About Women in Video Games, here is an interesting theory about why they don't appear that much (Written by a women, though it may have some unpopular opinions.). Link: thespectacularspider-girl tumblr post 102919064149 representation-of-women-in-video-games-the
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Yeah, food for thought! A big part of it is because people don't WANT to see women be these things, to preserve the idea of purity and goodness in women, and that may be a big reason studios are reluctant to release female protagonist games.
The other reason is one of pure capitalism. Marketing experts agree that video games are a male-dominated space, with a largely male clientele, and therefore cater especially to male audiences first and foremost, and the female audience is some kind of odd niche that you can release one big game a year for. It's weird!
I think this is why we, as content creators, must strive to make our own things with our own range of diverse protagonists and villains, and make them as good as we can in the process! Eventually, people will catch on to the idea that these are things that can totally happen and will make money and that big studios are MORONS for not cashing in on these!
