Would you play a game with a gay main charater?
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Actually, what if the game is like ... HALO ... or some other game where 1)Your guy is overly-manly, almost as though he is trying to hide something and 2)Where sexuality doesn't really play a part in the story-line ... or side-quests for that matter.traceur_ said:
OT: I would be okay with it, I just wouldn't hook up with any men, so I would be the abstinant (I totally spelt that wrong I am sure) homosexual, making the homosexual part completely irrelevant. Also, it would at least act as a preventative measure against any over-the-top gay-rights movements that could say 'Your game hasn't got a homosexual in it, we are under-represented!!!'.
I played Jerich and one of the girls there liked girls, and also i went there in both Mass effect and Dragon age.
So i dont get what the big deal is, well that isnt entirely true, i saw a glimpse of the next "chocking" thing on the extra dvd in Dragon age.
We have tried same and different gender, now lets try same and different race, and i am talking human and non human race here.
Yep furries, i am looking at you all!
So i dont get what the big deal is, well that isnt entirely true, i saw a glimpse of the next "chocking" thing on the extra dvd in Dragon age.
We have tried same and different gender, now lets try same and different race, and i am talking human and non human race here.
Yep furries, i am looking at you all!
Exactly what i was going to say. I wouldn't give a shit if the main character was gay, good for the developers for making a step in that direction however if he was a stereotypical, extremely flamboyant character I probably couldn't put up with it.Jadak said:
Yes.
Although I wouldn't see the point of it in a, let's say, Operation Flashpoint.
"Sergeant Anderson, who is a closet homosexual who has not yet come out due to his parents' homophobia, is stationed on the island of Everon..."
Of course, this swings both ways. If the sexual orientation is not necessary to the game/story, it shouldn't be mentioned.
Although I wouldn't see the point of it in a, let's say, Operation Flashpoint.
"Sergeant Anderson, who is a closet homosexual who has not yet come out due to his parents' homophobia, is stationed on the island of Everon..."
Of course, this swings both ways. If the sexual orientation is not necessary to the game/story, it shouldn't be mentioned.
Wait, I'm trying to go over the recurring male characters in the Devil May Cry series. Who are you paring Dante up with? Virgil? Cause that's all kinds of incestuous wrong.kuposenpai said:
ON TOPIC: I could play a game with a gay main character, so long as that isn't the only aspect of his personality they decide to push. If they try and make him the stereotypical flaming gay guy, then I'm not going to play, cause that would just get annoying. However, if it's just a part of his character, possibly a part that effects the story, I'm cool with it.
I guess not, because it would either include gay sex or some other gay stuff.
It's just wrong.
And if it is just for the sake of getting "oooh, controversial", then whoever made it so should just drown themselves in shit for being bad people.
It's just wrong.
And if it is just for the sake of getting "oooh, controversial", then whoever made it so should just drown themselves in shit for being bad people.
Since you've ETA that RPGs aren't what you meant, and since all my other points have been made, I'll toss out this:
The game industry already has a hard enough time portraying Black People and Women as non-stereotypes. If they included a gay (and you know, clap your hands) main character, there's a rather good chance he'll be less, well Dumbledore (likable, but subtle, like "I once knew this guy...intimately") and more, as someone said "all the worst traits a woman can have."
Now, I don't know what causes some gay men to absorb all these traits, it's not true for all, and probably most of them. But the one that burns the most is the one who doesn't act like a mature, reasonable person, and it's harder for people who've never seen anything else (either due to only seeing tripe with stereotypes, or because they only encountered one or two) to see beyond their initial impressions.
Back to the point, though. Most of the black men I've seen have fallen into stereotype country, as have many women become gun-toting sadists with a "Shut up and follow me or be shot" attitude that would be annoying on anyone, but amuses game developers.
And while we're at it, no more escort or timed missions. If I'm taking someone out of a hostile area, they need to be armed and prepared, or I need to be able to give them armor that keeps them from being one-shotted by a randomly-spawned zombie crow that hasn't hurt me since the tutorial. TIMED MISSIONS, indeed any mission with a set time limit, has to be done with an implicit reason (This mug of mead won't stay hot for long in our wintry zone) and with time to spare if there's something to slow you down (like 10 minutes of OH SH- window. I've seen a lifetime's worth of fission mailed because Charlie Bravo Delta Unit 8 needs me in spot Q in 10 minutes, so that I can be there when the grenade gets tossed in and kills everyone including me for the story.
The game industry already has a hard enough time portraying Black People and Women as non-stereotypes. If they included a gay (and you know, clap your hands) main character, there's a rather good chance he'll be less, well Dumbledore (likable, but subtle, like "I once knew this guy...intimately") and more, as someone said "all the worst traits a woman can have."
Now, I don't know what causes some gay men to absorb all these traits, it's not true for all, and probably most of them. But the one that burns the most is the one who doesn't act like a mature, reasonable person, and it's harder for people who've never seen anything else (either due to only seeing tripe with stereotypes, or because they only encountered one or two) to see beyond their initial impressions.
Back to the point, though. Most of the black men I've seen have fallen into stereotype country, as have many women become gun-toting sadists with a "Shut up and follow me or be shot" attitude that would be annoying on anyone, but amuses game developers.
And while we're at it, no more escort or timed missions. If I'm taking someone out of a hostile area, they need to be armed and prepared, or I need to be able to give them armor that keeps them from being one-shotted by a randomly-spawned zombie crow that hasn't hurt me since the tutorial. TIMED MISSIONS, indeed any mission with a set time limit, has to be done with an implicit reason (This mug of mead won't stay hot for long in our wintry zone) and with time to spare if there's something to slow you down (like 10 minutes of OH SH- window. I've seen a lifetime's worth of fission mailed because Charlie Bravo Delta Unit 8 needs me in spot Q in 10 minutes, so that I can be there when the grenade gets tossed in and kills everyone including me for the story.
