[zcanann]

I don't think we anticpated people wanting younger children to try this game, originally we were thinking 12+. Clearly we were wrong based on the posts in this thread, so we'll have to think about a path forward.

The storymode of this game was intended to have RPG elements, which tend to be branded as masculine. I wish more girls were encouraged to play RPGs, but I get that this isn't the world we currently live in. However, the game will have good representation as far as NPC gender/race breakdown.

[zapzupnz]

Consider giving it the ol' "Crash Bandicoot in Japan" treatment, with an alternative version or special mode in the game that just loads different, cutesy resources — but the game is otherwise identical.

Western games localised for Japan is a great resource for making things kid-friendly since that's the aesthetic over there.

[baud147258]

> RPG elements, which tend to be branded as masculine

It seems weird that RPGs tend to be branded as masculine, since, if I remember right, there's more female players (in proportion) than sport and FPS games

[korla]

Is it really any wierder than gaming (almost) exclusively targeting men? There's some data here on what kind of numbers we are talking about. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games#Genre_pr...