Parasite Eve: 3rd Birthday OR Squeenix are a bunch of fucking idiots

[Kim]

So, having recently played Parasite Eve, I rather enjoyed both the game and the lead female protagonist. She could have been fleshed out more, but she was a strong character, and the game didn't treat her like walking fanservice.

BUT FUCK THAT 3RD BIRTHDAY HAS MOTOMU TORIYAMA ON THE TEAM, AND HE'LL BE DAMNED IF THERE ISN'T UNNECESSARY FANSERVICE IN ONE OF HIS GAMES!

So, in 3rd Birthday, Aya's clothes will come off as she takes damage. The members of NPF are at least somewhat intelligent, so I don't think I need to tell you that that is a fucking stupid thing.

And, of course, they try to cover their asses...

"But we didn't do that because we wanted to show her in a very sexy light. It's more like that's reality," he added. "If you keep fighting obviously you'll get ripped and damaged and injured and wounded. So we just wanted to make it plausible and realistic. That's all."

They're not even trying to come up with a plausible excuse. This is hilarious. Would this be happening if it were a male character? Would his clothes become tattered all the way down to his boxers because that's "realistic"?

Mostly I just wanted to vent, because Parasite Eve was awesome, and not only do they have the guy who absolutely should not be writing any video games in charge of writing it, but they're pulling this shit, too.