Nonvita wrote...
Really? I'm perfectly comfortable playing the relationship the straight way, so I definitely don't think he's some gay stereotype. And his sleazy qualities certainly don't reflect it, either. (For one, he only ever flirts with the female NPCs.) Yeah, he has a wilder personality than the others, but he becomes a way deeper character the more time you spend talking to him, and there are plenty of people who have found both straight and gay relationships with him to be completely satisfying. So it's fine if you don't like him, but there's a lot more going on with him than you seem to think.
no, I played through his storyline. I know everything about him. doesn't make me like him any more- in fact, it makes me like him less. especially the way he expresses his interest in you (as a guy) and then immediately apologizes and "hopes that you don't mind." I mean, if he were confidant and secure in himself, like he's apparently supposed to be, then his attraction to men shouldn't matter at all, but it never rang to me as anything deeper. it just sounded like he's apologizing for his sexuality, and that's about the only thing I never, ever want hear a game tell me.
I'd have even been happier if he
were outright, flamboyantly gay (sequins and feather boa optional). at least then it'd be like "woah, not something you see every day." as it is, though, he's just one of another lackluster character who was chosen to be bi because he's a) slight of build,

a shameless sexual omnivore, and c) not human.
I have yet to see a game that has a "cute, shy" character like Allister, or "strong, silent" character like Sten, be gay/bi. Zevran was lying on the ground, trying to get me to spare him and "oh, by the way Caldur, he's gaaaaaaaay!" seriously, he just puts it out there that he thinks I'm handsome. hardly through the very first conversation I have with him, bam. just announces that he's gay. bi. whatever.
I was extremely unimpressed with him overall. he had no unique storyline, no effect on the plot, no unique model, armor, or even hair. everything about him felt carefully tailored to be utterly forgettable and completely nonthreatening to the straight guys playing (even down to Zevran trumpeting his sexuality for the world to see), because he confroms to every preconcieved notion available of what a gay/bi guy should be. I don't necessarily hate him because he's too sleazy, immature, or flamboyant. I hate him because of everything that he represents.
Modifié par caldur06, 28 janvier 2010 - 02:42 .