#mythological games

[the-overanalyst]

it's always so fascinating and heartbreaking when a character in a story is simultaneously idolized and abused. a chosen prophet destined for martyrdom. a child prodigy forced to grow up too fast. a powerful warrior raised as nothing but a weapon. there's just something so uniquely messed up about singing someone's praises whilst destroying them.

[alinamgh]

'Drown, drown Save your breath 'cause tonight you're gonna drown'

That song has a grip on me fr.

[itzitxou]

I want a massive three-headed puppy too.

[wolfythewitch]

Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways

[snaakesnack]

black winged strife

[mcsiggy]

i made this awhile ago and forgot about it until now so uhh here u go lol

[arradraws]

⁎⭒⏳⭒⁎

[withlovefromolympus]

fuck your zodiac sign, is there a squishmallow with your name? Reblog with answers I wanna see <3

[bikiniarmorbattledamage]

This is truly stiff competition for the worst case of willful false equivalence we've ever seen.

So, for those not aware: Ongoing embarrassment to gamers and the gaming industry, Mark Kern (former lead on FireFall), has been desperately trying to get Gamergate 2 going on X/Twitter... well after others have given up. If you need to get caught up on Mark, I recommend this video by documentary maker and experienced game developer, Dead Domain:

One of the latest fiascos in this mix has been the comparison of responses to character designs from Hades 2 (Aphrodite, left) and Stellar Blade (protagonist Eve, right). The post isn't by Mark, but is part of the general harassment campaign he's trying to lead.

If you're somehow not familiar with Aphrodite, she's the Ancient Greek goddess of love, lust and hot girl shit. It is absolutely perfect characterization for her to show up to a battle (or anything else) nude but for her hair teasingly covering the intimate parts of her body. But the buried lede here is, you don't fight her in Hades and nothing about Hades 2 indicates she'll fight there either, she just likes the aesthetic and has no reason not to indulge.

Stellar Blade will release on 26 April 2024, so we can't really give an informed discussion of her character. But what we do know is the studio head is the illustrator from Blade & Soul, Eve is described as being a member of "the 7th Airborne Squad" engaged in an "operation to reclaim the planet from the Naytiba", and the promotion material promises "an enthralling narrative filled with mature themes, mystery and revelation. Embrace the relentless pace, with no time to pause between moments where critical, story-changing decisions are made."

It's to be compared to games like Nier: Automata, Devil May Cry 5, Jedi: Fallen Order and Sekiro. And the screenshots look like this:

And yeah, unlike Bayonetta she's not supposed to be an unstoppable force of nature (and fashion) who is immune to self-doubt, she's supposed to be the scrappy underdog last survivor of her team.

Weird they gave her a costume that conveys... the opposite of literally everything they're supposed to be trying to tell you about her.

-wincenworks

[lunian]

Aphrodite Areia and her main worshipper 💕😊

[abisalli]

I need to see them interact

[psiakosc]

there is no escape

inspired by a „thor: ragnarok” poster!

[eiririnn]

The witch of the crossroads

[wolfythewitch]

queen of ithaca :D

[nervoustoastthing]

did you guys know that if you die while Artemis is fighting with you she’ll appear on the screen and say, “No… I swore to protect you.”

[mcsiggy]

kitty want drinkos?

Melinoe and Heracles :)