Why are so many modern developers obsessed with putting ugly characters in their games?

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By ugly; I mean characters that are not pleasing to the eye. Games like horizon zero dawn, mass effect andromeda, last of us 2, various indie titles, etc. All have really ugly and hideous main or supporting characters that physically hurt to look at. They're not gross like horror movie/game monsters. But designed to be off putting in a way. They give me uncanny valley vibes. Like they are supposed to be human, but not actually. They look like malformed or corrupted versions of humanity, like there's something wrong with them, something evil and dangerous.

On the flip side, I dont like anime waifu gacha games either. Something about how flat faced anime characters are, just creeps me out. I dont hate anime. I used to love naruto and dragon ball back in the day. But I grew out of it.

[Perquisitore]

Originalmente postado por <Insert Kazoo Circus Music Here>:

Originalmente postado por Perquisitore:

The elves are so ugly lmao, teen me had to download a mod for my dadk elf back then!

I've literally watched graphics evolve rom 8 bit to polygon. If anyone remembers the first dives into 3d, they know what I'm talking about.

FF7 for example, the Cloud's arms were basically differently shaped DIAMONDS. Lol.

Yeah, FF7 was like LEGOs. XD

[gugnihr]

Originalmente postado por A Mild-Mannered Misanthrope:

Nobody tell this guy about Oblivion, okay?

Oblivion characters were ugly because back then the concept behind that character creator tool was too ambitious compared to what they were able to actually do with it. It was not intentional, so it is a completely different thing.
It would be probably too ambitious even today. In Skyrim the character creation tool works differently and give you many more different types of presets for every feature to choose from, probably if it was the same a Oblivion characters would still look as bad as in Oblivion even now.

[aka]

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

By ugly; I mean characters that are not pleasing to the eye.

I noticed that too, Devs just fear the cancel culture, if they put a female avatar in the game and she looks awesome! like we want her to look ffs .... Devs hear a roar from the older Karens kraken stinkers, so instead they put revolting crazy looking slob avatars in the game that barely even look human. Problem solved ... and this is a testament to the cowardly game developers these days.

Imagine how hot avatars would be 20 years ago in todays tech? Dev's would actually go to prison now in 2022 for the exact same ones ... no joke, and even if they dialed it way back, they would at least face legal problems and want to jump of a ledge.

we are all beautiful now and we all equally get beautiful ribbons ... Hot Brazilian models that live vegan and exercise and have dewy glowing skin and speak 5 languages are NOT hotter than a 300 lb alcoholic bi polar woman in a mobility scooter, her one swollen filthy boil covered leg is equal to the hot models two tanned toned legs, while they do graceful hot cartwheel on the sand, she should do them with shame! for attentions seeking and acting more hot than homeless dudes, and for not eating enough spork sandwiches.

That's a fact of science now, you can read that in school books.

if you disagree then you have a clinical disorder like racist pedophileobia, and you picked the hot model because she looks more child like due to your insecurities and need to prey. Also you are evil and probably part of some Q group thing.

If it doesn't sound factual to you, then you ride your bike to work in spandex, you do exactly what your list making wife tells you, and you never get mad even though you are a walking spit blanket named Bob.

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Originalmente postado por Perquisitore:

Originalmente postado por <Insert Kazoo Circus Music Here>:

I've literally watched graphics evolve rom 8 bit to polygon. If anyone remembers the first dives into 3d, they know what I'm talking about.

FF7 for example, the Cloud's arms were basically differently shaped DIAMONDS. Lol.

Yeah, FF7 was like LEGOs. XD

Now that we look at it now, yeah. Back then, those cutscenes were mindblowing.

[Hello, Misty]

What problem do you have with ugly people?

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Originalmente postado por aka:

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

By ugly; I mean characters that are not pleasing to the eye.

I noticed that too, Devs just fear the cancel culture, if they put a female avatar in the game and she looks awesome! like we want her to look ffs .... Devs hear a roar from the older Karens kraken stinkers, so instead they put revolting crazy looking slob avatars in the game that barely even look human. Problem solved ... and this is a testament to the cowardly game developers these days.

Imagine how hot avatars would be 20 years ago in todays tech? Dev's would actually go to prison now in 2022 for the exact same ones ... no joke, and even if they dialed it way back, they would at least face legal problems and want to jump of a ledge.

we are all beautiful now and we all equally get beautiful ribbons ... Hot Brazilian models that live vegan and exercise and have dewy glowing skin and speak 5 languages are NOT hotter than a 300 lb alcoholic bi polar woman in a mobility scooter, her one swollen filthy boil covered leg is equal to the hot models two tanned toned legs, while they do graceful hot cartwheel on the sand, she should do them with shame! for attentions seeking and acting more hot than homeless dudes, and for not eating enough spork sandwiches.

That's a fact of science now, you can read that in school books.

if you disagree then you have a clinical disorder like racist pedophileobia, and you picked the hot model because she looks more child like due to your insecurities and need to prey. Also you are evil and probably part of some Q group thing.

If it doesn't sound factual to you, then you ride your bike to work in spandex, you do exactly what your list making wife tells you, and you never get mad even though you are a walking spit blanket named Bob.

Someone call this dude's therapist.

[ChaffyExpert]

Because attraction is sexist or something now.

[Polverrati]

Because a character being attractive is "problematic" now.

[Dracoco OwO]

Originalmente postado por Perquisitore:

Originalmente postado por <Insert Kazoo Circus Music Here>:

I've literally watched graphics evolve rom 8 bit to polygon. If anyone remembers the first dives into 3d, they know what I'm talking about.

FF7 for example, the Cloud's arms were basically differently shaped DIAMONDS. Lol.

Yeah, FF7 was like LEGOs. XD

FF7 was the Roblox of Final Fantasy games quite literally.

[Paratech2008]

Originalmente postado por aka:

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

By ugly; I mean characters that are not pleasing to the eye.

I noticed that too, Devs just fear the cancel culture, if they put a female avatar in the game and she looks awesome! like we want her to look ffs .... Devs hear a roar from the older Karens kraken stinkers, so instead they put revolting crazy looking slob avatars in the game that barely even look human. Problem solved ... and this is a testament to the cowardly game developers these days.

Imagine how hot avatars would be 20 years ago in todays tech? Dev's would actually go to prison now in 2022 for the exact same ones ... no joke, and even if they dialed it way back, they would at least face legal problems and want to jump of a ledge.

we are all beautiful now and we all equally get beautiful ribbons ... Hot Brazilian models that live vegan and exercise and have dewy glowing skin and speak 5 languages are NOT hotter than a 300 lb alcoholic bi polar woman in a mobility scooter, her one swollen filthy boil covered leg is equal to the hot models two tanned toned legs, while they do graceful hot cartwheel on the sand, she should do them with shame! for attentions seeking and acting more hot than homeless dudes, and for not eating enough spork sandwiches.

That's a fact of science now, you can read that in school books.

if you disagree then you have a clinical disorder like racist pedophileobia, and you picked the hot model because she looks more child like due to your insecurities and need to prey. Also you are evil and probably part of some Q group thing.

If it doesn't sound factual to you, then you ride your bike to work in spandex, you do exactly what your list making wife tells you, and you never get mad even though you are a walking spit blanket named Bob.

Yup, agreed, plus Sony censors games not only sold on the PlayStation consoles, but all assets used in ports which can include PC ports of Sony exclusive games and more.

OTOH some prevs have done disgusting things with data from games including making nudes of the actress who was used in making the last 3 Tomb Raider games (a young model at that.)

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Originalmente postado por Paratech2008:

Originalmente postado por aka:

I noticed that too, Devs just fear the cancel culture, if they put a female avatar in the game and she looks awesome! like we want her to look ffs .... Devs hear a roar from the older Karens kraken stinkers, so instead they put revolting crazy looking slob avatars in the game that barely even look human. .

Yup, agreed, plus Sony censors games not only sold on the PlayStation consoles, but all assets used in ports which can include PC ports of Sony exclusive games and more.

OTOH some prevs have done disgusting things with data from games including making nudes of the actress who was used in making the last 3 Tomb Raider games (a young model at that.)

Lmao, Exactly, I remember all the Lara croft 'things' xD Its basically 20 million worth of free advertising, and I'm pretty sure they knew that

New games now spend extra to make their female protagonist's look like a Roblox truck driver's

[Quint the Alligator Snapper]

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

It's not about having an all beautiful cast of characters. Although that would be nice. It's about, not having physically repulsive characters. I'm a huge fan of god of war. The only reason why I didn't play the newest one was that ugly female character who's son you gotta kill. Again I dont remember the names. I just saw some promo clips and gameplay and was turned off.

Your ideas of physical repulsiveness -- not to mention your ideas about deciding what is true art and also making use of eugenics -- are not shared by most people, thankfully.

Also, it's funny how all your complaints about female characters. So much for your declaration of lack of romantic or sexual interest.

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

Man I miss old twitter. When it was fun as hell. Now it's a cesspit of inverted morality. And nanny politics. I blame tumblr actually. That place fostered such a hostile environment to truth and beauty. That they killed their own platform with their toxicity. And then the tumblrites migrated to twitter, ruining it for all mankind. I was hoping elon musk would've bought twitter and purged the undesirable elements and other negatives and made twitter great again. But alas it was not to be. Just a ploy to dump overvalued tesla stock.

> truth and beauty

are you a member of Team Rocket or something

Originalmente postado por DONT GIVE GABEN MONEY!:

Originalmente postado por Perquisitore:

Now that I've read the whole thread... I won't bother, you're too weird.

Edit: OP should post a photo so we can judge how pretty he is. :)

It's not about me. It's about the message. And the message is: STOP THE UGLY!

I guess you're afraid of being asked to live up to your own demands on others...

Originalmente postado por <Insert Kazoo Circus Music Here>:

Originalmente postado por A Mild-Mannered Misanthrope:

Nobody tell this guy about Oblivion, okay?

The fact he cites Skyrim, though those character models without mods are yikes... Lol

I don't know how one even develops tastes that find Skyrim characters attractive but Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn unattractive.

[Paratech2008]

I dunno IMSHO some politicians and businesses use optional birth control to keep "undesirables" from having children by talking them into using birth control options.

It was their choice and we empowered them to make their own choice.

Uh huh.

[Captain Morgan]

Grotesque is a form of art. Videogames, are a form of art. Go figure...

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My guess is the developers are trying to be a tad more realistic or are trying to give the message of "Good people aren't always beautiful", things along those lines.