Genders in Games

I think EC's take on the God of War story was a bit unfair because the story of the games was never too groundbreaking in the first place. It's always been a simple tale: one of revenge. While the first entry can certainly be defined as a tragedy, the video forgot to mention how Kratos is rewarded for his actions at the end. He becomes the God of War. I would argue that Kratos' true fall from grace was at the beginning of God of War II when he becomes mortal again. There is much more at stake in this incident, and he is filled with much more hubris as opposed to when he was a Spartan captain. Beyond that, the sequels carry the message of patricide and the son inheriting the mistakes of the father. So to just write them off as bad storytelling is in poor taste.
The story is rich in Greek lore, but it's really just an excuse for Kratos to kill X in order to fuel the action-oriented gameplay. On this note, the final moments in God of War III are very thought provoking. The video mentions how it changes to a first person perspective to mash in someone's face, but it leaves out the fact that the fight doesn't end until the player stops attacking. You are driven by some sort of gamer instinct to keep punching Zeuss' face to the point where the screen is entirely red from his blood. This keeps going until you stop pressing the attack button, raising the question as to why we're so acclimated to violence. What was the real point of all this? It almost satirizes the entire trilogy, and it's a very meta thought.

I believe that the reason that female game protagonists don't get as much respect as their male counterparts is simply because there aren't as many of them. Take Samus, for example, one of the most well known heroines in video games. A very small percent are aware of her existence, and an even smaller percent knows she's a female. Those that do know who she is are dedicated fans; however, and are willing to favor her against the likes of Master Chief.
Other heroines haven't favored as much. Lara Croft was once relevant but as time went on she was reduced to a mere sex symbol. Her games started losing popularity as well (Hopefully the reboot will remedy this), which is a case with other female protagonists, such as the player character from Mirror's Edge (I forget her name).