Why a Video Game Blockbuster Will Finally Allow You to Be a Gay Man
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"We got feedback from players that they wanted more choice," Ray Muzyka co-founder of Mass Effect studio BioWare told me during a recent interview. "We respond to that feedback and try to make our games better based on what our players are asking for."
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"It's surprising that people think it's that big a deal," Zeschuk said. "If you're creating this kind of content, it's very natural to provide all the options. So that's always kind of funny.
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"Here we have games whose god-like designers are actually implementing, at a more fundamental level, the ability for a gay identity to even exist in their world. And they're saying, finally, yes it can. Political statement?
"We're neutral," Muzya says. " It's the player's choice. It's a role-playing game."
"Yeah," Zeschuck followed, "It's a choice based on preferences."
