{"id":18007,"date":"2025-03-07T10:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/if-were-going-to-rank-the-hottest-video-game-characters-lets-not-be-boring-about-it\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T10:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T09:37:15","slug":"if-were-going-to-rank-the-hottest-video-game-characters-lets-not-be-boring-about-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/07\/if-were-going-to-rank-the-hottest-video-game-characters-lets-not-be-boring-about-it\/","title":{"rendered":"If we\u2019re going to rank the hottest video game characters, let\u2019s not be boring about it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters \u2013 but when are we going to admit there\u2019s something about Luigi\u2019s eyes?<\/p>\n<p>Is Lara Croft hot? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s plagued our greatest minds for almost three decades. Yes, she appeared on the cover of the Face magazine next to the tagline \u201cbigger than Pammy\u201d in 1997, and yes, in 2006 lad mag FHM created a whole <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1956487\/\">TV special<\/a> designed to find the \u201creal\u201d tomb raider. But what does science say? In a world where American academics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/feb\/15\/trump-banning-words-women\">can\u2019t use the word \u201cwomen\u201d<\/a> without jeopardising their scientific funding, it\u2019s a relief that a gambling site called Casino Days is willing to do this important work, recently ranking \u201cThe Top 10 Most Attractive Video Game Characters According to Science\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Using the so-called \u201cgolden ratio\u201d \u2013 which determines how beautiful someone is by measuring their facial features \u2013 the company <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1jjO-rN8wCf5-4dx_rH3-X-A4hOjq3Yx9\/edit?gid=155889219#gid=155889219\">has found<\/a> that Lara Croft is the second most attractive video game character in the virtual world. In a move that will finally leave women with nothing to complain about, first place goes to The Witcher\u2019s Geralt of Rivia.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2025\/mar\/07\/if-were-going-to-rank-the-hottest-video-game-characters-lets-not-be-boring-about-it\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/52d12c6f6e9a9ca0bfdbcedb816f2d4b81c60040\/100_0_3600_2160\/master\/3600.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=2c52b59e25789e9b17b19cfb234eca81\" title=\"If we\u2019re going to rank the hottest video game characters, let\u2019s not be boring about it\" \/>Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters \u2013 but when are we going to admit there\u2019s something about Luigi\u2019s eyes?<br \/>\nIs Lara Croft hot? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s plagued our greatest minds for almost three decades. Yes, she appeared on the cover of the Face magazine next to the tagline \u201cbigger than Pammy\u201d in 1997, and yes, in 2006 lad mag FHM created a whole TV special designed to find the \u201creal\u201d tomb raider. But what does science say? In a world where American academics can\u2019t use the word \u201cwomen\u201d without jeopardising their scientific funding, it\u2019s a relief that a gambling site called Casino Days is willing to do this important work, recently ranking \u201cThe Top 10 Most Attractive Video Game Characters According to Science\u201d.<br \/>\nUsing the so-called \u201cgolden ratio\u201d \u2013 which determines how beautiful someone is by measuring their facial features \u2013 the company has found that Lara Croft is the second most attractive video game character in the virtual world. In a move that will finally leave women with nothing to complain about, first place goes to The Witcher\u2019s Geralt of Rivia. Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again Lara Croft has appeared near the top of an arbitrary list of the hottest video game characters \u2013 but when are we going to admit there\u2019s something about Luigi\u2019s eyes? Is Lara Croft hot? It\u2019s a question that\u2019s plagued our greatest minds for almost three decades. 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