Straight guy complains about gay romance in Dragon Age 2 (including a blanket dismissal of women gamers, as a bonus); BioWare employee tells him to "get over it".
The BioWare response makes me so happy. It is just about perfect. He even cites male privilege. I thought about saying more, but the blog entry linked above pulls the right quotes and does a great analysis, so anything I might add would be redundant; just go read it. So, so excellent.
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The BioWare response makes me so happy. It is just about perfect. He even cites male privilege. I thought about saying more, but the blog entry linked above pulls the right quotes and does a great analysis, so anything I might add would be redundant; just go read it. So, so excellent.
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I picked up Dragon Age 2 a little while ago after hearing that they allowed for equal romances, and have been really gratified by how open-minded they are for playthroughs. Reading this article just makes me that much more glad I am that I spent my money the way I did.
Thank you for sharing that! I'm definitely spreading the link.
I'm playing Dragon Age Origins right now, and although not all of the characters are flexible in who they will romance (the main male non-player character, for example, seems to be straight as an arrow), some of them are, and the player character so far appears to be one of them. I gather this is a BioWare trademark, and I must say I couldn't approve more.
It's pathetic that I think of this as some hidden easter egg.
Made of awesome.
Now checking out Dragon Age and considering buying it. :)
I like Dragon Age a lot so far, although I confess I am so charmed by the het romance that I haven't played with the possibilities. But it makes me really happy to know that I could.