Skyrim Lets You Marry a Dude (Even if You?re a Dude)

[RhombusHatesYou]

It almost seems to me like they are doing it for political correctness' sake, rather than to add something for the homosexual community. It's there for the sake of it, rather than to add any actual meaning and depth to the game/characters within the game.

That's what I liked about Fallout: New Vegas with Arcade and Veronica - they had actual depth as characters beyond their sexuality. Sure, they weren't romantic interests but then no one really is in FONV.

 

[Ridgemo]

It almost seems to me like they are doing it for political correctness' sake, rather than to add something for the homosexual community. It's there for the sake of it, rather than to add any actual meaning and depth to the game/characters within the game.

That's what I liked about Fallout: New Vegas with Arcade and Veronica - they had actual depth as characters beyond their sexuality. Sure, they weren't romantic interests but then no one really is in FONV.

If more developers could do that with their characters, we probably wouldn't be in the situation where homosexual characters are news. Most of the time though, their one defining trait is that they are gay.

Unfortuantly for me, if someone asks me to remember a gay charaacter, it's that infernal bastard from Enchanted Arms, a horrific scar on my memory.

I'll have to try New Vegas somewhen, keep meaning to try but could never get into it. Saying that, just finishing Dragon Age 2 for the second time this week, throughly enjoyable compared to what everyone says.

 

[werty10089]

It's not a big feature, I probably will only marry just to have another thing in my house. Yet people will continuously complain that a political agenda is being shoved down their throats just because someone can marry a cat and a lizard in a game. If you're not into it, then don't do it. Complaining only makes it seem like you're a closet cat-lizard sex magician.

 

[Inkidu]

It's nice that it's in the game but I want to keep my expectations low in case it turns out the only gay option is a young, Imperial pretty-boy named Terry the Hairdresser who's equipped with a unique pink crossbow that shoots bedazzled bolts that explode into rainbows and glitter upon impact.

Dude, I'm straight and I would hang with any guy who could do that to a mudcrab. The entertainment value would be near priceless.

I get where you're coming from though, but modders jot that one down for later.

 

[Treeinthewoods]

http://kotaku.com/5834288/skyrim-lets-you-marry-a-dude-even-if-youre-a-dude

Thoughts? Opinions?

I'm remaining cautiously optimistic about this. It's nice that it's in the game but I want to keep my expectations low in case it turns out the only gay option is a young, Imperial pretty-boy named Terry the Hairdresser who's equipped with a unique pink crossbow that shoots bedazzled bolts that explode into rainbows and glitter upon impact.

It's cool with me, I just quoted you to thank you for designing the foundation for my first Bosmer. Terry the Hairdresser sounds like someone I'd really love to kill dragons as.

 

[F4LL3N]

Am I the only one who finds it ironic that the "immature video game instrusty" is showing more maturity and common decency towards this subject than most politicians?

 

[neonsword13-ops]

Awesome wording in the title, Dude. (/Joke)

Well, hopefully, relationships will have more meaning than in Fable. Maybe I can bring my bad-ass wife or bud "Clubbing" in the mountain tops or the autumn Forests. If I'm lucky, they'll get eaten by a DRAGON!

Oh, I'm as giddy as a Japanese Schoolgirl! When will November get here sooner?!

 

[Saulkar]

My gay lizard on cat porn is coming 11-12-11 joooooy~ (I need a day the find a well hung kitty)

I share the same optimism. You can count on that.

Unless you are sarcastic and...

 

[GenericPCUser]

I'm personally more interested in how the companion mechanic will work out. Just how useful will my friends be? If I marry one, will they be willing to fight to the death for me? Will they run away and leave me to die when a dragon comes in? At the very least, will they be able to be my pack mule?

If they have a use, I'll make friends or even get married, otherwise I'll most likely ignore it.

 

[theonlyblaze2]

I'm a little bit more intrigued by the idea to have roommates and partners to roam Skyrim with. Imagine the possiblities...of the glitches.

 

[theheroofaction]

Of course now there are going to be people who make it their business to marry every single npc in all of Skyrim. Just because it's possible

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Basically, just make sure it's natural, rather than having overly flamboyant boys prancing around like twats.

Agreed. I'm gay too and I actually have more straight male friends than gay friends if only because I can't stand the flaming.
...that and most gay guys don't play videogames or watch anime and the such.
So its not to say they don't exist, but by only showing the flaming stereotype suddenly everyone will assume ALL gay people are like that...i.e. walking dick jokes with a limp wrist.
*sigh*
Persona 4 and Fallout New Vegas are probably the only games that looked at it more realistically that come to mind.

I wish New Vegas would have let me pursue a relationship with Arcade Gannon...

Of course, this game will most likely go the route of Dragon Age II and just make everyone bi or pansexual, but I'll take what I can get, especially if that means that gay character won't mean annoying stereotype...

 

[Farther than stars]

I'm not sure I like that stereotype... Gay doesn't automatically mean camp. Personally I haven't been a fan of the Elder Scroll series up till now, but I wouldn't say Bethesda are a bunch of idiots; they do know a thing or two about character design.
What do I think of including a gay person in general? Sure, why not? I don't understand any of it myself, but it's nice that homosexuals have some media they can relate to as well.

 

[TheTim]

Fable 2 and 3 had the same thing, i don't see what the issue is.

 

[darron13]

Basically, just make sure it's natural, rather than having overly flamboyant boys prancing around like twats.

Agreed. I'm gay too and I actually have more straight male friends than gay friends if only because I can't stand the flaming.
...that and most gay guys don't play videogames or watch anime and the such.
So its not to say they don't exist, but by only showing the flaming stereotype suddenly everyone will assume ALL gay people are like that...i.e. walking dick jokes with a limp wrist.
*sigh*
Persona 4 and Fallout New Vegas are probably the only games that looked at it more realistically that come to mind.

I wish New Vegas would have let me pursue a relationship with Arcade Gannon...

Of course, this game will most likely go the route of Dragon Age II and just make everyone bi or pansexual, but I'll take what I can get, especially if that means that gay character won't mean annoying stereotype...

Yeah, I hate it when they do that. It really makes it feel like they just put it in there for the option, when instead they could use it for good character development. Developers usually throw it in but then just leave it there, so much so that characters never even comment on it. While yeah, on one hand they're trying to say "oh, its a perfectly accepting society" on the other hand it also says they don't want to get their hands into the social issue of it. To this date Persona 4 is the only one that I've seen that really did that.

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Basically, just make sure it's natural, rather than having overly flamboyant boys prancing around like twats.

Agreed. I'm gay too and I actually have more straight male friends than gay friends if only because I can't stand the flaming.
...that and most gay guys don't play videogames or watch anime and the such.
So its not to say they don't exist, but by only showing the flaming stereotype suddenly everyone will assume ALL gay people are like that...i.e. walking dick jokes with a limp wrist.
*sigh*
Persona 4 and Fallout New Vegas are probably the only games that looked at it more realistically that come to mind.

I wish New Vegas would have let me pursue a relationship with Arcade Gannon...

Of course, this game will most likely go the route of Dragon Age II and just make everyone bi or pansexual, but I'll take what I can get, especially if that means that gay character won't mean annoying stereotype...

Yeah, I hate it when they do that. It really makes it feel like they just put it in there for the option, when instead they could use it for good character development. Developers usually throw it in but then just leave it there, so much so that characters never even comment on it. While yeah, on one hand they're trying to say "oh, its a perfectly accepting society" on the other hand it also says they don't want to get their hands into the social issue of it. To this date Persona 4 is the only one that I've seen that really did that.

Stop reminding me that I don't have Persona 4, I only have the first one and found it hard to get into. Atlus, make a portable version of your apparent magnum opus and I will buy it.

 

[darron13]

Basically, just make sure it's natural, rather than having overly flamboyant boys prancing around like twats.

Agreed. I'm gay too and I actually have more straight male friends than gay friends if only because I can't stand the flaming.
...that and most gay guys don't play videogames or watch anime and the such.
So its not to say they don't exist, but by only showing the flaming stereotype suddenly everyone will assume ALL gay people are like that...i.e. walking dick jokes with a limp wrist.
*sigh*
Persona 4 and Fallout New Vegas are probably the only games that looked at it more realistically that come to mind.

I wish New Vegas would have let me pursue a relationship with Arcade Gannon...

Of course, this game will most likely go the route of Dragon Age II and just make everyone bi or pansexual, but I'll take what I can get, especially if that means that gay character won't mean annoying stereotype...

Yeah, I hate it when they do that. It really makes it feel like they just put it in there for the option, when instead they could use it for good character development. Developers usually throw it in but then just leave it there, so much so that characters never even comment on it. While yeah, on one hand they're trying to say "oh, its a perfectly accepting society" on the other hand it also says they don't want to get their hands into the social issue of it. To this date Persona 4 is the only one that I've seen that really did that.

Stop reminding me that I don't have Persona 4, I only have the first one and found it hard to get into. Atlus, make a portable version of your apparent magnum opus and I will buy it.

*Points to Persona 3 Portable*
Not as good as 4, but similar and still amazing.
Also the newer Personas are FAR easier to get into that 1, they're less archaic.
And come now, a PS2 is like $60 nowadays NEW xD

 

[chaosyoshimage]

Basically, just make sure it's natural, rather than having overly flamboyant boys prancing around like twats.

Agreed. I'm gay too and I actually have more straight male friends than gay friends if only because I can't stand the flaming.
...that and most gay guys don't play videogames or watch anime and the such.
So its not to say they don't exist, but by only showing the flaming stereotype suddenly everyone will assume ALL gay people are like that...i.e. walking dick jokes with a limp wrist.
*sigh*
Persona 4 and Fallout New Vegas are probably the only games that looked at it more realistically that come to mind.

I wish New Vegas would have let me pursue a relationship with Arcade Gannon...

Of course, this game will most likely go the route of Dragon Age II and just make everyone bi or pansexual, but I'll take what I can get, especially if that means that gay character won't mean annoying stereotype...

Yeah, I hate it when they do that. It really makes it feel like they just put it in there for the option, when instead they could use it for good character development. Developers usually throw it in but then just leave it there, so much so that characters never even comment on it. While yeah, on one hand they're trying to say "oh, its a perfectly accepting society" on the other hand it also says they don't want to get their hands into the social issue of it. To this date Persona 4 is the only one that I've seen that really did that.

Stop reminding me that I don't have Persona 4, I only have the first one and found it hard to get into. Atlus, make a portable version of your apparent magnum opus and I will buy it.

*Points to Persona 3 Portable*
Not as good as 4, but similar and still amazing.
Also the newer Personas are FAR easier to get into that 1, they're less archaic.
And come now, a PS2 is like $60 nowadays NEW xD

I have a PS2, but it's at my mom's and I hate to lug it back and forth. But, I still want to get Persona 4 for it if I find it. It's kind of costly for a PS2 game. I know, Persona 3 Portable eludes me as well, I bought Persona 1 instead since it was $10 less and I needed the money to put towards something else. Stupid, Pokemon obsession...

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

Oh, no! Would someone please think of the children? /sarcasm

I don't really care, since the series is all about player choice. Therefore I'll choose for my character to not marry a dude.

 

[likalaruku]

I see, they're expanding their market to yaoi fangirls who will play anything where two guys can boink. It will succeed.