Bioware writers discuss the same-sex relationships found in Mass Effect

[pkbitchgirl]

http://blog.bioware.com/2012/05/07/same-sex-relationships-in-mass-effect-3/

Sorry, got the right link now, the previous link was to a petition for Garrus m/m DLC

Comments

[maladaptive]

I can't tell who's a Bioware writer in the thread?

[reservoir]

here's the blog post:

http://blog.bioware.com/2012/05/07/same-sex-relationships-in-mass-effect-3/

[reservoir]

I was initially wary when I clicked on the link, but the post turned out to be really good! I'm glad both Weekes and Everman admitted they had huge blindspots and sought out feedback from gay/lesbian Bioware staff members. And Weekes admitting he fucked up Traynor the first couple of times was just refreshing to read. Glad he copped to it.

[joasakura]

I romanced Cortez on my first play thru, and he is such a great character. <3<3<3

[baxaronn]

I kind of want to give Patrick Weekes a really big hug after reading that.

I honestly wouldn't have guessed that Samantha's romance plot was written by a straight man, and usually that kind of thing is... "obvious" is a bit of an understatement. I'm really, really glad he approached it from the angle he did, with that awareness of what he didn't want to do.

[themarshal]

I honestly wouldn't have guessed that Samantha's romance plot was written by a straight man, and usually that kind of thing is... "obvious" is a bit of an understatement.

I figured the most telling part was that the romance was started with a shower scene... >.>

[syrenstar]

I figured the most telling part was that the romance was started with a shower scene... >.>

Yep me to. The chess scene could have easily been Sam's version of a date but it's scrapped in favour of a sex scene if you romance her. Very much male thinking.

[baxaronn]

All the romance paths have sex scenes, though. I mean, yeah, it would've been nice to play chess with her too, but I actually thought it was sweet.

Though I was admittedly distracted by the fact that Shepard doesn't take her clothes off, wtf and could have missed something horribly objectifying, IDK.

[tersa]

As someone who played a BroShep who Romanced Cortez, it was interesting to finally find out who wrote him and also the insight into how he approached doing so.

I like it a lot, but I did have minor issues with it which are less how he enacted on the gay romance as generically how it was handled as a 'romance' that would be the same if it was het.