I genuinely don't care if the companions are of different race, sexuality, and gender identity. As long as they are well-written
I mean in DA:O both Leliana and Zevran were bisexual, and they were really well-written characters. In DA: I, Dorian is Gay, Sera is Lesbian, and Iron Bull and Josephine are bi. Most of these characters I found to be really well-written. They have their own personal conflicts that you can help to resolve, and their character development depending on your choices are pretty damn good to watch as you progress through the game.
But I have to draw the line where the dialogs and characters are entirely built around being of different sexual orientations and gender identities.
I just feel like stuff like this being the only thing special about the characters is doing a huge disservice to the actual people of LGBTQ+ community. I have met a few of them, and all of them certainly bring fun personalities to the table. They don't build their entire identity around it, but rather as part of it.
DA: V seem to stop at a surface-level exploration, and quite stereotypical and condescending if you ask me. Is this really what being part of LGBTQ+ is about? How about a quest where they have to put down their former lovers who were brought back to life via necromancy? Or help them hunt down their former lovers who betrayed them?
Not to mention, would words like "non-binary" or "transgender" really exist in a fantasy world like this? If you are gonna write racism and hate, make it in-world friendly and part of the lore.
For example, in DA:O and 2, mages receive horrible treatment especially when they are apostates. They don't choose to be mages, but just are born with their powers. I actually felt really bad for mages who were tranquilized, but with the likes of Ulred or Orisino proves just how dangerous they can be if left unchecked. This is the type of representation of opression/segregation that I expected to see from dark fantasy, not this "did you just misgendered?!" crap.
I mean in DA:O both Leliana and Zevran were bisexual, and they were really well-written characters. In DA: I, Dorian is Gay, Sera is Lesbian, and Iron Bull and Josephine are bi. Most of these characters I found to be really well-written. They have their own personal conflicts that you can help to resolve, and their character development depending on your choices are pretty damn good to watch as you progress through the game.
But I have to draw the line where the dialogs and characters are entirely built around being of different sexual orientations and gender identities.
I just feel like stuff like this being the only thing special about the characters is doing a huge disservice to the actual people of LGBTQ+ community. I have met a few of them, and all of them certainly bring fun personalities to the table. They don't build their entire identity around it, but rather as part of it.
DA: V seem to stop at a surface-level exploration, and quite stereotypical and condescending if you ask me. Is this really what being part of LGBTQ+ is about? How about a quest where they have to put down their former lovers who were brought back to life via necromancy? Or help them hunt down their former lovers who betrayed them?
Not to mention, would words like "non-binary" or "transgender" really exist in a fantasy world like this? If you are gonna write racism and hate, make it in-world friendly and part of the lore.
For example, in DA:O and 2, mages receive horrible treatment especially when they are apostates. They don't choose to be mages, but just are born with their powers. I actually felt really bad for mages who were tranquilized, but with the likes of Ulred or Orisino proves just how dangerous they can be if left unchecked. This is the type of representation of opression/segregation that I expected to see from dark fantasy, not this "did you just misgendered?!" crap.
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