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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

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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

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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

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Cornelia Vogel, by Yama Orce

Cornelia Vogel, by Yama Orce “Gunpowder n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. […] Milton says it was invented by the devil to dispel angels with, and this … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Shade, by Drew Baker

Shade, by Drew Baker “After that, we fought and moved and spoke and thought like Stormtroopers – male and female had been taken out of the equation along with everything else.” ―Isila Drutch, female Stormtrooper of the 291st Legion So, … Continue reading

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Sarah Kerrigan, by Peter Balogh

Sarah vs Hydralisk, by Peter Balogh “Jimmy, drop the knight-in-shining-armor routine. It suits you sometimes. Just not… not now. I don’t need to be rescued. I know what I’m doing.” —Sarah Kerrigan Not sure why people get so surprised when … Continue reading

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