HOMOSEXUALITY!
Mass Effect 3
Game » consists of 19 releases. Released Mar 06, 2012
When Earth begins to fall in an ancient cycle of destruction, Commander Shepard must unite the forces of the galaxy to stop the Reapers in the final chapter of the original Mass Effect trilogy.
Mass Effect 3 to (Finally) Support Same-Sex Love Interests
Finally Bioware has decided that maybe same sex relationships aren't nearly as taboo as inter-species ones.
I'm taking the approach of going all self reinforced story canon on ME3, so that if I never had relations with certain characters before I'll never try to have relations with them in ME3.
I will in replays after my first playthrough, but not until I've completed it with my own canon version of the ME universe save done and completed first.
Not to open a can of worms but I still think this is silly, Shepard has never been a blank slate and people who were expecting to be able to engage in same sex relationships were expecting too much from a character with an established identity that merely allows for some wriggle-room.
Ultimately though if this makes more people happy then it's probably for the best. Whether I thought the initial demand for same sex relationships in ME was slightly unreasonable or not the inclusion of such an option isn't going to effect me at all so it's pretty much a non-issue.
Of course the inclusion of these options isn't likely to prevent there being some kind of shitstorm on release, people will always find a way to complain.
So tired of sex in games being newsworthy. It was interesting, now it's just dull. Seriously. Who gives a flying hows-your-father about this?Romance, not sex
Who is that guy on Shepard's right? Is that Kaidan? He looks awesome now, compared to the last two games. New haircut does a lot.
If it forces Shepard to be bisexual then it gives the player less choice. They need to have him state through a dialogue choice what he's in to. "No, I'm not into men/women. Go away."
Not to open a can of worms but I still think this is silly, Shepard has never been a blank slate and people who were expecting to be able to engage in same sex relationships were expecting too much from a character with an established identity that merely allows for some wriggle-room. Ultimately though if this makes more people happy then it's probably for the best.For obvious reasons though the female Shepard was somewhat more of a blank slate by being bisexual, since I would say 99% of guys don't mind seeing lesbians going at it. There are gay people who play Mass Effect and would like to have a more relatable romance for their Shepard, and it's good that Bioware is making the game more enjoyable for them as well.
I'm not interested in my male Shepard getting it on with another man. I just can't really imagine it. Female Shepard MAYBE, but not male.
I thought this community was a lot more open, but all I see is complaining about how it's a bloody option. "Oh no, they are forcing me to potentially be gay, how frightening!"
It's not like if you choose to go with straight love interests you're going to be bi. Shepard's not going to around being all "Yo, I like it every which way." And some dude hitting on your male Shepard makes HIM gay, not YOU.
Lol great, a more developed dating sim. Now ME3 is perfect.
@S0ndor said:
lolwut? If that's romance then farting at people in fable is conversation.@Mowgers said:
So tired of sex in games being newsworthy. It was interesting, now it's just dull. Seriously. Who gives a flying hows-your-father about this?Romance, not sex
"Oh hey, you made it through three conversation trees. Lets bang!"
LOL that was funny!More options for the people that want them is certainly a good thing.
Unless everyone is BI, in which case … never mind.The crap in DA2 was just silly, there should be characters that are GAY and that are STRAIGHT and are BI, not all one big happy orgy group of "I'll screw anything that moves."
@Mowgers said:Unfortunately all the games still see sex as the goalpost at the end of the 'romance'. The relationships in this game are about as deep and romantic as a penthouse letter.So tired of sex in games being newsworthy. It was interesting, now it's just dull. Seriously. Who gives a flying hows-your-father about this?Romance, not sex
Wow! I didn't expect this much negative feedback. They aren't forcing you to be gay in the game. You have the option. Seriously people, it's the 90's!It is my understanding that having male homosexual options in games is gay and wrong and makes men ~so uncomfortable~ because they're sheltered children. It's the reason they took the gay romance for Kaidan out in the original and didn't include lesbian romances in ME2.
But now they're in. Maybe. Assuming any backlash at the announcement doesn't cause them to be removed.
I, for one, congratulate Bioware for continuing to (unintentionally?) troll the hell out of straight male gamers while giving the minority something to enjoy.
People actually cared that there was no gay love in ME? I was mostly offended when I got hit on by another dude in DA2...stay in the closet, Bioware!
I'm in space! ...
I don't see whats the big deal for a lot of people. I only played ME 2, but even then, I never thought you could get forced into a relationship without you even knowing... even more, I always used the option to put off some option because I didn't tried to ruin it trying to have the cake and eat it (and ended up being kinda bitchy to all my options but one).
Besides, same sex love interests were available in ME 1 too, and not many people complained...
@hermes said:Just for the sake of "political correctness", there was the possibility or there was not. Whether it was one option or hundreds, its not the point.Besides, same sex love interests were available in ME 1 too, and not many people complained...Interest, not plural.
@BibleDoctor said:That isn't what the majority of the people arguing about this are worried about. Liara was scripted as a 'bisexual' option, what they hinted at doing now implies the plan on altering characters that they have spent two games building into the same ambiguous sexual orientation that all the romance options in DA2 were. In addition to that distaste, the way the romances in ME2 were handled it adds another fear. If you shot down a character who expressed romantic interest in you during ME2, there was no more dialogue after that. There were no more scripted conversations, and the development stopped at pretty much the 'no' coming from your characters mouth. The worry is that Bioware will throw the blanket of the ambiguous sexuality over every character who you've spent two games getting attached to, and then have their dialogue and your interaction with them cut short when you shoot them down.@hermes said:Just for the sake of "political correctness", there was the possibility or there was not. Whether it was one option or hundreds, its not the point.Besides, same sex love interests were available in ME 1 too, and not many people complained...Interest, not plural.
@hermes said:
That isn't what the majority of the people arguing about this are worried about. Liara was scripted as a 'bisexual' option, what they hinted at doing now implies the plan on altering characters that they have spent two games building into the same ambiguous sexual orientation that all the romance options in DA2 were. In addition to that distaste, the way the romances in ME2 were handled it adds another fear. If you shot down a character who expressed romantic interest in you during ME2, there was no more dialogue after that. There were no more scripted conversations, and the development stopped at pretty much the 'no' coming from your characters mouth. The worry is that Bioware will throw the blanket of the ambiguous sexuality over every character who you've spent two games getting attached to, and then have their dialogue and your interaction with them cut short when you shoot them down.@BibleDoctor said:
@hermes said:Just for the sake of "political correctness", there was the possibility or there was not. Whether it was one option or hundreds, its not the point.Besides, same sex love interests were available in ME 1 too, and not many people complained...Interest, not plural.
It isn't that people don't want homosexual romance options in the fucking game. I'd love to see a gay male or female character, who isn't some strange sexual orientation that relates only to the PC, but as strong homosexual character. Who is written as such. It's lazy writing, especially in regards to how important the interpersonal relationships are in the Mass Effect games, to just opt out of giving the character an orientation.
This might not be the case. From Casey Hudson's twitter:
Some game sites saying "previously straight chars now available for both m&f chars" not necessarily true. Will have some new LI's in #ME3
This is so stupid. I think it hilarious that he put finally in brackets as if it should have been in there in the first place. I think the sex in dragon age and mass effect should be taken out completely because it is really nothing but pointless and annoying. It seems like some kind of weird, awkward, nerdy thing thats in there for people who want to see their video game characters get it on with each other for no real reason. I have played both dragon ages and mass effects, and I always found the sex stuff to be silly and ridiculous. If they could find a way to make believable romantic relationships that contributed to the game in a meaningful way than id be all for it, but as of now its just this crazy thing they throw in there that does nothing but cheapen the characters in the game and the believability of the world.
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