I’ve been listening to a couple podcasts that talk about Soulcalibur IV, most notably the 1up Yours and Giant Bombcast. I’ve been participating in a couple forum threads about the game. Hell, even my friends can’t stop talking about Ivy’s breasts. It’s their chief complaint and the only thing they can focus on. Let’s take a collective minute together; just stare at her massive mams. Maybe Taki is more to your taste? There’s a long list to choose from.



Okay, now that it’s behind us, let’s just stop talking about the breast size as if it’s the final nail in Soulcalibur’s coffin. Over-sized breasts are easy targets; we can all just agree that they’re gratuitous and the conversation degrades from there. Some people say it objectifies women, and that is probably true… but it’s true about a lot of female characters in video games, and Soulcalibur is far from the extreme.



Take Grand Theft Auto IV, where women are actually nothing but an opportunity to have sex with them. Kate stands apart from that crowd, but that’s only one out of several. On the other hand, Ivy has a clear purpose in the game, and despite her outfits has very little sexuality. Ivy is more of a person than most of the girlfriends in GTA, so I don’t really understand why we should be so hung up on the size of their breasts. Maybe their not the shining icon of feminism in gaming, but they’re a step up from most games.