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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 49 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

No one is forced to be straight... Most games don't even have romances.

Like you think Doom Guy is straight because he's clearly a Christian? When I control him, he's the gayest queen in Hell. 🤷‍♂️

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

No one is forced to be straight…

Virtually every JRPG has a straight romance subplot, typically staring the main character. Every FF since... six? Every Dragon Quest. Every Persona. Kingdom Hearts. Fucking Mario Brothers has a straight romance in it.

Like you think Doom Guy is straight because he’s clearly a Christian?

I think you can head-cannon that the two dudes in Time Crisis are having hard core steamy Special Agent on Special Agent lovemakings in between chapters. Fine and good.

But when Arno & Elise kiss in Assassin's Creed Unity? I'm sorry, but nobody needs to see that heteronormative degenerate filth. Kids are playing that game. What are they going to grow up thinking?

[–] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

For Mario and Peach, Nintendo has had decades to do something and hasn't. They officially confirmed they're just friends I believe.

For Kingdom Hearts, it's a similar thing with Sora and Kairi. There are some undertones and potentially attraction but they're just friends, and children besides. They haven't done so much as kiss. Plus with Birth by Sleep it's shown that Sora literally has had another dude inside him for years.

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

Those relationships are straight-coded as heck though, there's no way you could flip genders on Peach or Kairi and not have the result be interpreted by gamers as super gay.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I feel like your point about ACU is good, but I also feel like the Arno/Elise romance is a driving factor for his character. Sure, it's unfortunate it's yet another straight romance story, and I feel like an argument could be made that it almost should have been a gay romance between two boys who grew up together. Idk where I'm really going with this besides I think the romance in general is the point and not the fact that it's with Elise, a woman.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, it’s unfortunate it’s yet another straight romance story

I'm not really begrudging the straightness of the romance. More scoffing at the double standard. Nobody who complains about non-hetero romance seems to mind this

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It took me a couple times rereading your comment this morning to really realize what you mean.

And I agree with your point fully.

[–] bluecat_OwO@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I feel moved! imagine a 6'7 monster like human, ripping apart monsters to save a rabbit, but its a total drag queen outside the outer space

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Doom Guy is canonically ace. But the story is still vague on wether he is panromantic or not.