Dragon Age 2 and Bisexual Love Interests
Just a quick post.
If you like computer/PS/Xbox games, I'd like call your attention to Dragon Age 2.
It's a nice game, but that's not all.
As it's common for Bioware games, you have romance interests (yes, characters your avatar can have a romantic relationship with) within the story. Dragon age: Origins already had two bisexual romance options (Zevran and Leliana), but this time the developers gave even more options to the players.
In Dragon Age 2, all four love interests are bisexual, which means same-sex romances are possible with either romance interest.
Apparently, there have been many protests because of this on the official Bioware Social Site (I haven't been there in a while), and the lead writer, David Gaider, stepped in to defend the decision. It's interesting because it touches the subject of minorities as well:
"The romances in the game are not for “the straight male gamer”. They’re for everyone. We have a lot of fans, many of whom are neither straight nor male, and they deserve no less attention. We have good numbers, after all, on the number of people who actually used similar sorts of content in DAO and thus don’t need to resort to anecdotal evidence to support our idea that their numbers are not insignificant… and that’s ignoring the idea that they don’t have just as much right to play the kind of game they wish as anyone else. The “rights” of anyone with regards to a game are murky at best, but anyone who takes that stance must apply it equally to both the minority as well as the majority. The majority has no inherent “right” to get more options than anyone else."
Just thought I'd let you know.
If you like computer/PS/Xbox games, I'd like call your attention to Dragon Age 2.
It's a nice game, but that's not all.
As it's common for Bioware games, you have romance interests (yes, characters your avatar can have a romantic relationship with) within the story. Dragon age: Origins already had two bisexual romance options (Zevran and Leliana), but this time the developers gave even more options to the players.
In Dragon Age 2, all four love interests are bisexual, which means same-sex romances are possible with either romance interest.
Apparently, there have been many protests because of this on the official Bioware Social Site (I haven't been there in a while), and the lead writer, David Gaider, stepped in to defend the decision. It's interesting because it touches the subject of minorities as well:
"The romances in the game are not for “the straight male gamer”. They’re for everyone. We have a lot of fans, many of whom are neither straight nor male, and they deserve no less attention. We have good numbers, after all, on the number of people who actually used similar sorts of content in DAO and thus don’t need to resort to anecdotal evidence to support our idea that their numbers are not insignificant… and that’s ignoring the idea that they don’t have just as much right to play the kind of game they wish as anyone else. The “rights” of anyone with regards to a game are murky at best, but anyone who takes that stance must apply it equally to both the minority as well as the majority. The majority has no inherent “right” to get more options than anyone else."
Just thought I'd let you know.