Comparing Mass Effect 3's Gay Relationships

Jeff writes: "...EA did a marvelous job of scoffing at a mail-in campaign protesting Mass Effect 3‘s use of gay and lesbian characters. Reading through notes I thought it’d be fun to conduct a social experiment: just how well did BioWare do in portraying these characters and how it speaks for the rest of the industry."

[PopRocks359]

In my opinion there really shouldn't be anything to compare. They were characters who could potentially fall in love after spending some time together regardless of gender (particularly in game 3). That's really all there is to it.

I remember there being a huge stink about gay relationships by fans of The Old Republic. I never thought such close minded people even existed within gaming culture. It's a sad, sad day when I read about young people who share my interests behaving in such a needless manner.

Then again the entire Bioware fanbase seems like that nowadays.

[MasterD919]

I had no problem with Cortez and actually felt sorry for him.

And in the ME games you have the option of being in relationships with other species and aliens. I don't ever remember hearing about that being controversial...

[FrightfulActions]

Know what pissed me off about the lesbian Femshep? The damn shower scene. Traynor takes a shower with her undergarments still on, then Shepard joins her without removing ANY clothing of her own. She gets in the shower with her dress on.

Here I was thinking Mass Effect 3 was a M-rated game, but apparently that relates only to blood and violence. If someone (Jack) tries to say a 'naughty word' it cuts to black, and if someone tries to expose some flesh that will go over PG-13, it just ignores logic and keeps them in clothes. Dafaq?