

I went through this somewhat recently when playing through Final Fantasy XV. But that maturity and adultiness dissolves into sheer embarrassment when another person walks into the room. Now I like to think of myself as a relatively mature human being who can manage himself alright when a skirt isn’t particularly lengthy or a bust seems a little larger than is physically reasonable. This particularly comes into play when taking into consideration the clothing choices of female characters in games. As an American, I’ve grown up in a society with very different views than those reflected in the games I play. If you are not actively engaged in the world of JRPGs or anime, you may not quite realize the depth of the cultural differences between Japanese and western European audiences.

Brace yourself, adventurers.ĮMBARRASSING MOMENT #3: SKIMPY OUTFITS IN JRPGS These are gonna go in order from least to most embarrassing as to ease you in before things get too crazy. Today we’re going to follow the advice of many a spiritual guru and let go of pride – instead, we’re talking about the times that embarrassment won the day. But for all of the times that a video game has been a source of great pride, it has also probably been a source of great embarrassment.
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It feels so good when you land that killing blow on the final boss, zip past your friend across the finish line as they spin out of control due to a well-placed banana, or get the highest ranking on a leaderboard. People who are way smarter than me have actually done research to show that the reward structure in video games is perfect for making the human brain feel good – it allows us to do stuff we can’t do in real life like actually seeing a task through to its conclusion or gradually getting better at stuff we put our minds to. Video games can be a real confidence booster.
