Summer Game Fest completely dismantled the "gamers just hate women" narrative in record time. Scroll through the gaming side of X right now and you'll see overwhelming celebration of female characters: Tifa, Evie, Claire Redfield and many more. Gamers have always loved well designed, appealing characters. What they reject are the lazy, unattractive designs that look like they were pulled from a methadone clinic. Well written and well designed characters always win. The evidence is right there in the trending reactions.