Sex Up
There’s been some hoopla about a fan-modified version of the protagonist in the Parkour video game Mirror’s Edge. Image here:
The fan added a rounder face, reshaped the eyes, and utilized an industry-standard Photoshop boob job.
I’m sorta on the fence on the developer’s hardline stance here — I think fan fiction is okay as long as credit is given to the original creator and no money changes hands. I’m a fan of DIY solutions.
The modification aspect is tricky though. Fan mods can result in awesome stuff. But it can also result in Lara Croft nude texture swaps.
And is it wrong that I actually find the modified character more attractive? It’s not the boobs — I like people with rounder faces. She now looks more Korean than Chinese. Am I being racist? Boobist?
Also, I really like this picture of this dog:
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The dog has round face.
The fan version also removed her emo eye make up. But she is crying on the inside, Mike. The inside.
Yea Kim Tong Il, I don’t like emo eye make up. I’m glad that she has internalized her crying.