Homosexuality in ME3

[Realitycrash]

You know that for every thread we start about this, either "defending" or "complaining", we are just feeding the huge debacle and controversy.
So if you feel that it shouldn't matter whether or not homosexuality is an in-game option or not, STOP CREATING THE GODDAMN THREADS AND ACCEPT IT AS A PART OF NATURE:

Seriously, for fuck sake.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

It would be fun to watch Vega (that's his name, right?) try to woo Femshep.

*Femshep enters Vega's cabin to find him shirtless and curling a barbell*
"What'cha think about that?"
*dialogue wheel: lets chose to go with the clumsy come-on*
"Sweet," says Vega "You DTF?"
*Chooses to initiate coitus. The lights dim and after the cinematics it cuts to Femshep leaving the room to the sound of thunderous snores*

As for homosexuality in ME3 I would be open to it if it was an option and not just thrown at you if you chose to be a male character. That was another thing I didn't really like about DA2 (but I don't think that writer was/is too involved with ME3). It was really off putting to get into a dialogue with another male like Anders or, whats-'is-name-Final-Fantasy-Elf; one who hints that he likes me and one who's so aggressively against me that he might as well be wearing a neon sign which reads "Please Love Me" (oh if only Varric wanted my male Hawke...)

 

[BabyRaptor]

Reading into that I pretty much got "yah but it caters to THIS group so theres no problem....but there is a problem if it caters to another group"

or fan-service is fine if its for the "young white males" but putting in some gayness that could possibly be apealing to another isnt ok

It sounds terrible to admit to but yes, it isn't ok. Simply because it goes against the intended demographic.

Only if you assume that the only intended demographic is young, straight males.

I don't know what rock you live under, but...That's not been the only demographic in gaming for awhile now. And clearly it isn't the only intended one, since the options are in there in the first place.

Check your privledge, please.

 

[Astro]

The Mass Effect series would be better if Shepard was asexual or a turkey or something.

 

[Vault101]

My biggest issue right now is, i always play FemShep. And since ME1 i've been knockin boots with Liara. But after playing the demo, and seeing the new trailer i kinda like the look of Ashley.

WHY IS PIXEL LOVE SO COMPLICATED!

as for the atcual topic, read this;

You know that for every thread we start about this, either "defending" or "complaining", we are just feeding the huge debacle and controversy.
So if you feel that it shouldn't matter whether or not homosexuality is an in-game option or not, STOP CREATING THE GODDAMN THREADS AND ACCEPT IT AS A PART OF NATURE:

Seriously, for fuck sake.

thats a little shallow dont you think?

 

[silver chocobo]

and there is no "canon"

There is Cannon, persomal cannon

Mass effect is great video gaming story beacuse it's your charactor your shepard, you want shepard to be male he is you want you shepard to female she is. you want you shepard to play by the rules s/he does be a rengade fine gay, straght into aleins humans, it's up to you as the player to choose. just because you can have a gay shepard doesn't mean you must

 

[BanZeus]

This is just like the multiplayer, people are complaining right now but once they get a taste of future man love they'll be all, "Holy crap, this is so much fun!"

Now hopefully BioWare balanced the classes cause it's no good if you have to take turns being the Sentinel.

 

[Asuka Soryu]

This subject sure gets a lot of attention. Why do people care so much about one programed image "dating" another image, because they resemble two of the same gender?

 

[WanderingFool]

I felt the ME2 romance was just "meh". Really took no effert beyond completing the loyalty mission and talking to them before the Omega Relay. However, I have one male shepard thats loved Liara and One Female shepard that fell for Thane... I think she has a thing for the terminal ill assassin with a heart of gold type...

 

[Gatx]

From memory, the biggest complaint people had was that their Shepard might be "accidentally" homosexual.
That is, the player might inadvertently click dialogue options "a bit too friendly" and spark a love interest where it's not wanted.

I can kind of see the accidental thing actually hapening, sort of. Like with the Jacob dialogue options for Femshep. I click a couple of what I thought were small talk options and she just throws herself at him. Man, Femshep, did not think you were that kind of girl. Though fearing accidental homosexuality specifically as opposed to accidental romance/flirtation (for RPers) is less of a legitimate reason.

 

[Bigeyez]

It's an option. So who cares? Why such an uproar over something thats OPTIONAL. God forbid people who think differently get to enjoy a game the way they want to play it.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

I don't think you can prove the first point, otherwise they would have tried to feature elements of it in the second one, which they didn't (unless someone CAN provide evidence they've hinted at it).

Don't ask me for a link (don't have one on hand) but as I recall the developers (ie Bioware) has stated that they intended Shep to have all romance options from the start, but couldn't because the Underpants Model who MaleShep is based on refused to have anything "gay" associated with him.

They tried again in ME2, but hit the same wall because they needed the guy to come back for ME3.

Now that ME3 is here, they no longer have to keep Mr. Underpants happy, so they can now provide the options that they always intended to.

IF you need a link, Google it.

Oh, and OT:

To summarize my usual rant on this: this gives the player more Freedom. Freedom in games is Good. People need to stop bitching about this already - it's a good thing to have more options in a game.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

ohhh boy..here we go...

ok as you can figure this is inspried by that little debarcle going on the with Bioware writer..even though apaerently shes got nothing to do with ME3..but thats not the point

now Ill say I know VERY LITTLE about ME3 and i'd actually like to keep it that way [/B] (and yes it seems odd that Im doing an ME3 thread..but anyway), I do know (obviously) that shepard can come out of the closet

so heres what I think

I dont think its really an issue

1. because it was intended from ME1 but obviously they cut it out [/B]

2. you can fuck Aliens...[/B] seriously, take a look at garrus, he's a nice guy but he looks like a velocipator cross with a xenomorph..and femshep can totally get it on with that. Not only Garrus but femsehp can get it on with Liara, oh SURE she's not "technically" female but lets not play around here, thats just Bioware dancing around the issue (and what about kelly chambers? oh right never mind her..move along)

so my point with that is why not? lets make things "eaqual" lets not play around, gay relationships exist, lets not pretend they dont


3. ROLE PLAYING [/B]

and this one I cant stress enough, it seems easy to forget that underneith everything ,ME was originally a role playing game

and there is no "canon"

So that means that YOU decide what shepard is like...My femshep has no interest in Aliens, what so ever, just because the game gives me the option does NOT make it true, she's not going to screw Garrus and she never will or even consider screwing Garrus, or ashley or Liara

so from that as far as Im concerned my Femshep is straight

just like now maleshep and be as straight and gay as YOU want

and thats my opinion..whats yours? (god forbid)

its pandering. Shepard isn't gay

 

[BanZeus]

I don't really give a damn about the homosexual option as long as you can't just easily trip into a relationship with your bro (and this goes with any romance period - I had this problem in ME2. I thought a dialogue option was just me being nice. lolnope)

Seriously, make it harder to romance people. So you actually have to TRY instead of you're talking to someone and suddenly you're in their pants.

thats my opinion as well. from dragon age to mass effect.. huh what do you mean im in a relationship with them and have to choose? since when?

I don't see how you could accidentally get into a relationship in either of the Dragon Age games, maybe you're thinking of Dragon Warrior.

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButThouMust

 

[RoBi3.0]

I have yet to convince anyone in Mass Effect to sleep with my Shepard. It is a good thing I am married in RL or I would start to seriously doubt my abilities to have a sexual relationship with another human.

Anyways, I think that my Shepard is going to be so hard up for a lay that they are going to sleep with anyone or thing, so homosexual relationships should be interesting.

 

[Darkmantle]

I never understood what made this a big deal in the first place. The romantic relationships never seemed like a make or break feature. I'm happy that this is now an option but did it need a big announcement?

I don't think it was a big announcement, it was a little mention then people went APE-SHIT

 

[tlgAlaska]

I want a gay Shepard, but only in combination with a renegade dialog option somewhere in the game where he says:
"It's payback time! I'm gonna f*ck these Reapers in the a**!" Awkward silence... "Figuratively speaking..."
"... of course, Shepard."
"... I should go."

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

That awkward moment when the giant lizard man comes on to you......the thought scares me.

 

[BanZeus]

That awkward moment when the giant lizard man comes on to you......the thought scares me.

Why, don't they have towels in the future?

Seriously though, would it be better if it was a giant lizard woman?

 

[Tanner The Monotone]

That awkward moment when the giant lizard man comes on to you......the thought scares me.

Why, don't they have towels in the future?

Clothes that dry you when you get wet?

Seriously though, would it be better if it was a giant lizard woman?

Probably not. Rejection would probably end with my death either way.