final fantasy | Women in Game Studies

1 Oct 2014

Your Fingers Will be Dancing Mad: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call Review

A couple of weeks back I downloaded Curtain Call, the sequel to Theatrhythm Final Fantasy, a rhythm game by Final Fantasy creators Square-Enix on the Nintendo 3DS. While I admit to not having the played the first installment, apparently the major d…

Review

21 Feb 2014

Bravely Default Review and “The Womanizer” Character Trope in JRPGs

SarahBeck

For Valentine's day I was gifted with a copy of Bravely Default. Released by Square Enix this game is the "spiritual successor" to the 2010 Nintendo DS game Final Fantasy: the 4 Heroes of Light. It is interesting that Square Enix has chosen to foll…

Women and Outfit Transformations-Lightning Returns versus Ar Tonelico III

Critique

21 Nov 2013

Women and Outfit Transformations-Lightning Returns versus Ar Tonelico III

Domini

Women and Outfit Transformations - Lightning Returns versus Ar Tonelico III 'Did you see new article on Lightning Returns? I feel like they're trying to sex Lightning up.' 'I'm surprised you don't seem upset about it.' I got these texts from a male…

Dat Ass: The Disempowerment of the Strong Female Character through Sexual Objectification

Critique

3 Jul 2013

Dat Ass: The Disempowerment of the Strong Female Character through Sexual Objectification

MarenWilson

Kate Beaton offers a hilarious summary of what I'll be discussing in this comic. Check it out. Now don't get me wrong, I am a true believer that the ownership of one's sexuality is truly empowering. But what I'm going to argue today is that by obje…