dualshock's Journal -- Day (original) (raw)

Hi! This is my first post so....I'm Kristen, I'm 18, and I'm from NY. Right now, I'd say my favorite games are MGS2 and FFX. I also own: Jedi Starfighter, Shadow of Destiny, Final FantasyVI - FFX, Jak and Daxter, DDR, and Ico for my PS2.

*MINOR MGS2 SPOILERS BELOW*

Any other girl gamers here who have played Metal Gear Solid 2? (Guys feel free to comment as well, heh.) I was just wondering, because I just finished the game, and I want to know what people thought about certain aspects of it. First of all, I thought it was awesome. It's definitely one of my favorite games of all time.

The only thing that bothered me at first was the way women were treated. I used to get much more upset about this kind of thing, but I guess I've sort of come to expect it from a gaming world run by men, heh. There are girly posters and porn magazines that can be left around to distract guards from their search for either Snake or Raiden. (I actually thought this was kinda funny.) During one part of the game involving hostages, you can actually tranquilize a woman and peer between her legs. The game also made fun of women a lot through both Rose and Emma (E.E.). I admit, this was also pretty funny.

Jack, we never talk. (Said by Rose as Jack (aka Raiden) is sneaking around trying not to be shot and killed.)

Ewww! Bugs I hate bugs! I can't go near them! (Said by Emma when she was being urged to step over some bugs on her way to save the free world from nuclear destruction.)

....And then I got to the end of the game. And us girls got our revenge. >:) Finally, there is a naked, hot GUY in a video game!!!! The tables have been turned! Mwahaha! I think it's about time that guys are exploited in video games! It only seems fair, lol.