Polygon Slams Dragons Crown with a 6.5/10 due to objectification of women.

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#52 Kaz_Son
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Butthurt reviewer is butthurt.

 

 

 

Polygon and Lems:

 

 

 

Atlus and Cows:

 

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#53 mems_1224
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Burn in hell, you pompous fvcks. I avoid Polygon like the plague...it's hipster trash of the game world.

senses_fail_06
where do you go then? ign? gamespot??? :lol:
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#54 Vaasman
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Burn in hell, you pompous fvcks. I avoid Polygon like the plague...it's hipster trash of the game world.

senses_fail_06

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#56 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="mems_1224"][QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

Burn in hell, you pompous fvcks. I avoid Polygon like the plague...it's hipster trash of the game world.

senses_fail_06

where do you go then? ign? gamespot??? :lol:

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash. 

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

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#58 ReadingRainbow4
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[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

[QUOTE="mems_1224"] where do you go then? ign? gamespot??? :lol:Vaasman

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash.

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

It's pretty sad this can be considered journalism.

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#59 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash. 

senses_fail_06

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

Lol Vaasman post. 

Does it burn to know the truth? DOES IT?! I must know.

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#60 clyde46
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[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

[QUOTE="mems_1224"] where do you go then? ign? gamespot??? :lol:Vaasman

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash. 

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

I don't read reviews.
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#61 mems_1224
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash. 

clyde46

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

I don't read reviews.

god damn hipster
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#62 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

For reviews? No where. I post on GS. Sure, it's corporate, but not hipster "look at me, I'm different" trash. 

clyde46

If you don't read reviews from any source whatsoever, then I would have to conclude that it is in fact you who is the hipster. Too cool for journalism are we?

I don't read reviews.

Well of course I mean read in the review-reader's-figurative sense, where people don't actually read any of the content, they just look at the score and that's all they need to know.

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#64 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

Lol Vaasman post. 

senses_fail_06

Does it burn to know the truth? DOES IT?! I must know.

Find a new hobby. Following me in and out of threads isn't going to help you later in life. 

I was here first, it is in fact you who is following me darling.

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#65 LordOfPoms
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This political correctness needs to die. clyde46
Can't be said enough.
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#66 Raziel831991
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I can understand why women are so sensible about this topic considering they have treated really terrible by men in the past but still sometimes they go too far in my opinion, in my point of view this whole controversy surrounding dragons crown artstlye is rather ridiculous.

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#68 Seabas989
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This is just gonna make me buy the game even though I don't own a PS3 or Vita.

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#69 Shewgenja
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I refuse to make an issue out of violence in videogames and believe the same for sex in videogames.  Punishing a game for its artistic direction is about the purest form of disengenuine trype I have ever heard of in my almost 30 years of gaming.

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#70 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

Find a new hobby. Following me in and out of threads isn't going to help you later in life. 

senses_fail_06

I was here first, it is in fact you who is following me darling.

I signed up to this site first, which is all that matters. Do I need to prove that to you again, or does your ass remind you of how painful it was the first time? 

And that has what to do with you following me into this thread?

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#71 Ballroompirate
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I'm not even going to comment on this, the purpose of such journalism is to stir controversy where there isn't any, so the best thing is to ignore it entirely, not give them the attention they so desperately crave.

Rocker6

The sad thing is people who write these type of articles most of them actually believe what that are saying. Gaming journalism has gone to **** the past 7 or so years, people go ape **** when there's a dry hump scene in a video game but hey it's ok to have a part in a video game where I can put 20 pounds of C4 under a civlians car in a GTA game and blow crap up.

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#73 mems_1224
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

I signed up to this site first, which is all that matters. Do I need to prove that to you again, or does your ass remind you of how painful it was the first time? 

senses_fail_06

And that has what to do with you following me into threads?

You followed me on this site.

Obviously. 

that was a pretty terrible deflection bro.
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#74 Shewgenja
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Why does America want to ruin gaming?

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#75 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

I signed up to this site first, which is all that matters. Do I need to prove that to you again, or does your ass remind you of how painful it was the first time? 

senses_fail_06

And that has what to do with you following me into threads?

You followed me on this site.

Obviously. 

That seems like the most reasonable answer my sweet. But actually, I had an account long before this one that got banned, so it's still the other way around darling.

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#78 Heil68
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Buying it day 1. :D
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#79 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

You followed me on this site.

Obviously. 

senses_fail_06

That seems like the most reasonable answer my sweet. But actually, I had an account long before this one that got banned, so it's still the other way around darling.

This is the first time admitting this? Why not in the last thread when I called you out on it? Sounds like a lie to me.

Feel free to post the account name, so we can all check to make sure you're telling the truth. 

Sure DeathWraith1234 was the name. It's banned though so you won't be able to see much. I can show you a screen grab of my last couple of private messages dating back to 2006 if it pleases you.

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#80 speedfreak48t5p
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I absolutely agree with the review. freedomfreak
:lol: Oh the irony.
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#82 speedfreak48t5p
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[QUOTE="freedomfreak"]I absolutely agree with the review. Michael0134567

lol Michael
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#83 ReadingRainbow4
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I wonder how Polygon would ever get through a season of Game of thrones. lol.

Into the turtle soup!

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#84 Vaasman
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[QUOTE="Vaasman"]

[QUOTE="senses_fail_06"]

This is the first time admitting this? Why not in the last thread when I called you out on it? Sounds like a lie to me.

Feel free to post the account name, so we can all check to make sure you're telling the truth. 

senses_fail_06

Sure DeathWraith1234 was the name. It's banned though so you won't be able to see much. I can show you a screen grab of my last couple of private messages dating back to 2006 if it pleases you.

Yes, provide proof.

Thank you. :)

This actually reminds me though, I should update java.

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Edit: For good measure, here is an account confirmation from June 2005, you stalker you :P

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#85 bbkkristian
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[QUOTE="mems_1224"]

Im all for objectifying women but this just looks stupid :P 

All of the character models in that game just look flat out dumb from what I've seen. 

 

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A 6.5 isn't a bad score so Im not sure why you're complaining anyways. Its just one person's opinion 

freedomfreak

What does her diet consist of? Boulders?

Well, she will deliver death all right...

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#86 DJ-Lafleur
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I'm more offended by how overbaord they went with the sexualization.

I mean come on does anyone actually find that character art sexually appealing? I'm okay with breasts and all, but not when they're twice the size of the woman's head for f*ck's sake.

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#87 LustForSoul
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They could've just said they didn't like the art style of certain characters, but nooooo...
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#88 Rocker6
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[QUOTE="Rocker6"]

I'm not even going to comment on this, the purpose of such journalism is to stir controversy where there isn't any, so the best thing is to ignore it entirely, not give them the attention they so desperately crave.

Ballroompirate

The sad thing is people who write these type of articles most of them actually believe what that are saying. Gaming journalism has gone to **** the past 7 or so years, people go ape **** when there's a dry hump scene in a video game but hey it's ok to have a part in a video game where I can put 20 pounds of C4 under a civlians car in a GTA game and blow crap up.

Yeah, that's a really disturbing thought... and the worst thing is, there's no way to shut them up. Only way would be for the Internet as a whole to ignore their ramblings, but that won't ever be happening, they're successful at provoking people into heated replies, so the crap just goes on, and on, and on...

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#89 the_bi99man
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This political correctness needs to die. clyde46

Absolutely. Political correctness serves no purpose but to stifle creativity and destroy art and expression. The people pushing the idea know that, as well. They hate art with a passion, probably because they've never had any talent themselves, and the hate artists out of jealousy. Those who support political correctness bullshit like this, but  don't  hate art, are just too stupid to see where it's going. People just need to get thicker skin, and stop being whiny little bitches. Problem solved.

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#90 TheWalkingGhost
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No attacks on the reviewer being female? Come bro gamers!
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#91 Vaasman
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No attacks on the reviewer being female? Come bro gamers!TheWalkingGhost

Guess that's why they say the only thing women should be reviewing are kitchen utensils.

 

Vaasman


Two steps ahead of ya! 

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#92 TheWalkingGhost
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[QUOTE="TheWalkingGhost"]No attacks on the reviewer being female? Come bro gamers!Vaasman

Guess that's why they say the only thing women should be reviewing are kitchen utensils.

 

Vaasman


Two steps ahead of ya! 

You sir are a pig. BRAVO!
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#93 Lionheart08
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I'm more offended by how overbaord they went with the sexualization.

I mean come on does anyone actually find that character art sexually appealing? I'm okay with breasts and all, but not when they're twice the size of the woman's head for f*ck's sake.

DJ-Lafleur

Does anyone find any of these designs realistic?

DragonsCrownHeroes.jpg

I agree, they went overboard with the sexualization, but the proportions for all the characters are like that.

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#94 ReadingRainbow4
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[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

I'm more offended by how overbaord they went with the sexualization.

I mean come on does anyone actually find that character art sexually appealing? I'm okay with breasts and all, but not when they're twice the size of the woman's head for f*ck's sake.

Lionheart08

Does anyone find any of these designs realistic?

DragonsCrownHeroes.jpg

I agree, they went overboard with the sexualization, but the proportions for all the characters are like that.

Exactly, it's part of the art style as a whole.

The fact some are considering it a valid criticism is rediculous.

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#95 xhawk27
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This is a game that readers of SCORE magazine would buy! :D

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#96 DJ-Lafleur
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[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

I'm more offended by how overbaord they went with the sexualization.

I mean come on does anyone actually find that character art sexually appealing? I'm okay with breasts and all, but not when they're twice the size of the woman's head for f*ck's sake.

Lionheart08

Does anyone find any of these designs realistic?

DragonsCrownHeroes.jpg

I agree, they went overboard with the sexualization, but the proportions for all the characters are like that.

Eh fair enough.

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#97 strawhatlupi
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objectification of women? where all i see is pixels.
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#98 Lionheart08
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[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

I'm more offended by how overbaord they went with the sexualization.

I mean come on does anyone actually find that character art sexually appealing? I'm okay with breasts and all, but not when they're twice the size of the woman's head for f*ck's sake.

DJ-Lafleur

Does anyone find any of these designs realistic?

DragonsCrownHeroes.jpg

I agree, they went overboard with the sexualization, but the proportions for all the characters are like that.

Eh fair enough.

I don't mind game journalist calling a spade a spade either, I just think it's funny that they finally "took a stand" when it was niche title a not any of the countless games backed by big studios.

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#99 DJ-Lafleur
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[QUOTE="DJ-Lafleur"]

[QUOTE="Lionheart08"]

Does anyone find any of these designs realistic?

DragonsCrownHeroes.jpg

I agree, they went overboard with the sexualization, but the proportions for all the characters are like that.

Lionheart08

Eh fair enough.

I don't mind game journalist calling a spade a spade either, I just think it's funny that they finally "took a stand" when it was niche title a not any of the countless games backed by big studios.

Yup. That and there have probably been games that are far worse than Dragon's Crown as far as sexualizing women goes and probably didn't even sexualize the male either (not that that would have necessarily been good, but atleast it would be fair).

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#100 Senor_Kami
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Some of the art is a bit much. It wouldn't bother me but I can see why a woman (the reviewer was female) would be bothered by it. To be fair though, I see women everyday with less clothes on than the sorceress character. There have been 3 baseball games this week in Atlanta and subways after work are filled with shorts and skirts so short you can almost see vagina at regular height (someone riding a few steps below on the escalator is getting more than he bargained for) and the most gloriously tight shirts imaginable. The idea that games should be tamer and less sexual than real life is kind of silly, but hey, I think reviews should be completely subjective. If it rubs the reviewer the wrong way, it rubs em the wrong way. I think games are art and I want more from a review of art than just technical specs. I want the reviewers opinion. That's the whole point. If this is the reviewer's opinion, so be it. I wouldn't want her having this opinion but feeling like she can't share it and has to give the game a review and score that aren't reflective of her experiences with it.