iridaniotter comments on Noticer of politics and dyed hair

[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 60 points 3 years ago* (25 children)

Lore accurate mods probably means adding boobs to lizards and making black people white if I had to guess (yes both exist) gamer-gulag

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[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 42 points 3 years ago (10 children)

One of the coolest things about reptiles is gender ambiguity. No boobs, they have a genital slit and many of them have a retractable penis, sometimes two. Some female reptiles and choose whether or not to get pregnant and/or store cum for later. Imagine how interesting a society like that would be, and what kinds of gender roles, relationship norms, and such would shake out.

That’s the kind of stuff fantasy could really explore. Turning them into people with scales, keeping the obvious secondary sexual characteristics, is fucking boring and played out.

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[–] zifnab25@hexbear.net 31 points 3 years ago

many of them have a retractable penis

che-no

sometimes two

nicholson-yes

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[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 22 points 3 years ago* (4 children)

Yes, unfortunately a lot of big fictional worlds lack creativity. When it comes to making sapient species, Egyptian god -looking anthros are the most interesting thing they can produce.

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[–] doublepepperoni@hexbear.net 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

To be honest, it's just easier for the devs when every character in the game can use the same equipment and animations

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[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 22 points 3 years ago

This is definitely true for computer games, and is also a major factor in television and film. But you also see it in illustration and literature where the only limit is one's own (apparently very limited) imagination.

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[–] citrussy_capybara@hexbear.net 18 points 3 years ago

Morrowind made the Argonians different and not able to wear boots before taking the easy way out in the next two games.

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[–] ScrewdriverFactoryFactoryProvider@hexbear.net 4 points 3 years ago

Don’t a lot of these games have asset duplication for male and female characters?

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[+] CubbyTustard@reddthat.com 22 points 3 years ago (2 children)

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[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 26 points 3 years ago

Yeah honestly, give me a sapient dinosauroid with a raptor body type instead. Then humans would actually be unique with their better endurance and throwing ability as well as major disadvantages like chronic back pain and arthritis. As it is now with all these humanoids people love to pump out, you just end up with humans being a lame default option that everything else is compared to and has unique perks over.

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[–] Abraxiel@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago

In Morrowind they had goofy legs and couldn't wear boots or helmets iirc.

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[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 8 points 3 years ago

What I'm reading here is we need more exotic genitalia in our mainstream video games