Oh yeah, I forgot they spent all of that on making video games. My post meant that no normal person, straight or gay, needs a video game where the sexuality of the characters is an important aspect. Other than romances, sexuality is unimportant and everyone with half a brain realizes that.suasartes said:
I certainly wasn't implying it can't be done. But it's difficult to get right. You make a good point about for instance, half-life 2, but when you look closely, while you can see that there are moments when the player can't really do much about what's going on in quite a few games, (although, the risk of this degenerating into little more than a cutscene is pretty high), you still have to contend with the overall game structure.flatten_the_skyline said:
Good lord. That physically hurt me to watch, so much secondhanded embarrasment...Archer666 said:
Well, I think playing with the shift of power is quite intriguing. I mean the shift between redneck county and New York city for example can make a huge difference in the life of your character, starting in some rural village with all the hardships of being a social outcast to make it to new york or San Francisco to have a lot more possibilities... Or to take the Shooter approach of linear empowerment (Crowbar->pistol->shotgun->Assault Rifle->Rocket Launcher->BFG9000) you could center a game about a homosexual adolescent who gains respect by his/her deeds, climbing the social ladder... And if you think in sci fi terms, there is no need for disempowerment at all. There have been times where homosexuality has been accepted, why shouldn't it be in some new civilization? Homophobia is neither natural nor necessary for a civilizations survival, even if 50% were homosexuals the rest could still procreate, so why not have some game where relationships are free, or where gender simply doesn't exist, where maybe even sexes don't exist?CrystalShadow said:
You heard it here first, queers, stop existing. You only serve to shove your existence down people's throats.KarmaTheAlligator said:
By that I meant I don't want to be reminded every two seconds that yes, your character (or even a person in real life) is gay or whatever. Establish it once, then move on. And, seriously, how many games even have an option for having a sexual preference?Zachary Amaranth said:
And I'm sure you've expressed this about heterosexuality in gaming, too. I mean, otherwise, it would seem downright hypocritical and even (dare I say) bigoted.KarmaTheAlligator said:
Yeah, let's ban heterosexuality and any romance from games! Just look at the filth!krazykidd said:
I ..CBanana said:
Well you were talking about getting rid of heterosexuality in games, I just took it to its logical conclusion because I thought it was funny.krazykidd said:
So are wasps and eagles. You see, the existence of these minorities is dictated by totally different reasons. Try asking the question like this: Why aren't there more female/wasp protagonists? See how stupid this sounds? Please don't try to combine two or more unrelated problems into one, because this way you won't find the solution to any of them.Fox12 said:
Dude, care to elaborate on this notion? I've been in the videogame business for a looong time, I'm pretty sure I've played and enjoyed more titles than you have. Get off your high horse, bro.Fox12 said:
Whilst white male is certainly correct the vast majority of video game main characters don't really have any mentioned sexuality.CBanana said:
As for the gay thing, how many games have you played where the protagonist has neither mentioned sexuality or been shown to be in a relationship, ill answer that quickly... Lots. Now why are you assuming these characters to be straight? Do gay people have to be obvious stereo types where there entire being revolves around their sexuality and not the job in hand?xxy said:
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