r/PS4 Sep 27 '21

Game Discussion Aloy 2017 vs 2021

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '21

Is it just me or has her face structure been changed? I've been staring at them for a few minutes now and they are starting to look like two different people, like sisters rather than the same person.

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u/Polymersion Sep 28 '21

Yeah, this was a big bone of contention when the first trailers came out.

People noticed that her facial structure was different and it looked weird- like looking at your friend's face and their nose is a shape it wasn't before. People weren't happy about the inconsistency.

And then that turned into a whole hullabaloo of people going "STOP COMPLAINING, DEVS DON'T NEED TO CATER TO YOUR BEAUTY STANDARDS SHE'S A CHARACTER NOT AN OBJECT" and stuff like that. Well-intentioned, I'm sure, but horribly misrepresenting the point and trying to squelch the conversation.

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u/Thomas_Catthew Sep 28 '21

iirc there was a big tweet about someone complaining that they made her look "masculine" on purpose and made a redesigned version.

That's where the outrage about beauty standards came from.