*looks at the White House*In Valkyria Chronicles 4, set in an alternate 1930s Europe, some characters exhibit sexist attitudes and behaviors that would not be acceptable in 2018.
Dude I love Xenoblade 2.
(But I agree that ass grabbing is too much, I never saw an anime with an ass grab so it is probably too much even for anime)
You mean by facing Military Police, going through an internal investigation and then being dishonorably discharged from the military?
Call me when he faces actual consequences for his actions instead of pretty much a literal slap on the wrist. Dude sexually assaults someone in front of the whole squad and doesn't get court martial for it? Dang, game really shows you that it doesn't support it. To top it off we have an upskirt gag right after
Lol*looks at the White House*
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Well, make those Congressional and Presidential terms count.
It'd be nice if the game spent the rest of its runtime breaking down and exemplifying the problematic nature of this behavior as one of its subplots, but per the OP, that does NOT sound like it's the case.
Uh, it's a huge issue even in male-only divisions... male-on-male sexual assault is rampant in the military.Sexual harassment and sexual assault is a huge issue in the modern military when men serve alongside women.
Pretty sure that would only end up working to the favor of the GG crowd.
I know that when I want historical accuracy, I look for anime fantasy JRPGs featuring female combatants in mini-skirts.In Valkyria Chronicles 4, set in an alternate 1930s Europe, some characters exhibit sexist attitudes and behaviors that would not be acceptable in 2018.
Right. Lemme chip in with some thoughts.
Apart from like one response in this thread, most of the replies here seem to be the byproduct of outrage culture or being mad for the sake of being mad. In the actual context of the scene, the action is depicted as a negative action and one that should be frowned upon. It's a character flaw and not glorified sexism.
Secondly I really dislike the casual diet racist comments here on how it's common in Japan and Japanese media as such with such a sweeping generalization. I thought ERA was better than this. Flaws exist yes, but we shouldn't be fine combing every single damned thing and getting outraged at minor things like these since it ultimately does injustice to actual movements to combat what is a real thing.
Take it easy, people.
The otaku effect. It's well documented in Japanese media.Just what is it with modern SRPGs and pervy shit? When I got into the genre with FFT I never imagined everything would devolve into this rubbish.
If you gonna do this scene, better to use a throwaway dude that can be kicked out of the army.I don't like fanservice but i can go past it when the game is good.... and i'm not angry.... but still, this trope is fucking tiring! Seeing it everygodamn time, stop already!
Yeah sure he got punched and everyone is cheering the girl, but it's still played like a comedy scene, this is just dumb
i'll still play the game, but i'm still annoyed by this kind of things, it adds absolutely nothing and it's not even funny! Even if the character grow up later, that's fine, but you don't need to make this kind of scene so much on the comedic side...
I'd say Japanese media in general. This isn't exclusive to SRPGs.Just what is it with modern SRPGs and pervy shit? When I got into the genre with FFT I never imagined everything would devolve into this rubbish.
Just what is it with modern SRPGs and pervy shit? When I got into the genre with FFT I never imagined everything would devolve into this rubbish.
I'm going to hold judgment on this until I finish the game.
But I'll return to this.
I mean, if the story somehow stops having that shit midway-through that won't make them disappear from the first half or whatever point the OP has reached. Or do you expect characters like Raz to somehow get the punishment they deserve for that shit and for the message that it's wrong to be stated loud and clear?The only 100% correct course of action.
(99.9% correct being waiting until people who have completed the game form a concensus on the issue)
I mean, you just provided examples of how women were in combat in real ww2, why is it such a stretch that women would be serving in fantasy-alt-ww2 where they're trying to make you feel bad for getting your units killed?
/shrug
So, one of the scenes talked about in the OP is in the demo, and it's so like...over the top, it seems like it's telegraphing very vocally that he's going to get his comeuppance SOMEWHERE. Like, it seems like he's supposed to be a reflection piece for people who act like him where you're supposed to go, "man, he's an ass, am I acting like an ass?"I mean, if the story somehow stops having that shit midway-through that won't make them disappear from the first half or whatever point the OP has reached. Or do you expect characters like Raz to somehow get the punishment they deserve for that shit and for the message that it's wrong to be stated loud and clear?
Doesn't she slap him to the ground as soon as he grabs her ass therefore establishing what he did was wrong and unacceptable? Not to mention their squad cheers her on for standing up for herself.
Oh look another misleading OP meant to drum up outrage so people who were never going to buy the game anyway can come in and get on their moral high ground by claiming they're not buying the game.
Call me when he faces actual consequences for his actions instead of pretty much a literal slap on the wrist. Dude sexually assaults someone in front of the whole squad and doesn't get court martial for it? Dang, game really shows you that it doesn't support it. To top it off we have an upskirt gag right after
You mean by facing Military Police, going through an internal investigation and then being dishonorably discharged from the military?
Dude I love Xenoblade 2.
(But I agree that ass grabbing is too much, I never saw an anime with an ass grab so it is probably too much even for anime)
I'm surprised they kept this stuff in the game. At least remove it during localization. The people who have to translate this game have to see this stuff and notice there is something disturbing here. I'm all for keeping fanservice in games but this isn't fanservice and could have been removed. Unless there is some morale lesson taught throughout the game about treating people as equals but t this game doesn't look like it has high end storytelling. I never played these Valkyria games even though I own one so I don't know if the past games were like this.