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| 8 NOV 2003 at 4:04pm |
SingerIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Well, they share some similarities, but I could pick 'em out of a lineup.
Actually, I nominate Ariane for the adventure genre's "Worst Hairstyle EVER" award. Gack. :-X
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 4:25pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Neole (8 NOV 2003 2:10pm)
Is it just me or do they all look alike?
I'm with you.....Kate = April = Ariane = Legacy's protagonist
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 6:30pm |
| Deleted User | At least they look realistic, in comparison to most other female game characters. Adventures have led the way in that department. Seems some other genres are catching up though. Both Max Payne 2 and Half-Life 2 appear to have heroines that actually could wear regular clothes.
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 8:10pm |
linusIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By jamarchand (8 NOV 2003 4:25pm)
I'm with you.....Kate = April = Ariane = Legacy's protagonist
Well, they may look very much alike (well, personally, I like that look ), but April and Kate have quite different personalities. April is rather naive and dreamy, while Kate is, well... just the typical cliché lawyer, at least in the beginning. Big difference here IMO.
I'm really looking forward to Legacy BTW, it looks great.
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 8:30pm |
NeoleSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | I agree with the hairstyle Singer.
Whats Legacy? Is that the full name?
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 9:19pm |
| Deleted User | Serously though, look at them and imagine they were real people. Would you say they all looked the same then? Of course not! I think the problem is that we don't see women like this in games very often and therefore think they are so similar.
When do we get a game starring a middle-aged woman? That would be quite interesting, wouldn't it?
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| 8 NOV 2003 at 10:48pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Petter_Holmberg (8 NOV 2003 9:18pm)
When do we get a game starring a middle-aged woman? That would be quite interesting, wouldn't it?
That would be interesting.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 9 NOV 2003 at 12:05am |
The Terror of the Wolf part 3Schattenjger
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Status : Online | I've not played Journey yet...
But you're asking me if April and Kate are the same? No. I mean, they don't even look similar. The only thing they have in common is that they're women. I mean, Kate looks more like Lara bloody Croft than she does April Ryan.
Now, that Gabriel Knight bloke, isn't he a dead ringer for George Stobbart?
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| 9 NOV 2003 at 5:51pm |
jamarchandSchattenjger
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Status : Offline | Originally Posted By Petter_Holmberg (8 NOV 2003 9:18pm)
Serously though, look at them and imagine they were real people. Would you say they all looked the same then? Of course not! I think the problem is that we don't see women like this in games very often and therefore think they are so similar.
When do we get a game starring a middle-aged woman? That would be quite interesting, wouldn't it?
Maybe the Agatha Chistie's famous protagonist (Mistress. Jane Marpel).....The most famous ancient female investigator of criminal literature.
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| 9 NOV 2003 at 8:24pm |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | ^^ And then there's also Jessica Fletcher from the TV show Muder, She Wrote.
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 10 NOV 2003 at 9:34am |
GarageGothicSpace Cadet
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Status : Online | How about a Laura Bow game, except 25 years later, with a Miss Marple-like Mrs. Bow-Dorian solving mysteries in a communist-scared cold war California. Possibly getting involved in the murder of a nuclear scientist while visiting CalTech. (just writing this gives me so many ideas, if you've read "Sex and Rockets", about the strange life of John Parsons, you'll know what I'm hinting at).
Edit: When reading a reply to my post, I realized that I'd written "Laura Bow" as "Lara Bow". How embarassing. Too much Tomb Raider influence? To my defense, the name WAS originally a play on the silent movie star "Clara Bow", and I seem to remember a reference in QFG3 with the weapon seller talking about "Lara bows".
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| 11 NOV 2003 at 5:13am |
JenniferMillerSorcerer Apprentice
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By Neole (8 NOV 2003 8:30pm)
I agree with the hairstyle Singer.
Whats Legacy? Is that the full name?
Hey Neole,
We're referring to Legacy: Dark Shadows. you can find it at:
http://www.legacythegame.com/
Looks to be a fun game. Can't wait for it.
Jennifer
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| 11 NOV 2003 at 6:23am |
| Deleted User | Originally Posted By jamarchand (8 NOV 2003 4:25pm)
I'm with you.....Kate = April = Ariane = Legacy's protagonist
A Miss Marple, perhaps? Tho she was of "Older age" ( like her 60s) .I agree females (and males) in their 40's (middle age) COULD contribute a lot more.
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| 11 NOV 2003 at 1:53pm |
| Deleted User | I'll say it again - it's the short, neck-length hair caused by computer technical deficiencies in the hair-shoulder interaction department. Too complex.
I find all computer women all rather generic, actually. :-/ Time for some new designs.
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| 11 NOV 2003 at 11:09pm |
linusIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By GarageGothic (10 NOV 2003 9:33am)
How about a Lara Bow game, except 25 years later, with a Miss Marple-like Mrs. Bow-Dorian solving mysteries in a communist-scared cold war California. Possibly getting involved in the murder of a nuclear scientist while visiting CalTech. (just writing this gives me so many ideas, if you've read "Sex and Rockets", about the stange life of John Parsons, you'll know what I'm hinting at).
I like your idea, I like the LB games and the 50s are an interesting time for an AG. Too bad there's probably no one left at Sierra who has ever heard the name Laura Bow
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| 11 NOV 2003 at 11:44pm |
SingerIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | You can create your own middle aged avatar in Uru. Very impressive!
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| 14 NOV 2003 at 7:17am |
djahizIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Online | If memory serves, there was a game devloped in Israel, featuring a "super granny" as the heroine. I think it was of the action / adventure type.
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| 14 NOV 2003 at 12:36pm |
dwn_forceIntergalactic Janitor
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Status : Offline | Wouldn't that be Nancy Drew? Originally Posted By Petter_Holmberg (8 NOV 2003 9:18pm)
Serously though, look at them and imagine they were real people. Would you say they all looked the same then? Of course not! I think the problem is that we don't see women like this in games very often and therefore think they are so similar.
When do we get a game starring a middle-aged woman? That would be quite interesting, wouldn't it?
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| 15 NOV 2003 at 6:16am |
SusanGuild Master
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Status : Offline | Depending on how you look at it, she's either a teenager or almost 90!
I miss my Bubba: 1986 - 2006.
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| 15 NOV 2003 at 8:18pm |
ShanyGuild Master
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Status : Online | Originally Posted By djahiz (14 NOV 2003 7:17am)
If memory serves, there was a game devloped in Israel, featuring a "super granny" as the heroine. I think it was of the action / adventure type.
not "armed and delirious" a.k.a "granny", right? Dunno where it was developed. The Israeli adventures I know of all starred guys about 30 years old.
It would be nice to see a female character that is either older or has blonde hair or something.
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