Mass Effect 2: Lesbians OK, Gay Men Not OK
Much has been made of the fact that you can customize the gender of your character Commander Shepard in the new game Mass Effect 2. And if your Commander Shepard is female, then you have two choices: you can have a relationship with a male character, or a relationship with a female character. However, male Commander Shepards can ONLY have relationships with female characters.
Why would Bioware allow players to customize everything about their character except allowing for male homosexual relationships? In a recent IGN review, creator Ray Muzyka explained that "it's not a wide-open choice matrix. It's more choice on a tactical level with a pre-defined character. So they're different types of narratives, and that's intentional."
In other words, "because we said so, and we know best, that's why."
Why would Bioware allow players to customize everything about their character except allowing for male homosexual relationships? In a recent IGN review, creator Ray Muzyka explained that "it's not a wide-open choice matrix. It's more choice on a tactical level with a pre-defined character. So they're different types of narratives, and that's intentional."
In other words, "because we said so, and we know best, that's why."
