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anatomy, avatars, character design, game design, men, models, power fantasy, sex, sexuality, women
About maybe a week or so ago, it came to my attention that there was some uproar amongst players of the coming Street Fighter V concerning one Rainbow Mika. In specific, the camera angle when she engages her super move, which starts on a super-tight shot of her spanking her ass before twisting her upper torso in a way that makes owl necks jealous as she dares you to have a staring contest between her eyes and her buttocks. The angle in question was adjusted to hide the smacking animation, obscuring the no-doubt years of work getting the BootyPhysX engine showcased, as evidenced below
“What? NFL players psyche each other up this way all the time!”
Like most videogame-related crises, this is much ado about nothing, blown up in to astronomical proportions, but(t) it still got me thinking about why this stuff becomes such a big deal. It got me thinking about the idea of war on sensuality. And, as a male, it got me thinking about sex. So it’s time to write about my thoughts!
Through Wolfy's Eyes 