Same-sex Relationships Mass Effect 3
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xchurchx said:
No new romance options, mayhaps. But I'm guessing we'll see BioWare expand on previously established characters.
I'm all for it. I've found the sexual politics of Mass Effect quite problematic this whole time (i.e lesbianism, if not publically recognised, is okay; male homosexuality is not) so to see them rectify that hypocrisy is a very encouraging thing indeed.
I know some people will object to previous characters being "retconned" or whatever the popular term is, but as far as I know, as long as any one person haven't explicitly stated that they are only into men or women respectively, there's always an ambiguity there to be explored.
feauxx said:
Yeah I bet.Watch them screw this up.So was Kaiden a closet homosexual this whole time?Does Ashely's racism stem from her frustration of being in the closet too?This can go wrong in so many ways.It will take some kinda crazy writing to pull off.
feauxx said:
I pretty sure I never said anything about how to handle things.I also have the utmost respect for Bioware as I have never played a bad game made by them.It will also take some very clever writing to pull this off.Remember these characters are all established.
As for me being arrogant,I simply wouldn't have changed anything.Why? Because nothing was wrong with it to start with.Let people dream of there gay fantasy's with their ME characters all they want but don't screw up pre established characters just to pander to a few fans.
im not saying its a bad thing, heck i think it shows that the media is maturing and im all for it, (i have a gay friend who plays as a femshep so he can cudle up to garrus, poor bastard)LiquidGrape said:xchurchx said:[http://twitter.com/#!/CaseyDHudson/status/69833443067969536]
No new romance options, mayhaps. But I'm guessing we'll see BioWare expand on previously established characters.
I'm all for it. I've found the sexual politics of Mass Effect quite problematic this whole time (i.e lesbianism, if not publically recognised, is okay; male homosexuality is not) so to see them rectify that hypocrisy is a very encouraging thing indeed.
I know some people will object to previous characters being "retconned" or whatever the popular term is, but as far as I know, as long as any one person haven't explicitly stated that they are only into men or women respectively, there's always an ambiguity there to be explored.
i was simply stating so that homosexuals dont get their hopes up on bedding kaiden in the final game with a male shepard
Ah. Sorry, I misinterpreted your post.xchurchx said:
My bad!
I think you're right. It's probably best to maintain a healthy detachment from it all before we get some solid information as to for whom this will apply.
...Actually, I'd be disappointed if that were possible. Just because they're sentient doesn't mean they have the same biological urges. Reproduction to a geth probably means copying lines of code or starting a new document. Even if they're learning and developing emotions, romance would just be implausible to me.MCDeltaT said:
Plus there's more than a thousand active programs in Legion. Wouldn't a relationship with him be almost like getting gang banged or something?
And what I meant was that I believe the team is clever enough to pull off that writing you speak of. And those characters are as established as BioWare has established them so far, but check out my next post with a new tweet.IamGamer41 said:
I'm not gonna comment on you second statement. I guess I'm just more trusting (about not screwing up) and positive (by not assuming it's gonna be screwed up before it has been made) than you are.
Personally, I'm really happy with this. While my own Shepard is heterosexual, despite my own homosexuality, I appreciate and approve of the option considering the game is so set on giving the player as much freedom as they can.
I'm also happy they don't have the intention of suddenly turning all of the characters from the previous games bisexual/gay. Though... they can go ahead with Garrus. Hell, my heterosexual Shepard might just leave Liara for that. ;D
I'm also happy they don't have the intention of suddenly turning all of the characters from the previous games bisexual/gay. Though... they can go ahead with Garrus. Hell, my heterosexual Shepard might just leave Liara for that. ;D
So what? Now we're going to be pumping the Scissor Sisters on every deck of the Normandy? I have no problem with this. I'll keep an open mind so long as they don't retcon any of the characters I already know. Though I'd be disappointed if this meant no new romances for straight Shepards. I was already set but I know some people didn't like any of the options available to them before. Now join me while I look into the future:
"Battlemaster, there is a problem. No... I have a problem."
"Oh Grunt, don't tell me you're a homophobe?!"
"No battlemaster, it is simply... I ... I do not know how to dance!"
"Oh honey, no!"
"There was never anyone to teach me... Warlord Okeer... he taught me many things in the tank. How to find my enemies and then where to strike them where it hurts most! And yet... He told me nothing of how to move to music!"
"Or how to co-ordinate!"
"Hey!"
"Relax sweetie, just move like I do... And let the healing begin."