Tuesday, May 6, 2008

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So, Persona 3 . . . still playing it.

However, I have noticed there's some, shall I say, sexual fanservice present in the game.

I am not a fan of sexual fanservice. Unless if it involves someone like Charlize Theron or J Lo, I usually shy away from it.

But, in a way, Persona 3 actually kinda makes fun of the most common form of fanservice out there. Junpei, the joker of the bunch, can't get his mind off of girls in bikinis. Also, if you daydream about a girl taking a shower, prepare to get slapped. I'm just sayin'.

But if there is something I can appreciate, it's that the girls aren't, as a good online friend of mine would say, boobtastic. You know what I'm talking about; females with mammary glands so huge, there's no way in real life they could even move without being crushed by their own bosoms. The kind of women who make Tsunade from Naruto seem flat-chested by comparison. Man, boobtastic chicks used to be everywhere in the game industry. Nowadays, you don't see them as often, and good riddance. I like my women to have real breasts, thank-you-very-much. Both real life women and videogame women.

Oh yeah, between you and me, (and the rest of the internet.) because of P3's lack of boobtastic flair, Mitsuru, the game's obligatory cool and mature woman, is by default the sexiest red-haired lady I've ever seen in a game. Now, I've never really been partial to red hair, and this game (and Yukari-chan) won't change that, but I'm really digging the anime artwork of this game. Unlike some other people, I don't automatically go "WA HAI!" every time I see videogame people with the characteristic moon-shaped eyes and tiny noses common in modern anime and manga, but if done right, it can be really striking. Or simply nice to look at.

By the way, can you tell I'm totally loving Persona 3: FES yet? If not, play it yourself and find out why I can't shut up about it.