Yakuza Needs to Let Players Scrap with Women, Too
This opinion piece argues that the Yakuza series, despite attempts at portraying strong female characters, ultimately perpetuates misogynistic tropes by preventing players from fighting women. The article criticizes how female characters are often deified or treated as plot devices, highlighting instances in Yakuza Kiwami 3 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth as examples of this problematic trend. It calls for the series to take women seriously as opponents, allowing for true gender equality in its narrative and gameplay.
- Entities
- Person: Ichiban Kasuga
- Topic: Representation
- Person: Kazuma Kiryu
- Game: Yakuza
- Company: SEGA
- Person: Yayoi Dojima
- Person: Sakura
- Person: Goro Majima
- Game: Yakuza Kiwami 3
- Game: Like a Dragon
- Topic: Gender Equality
- Game: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Person: Teruyuki Kagawa
- Person: Saeko Mukoda
- Person: Toshihiro Nagoshi
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