In the videos Tropes vs Women in Video Games by Feminist Frequency the discussion of females being reduced to nothing more than an object for the plot of the game is the main theme of these videos. Talking about how almost every video game involves a “damsel in distress” and where it all began. Beginning with the story of Perseus rescuing Andromeda from a gnarly sea monster and how it slowly became a very frequent retelling throughout various pop culture characters. These types of character development or lack there of in this case has become a bit of a cliche being used over and over in various video games. There are hundreds of different comparisons throughout these videos as to how female characters are belittled or reduced to a mere prop or plot device. I feel this is something I never would have thought about had it not been for taking this course. It truly was amazing to find out how often this formula for a damsel in distress is used or slightly changed from game to game. I think that this was more eye opening that I was expecting and would highly recommend watching any or all three of the videos.
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