http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/07/catherine_video_game_the_most_sexist_platformer_of_all_time.htmlquote:Catherine is a bellwether for what tech culture and gaming have come to mean for a lot of men: a safe playspace from the realities that they believe women force on them. Having internalized the critique that video games are escapist fantasies for men, Catherine shows you how superior the fantasy is to reality, then mocks you for taking it seriously. Real gamers, it says, come back to the video game fantasy because they’ve got nothing else going on—oh, and real women are freaking scary. No wonder, then, that guy gamers often treat the presence of real women in gaming like an alien invasion. Gaming is where men go to escape from women. Only three years too late, Slate! Next week: "Golly, Leisure Suit Larry Certainly Has a poo poo View on Women, Doesn't It!?!?" followed by "Have You SEEN How Sexualized and Infantalized Women Are in Videogames???? Boy!" also in before "haha, you read slate"
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sexist or sexiest
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Jul 26, 2014 03:00
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have we gotten past the idea that sex is inherently demeaning to women yet or do I have to ignore videogame sex discussions some more?
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Jul 26, 2014 03:00
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haha, you read slate
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Jul 26, 2014 03:04
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Theyre gonna have a lot of words to write when they discover Custer's Revenge.
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Jul 26, 2014 03:06
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Action Tortoise posted:Theyre gonna have a lot of words to write when they discover Japan ftfy
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Jul 26, 2014 03:18
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i'm more interested in women's video GAMS, know what i'm sayin.
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Jul 26, 2014 03:37
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one step away from being a foot fetishist; a shameful fetishist
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Jul 26, 2014 03:57
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The strippers from gta 5
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Jul 26, 2014 04:09
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Isn't Catherine a game about a man's fear of commitment in relationships?
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Jul 26, 2014 04:36
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Why is the guy with horns? Shouldn't it be Katherine since she's getting cucked?
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Jul 26, 2014 04:41
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Falsum posted:Isn't Catherine a game about a man's fear of commitment in relationships? Yeah but it's also about block pushing puzzles and they're really good block pushing puzzles
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Jul 26, 2014 04:43
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IF you're into pushing blocks like I am, catherine is definitely the game to play.
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Jul 26, 2014 04:43
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fronz posted:IF you're into pushing blocks like I am, catherine is definitely the game to play. Nah, resident evil
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Jul 26, 2014 04:46
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catherine is a pro game but not because of the anime if you've never played the mulitplayer, you're missing out the number of ways you can utterly gently caress your opponent is hysterical
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Jul 26, 2014 04:50
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fronz posted:Yeah but it's also about block pushing puzzles and they're really good block pushing puzzles Those block pushing puzzles make my nips hard
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Jul 26, 2014 04:51
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matrix ripoff posted:catherine is a pro game but not because of the anime Haven't played it yet but the bonus stages are really really good. That little arcade game that's available in-game is a real mindbender too
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Jul 26, 2014 04:52
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quote:Real gamers, it says, come back to the video game fantasy because they’ve got nothing else going on—oh, and real women are freaking scary. No wonder, then, that guy gamers often treat the presence of real women in gaming like an alien invasion. Gaming is where men go to escape from women. There's a case to be made about Catherine being sexist, but it's more about the lovely ending of the story, not this garbage. This article says more about its author than anything that the game itself has to say.
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Jul 26, 2014 04:53
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i've never had as many full-on, clutching my stomach, full-blast belly laughs as i've had playing catharine multiplayer with my brother except while also playing rayman origins/legends
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Jul 26, 2014 04:54
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lets just talk about catherine instead of the stupid article.
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Jul 26, 2014 04:54
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I never played the multiplayer I didn't even know there was one 
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Jul 26, 2014 04:57
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i was invested in catharine's story to a certain point and then i just wanted to see what gross-rear end id-monster came up next certain levels i had to watch a youtube for because i am bad at videogames in the end, yet another terrible anime cloaked over a menial game, but a game that's worth playing. grab it for a fiver
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Jul 26, 2014 04:58
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i dont think the story was bad. it wasnt anything special, but the voice acting was nice and i thought they did a good job on the characters, since i didn't want the various sheep to die.
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Jul 26, 2014 04:59
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bartender was pro, but then again, all bartenders are pro, viddygame or otherwise
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Jul 26, 2014 05:00
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Cho Aniki e: no wait, that's just the sexiest game of all time. my bad
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catherine is like the least sexist video game ever made
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Jul 26, 2014 06:37
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I love how videogame journalists always seem to ignore Heavy Rain's Madison, a character who only exists to get almost raped and brutally murdered and finally to proposition sex to Ethan while his son is literally hours away of drowning but hey david cage games are art right?
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Jul 26, 2014 06:38
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Heartbroken 2Twice posted:Cho Aniki i want to give a cho aniki game to one of these idiots and tell them "Okay, so it looks like they're all a bunch of oiled up muscle men, right? Might make a good gay-themed thinkpiece, yeah?" and then i lean in real close and whisper "What if I told you they were all transsexual genderqueers?" it'd take a week to clean up the office
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Jul 26, 2014 07:11
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catherine had an ending where the dude becomes supreme ruler of hell so its ok by me my other favorite ending was when he tells both girls to screw off and goes to space
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Jul 26, 2014 08:27
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i need to play catherine still.
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Jul 26, 2014 09:34
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sharrrk posted:catherine had an ending where the dude becomes supreme ruler of hell so its ok by me so basically the dude wins and the women get the short end of the stick sounds about right
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Jul 26, 2014 10:40
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matrix ripoff posted:so basically the dude wins and the women get the short end of the stick idk as i recall the dude was a jerk throughout the whole game so i'd say him leaving was a net gain for katherine
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Jul 26, 2014 11:04
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of the women, one of them was a horrible demon from hell and the other one was more stuck with vincent then really in love with him but yeah i can think of thousands of games more sexist than catherine. even if it kinda flops its message its at least trying to write a story with a moral involving the idea of women being people edit: lol holy poo poo the article references the beta male/alpha male thing
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Jul 26, 2014 11:10
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videogame moral: be nice to women! real world moral: be nice to people in general, regardless they have tits or not. give it a shot, maybe.
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Jul 26, 2014 11:14
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I'm sorry, but unless videogames explicitly tell me that women are people too and I should be nice to them, I cannot comprehend that notion.
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Jul 26, 2014 11:22
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Falsum posted:I'm sorry, but unless videogames explicitly tell me that women are people too and I should be nice to them, I cannot comprehend that notion.
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Jul 26, 2014 11:26
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Endorph posted:there are people who literally think this way tho
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Jul 26, 2014 11:26
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Endorph posted:of the women, one of them was a horrible demon from hell and the other one was more stuck with vincent then really in love with him the actual message about catherine is just "do what you actually want to, deep down", which is why it can feel like it goes against itself at the last minute because they were too lazy to change any of the cut-scenes besides literally the last five minutes. if you/vincient really wants to a monogamous relationship then katherine was just trippin and is actually a swell gal, if you go for sleeping around forever then you get a a demon harem because anime, and if you think that both girls are dumb idiots then you go to fuckin space. if you're unable to pick consistent options with your actions up to the ending and the actual ending choices then you die or might as well be and get an intentionally lame ending  bout anime block pushing games
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Jul 26, 2014 11:31
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ugh, yuck; i wouldn't gently caress this person in real life anyways - even IF they were female!!! -- a nerd, possibly one living in your neighborhood
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Endorph posted:actually okay those people wouldnt think of women as people even if a video game told them to but still Yeah, those people have very serious mental issues, and it's silly to try and turn that into "videogames turn people sexist"
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