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I look at games today, and what do I see? Characters with confused sexual identities, homosexuals and sexless creatures. Now, I'm all for having equal opertunities in games, but when it comes to the point it is now- where there are virtually no straight people in games- you have to wonder.
Allow me to give a few examples...
Metal Gear Solid 2 has been called the game of the year by some. But what kind of image is it premoting? As the centre, you have Raiden- a blonde rubber-wearing child-like character who clearly needs some sexual identity. Either side of him you have Ottacon and Solid. Not only do these too seem to spend WAY too much time together (over 2 years), but Otacon seems to have an incestuous lust for his (underage) sister, while Snake is "unequiped" in the child-making area.
Even gamings most loved characters have changed. Poor old Sonic, once the coolest hedgehog in town, seems to completely shy away from foxy young Amy Rose, and would rather spend time with the (underage) two-tailed Miles. Not only that, but while most characters in the game sport clothes, Sonnic and Tails hang about butt-naked! Oh, and don't even get me started on Knuckles, who spends all his time alone on his floating island... wonder how he "satisfies" himsef?
In fact, the only straight game characters are licenced ones- like James Bond.
It really is a sad day for gaming
Sonic
(Please don't ban me!)
Allow me to give a few examples...
Metal Gear Solid 2 has been called the game of the year by some. But what kind of image is it premoting? As the centre, you have Raiden- a blonde rubber-wearing child-like character who clearly needs some sexual identity. Either side of him you have Ottacon and Solid. Not only do these too seem to spend WAY too much time together (over 2 years), but Otacon seems to have an incestuous lust for his (underage) sister, while Snake is "unequiped" in the child-making area.
Even gamings most loved characters have changed. Poor old Sonic, once the coolest hedgehog in town, seems to completely shy away from foxy young Amy Rose, and would rather spend time with the (underage) two-tailed Miles. Not only that, but while most characters in the game sport clothes, Sonnic and Tails hang about butt-naked! Oh, and don't even get me started on Knuckles, who spends all his time alone on his floating island... wonder how he "satisfies" himsef?
In fact, the only straight game characters are licenced ones- like James Bond.
It really is a sad day for gaming
Sonic
(Please don't ban me!)
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GasMask wrote:
> *Cough* My topic *Cough*
>
> ;o)
I guess you're talking about the "gays in games" topic...
Well, name one straight person (licenced characters don't count!)
Sonic
> *Cough* My topic *Cough*
>
> ;o)
I guess you're talking about the "gays in games" topic...
Well, name one straight person (licenced characters don't count!)
Sonic
*Cough* My topic *Cough*
;o)
;o)
I've never actually thought about this before to be honest, and if was being honest i would agree with you totally sonic, you gotta wonder about certain characters, but i don't want to think about sonic or mario being gay though, its enough to give anyone nightmares ;)
Protoss wrote:
> On reflection, wanting to see people get together on games is really
> quite depressing...
When we care about the characters in games as we play that means that the developers have done a good job at creating atmosphere. I mean, look at Ocarina of Time, I really wanted Link and Saria to get together because I felt -sorry- for them...oh god! what have I just said!?
-M-
> On reflection, wanting to see people get together on games is really
> quite depressing...
When we care about the characters in games as we play that means that the developers have done a good job at creating atmosphere. I mean, look at Ocarina of Time, I really wanted Link and Saria to get together because I felt -sorry- for them...oh god! what have I just said!?
-M-
The WORST offender (exluding WWF games) has got to be Resident Evil: Code Veronica. Although the good guys are some of the few straight people in games, the bad guys more than swamp this fact...
The main bad guy is a cross-dressing transvestite, who is both incestuous to his comatosed sister, and pretends to be her. Wesker- the blonde guy who's sold his soul to the devil- clear;y can't be straight.
It's too weird!
The main bad guy is a cross-dressing transvestite, who is both incestuous to his comatosed sister, and pretends to be her. Wesker- the blonde guy who's sold his soul to the devil- clear;y can't be straight.
It's too weird!
Protoss wrote:
> On reflection, wanting to see people get together on games is really
> quite depressing...
And quite perverse really, but that dosn't excuse all the gay icons
> On reflection, wanting to see people get together on games is really
> quite depressing...
And quite perverse really, but that dosn't excuse all the gay icons
On reflection, wanting to see people get together on games is really quite depressing...
===SONICRAV---> wrote:
> Nah! Link has girls all the time- the elf girl in his village, Zelda,
> and wasn't there one in the rogue village by the desert?
But does he actually accept them!? No, he backs away. Hmmm...
> Nah! Link has girls all the time- the elf girl in his village, Zelda,
> and wasn't there one in the rogue village by the desert?
But does he actually accept them!? No, he backs away. Hmmm...
Duke Nukem, whats that all about? big muscular man who dosn't say much? granted, theres nothing to suspect anything about his sexuality, but, I mean, come on, is he put there as a gay icon or is that somthing they thought of later?
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