Yorkshire_matt said:
Thanatos34 said:
If the lead character is gay, then I don't think I would relate to him nearly as much as if he was not. I most likely would not buy the game. Plus, I would think any kiss/sex scenes were gross. (I think homosexuality is fine, but, tbh, I still get a sick feeling when I see it being practiced, because I am not attracted to guys.)
I think having the option there is fine, but if it is forced, then that would seriously hurt the game's sales, because only around 3-4% of the population are gay/lesbian, and of the other 96-97%, a lot of them would not "get" it, and many would be repulsed by it.
It might be able to survive, but the game's sales would be hurt, and thus it would be a strange company that would make a game knowing it's sales will be hurt, not because of how good the game is, but because of what content is in it.
Now if you are asking if it could survive if it is an option, then of course it could survive, other games already have done so.
what kind of moron do you have to be to buy a game based on the sexuality of the main character!!!! I buy a game because A. i like the idea that the story is based on, B. The game looks like it will be good.
when i go out to buy a game the last thing i think about is will the main character have homosexual conitations
*Sigh* I didn't say I would not buy the game. I said I would most likely not buy the game, as I do not relate to the main character. If the game deals with sexuality, then of course that's going to be a reason whether I do or do not buy the game. If it doesn't deal with sexuality, then I won't consider that in my calculations of whether or not to buy it, obviously.
For an example, let's take a game like The Witcher. If Geralt is gay, I would most certainly not buy the game, because sexuality is such a key part of the storyline, and thus a key part of the storyline would gross me out. If you want to spend your money on that, then go ahead, but some of us have a limited source of income, and thus must use a little judgment beyond, "I LIKE I LIKE I WANT I WANT!" when buying games. It must be worth it.
If you only buy a game because it looks like it will be good, and you like the idea that it is based on, then I'm glad that you can get enjoyment out of games like that, (and that you can somehow afford it.) However, I tend to make a much more... researched decision on whether or not to buy the game, consisting of at least the following:
1. Price of the game, (Which you did not mention at all.)
2. How Violence is done. (Tastefully, Realistically. Not where it is gratuitious and unnecessary, but realistic, if it has a lot of violence in it.)
3. How Sex is done within the game. (Same reasoning as violence.)
4. What my Friends say about the game.
5. Whether I have liked other games by that company.
6. Whether I can play the game well, (judging by its requirements- I only use my PC to play games).
7. What the gameplay is like.
8. What the storyline is like. (Especially if it is based on some book.)
9. What the demo plays like, if there is one. If there is not, then the chances of me buying the game just went way down.
10. What the dialogue is like, (generally this can only be known from the demo, and this lead to probably my most-regretted purchase of all time: Two Worlds.)
11. What the voice acting is like.
These are all equally weighed, with perhaps my friend's opinion and my own, formed from the demo, coming out on top.
I see no reason to spend my hard-earned money on a game where I do not relate to the lead character. Games are for enjoyment, MY enjoyment if they are my games, and if I am cringing at half the dialogue, then I am not enjoying myself. Thus, I most likely wouldn't buy it.
