Damsel in Distress: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

TRIGGER WARNING: This video contains a handful of graphic scenes involving violence against women. Parents should preview the video first before sharing with young children. VIDEO DESCRIPTION: This is the second in a series of three videos exploring the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. In this installment we look at “dark and edgy“ side of the trope in more modern games and how the plot device is often used in conjunction with graphic depictions of violence against women. Over the past dec