there has been no shortage of articles about the best female characters in video games”. The problem is, and what they’ve usually meant is “the sexiest female characters in video games”,which has made for some very repetitive and occasionally rather creepy reading. For this alternative choice, three women games writers have chosen 30 interesting and complex examples, and who have more to offer than either looking obedient in an armoured bikini or fulfilling the “strong female character” archetype. And as Tomb Raider’s Lara Croft has dominated every discussion about women in games for the final 20 years,she’s been respectfully jettisoned too. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com