Bioware accused of deliberately making Mass Effect: Andromeda female characters ‘ugly’
Gamers claim hit title's characters have been 'sexed down' to make them more politically correct
GAMERS claim to have noticed something very strange about the much anticipated Mass Effect: Andromeda release.
Fans have accused game developer Bioware of making all its female characters "ugly".
Several have pointed out that the women in Mass Effect: Andromeda appear less attractive than the models they are based on.
But male characters look just as dashing as their real-life inspiration, it appears.
In the game, you can play as a male or female version of the same character, Ryder.
But the points out that actress Jayde Rossi, who gave her likeness to the protagonist, looks quite different to her.
On the other hand, model Steven Brewiss looks almost identical.
Feminist game critic that the difference between male and female characters indicated that Bioware was "othering" women.
She said: "For me the issue is not the isolated appearance of the character.
";It’s that it’s so different from BroRyder that one could say they’re no longer actually male/female avatars of the same character.
Bioware have yet to comment on the furore, but it's prompted a heated debate over manipulating appearances based on gender.
"FemRyder is a totally different take on the protagonist, and since she is the alteration, while BroRyder adheres more closely to the actor’s looks, this is the 'othering' of women that feminists complain about."
It's been suggested that Bioware were trying to de-sexualise the featured women, and they appear less like their model inspirations because they have been stripped of make-up and PhotoShop.
The ghost of large-breasted Lara Croft has haunted game the game industry for years, leading designers to be accused of using women as lusty pawns in video game narratives.
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