The original Horizon Zero Dawn game was released in 2017, its sequel Horizon Forbidden West is due out this year. In those four years, of course, graphic and animation technologies have advanced, so not only the game itself, but also its heroine looks slightly different (the story takes place 6 months after the events of the first part). However, criticism began to circulate through the game’s discussion forums that the new form of the heroine looked “retaliated” and “less feminine”. The discussion gained momentum after this tweet:
Is it me or Sony be making their lead female protagonist look masculine as hell..barely no curves or rough non feminine features..Unlike the average woman. Like *cough cough..TLOU2’s Ellie…etc. Just saying #My2cents
Pic from the game on the left, fan made on right. Hire fans lol pic.twitter.com/S1tLnmO7l6– ???????????????????????????????????????? (@ApexAlphaJ) May 30, 2021
“It seems to me or Sony is creating its female protagonists deliberately with masculine features – almost no curves and sharp non-feminine features. She doesn’t look like an ordinary woman. It reminds me of * ehm ehm… Ellie from TLOU2… etc. I’m just saying my 2 cents. Picture from the game on the left, fan assembly on the right. Hire fans lol ”
Gradually, so many Twitter users responded to this tweet that Aloy began to trend (it got into the five most discussed topics) on American Twitter. While some echoed, others criticized the inappropriate selection of a screenshot from the game, arguing that “even the most beautiful women look bad in a photo from time to time” or unequivocally denied that the “new” Aloy was not charming or lacked feminine features. As an example of a better shot, they mentioned the following picture in particular:
However, some recall the original concept art from the creator named “loish“From 2013:
Possibly different official artwork for the first game:
Others recall that Aloy looks exactly like her real model (Dutch actress Hannah Hoekstra):
Well-known names of game journalists, influencers and developers also took part in the discussion, here are some examples:
if you’re out here tweeting about how Aloy isn’t attractive enough for you, you had better be a fucking supermodel pic.twitter.com/ZWK9LrK7n5
— Alanah Pearce (@Charalanahzard) May 31, 2021
“If you’re tweeting about how Aloy isn’t attractive enough for you, I hope you’re a good supermodel.”
Is it me or Square Enix be making their female monsters look masculine as hell..barely no curves or rough or non feminine features..Unlike the average woman. Like *cough cough..FFXV…etc. Just saying #my2cents
Pic from the game on the left, fan made on right. Hire fans lol pic.twitter.com/MOSfoGEXDk— Imran Khan (@imranzomg) May 30, 2021
“It seems to me or Sony is creating its female protagonists deliberately with masculine features – almost no curves and sharp non-feminine features. She doesn’t look like an ordinary woman. It reminds me of * ehm ehm… FFXV… etc. I’m just saying my 2 cents. Picture from the game on the left, fan assembly on the right. Hire fans lol ”
When it’s the post apocalypse and you stumble on the ruins of an old makeup factory. pic.twitter.com/Ro4jAu2246
— Skill Up (@SkillUpYT) May 30, 2021
“When it’s after the apocalypse and you come across the ruins of an old makeup factory”
Let me get this straight. Muscular women in a hostile post apocalyptic world where strength, willpower, & survival are paramount isn’t realistic or acceptable, but supermodel women wearing heavy makeup in such a setting is. Think with your head & not with your dick for 2 seconds. https://t.co/V4P2ju4xNd
— YongYea (@YongYea) May 30, 2021
“Let’s get this straight. Muscular women in a hostile world after the apocalypse, where strength, determination & survival are key, are not acceptable, but a supermodel with a strong layer of makeup is acceptable. Think with your head and not something else, at least for 2 seconds “
Other arguments include:
Do you hate Celtic features or something? Cause like this is woman with Celtic features, and the fan art changes it to Anglo features. it seems you’ve kind of been given a very narrow view of what “feminine” features are, because I’ve seen plenty pics of her and shes feminine
— Capt. Dr. Proff. Dummy, phd (@ComradeCutie) May 30, 2021
“Do you hate Celtic features or something? Because this is a woman with Celtic features, and the photomontage turns them into English features. It seems to me that you have a somewhat limited idea of what “feminine” features are, because I have seen a lot of her pictures and they look feminine in all of them. “
“It seems to me or all the male protagonists look hellishly feminine… almost no muscles or soft, impossible features… They don’t look like ordinary men. Picture from the game on the left, fan assembly on the right. Hire fans lol ”
And in a ironic twist, aloy actually does wear a little makeup. To be specific, she wears eyeliner. pic.twitter.com/b2NlMBDZzv
— Just A Female With Big Dick Energy (@Anyaof7890) May 31, 2021
“The irony is that Aloy actually wears some makeup. Specifically eyeliner. “
I will admit to myself that I am still getting used to the new look of Aloy (she really looked a little different in the first game), but her new look still comes to me noticeably feminine and attractive. The fan photomontage is downright absurd, brought to an unnecessary extreme. But that’s just the opinion of me as an individual. It will be much more interesting if more of you comment on this:
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