The Walking Dead

[Al B. Sure!]

I have a theory that this game spurred. Games have always been male-oriented. In the past, games were always focused on protecting or saving a woman; the damsel in distress with romantic implications (Princess Peach and Zelda are the most obvious of dozens; sometimes the 'damsel' is actually more capable than the player and doesn't need rescuing, such as in the Monkey Island games). In the last few years, though, there's been Clementine and the Little Sisters. I wonder if as the average age of gamers has progressed that developers are tapping into the emerging paternal instincts.

It's something to consider.

[Snotty]

This is an amazing game, and is quite rightly getting its props in the media. Its got nods towards old point and click adventure games, without the frustration.

Im close to the end of episode 4, and every episode has had me on the edge of my seat, and grappling to grasp the consequences of my decisions before I make them.

[MrFun]

Um, the game, Lara the Tombraider, has been around for a long time now.

Did you also forget about Metroid and its sequels, where the woman is the hero?

How about the Resident Evil games, where some of the protagonist characters are female?


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[Al B. Sure!]

Um, the game, Lara the Tombraider, has been around for a long time now.

Did you also forget about Metroid and its sequels, where the woman is the hero?

How about the Resident Evil games, where some of the protagonist characters are female?


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Exceptions that prove the rule. There have been tens of thousands of games and you can count the female leads on one hand. Stop acting like Ben.


The average gamer is male and now in his 30's. I don't recall any games from the 90's that were about protecting a girl like Bioshock 2 and Walking Dead are. This is a new development and it coincides with the ageing of the gaming population.

Sam Fisher wants revenge for his daughter in Splinter Cell Conviction and trying to find your wife and daughter (never son, you notice that?) is getting common in games, such as Deadlight and I Am Alive.

Less and less is it about saving the romantic damsel in distress.

[Sava]

Zombies are played out. I bet there were more zombie games last year than military shooters.