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