yes. It doesn't matter to me what the Protagonists Sexual Prefrence is.
As long as the games good I don't really care.
As long as the games good I don't really care.
Would you still play a game if the main character was gay?
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if it was the standard "save the damsel (or in this case the boyfriend) in distress" plot then yes I'd play as a gay character.
I'd play as a gay character anyway but this is a game I want to see.
and I don't know about anyone else on this site but a gay version of duke nukem would just be friggin hilarious
I'd play as a gay character anyway but this is a game I want to see.
and I don't know about anyone else on this site but a gay version of duke nukem would just be friggin hilarious
I had an idea, since most games your characters gender is usually unknown of, such as in the COD franchise, I'm going to begin assuming all my characters are gay, this will be an interesting experience.
Anyway no I don't mind, just so long as they don't shove it down my throat and go "HE'S GAY" every two minutes.
Anyway no I don't mind, just so long as they don't shove it down my throat and go "HE'S GAY" every two minutes.
Every answer on this thread seems to be "Yeah, as long as it doesn't define the character."
What?!
As much as people like to believe that gays have equal rights and receive equal treatment, they don't. Anywhere. If you have an openly gay character, the manner in which he or she interacts with the world will HAVE to account for gays being second rate citizens. Having the character's sexuality not matter in the plot would be like having the presence of an Apostate not matter in Dragon Age. It would be dumb.
And a closeted gay character (unless the game is the story of them coming out) will be exactly the same as any asexual straight character! But then again, from some of the answers in this thread, it seems most people prefer their characters to be asexual. Why are we actually demanding flat characters and then appealing for better characterization? Better characterization would come from something like a gay character who DOES shove it in your face!
Ugh. There's a really good episode of Extra Credits that voices my feelings on this.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2520-Sexual-Diversity
I'd rather people just come out and say they don't want any icky gays in their games than to continue to demand lifeless characters...
What?!
As much as people like to believe that gays have equal rights and receive equal treatment, they don't. Anywhere. If you have an openly gay character, the manner in which he or she interacts with the world will HAVE to account for gays being second rate citizens. Having the character's sexuality not matter in the plot would be like having the presence of an Apostate not matter in Dragon Age. It would be dumb.
And a closeted gay character (unless the game is the story of them coming out) will be exactly the same as any asexual straight character! But then again, from some of the answers in this thread, it seems most people prefer their characters to be asexual. Why are we actually demanding flat characters and then appealing for better characterization? Better characterization would come from something like a gay character who DOES shove it in your face!
Ugh. There's a really good episode of Extra Credits that voices my feelings on this.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits/2520-Sexual-Diversity
I'd rather people just come out and say they don't want any icky gays in their games than to continue to demand lifeless characters...
You mean Kanji from Persona 4? I was angry I didn't get to romance him. Or Yosuke, I hit on him at every in game opportunity and still got nothing, I didn't even get rejected.GideonB said:
Next time you play a game tell yourself that the main character is gay. Even if it has nothing to hint it's true it still makes the story feel completely different. My protagonist in Pokemon Black is also gay, I feel it makes him more caring to his companions while still being tough.
I don't really care, as long as the game is good and the characters are interesting and well depicted, then I'd play any game.
Judging by some of the interactions with the macho characters in lots of shooters these days, I get the feeling I already have played games with gay main characters- albeit closeted ones.
Don't see how openly gay would change that. I admit that things like sex scenes between guys is a little discomforting to watch though not enough to make me rage quit, stop or take a cold shower or something. Certainly a new story perspective waiting to be done well, along with other stories about gay people. It's a look inside a perspective I don't share in do to different sexuality- no less interesting to learn about though
Don't see how openly gay would change that. I admit that things like sex scenes between guys is a little discomforting to watch though not enough to make me rage quit, stop or take a cold shower or something. Certainly a new story perspective waiting to be done well, along with other stories about gay people. It's a look inside a perspective I don't share in do to different sexuality- no less interesting to learn about though
a characters sexuality wouldn't affect my opinion of the game! although most of the games i play are kid's games so love interests of any kind are at a bit of a minimum 
i mean i can't really picture kirby making out with metaknight.... no, it would seem i can
i mean i can't really picture kirby making out with metaknight.... no, it would seem i can 
If it was a good game and written well, hell yes!
Actually Ballad of Gay Tony is probably one of my favorite GTAs, although you don't play as a gay character it does focus on one.
Just as long as they do not do it in a totally tacky and overdone way.
Same goes for games where you play as a female character.
Actually Ballad of Gay Tony is probably one of my favorite GTAs, although you don't play as a gay character it does focus on one.
Just as long as they do not do it in a totally tacky and overdone way.
Same goes for games where you play as a female character.
If a character in one of my games was gay, I would throw down the controller in anger and frustration and start filing lawsuits to the developers.
No seriously, it can be a very good thing (look at persona 4). Only people that discriminate for some reason (but still a reason you probably know) would mind. Just because a person would fall in love with someone the same gender as him / her does not mean it's not a human. I don't mind it at all. I would judge them the way I would judge anyone else.
No seriously, it can be a very good thing (look at persona 4). Only people that discriminate for some reason (but still a reason you probably know) would mind. Just because a person would fall in love with someone the same gender as him / her does not mean it's not a human. I don't mind it at all. I would judge them the way I would judge anyone else.
In most cases. For instance, if Leon from Resident Evil 2 and 4 was gay, that would not make him any less awesome. This would apply to most games. However, for games where the hero being some kind of Don Juan is a major element, such as The Witcher or Alpha Protocol or perhaps a Duke Nukem game (never played them so can't really say) I might not. If the character's homosexuality was constantly being shoved in your face it might lessen my enjoyment of the game. After all, I wouldn't read a romance novel where the couple were gays, because I wouldn't enjoy it.
Buah hahahah ha...hahahahh.... that was funny...smv1172 said:
OT: Yeah, in fact I try to avoid games where the protagonist (and company) are all stereotypical white strait males.
Like Gears of War or Call of Duty or any of their ripoffs or Bulletstorm where even the girls act like white strait males.