At 06:28 AM 2/18/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>--- Windleaf Mistsong <windleaf@...> wrote:
> > Geez, this guy just uses way too many words to say something that's been
> > said to death. The computer gaming industry uses sex to sell it's games.
> > Real old hat. I mean, we had to hear all of this stuff with Laura
> > Croft/Tomb Raider. Guess he was getting paid by the word. :-b
>
>The irony with Laura Croft is that a lot of the guys supposedly being drawn
>through a horny objectification of women are actually drawn to Laura, as
>opposed to some other chick, because she is assertive, confident, and
>competent. Competent heros attract people more than the "elites" realize,
>either for purposes of lust or self-identification.
That would explain why I'm enjoying "No One Lives Forever" so much right
now ;) Cate Archer is a good strong female character. Plus it's a
well-designed game.
Talies