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# Damsel in Distress: Part 1 Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- URL: https://chrisenns.com/2013/03/damsel-in-distress-part-1-tropes-vs-women-in-video-games/
- Published: 2013-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-08T23:52:37.000Z
- Author: Chris Enns
- Tags: Uncategorized, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-04-08 17:47, #ichris

A great history of video games along with a look at the damsel in distress trope in video games.

[Direct link to video](https://youtu.be/X6p5AZp7r%5FQ?ref=chrisenns.com)

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It's less of a "don't play these bad, women-disempowering video games", as the host is clearly a fan of the games, but it's more of a call to modern developers to do something different and recognize the patterns they're falling back on.

Looking forward to part 2.