I read this article about some dumbass hetero-player of Dragon Age II bitching that there is no off button for the potential homosexual content in the game. The difference in this sequel to Dragon Age: Origins is that all romance-able characters are "bisexual" or at least capable of being romantically linked to the main Hawke character. Pretty much you have to initiate all such interactions, though it seems with one companion character he is a bit more forward than the others. Still, nothing will come of it if you as the player do not choose the appropriate options.
But this dude decides to bitch that the developers "neglected their main demographic: The Straight Male Gamer...It's ridiculous that I even have to use a term like Straight Male Gamer, when in the past I would only have to say fans..."
Made me rage hard. Luckily, in the same post the main writer for the whole Dragon Age series, David Gaider (wrote the books that expand on the world, the first of which I finished today) pretty much told the tool to Sit The Fuck Down And Shut The Fuck Up. Only, he did it very eloquently with such great lines as:
"...if there is any doubt why such an opinion might be met with hostility, it has to do with privilege. You can write it off as “political correctness” if you wish, but the truth is that privilege always lies with the majority. They’re so used to being catered to that they see the lack of catering as an imbalance. They don’t see anything wrong with having things set up to suit them...The very best we can do is give everyone a little bit of choice, and that’s what we tried here. And the person who says that the only way to please them is to restrict options for others is, if you ask me, the one who deserves it least. And that’s my opinion, expressed as politely as possible."
Forever love this man now. And it got me to start a Dragon Age II even though I have had the game for a few days.
http://www.queerty.com/straight-gamers-calls-for-no-homosexuality-option-in-dragon-age-2-game-maker-responds-shut-it-20110325/
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