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How all of my SW:TOR characters ended up as ladies
I’m not sure that I’ll have time for a full writeup this weekend, so I decided to offer up a discussion I posted to my Tumblr last week. In most games that allow male or female character creation, I try to … Continue reading
Game Armor Analysis: Valkyria Chronicles
Valkyria Chronicles, by Sega So I started playing Valkyria Chronicles again here recently and thought I’d do a writeup on the armor and uniforms the infantrywomen in the game. Valkyria is a period-fantasy Anime with World War II technology and aesthetics. The … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, Period Fantasy
Tagged assault weapons, battle armor, computer games, grenades, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, lady soldiers, light infantry, modern armor, officers, period fantasy, rifles, RPG launchers, Sega, Valkyria Chronicles, video games, World War II era
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Sartorially Smart Villainess: Widowmaker, by Ylva Ljungqvist
Widowmaker Redesign, by Ylva Ljungqvist “‘Step into my parlor,’ said the spider to the fly.” —Widowmaker Hey, hi, folks! So I apologize for the lack of activity these past couple weeks. I’ve been in kind of a funk in regards … Continue reading
Guest Writeup by Zach: Adelruna’s Cassandra Peneghast
Guest writeup by my esteemed colleague, Zachary. Cassandra Pentaghast by Adelruna I very much enjoyed the Dragon Age games, so taking a close look at fan art of a recurring character-turned-party-member holds great appeal. To prevent any spoilers or bias … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, Medieval Fantasy
Tagged action RPGs, Adelruna, art, BioWare, Cassandra Penteghast, chain mail, computer games, Dragon Age, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, guest writeup, heavy armor, knights, layered armor, longswords, medieval fantasy, paladins, plate armor, soldiers, Zach's writeups
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Empire of Amazonia Faction Mod for Total War: Rome 2
Amazon Hoplites versus Spartan Hoplites, from the Empire of Amazonia, by Shannon I stumbled across an interesting mod for Total War: Rome 2 from their Steam Workshops. It’s called the Empire of Amazonia, a Faction Units mod from the Daughters … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, History's Heroines
Tagged amazons, ancient armor, archers, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, Creative Assembly, game mods, Greco/Roman armor, heavy armor, heavy infantry, infantrywomen, leather armor, light armor, medium armor, pikewomen, scale armor, Sega, skirmishers, soldiers, spearwomen, swords, Total War, Total War: Rome II, warriors
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Chun Li, by Tim Löchner
Chun Li, by Tim Löchner Okay, NaNoWriMo done for another year. Back to business as usual! I guess it would have been summer of ’91 or ’92, I was at a Pizza Hut with my brothers and some cousins, watching … Continue reading
Game Armor Analysis: Jane Shepard, Mass Effect 2
Commander Jane Shepard from Mass Effect 2 “The Collectors killed you once, Shepard. And all it did was piss you off.” —Garrus Vakarian During the recent Steam Summer Sales, I decided to pick up a copy of BioWare’s Mass Effect … Continue reading
Game Armor Analysis, XCOM: Enemy Within
Lady Soldiers from XCOM: Enemy Within Alrighty, second writeup for the weekend, GO! I’ve meant for a while now to offer a writeup for the XCOM games. My brother picked it up a couple years ago, and I was immediately … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, Science Fiction
Tagged 2K Games, battle armor, commando units, commandos, computer games, Feral Interactive, Firaxis Games, heavy armor, heavy infantry, heavy ordinance, infantrywomen, infiltrators, mechanized armor, medium armor, modern armor, officers, pistols, rifles, science fiction, snipers, soldiers, strategy games, XCOM
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Cassandra, by Sir Tiefling
Cassandra, by Sir Tiefling “Hey, [Cassandra,] that’s some good armor. Some high-ranking women wear ornamental crap with tits hammered into it. One good shot, and all that cleavage gets knocked right into the sternum. Real messy. Good on you for … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, Medieval Fantasy
Tagged action RPGs, art, BioWare, Cassandra Penteghast, chain mail, computer games, Dragon Age, Dragon Age II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, heavy armor, knights, layered armor, longswords, medieval fantasy, paladins, plate armor, Sir Tiefling, soldiers
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Game Armor Analysis: Age of Wonders III
Age of Wonders III, by Triumph Studios I’ve been a fan of Triumph Studios’ Age of Wonders series since the original 1999 AoW, and while the first game is still my favorite for it’s simplicity and straightforwardness as a turn-based … Continue reading
Posted in Computer/Video Games, Medieval Fantasy
Tagged Age of Wonders, Age of Wonders III, breast plate, caster robes, clerics, computer games, druids, gaming, heavy armor, light armor, necromancers, paladins, plate armor, rogues, sorceresses, spell-caster, strategy games, theocrats, Triumph Studios, warlords, warriors
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Sartorially Smart Heroines 