It’s come down from on high that Capcom’s Deep
Down, a F2P PS4 exclusive, is not allowing female characters to be created in
the game. As the pronouncement was translated in an interview from Japanese to
English, one has to take it with a grain of salt. Translation errors have
accounted for more than a few embarrassments, so while things look grim on that
front, there’s always hope. Whatever happens in the end though,
it’s another stab in the gut for the industry. Video games are one of the
only forms of entertainment that have a few good women fronting popular series.
The reboot of Tomb Raider was quite good, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, The Last of
Us, are all examples of strong female leads.
