A new free DLC for Shadow of Mordor gives you the chance to play as Lithariel, Warrior Leader of the Resistance.
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Shadow of Mordor - Play as Lithariel in a Free DLC
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Ha, I love this! When the game first came out, a female gamer asked a very simple question on the Steam forums; can you play as a female? As you can imagine, the idiots came out of the woodworks in droves. She was –idiotically- accused of misandry, being a “femenazi”, and threatened in all sorts of subtle and not so subtle ways.
As someone who’s strongly prejudiced against stupidity, I had to jump in on the side of reason. Since this was a bastardization of Tolkien’s work, there wasn’t a reason the character couldn’t be one gender or the other. The response was that it was Talion’s story, and that a female protagonist wouldn’t make sense. As you can imagine, some of the idiot’s heads are exploding in response to this news. Of course, if she were in a thong and pasties, none of these jackasses would be complaining.
Had my eyes opened with the release of “Asscreed Liberation”. As someone of heavily mixed (black/white) ancestry, I was excited to play as a character of similar background in a historical setting… even if it were in an Asscreed game. The fact that the character was of the opposite gender had no bearing on the matter.
Having a dark sense of humor, I ventured over to the steam forums to take a gander at what I figured would be a bunch ignorant, and bigoted comments. While there was a bit of that, to my genuine surprise, the vilest responses were misogynistic in nature. When did fear and hatred of women become fashionable again? Completely blew my mind.
I was on the fence with “Shadows”, as the game play looked to be a bit repetitive. The toxicity on the Steam forums drove me away. Might actually have pick it up now, if for no other reason than to thumb my nose at the stupid.
As someone who’s strongly prejudiced against stupidity, I had to jump in on the side of reason. Since this was a bastardization of Tolkien’s work, there wasn’t a reason the character couldn’t be one gender or the other. The response was that it was Talion’s story, and that a female protagonist wouldn’t make sense. As you can imagine, some of the idiot’s heads are exploding in response to this news. Of course, if she were in a thong and pasties, none of these jackasses would be complaining.
Had my eyes opened with the release of “Asscreed Liberation”. As someone of heavily mixed (black/white) ancestry, I was excited to play as a character of similar background in a historical setting… even if it were in an Asscreed game. The fact that the character was of the opposite gender had no bearing on the matter.
Having a dark sense of humor, I ventured over to the steam forums to take a gander at what I figured would be a bunch ignorant, and bigoted comments. While there was a bit of that, to my genuine surprise, the vilest responses were misogynistic in nature. When did fear and hatred of women become fashionable again? Completely blew my mind.
I was on the fence with “Shadows”, as the game play looked to be a bit repetitive. The toxicity on the Steam forums drove me away. Might actually have pick it up now, if for no other reason than to thumb my nose at the stupid.
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Wish I could. Unfortunately, real life issues would make it impossible at this time. Besides, even though I’m a long term lurker, I’ve only just started to post. I’d rather defer to more experienced members. Once I figure out if I can make a donation without having to create a Paypal account, I’ll support the sight that way… The dollar/euro exchange rate is going to make that fun. Could be worse, the dollar/pound…
Lest I be accused of being off topic… I realize that this thread is far enough down the page that few will probably read it, but I was curious as to whether or not Lithariel had her own opening, or if Talions’ was still used? I’m currently obsessed with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and always thrown off a bit when the animated snippets feature Isaac instead of the character I’m playing.
Lest I be accused of being off topic… I realize that this thread is far enough down the page that few will probably read it, but I was curious as to whether or not Lithariel had her own opening, or if Talions’ was still used? I’m currently obsessed with The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, and always thrown off a bit when the animated snippets feature Isaac instead of the character I’m playing.
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Can you play the whole game as this new character? I guess not based on the summary. My wife like the game but she doesn't like playing male characters so she gave up few hours.
One of the main reasons, the Witcher games fail.
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That's news to me.
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So Tomb Raider games fail too right ?
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I have no problem with a fixed sex if it fits the game - the Witcher is based on the books, and as far as I know all witchers are all male. I would never NOT buy a game because of something like this. If you want a game which is not restricted like this, look to an appropriate IP. I certainly don't think the Witcher "failed" either - people who did complain were more unhappy about having to play as a witcher (odd, since the game is called...wait for it!..."the Witcher"!