The Last of Us isn't the solution to sexism in games, but it's a start

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Spoiler alert: This article refers to some plot points in The Last of Us, including the game's ending.
Women, eh? You can't live with 'em, you can't stick 'em in a video game without being criticised for dressing them in a metal thong, giving them skills called "Feminist Whore" or marketing the return of gaming's biggest female icon as one giant rape fantasy. What a crazy world we live in!
At least things have improved since the days of Custer's Revenge. Over the last 20 years, the number of video games starring women protagonists has risen to almost four. Forget Princess Peach and Ms. Pac-Man; today's young female gamers have much stronger role models, such as the girl out of Half-Life 2 with the tiny vest, her from Beyond Good & Evil with the tiny vest, and that Mirror's Edge woman with the eye make-up and the tiny vest.
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