Video games are so popular in part because they're used to escape reality — the user feels completely immersed in the altered environment, and every last detail is perfected by artists and developers. But one aspect of video games has always been a little too far from realistic: the way female characters are portrayed.
Women in video games almost always have big boobs, tiny waists, and perfect muscles — the "perfect body" that, for millions of young girls behind the console, creates an unattainable standard. Bulimia.com [1] decided to find out what some beloved characters would look like with real bodies [2] and with the help of Photoshop, achieved some pretty fabulous results [3].
"If video game creators are going to pride themselves on accurate digital representations, then it's time for them to get real about women," reads the article on Bulimia.com [4]. Preach!
Ahead, check out what some of the most popular female characters in video games would look like if they had the measurements of the average American woman's body.