I meant to post this, like, a month ago? Whoops.

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I feel offended by a recent MSNBC article called: Top 5 video game heroines: Move over boys. These leading ladies are taking care of business. They list the Top 5 as follows: Lara Croft (Tomb Raider), Samus Aran (Metroid), Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark), Princess Peach (Mario) and Ms. Pac-Man (duh).

Princess Peach and Ms. Pac-Man?

I can almost understand Princess Peach.

But Ms. Pac-Man?

Come on!

Is that, honestly, the best they could come up with? I feel offended as a woman and as a gamer.

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I was just wondering, if we were to comprise a list, and I'm using the word "we" in the loosest sense of the word to encompass friends and random people, who would we include? Or rather what would your list entail?

I think mine would be:

1. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)


2. Chun-Li (Street Fighter)


3. April Ryan (The Longest Journey)


4. Jill Valentine (Resident Evil)


5. Yuna (Final Fantasy X, X-2) and Amateratsu (Okami)

I don't feel the need to explain my choices until provoked in comments. Heh.

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at June 8, 2007 9:34 AM  jezebelsriot said...

My fingers are a lot like having potatoes jutting from the palms of my hands when I try to play video games, so I can't help make this list. Except to say that I have seen other people play Tomb Raider and Resident Evil, so both of those ladies get my vote. Also, I do think the Princess kicked much ass.

I like my video games in the simpler horizontal screen fashion. Give me Tetris and Super Mario Brothers 1-3 any day :-)

 

at June 8, 2007 1:16 PM  jillydreadful said...

If you're ever so inclined, I would suggest you play The Longest Journey (the original--not the one that came out in 2005). It's a pure adventure game--and you do not need a controller to play. You can (and should only) play with a mouse. There are no fancy Lightning Kicks to perform or people to shoot or enemies to sneak past. There are a few puzzles. But mostly it's just a really fabulous story. It's kind of old now (the first time I played it was 2000), so the graphics aren't AS impressive as they were seven years ago--but it's still a beautiful game. I've replayed the game 3 times and watched my husband play it through (I can only say that about Beyond Good & Evil--replayed once and watched my brother play it through--and The Sims/Sims 2--and the Sims don't really count in my opinion). It's like an interactive book. And the voice acting is exceptional, and I think it's pretty obvious that the story is pretty stellar as well.

It's the first real game I ever played all the way through--aside from Super Mario World.

 

at June 21, 2007 6:19 AM  charlie said...

Chun-Li was my fave.