lol **** tumblr.
But, Is there a reason we shouldn't? Should games really just be based off the majority? I don't mean every game should be about a minority of some kind because again, that's boring. Honestly, it's like you're trying to make varied games, characters, and settings a bad thing. I'm getting so bored with a lot of games these days. I want some damn variations in the gameplay, music, art, characters, story, whatever. This is one way that can be achieved, while at the same time making gaming a more inclusive hobby.
And you hardly even reply to my posts. You pick one minor detail of it, and then ignore the rest of the post. You asked me to list games with straight characters. I did, but then oh, one was a girl. Sorry. I explain how gay, or other minority characters could be used and examples of good ones but nope, I must be some social justice tumblr warrior. Way to go after me instead of actually discussing my points.
I'm not trying to make varied characters a bad thing. I'm trying to make varied characters that exist just because some people want variation and not for an actual good reason a bad thing.
What do mean, variations in music? Seriously, explain that one to me. And gameplay? Literally every game is different. Art? Along with gameplay, play a different game! If you want differences in art, gameplay, and story, play a different game.
I notice how you don't criticize Zr for pointing out a flaw in your list. Oh well.
Where did you point out how gay or other minority characters can be used in a good way? There was one example of how a female character could be used, and that was by the Whistler, not even you. Where are YOU saying how they can be used? I'm not seeing anything.
And yes, you do seem like a social justice warrior. The way your posts appear to me, it appears as if you just want video games to be inclusive for the sake of being inclusive. It appears that you just want minorities in the game just so we can have minorities in games. That's the kind of things social justice warriors do, and it's very apparent in you.
You say I don't respond to previous posts? Fine.
Your list of straight characters. Yes, you have listed that. And? There's a reason that they don't make games with predominantly female heroes. Allow me to cite a Penny Arcade article covering a report about a study done by the EEDAR (Electronic Entertainment Design and Research). They found that out of 669 games, 24 had female protagonists. 300 gave the choice of a female lead. They then looked at three months of sales data for the game. As the man interviewed explained, "If you look at the first three months, with the smaller quantity of female-led games, they did not sell as well. The ones that were male-only sold better," The article also says that male-only heroes sell better, but the ones where you choose gender will get reviewed now. The article, by the way, can be found
here.
What can we take away from this? I think it's fairly obvious that video games companies want to sell their games, and thus will appeal to market forces. The market currently demands male-only hero games, and that's what's going to be made. My main conclusion here is that if you want more games to be made with minority heroes, then you should work to change the culture of gaming first. Change the minds of the people who buy the games. They're the ones with the money, and they're the ones who really decide what games get made.
