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That sexuality of a character in a game is even known is problematic; this implies the sexuality is being acted on. I wish developers would stop exploiting the
by siltpotato 6y ago
That sexuality of a character in a game is even known is problematic; this implies the sexuality is being acted on. I wish developers would stop exploiting the four Fs to induce us to buy, and sadly my minimal consumption of video games is only a splash against the tide.
- leetcrew 6y agoI don't think there's anything wrong with a video game character being gay, straight, or otherwise. for the most part, I do think video game romances are incredibly poorly done. I have not yet played a game where the romantic/sexual tension was not intensely cringey. we are still deep in the uncanny valley here. usually it's a fully optional side arc (eg, mass effect), so I can't say it's much of a problem in practice.
- BlueTemplar 6y agoBaldur's Gate 2 ? Though not having fully animated 3D models (so you have to imagine it) probably helped a lot !
- wruza 6y agoSome (many/most?) rp-games do not fix sexuality, allowing to choose any option available at playtime. The earliest that I remember is fallout 2 where you can play both guy and girl and marry/engage with both. But it's unclear why you see that "sexuality being acted on" is problematic. It depends and is very situational, imo.
- siltpotato 6y agoSee what leetcrew said in response to what was said by me. The purpose of sex in games has been in my experience, even if the creators would like to justify otherwise (because why wouldn't they), is for whatever writer or writers working on that element to live out their fantasies so all may see. It's pathetic.