Hideo Kojima has said that he wants to take a "different approach" to the way that female characters are represented in PlayStation 4 exclusive Death Stranding. The auteur was chatting with the BBC's Newsbeat following a recent studio tour, and he said that he wants to avoid heroines who have "big breasts and no back story".
He explained: "If I make characters that at first glance might look like this then they'll have a deep background story to give a specific reason why."
Kojima, of course, said the same thing about Quiet, the massively controversial character from Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. But while he did explain her – how shall we put this – "state of undress", the reasoning was flimsy at best. It seems like he's got the memo, however, and is moving in the right direction.
At this point, no female characters have been announced for Death Stranding, but it's only a matter of time. The veteran's said that work will begin in earnest on the title this year, so we'll hopefully see something of more substance before the curtain closes on 2017.
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Thank goodness. Quiet was waaay over the top.
Thats a relief!!! I was on the verge of boycotting!!!
I liked Quiet. She was interesting.
"WITHOUT DEEP BACKGROUNDS"
Which means they will come with creative ways why they have to wear revealing clothes
Quiet's reason wasn't very good, I also think there was a male with the same condition in the game and he wore a full suit.
Yeah, no explanations needed for why you show a nude man's ass, but a woman in 'a state of undress' and everybody loses their f**king mind.
Oh, we're getting into the heavy stuff now. I'm gonna run outta popcorn at this rate.
@Gamer83 I guess butts are considered ok? Maybe man butt offsets female butts. Progress.
Jesus, I love how the States is just as Puritan as in 1620.
@Gamer83 Thank God, someone with a brain. The political correctness these days is a disease.. Im so happy i only see this outcry on the Internet and not in real life
Quiet was quite likeable and unique, but I should say I totally appreciate this idea of not having in each and every game busty girls. I really don't understand this need of showing sexuality in every hero, be it male or female, truely and thoroughly false publicity. I like it more when they're more believable and less sexy in the wrong way.
lol bottom line is everyone votes with their wallets. If people buy it they'll keep doing it, if not then they'll say hmm ok we need more realism. Uncharted4 does a really good job with Nates wife.
@Gamer83
That's because a man giving birth is beautiful, women giving birth is unnatural!
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I like 'deep backgrounds' and I cannot lie
You other brothers can't deny
When a girl walks in with an itty bitty waist And a 'deep background' in your face
You get SPRUNG
Maybe work more on a cohesive story, less on creating "deep backgrounds" for side characters.
@Morrowbie lol. Good song.
@happypooya To be fair, every human has sexuality. So I don't think it should be totally ignored either.
Good. Quiet was one of the only interesting characters in Metal Gear Solid V, completely undermined by an absurd character model, leering camera work, and an intelligence insulting explanation for why she dressed as she did. It would have been better if Kojima had just said he wanted a sexy character, rather than giving us his infamous "you'll be ashamed of your words and deeds" speech as though he had some legitimate narrative reasoning for it.
I'm on my first (and only , if I make it) play through of MGSV and coincidentally just had the brilliant sniper battle with her . I know nothing of the controversy mentioned so look forward to seeing how this pans out .
I think the takeaway here should be that if Death Stranding intends to be (for want of a better word) a "deeper" experience, then all of the characters (regardless of gender) need to be properly developed and appropriately written.
Yeah, yeah, backstory, schmackstory.
Guillermo del Toro in a Speedo, Kojima. Make it happen.
He could change his mind in the 5 years it's going to take to make this game.
@happypooya
There needs to be a balance, I'd agree, and there are some studios who have certainly found one. So people should focus on those games from companies like Naughty Dog, like Bioware, etc. That doesn't mean games like Yakuza, GTA, Watch Dogs, etc, shouldn't exist and people shouldn't be shamed for liking them.
@NinjaWaddleDee give me a break you sjw spoiled joke , Hey Hideo here is a idea how about you make a story and make it exact how you like instead of bending to these spoiled scumbags that get offended because everyone gets offended . i am offended that people are so dumb they belive in invisble person called god a uneducated sick killer he is and i am offended that men get it way worse in games then women so stop this catering to these disgusting SJW and just make a game you like its your art not there's they dont need to buy it . spoiled cancer modern feminists this why trump won people are sick of people like you that think because you get offended you should be able to stop first amendment or change some ones vision on art your a disgrace and whats wrong with westren culture you are the true sexist the left is the only ones pushing this block and ban peoples art .
@thatguyEZ
Who said about ignoring anything at all. There are also, there in the nature, lots of men with big muscles, lots of women with large "assets", and it's not fair to ignore them. Nor is it acceptable, or apprehensible (at least to me), that each and every character in the games to be muscular or to have this much sexual attraction. If it's an undercover cop who has some reputations in martial arts, that's ok to be athletic (I'm not going to lie to you, I love playing one day as a somewhat fat cop, not impotent, still strong and full of stamina!) and to not deviate too much from our topic, it's ok and maybe to some extent, welcome to see some sexy large buttock and bosom, but not like this, everywhere and in this "state of undress". At least that's what I want, and I'm for the most part disappointed.
@Gamer83
Well said about the balance.
But I didn't understand why you mentioned GTA, as in the former "heroes" are always normal people with acceptable bodies (Nick in GTA IV was even a bit overweighted). And females are in second plan, just sexy or idiot, or both (unfortunately). [I'm yet to play watchdogs, so I don't know about female characters). And we are not to be ashamed of liking or playing a game just to see the female character, or maybe if it's about a girl gamer (a gameress?) to play and look into the male hero.
All I'm saying is that, it's not at all natural that all heroines are big busted. I like the fact that the some of them are not even model-like beautiful. But I'm not saying that we need skinny ugly characters. There should be a balance as @Gamer83 put it through.
Maybe the guy is just ashamed of his words and deeds?
@Hellbringer1975 Wow. Okay first of all, I just posted a comment on the new mass effect trailer article, about how the new female character looks like someone's mom. So yes, I do enjoy pretty, non- butch looking characters. But also, Quiet was waaay too silly of a concept. And her backstory was plain.
Language -Tasuki-
@Hellbringer1975 Also, I voted for Trump.
@Morrowbie lol
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