Poll: Do You Think A Game With A Homosexual Lead Could Survive?

[mike1921]

Assuming you mean a homosexual lead that we know is homosexual, it depends on the game. A homosexual lead in Gears of War would be ridiculous because it is played by jocks(AKA: ignorant dickheads) in high school and college most've the time.

 

[Naeberius]

i don't play games for the romantic subplots. in fact mostly they actually make me want to put the game away. a game with a homosexual subplot is going to push me that little bit further away unless its integral to the plot and in that case id be asking why i'm even playing the game in the first place. As others have stated before me, most(male) heterosexuals have the deep seated mistrust of "gay" people. This is because it's the "unknown", humans have always feared the unknown and this fear is backed up my the social idea thats its "unnatural".

edit: btw technically homosexuality is "unnatural" because its a pointless attempt at procreation which cannot occur with the same-sexs and "love" is a soley human concept.

 

[Tich]

Since alot of games give you the feeling that you can insert yourself into the story. I would be uncomfortable playing a game revolving around a person that is pretty well defined as gay. I'm more comfortable playing a game where there is choice or not specific romantic subplot. I wouldn't mind having a homosexual character in a game, but I'd rather have the main character be more of a blank slate kind of person, without specific love interests.

 

[AGNGoo]

Fear Effect had two gay women as the leads. For most games it wouldn't matter because it would never come up. Is Samus straight? She never has contact with other people in games so it never comes up. Almost all romance in games is ham handed and badly carried out so it doesn't really matter if they are gay or not, it usually doesn't come into play.

I can't tell if you used the example to make your point or if you are honestly asking. If it's the former, consider this expounding on the point. If it's the latter, the answer to your question:

Samus might be an attractive young female, but she's also got a super dangerous career (and life's mission, if you believe certain tie-in materials) and an enemy list as long as her arm who would be quick to kill someone she loves just to make her suffer. I can easily see where she would have neither the time nor the desire for romance in her life. (No, Adam from Fusion doesn't count.)

In a perfect world, romance, be it gay, straight, or any other orientation in the world, would be handled realistically and gracefully, without the hamhanded "we're just tacking on the romance because it sells" feeling. I am a fan of a good, solid romantic story, no matter what the sex of either party involved is. But personally, I wouldn't worry about a gay romance plot until they can perfect a straight romance without making it feel superficial or stupid (and yes, I am well aware there are good games out there with great romance plots. I just don't believe they're in the majority).

For the record, I voted "yes", because I played it as "okay, let's say it's a perfect world, where people can write a good romance where the characters are well-developed as individuals, and their romance is realistic in its development and yet doesn't interfere with the other aspects of the story in any significant way. If they can pull that off, then I think people wouldn't or shouldn't care if both parties are male or female".

 

[KingPiccolOwned]

Well I don't think that it would necessarily be a bad thing if the main character was gay. I just think it would strange, to me anyways, if it were one of the key features of the story. See I don't like romantic sub-plots no matter what sexuality the characters happen to be, I think they are stupid, but a homosexual romantic sub-plot would make me feel rather uncomfortable.. Especially if it were one like what Vamp Rocks was saying, in that it seems to be saying that everyone should be gay. I don't hate gay people, but I doubt that they would feel comfortable if you tried to tell them that everyone should be heterosexual.

 

[Exosus]

Bioware did it. Jade Empire has a gay subplot if you choose it (and a lesbian subplot and a polygamous subplot - I fucking love Bioware) and I think KOTOR2 does as well although I might be wrong on that. I didn't follow any of the romance plots in that one because the dialog was so fucked up that trying to make friends with the crew was painful enough without it.

In any case time has shown that people going into an uproar over something doesn't have any effect at all. They were mad about GTA III and IV for various cultural issues, mad about Mass Effect for the sex scene, mad about Zelda for the apparently bestiality-focused romance plot that I missed (the Zelda where he could turn into a wolf, forget the name). Unless they can slap an AO rating on the game, the news coverage and bullshit is ineffectual.

 

[Lord Krunk]

*looks at Fable, Jade Empire and Mass Effect*

Yeah.

 

[Lord George]

I don't think it would make a difference to me, as long as they weren't using the homosexuality as some big point in the game with it being constantly brought up in the game like its a huge deal. If the character just has it as part of his/her character then I don't see the big deal. If I can play as an evil demon which uses the blood of his enemies to blow things up with magic then why can't I play as a homosexual character.

 

[Zersy]

It already has survived, see Fable 2 or any Legend of Zelda game.

Link isnt gay

and yes it might work but being gay dosent have anything to do with the actual fun of the game unless it is a main part of the story.

Very true since if i played as a Gay Character would it change how i play the game ? or how the game is made ?

If your comrades in COD4 were stated gay would it stop you from playing ?

not me as long as i ahve fun playing a game

 

[Voicuboyy]

no way...

 

[LostNightRecon]

If it isn't brought up everytime you turn around which Mass effect kind of did that where it was more subtle. When its the plot where its BLAM in your face with any romance plot i can't stand it. The various like behind the scenes or between parts if in rpgs is good. But once its up in your face with any sort of romance plot like this is absolutely nessacry for the story that turns me off in all games i don't care gay,straight, lesbian, or bisexual. If its more subtle then Fable for example where they are all over you when you go into the town.

 

[Velocirapture07]

In almost all games there is a Male/Female Love intrest. Sometimes the lead is a girl or sometimes its a guy but never gay. I'm not gay, but I was thinking about it. Homosexuality is very controversial and Do you think the world is ready for a homosexual lead role? And it doesn't mean that there would be a gratuidous sex scene or revolve around their homosexuality just enough to show that they are gay. And not just lesbians...becuase we all know guys would enjoy a game that revolved around lesbians I mean either sex. xD

Good point about the lesbians...

 

[Fraught]

I think most of us wouldn't bother it here, but the general market, who buy the game, many of 'em wouldn't like it. Not at all.

I mean, especially the trigger-happy guys. They're just....homophobic.

 

[sorry user name taken.]

wasn't Gorden freeman suppose to be gay?...or hint at it

 

[SmilingKitsune]

wasn't Gorden freeman suppose to be gay?...or hint at it

They left it up to the player to decide which way he went.
And yeah I think a game with a homosexual protagonist could be good, but only if it was handled well.

 

[cuddly_tomato]

It already has survived, see Fable 2 or any Legend of Zelda game.

Link isnt gay

and yes it might work but being gay dosent have anything to do with the actual fun of the game unless it is a main part of the story.

Jade Empire, Mass Effect.

Release a game called "Adventures of the lesbian nurse Electra" and watch the money fly in.

 

[WrongSprite]

I Don't recall link being gay and IDK if its been asked before lol I didn't ask if it had xD. And I don't mean like how you can choose to be gay in Fable I mean like what if a new Tales game came out (I'm a big Tales fan) and the love intrest was Man and Man

We care if its been asked before because a million of these threads already fucking exist

Scuse m'language.

Then Why did you even come to this topic? you're the one that made it a waste of your time If you see a topic you've seen before simply don't go to it....and after you use vulgar language in a forum there is no point in putting scuse m'language

Look, since you're new, i'll be nice to you. Quite simply, repeat threads are not allowed.

 

[BolognaBaloney]

LINK IS GAY! - that is all