Originally Posted by Voodoou
As a female gamer I don't get this.. and rarely do I see it. Most women WANT pretty clothes on their toons no matter how hardcore they are a gamer. I have played with women who refuse to play certain classes because of the armor available(meaning they usually plays clothies because of their pretty dresses ect). They will NOT play a character who wears a lot of armor.

Their are armor choices in games FOR A REASON.. so ALL can find something they like and HELL!! Have you seen screenshots of this game? Its not like you are going to be looking at her butt all day.. I think people just have to find SOMETHING to complain about.. Why can't you just be supportive and happy for this great game coming out by a great company?
Reading your comment, I've gotten an impression that your acquaintances/friends may be interested in playing Atelier series. I haven't played any of them but I always wondered who would play these games: While game critics often criticize them severely, the scores by actual players tell they indeed have some fans somehow, which puzzles me. At least, judging from what I gathered, they appear to be what can be called as Barbie "RPGs" in anime style.

Now back to DOS, considering the gameplay focus is not on fancy dresses, it would be suitable for the artists to settle on not-overly-sexy but well-designed armor for the female protagonist. Yeah, kind of a compromise but I don't think they have resources to make sets of armor just for genuinely cosmetic variations.