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Inclusive gaming: Awesome LGBTQ characters in games

"It always warms my heart to see some LGBTQ characters in my videogames. After all, I fell in love with games long before I fell in love with dudes. Though I wouldn’t label myself as a “gaymer,” per se, I’m all for equal representation in all aspects of life.

So to mark the end of LGBTQ Pride Month – as well as pride weekend in New York City and San Francisco – I’ve decided to put together a list of some of the best representations of gay men and women.

This is obviously not a complete list. Sure, I could have put in FemShep from Mass Effect or The Grey Warden from Dragon Age: Origins, but the sexuality of those characters are up to the will of the player. Instead, the following guys and gals were made to stay true to themselves and they rock it.

These, in my eyes, are some of the best gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer* videogame characters that I’ve taken notice of over the years."

- Maxwell Coviello

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Snookies123942d ago

I dunno about Vanille and Fang... I mean, I get how people could see them as being something more. Yet it's never actually stated. That being said, it's never stated that they're straight either. Either way, it's kinda speculation lol.

jc485733942d ago

I don't know either. Can it be seeing as a form of sisterly love?

Snookies123942d ago

That's what I was considering it as when I played through the first time. They love each other, just not in "that" way. I think... I dunno, again... Never stated, so it's only speculation. :\

jc485733942d ago

whatever works for people.

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pr0t0typeknuckles3942d ago

after playing tomb raider i can easily see the new lara as a lesbi,or maybe thats just my imagination.

manaxknight13941d ago (Edited 3941d ago )

idk y to sexualize video game characters but for humor

ChrisW3941d ago

LGBT... Q? Queer?

Sorry, but anyone a bit odd and out of the ordinary falls under that description... and I don't think they should be grouped with the LGBT.

SilentNegotiator3941d ago

I saw that for the first time walking around campus a few weeks ago. It's because they don't want anyone to feel left out of "safe zones", I think.

According to wikipedia, there's also:
"Other variants may add a "U" for "unsure"; a "C" for "curious"; an "I" for "intersex"; another "T" for "transsexual" or "transvestite"; another "T", "TS", or "2" for "Two‐Spirit" persons; an "A" or "SA" for "straight allies"; or an "A" for "asexual".[31][32][3 3][34][35] Some may also add a "P" for "pansexual" or "polyamorous", an "H" for "HIV-affected", and/or an "O" for "other""

....HIV-affected? ASEXUAL?! Really?

How about LGBTO, O for "other"? "Queer" (although Q also means "questioning" sometimes, I believe) is too synonymous with "Gay" and comes off redundant.

Heck, do away with the acronyms altogether before it becomes LGBTQUCITTTSASAPHO...

NeXXXuS3941d ago (Edited 3940d ago )

I'm gay, but I'm very backwards about the gay community. I don't like it. I'm not proud to be homosexual because there's nothing to be proud of. I'm just a person who happens to like the same sex. I don't see a difference between homosexuals and heterosexuals besides just that one thing. People are people and deserve to be treated like people. At least video game characters don't care about each other's orientation.

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The 7 Best Final Fantasy Characters: Unveiling the Legends

While FFVII ranks highly, there's more to the series than one game. Here's Chit Hot's picks for the seven best Final Fantasy characters.

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Street Fighter X Tekken May Be Purchasable On Steam Soon

Or it's about to leave the storefront like another Capcom title.

Darkegg92d ago

When they announce tekken x street fighter, let me know.

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The older it gets, the more I respect Final Fantasy XIII

Alex Donaldson: "Hindsight is a hell of a thing, however, and in the years since Final Fantasy XIII, my respect for the decisions its developers made has skyrocketed. In the two Final Fantasy titles since we see both the brilliance and the folly in alternative approaches - and in Final Fantasy VII Remake, we get a more nuanced understanding of what FF13 was trying to accomplish from many of the same development leads."

Einhander1972116d ago

FFXIII is actually one of the best Final Fantasy games.

I also sort of was disappointed at the time, never as much as the bandwagon. But really all the fantastic 3D rendered cutscenes and I actually liked the characters and the story though convoluted was actually fantastic and the ending was extremely emotional. So much budget and time were put into that game Square had such big plans, I actually have always felt kind of bad for how things played out.

I have been thinking for years how great it would be to get all three games on one disk for PS4 or 5.

Nyxus116d ago

I always liked this game, and I agree, a rerelease for current gen would be nice.

Shane Kim114d ago (Edited 114d ago )

Gotta take off the nostalgia glasses. It's the worst FF. Shiva as a bike, I mean come on.

Elda114d ago

Shiva as a bike is strange but saying FFXIII is the worst FF is not at all a fact, that's simply your opinion.

Terry_B114d ago

*One of the 3 equally bad FF's

DivineHand125114d ago (Edited 114d ago )

When I got my series X a year ago, I bought FF13 for nostalgia reasons but ended up being disappointed. When I first played it around the time it launched, I didn't have a lot of experience with final fantasy games, so I enjoyed it. Fast forward to when I played it again, I found that the game had many unnecessary filler moments instead of just giving us meaningful content.

The game is also very linear and a quote on the article said it best. "It is like a sewage pipe that leads to the ocean until it opens up on Grand Pulse."

The story didn't make much sense either and I believe it is my mistake as I played the FF7 remake on PS5 prior which is a night and day difference in terms of pacing, storytelling and likeable characters even though cloud is aloof.

FinalFantasyFanatic114d ago (Edited 114d ago )

Probably was a mistake to play any of the golden era FFs first (e.g. FF6 through FF10), it makes it harder to enjoy some of the FFs that aren't as good. I think FF12 was where major issues with the series started becoming apparent, and it just got worse from there.

FinalFantasyFanatic114d ago (Edited 114d ago )

I didn't really care for it that much, the only saving grace was that it had a better story than 15 (overall it was better than 15) and possibly 12, and even then, you had to read some of it through primers, like reading a book. Plus the battle system was reasonably fun for what it was, even if it was more the spectacle that was exciting for me (e.g. summoning). And to be fair, the 13 trilogy got better with every games, I still don't like Snow though.

Gamingsince1981114d ago

Ff13 is only good if you haven't played a ff before, or any other games that are decent for that matter.

-Foxtrot114d ago

It is in fact no way the best Final Fantasy game, it's one of the worst

Linear corridors, Cutscene, Fight, Cutscene...rinse and repeat

Dialogue and characters are pretty bad, especially Lightning as the main FF hero, they literally said they tried to make a "Female Cloud" and they failed.

Story was pretty awful

I could go on

I think the only alright thing that came from the game was the music.

Elda113d ago

That's not a fact that's your personal opinion. The game sold 11 million copies between its 2009 release up until 2014 including critically reviewed as an 8 out of 10 or an 80 out of 100. The game does have some issues but it's not at all a fact as one of the worst FF games.

-Foxtrot113d ago

Elda

Not just mine mate

A large majority

So….

Traecy113d ago

N4G commenters such as yourself aren't the majority. The game was well received.

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gold_drake116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

i liked the game alot but i didnt like how they handled the terminology.

i dont mind reading data logs but it had soo many.

but i always loved the music and how it looked. the battle system wasnt too bad either.

but i like 13-2 more :)

i still dont understand why we never got a remaster of the trilogy

Eonjay114d ago

Xbox kinda did. Besides the video files of course which are still best on PS3 due to bluray.

Snookies12116d ago

XIII is a pretty solid game, but XIII-2 is WAY better. XIII-2 was one of the few games I decided to go for a Platinum trophy in, early on. Had so much fun the entire way through getting it too!

Eonjay114d ago

Totally agree. FF 13 was okay but 13-2 is my favorite FF game ever.

shinoff2183116d ago (Edited 116d ago )

I hated this to when it released. I haven't much liked a ff game since ff10 as much , aside from ff7remake. I decided to give it another shot on my series x since it's not on a current ps and was liking it quite a bit(just takes me some time to get over things ) until star ocean 2 remake came out I was all over that.

Square should definitely remaster it or something for ps4 ps5

KillerB114d ago

my favorite jrpg trilogy ever

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