I’ll Go Check at The Gap

Where do game designers come up with clothes that the characters wear?

It started when I played Tomb Raider for the first time.  I was like every other 16 year old boy and thought that is how every female should dress.  (except some moms and the elderly)  Then as I matured I stared to wonder – where does she keep all of those extra guns and items?

The latest version of this problem I am having is with Far Cry 2 and Uncharted.  In Far Cry you runaround the desert in bluejeans and in Uncharted you run around the jungle in bluejeans. After all of the dust settles, both of these guys have perfect hair and pants that look like they just came off the rack with not one hole or grass stain.

On a personal note, I only wish my pants fit that well. I run 5k’s so I am not fat, but my jeans manage to make me look like I got my pants a size too big.  I guess that if I got my pants made of with 1/4 denim and 3/4 spandex I could look like Nate or that other guy. (.25 denim and .75 spandex for everyone outside the US)

Don’t get me wrong I love my jeans!  They are pretty much all I wear but after experiencing the climate in other parts of the world I know better than to pack only denim.  If I were in north Africa with the temperature hovering between 130 degrees I sure as hell would be looking for something in a cotton blend.  The same goes for the jungle!  When I get wet giving my dog a bath I have to take my pants off.  The feel of wet denim is unbearable.

Before you say it,”they just happened to get caught in that situation.”  Bullfeathers!  All of the treasure hunting mercenaries I know dress accordingly.  That way they are always prepared.

Like a Boy Scout.  A treasure hunting mercenary Boy Scout. (with comfortable pants.)

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