yoshifan823 posted...It might, if this was a movie we were talking about. But in a video game, when you put the character in the hands of a player, they turn into a highly capable killing machine almost immediately. That will, odds are, in the moment right after that attempted rape, when Lara shoots a guy for the first time. And from then on, she turns into Female Nathan Drake, cracking wise and blowing guys up.
So, let me get this straight.
After saying video games should strive to be better
You're now saying that video games should never give characters personality that may make them vulnerable because they become "highly capable killing machines" in the hands of the player.
You just got done saying video games should have higher expectations
And then say "No, she shouldn't be vulnerable because this isn't a movie."
'Sup, Kanz. You seem to be the only one being logical right now of the two.
They should strive to be better by making the gameplay compatible with the story that they're trying to tell. This particular game is not gonna do that, like pretty much all other games that are coming out/have come out, and no one seems particularly willing or wanting to change that. Games right now at least sometimes have characters that match the gameplay, or don't have character at all, so they don't have that dissonance.