BlindChance said:
I would, of course. Actually, I already have. (In Jade Empire, where you can follow a homosexual relationship, either sex.)
Fable as well.
On topic, depends. Is the sexuality a main thing in the game? There's a difference between "I'm gay" and "I'm gay *has sex with other gay* now join in".
Putting it much better than I have so far,
Thunderhorse94 said:
I dunno, I don't see the point of having a main character being gay for nothing other than shock value. And chances are the whole game will be just blatantly pointing out the characters homosexuality despite it adding nothing to the story or gameplay.
Say it's a shooter, which is one of the game genres I play that allows it. RTS, racing, sport don't really work, leaves FPS and RPG.
What's the point in a shooter? It's like all those feminist comments about how CoD4 should have allowed a female option. You don't see your character, you see their hands holding the gun, that's it. For all you know it could be a squid headed alien, just make comments involving traps every now and then and that's it. There is no point in making sex or sexual preference a major part of the game.
RPG: It's been done before as has been pointed out. Fable and Jade Empire both allow the option of playing as a homosexual character, no fuss, just is. Which is how it should be, IMO. What you seem to miss is that the more you hype it up, the more of an issue it is. If you just put it in the game (RPG or no point) then it's fine. Anything else is either an ad for shock value which I despise in general or useless.
Flying-Emu said:
Sure.
Why not? I play as the Scout, and we all know he has homosexual tendencies.
He loves his ball.
*inserts obligatory joke including reduced health and aids*
Hey, it's just one of those threads. And a possibility to be included in any game involving gays. Guys anyway, not so sure about girls.. Although there was that cancer study..
Yarkaz said:
It depends. I would play as a character who happens to be gay, sure. It's not like it would effect gameplay at all or anything, although it may influence the story. But I've always prioritized gameplay over story, and on that note having a gay character by no means ruins a story.
Now I WOULD avoid such a game if the character were gay sheerly for the sake of having a gay character and making a point. Do you guys remember that Left Behind RTS a while back. I'm a dedicated Christian and that game's tenancy to put evangelism and preachyness before being a video game really started to annoy me after a while.
Yeah, it's odd trying to make a Christian game analogous to a possible game about gays, but I think my point has been made.
This.
Very much so. I'm a Christian too and I disliked that game. Had potential, but ruined it. Granted, it's got to include _some_ points on religion given the setting, but when it starts getting preachy is when I tune out.
Same with any game, book, movie, tv series, etc.
So the question is, what's the setting and why are they gay? If they're gay because "My life sucked, but then I found out I liked men, now I'm a new person and everything is going great. Thanks jenny craig". Then no, I'm not going to play it.
If it's a shooter. ... No point, you don't see the character in an FPS, in a third person it's still not going to do much. Gameplay over story here.
If it's an rpg. Depends. If it's as above "press x to have explicit gay sex", includes a gay meter or anything like that, then no. If it's an option to play as... I'm still going to question the need for sexuality to be a main part of any RPG I play. Fireballs, swords, about all that's needed. Character relationships and story are fine till they start messing with the game.