Gay Gamers Want Dragon Age 2 Writer Fired
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Funny, having played through DA2 two and a half times now, I don't get the impression of any characters as strictly "gay"... they just seem like people who are willing to find love (or pleasure, Isabela) wherever they can. Isn't that beyond the hetero-/homosexual issue?
Okey, is this REALLY such a big deal? I mean..If I hit on you, and you turned me down, I'd be pretty upset too.
Where are the angry-feminist-mobs when you need them? I can think of several more on-the-spot criticisms for Dragon Age 2 concerning character design. Isabella and her giant knockers (every females giant knockers, come to think of it..Maybe Dragon Age just have better breedingstock?) comes to mind.
Where are the angry-feminist-mobs when you need them? I can think of several more on-the-spot criticisms for Dragon Age 2 concerning character design. Isabella and her giant knockers (every females giant knockers, come to think of it..Maybe Dragon Age just have better breedingstock?) comes to mind.
Gah! I want to find and slap this guy with a trout worse than the representative for 'Straight Male Gamers'! As a gay gamer I'm happy that someone is writing gay characters in video games PERIOD. On top of all this it's obvious that Bioware took to heart the criticism we had about Zevran in the first Dragon Age with it's romance choices and changed things because of it. *fumes*
Mr. David Gaider, I can assure you that the great majority of us support you and your writing. Keep it up!!
Mr. David Gaider, I can assure you that the great majority of us support you and your writing. Keep it up!!
Wow. Just wow. Let me get my tiny facepalm image.
There we go.
This is just stupid
This is just stupid
And congratulations for stereotyping yourselves. What people should be able to understand is that the characters in this games react based on their given personality, not their sexuality.
Didn't Mass Effect 2 remove gay relationships? I know that ME1 had 'em.
Complain about that.
Anyway, I haven't gotten rivalry points for spurning the advances of either of them.
Complain about that.
Anyway, I haven't gotten rivalry points for spurning the advances of either of them.
) and yeah this whole thing is just pretty stupid.To mock the article:
As a homosexual playing Dragon Age 2, I was delighted with the different depths of personalities with the characters. I was thrilled to see that while one of the homosexual male characters was sexual in nature, not unlike his predecessor Zevran, it was not his only trait. Likewise, other characters were not so sexual in nature which made up for it. I applaud the writer for including gay romances in gaming, which is stereotypically dominated by straight males, and leveling the playing field for everyone interested in the game. As in Dragon Age: Origins, I found myself wishing my male character could fall in love with a straight character and felt bad when it never happened. A game needs to have differences between personality types. Not everyone is bisexual, not everyone is a sex fiend, and not everyone sits with their legs crossed. Such is real life, and thank you, Dragon Age, for allowing players to have a choice about what kind of romance they want rather than being stuck with one they do not want.
tl;dr: Dragon Age isn't stereotyping, just giving a CHOICE of what kind of partner you want.
As a homosexual playing Dragon Age 2, I was delighted with the different depths of personalities with the characters. I was thrilled to see that while one of the homosexual male characters was sexual in nature, not unlike his predecessor Zevran, it was not his only trait. Likewise, other characters were not so sexual in nature which made up for it. I applaud the writer for including gay romances in gaming, which is stereotypically dominated by straight males, and leveling the playing field for everyone interested in the game. As in Dragon Age: Origins, I found myself wishing my male character could fall in love with a straight character and felt bad when it never happened. A game needs to have differences between personality types. Not everyone is bisexual, not everyone is a sex fiend, and not everyone sits with their legs crossed. Such is real life, and thank you, Dragon Age, for allowing players to have a choice about what kind of romance they want rather than being stuck with one they do not want.
tl;dr: Dragon Age isn't stereotyping, just giving a CHOICE of what kind of partner you want.
I do have to admit though that Dragon Age 2 goes a little closer to home than Dragon Age: Origins. Hell, I could Romance Morrigan the moment I hit Lothering. If I want to court Merrill, it takes at least until Act 2 - and I NEED to do her companion quest and have a few talks with her along the way.Irridium said:
It at least gives a facsimile of them being together a while (as 3 years pass between Act 1 and 2) but there is definitely more work to be done
Isabela, Merrill, Anders, and Fenris can be romanced regardless of your sex. Therefore as a whole, the argument falls down. The only truly heterosexual character is Sebastian (I don't think he can be romanced by male Hawke).
However, Anders did hit on you five seconds after you met him, which did seem a little ridiculous...as did Isabella. The idea was to have extremes of personality and I can see how this could be misinterpreted. Also, since Anders and Isabella are bisexual, if they are romanced heterosexually, this could through twisted logic, be seen as portraying heterosexuals as promiscuous!
EDIT: It's not even like you jump into bed with any of the bisexual characters (maybe, Isabella, I haven't romanced her yet), the game takes place over many years!
However, Anders did hit on you five seconds after you met him, which did seem a little ridiculous...as did Isabella. The idea was to have extremes of personality and I can see how this could be misinterpreted. Also, since Anders and Isabella are bisexual, if they are romanced heterosexually, this could through twisted logic, be seen as portraying heterosexuals as promiscuous!
EDIT: It's not even like you jump into bed with any of the bisexual characters (maybe, Isabella, I haven't romanced her yet), the game takes place over many years!
Although Fenris was OK when you turned him down he didn't stop. No fenris I'm still not gay, fuck off. ...(ten minutes later).... Goddamnint no! I'm not gay yet!
And the fact that both Fenris' and Anders' advances come out of nowhere without any hint that you're interested in them. Who does that!? The only people I can think of are sleazebags.
More importantly; ANDERS ISN'T GAY!
How did he become gay between games!? He was fiercely heterosexual in Awakenings, and don't tell me his change is due to his companion as he had no desires at all.
And the fact that both Fenris' and Anders' advances come out of nowhere without any hint that you're interested in them. Who does that!? The only people I can think of are sleazebags.
More importantly; ANDERS ISN'T GAY!
How did he become gay between games!? He was fiercely heterosexual in Awakenings, and don't tell me his change is due to his companion as he had no desires at all.
anyone else noticed the amusing pun in gaider surname
but yes humans are dicks no matter creed, colour or sexual orientation
but yes humans are dicks no matter creed, colour or sexual orientation
The media portrays men as "unable to be normal people and think [about] nothing but sex." It's perhaps a stereotype, but it's not a gay stereotype.Andy Chalk said: