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Mass Effect Andromeda Receives Backlash For Poorly Done Gay Sex Scenes

Mass Effect Andromeda lacks decent gay sex scenes in both quality and quantity.

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skydragoonityx2591d ago

Well I'm glad I'm never going to go that route to know if its good or bad.. ;)

game4funz2590d ago

Same here. But I do notice that I never saw an article talking about those same issues for hetero romances in DRagon Age inquisition. Why wasnt anyone complaining then?

Highlife2590d ago

Gay sex is poorly done. Disgusting

ravinash2589d ago

@ Highlife

I don't think you were the target market for those scenes.

rainslacker2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

Was bioware ever praised for having great sex scenes of any kind? All their sex scenes are like some crappy 80's teen movie sex scene. Pretty pointless and silly, and always fade out before any actual sex.

Think the fact the scene was a gay sex scene is purely incidental to it being poorly done.

Unspoken2589d ago

Ugly female characters, transgender issue, poor gay sex scenes? These idiots are becoming the very thing they complain about in "social justice warriors". Like who gives a flying f?

Forget story and game play, who has time for that?

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-Foxtrot2590d ago

How hard is it for a typical straight man making a video game sex scene to sit down, with a box of tissues and a scented candle to watch some hardcore gay porn.

Psychotica2590d ago

For a straight man, it's not "hard" at all..

andrewsquall2590d ago

So even after letting all the talented devs go and getting in people that makes the staff more "diverse", they STILL ended up being biased and against gay people. Nice. Hope it was worth destroying a franchise over.
And when I say "destroyed" I mean by the time the NEXT game comes out, then we will see how much damage this has done to the name.

UltraNova2590d ago

Lesson of the day at Bioware: You can never please everyone so just keep doing what you do best.

Well at least I hope they learned that.

game4funz2590d ago (Edited 2590d ago )

That is why I feel the team is under performing.
They are being tasked to please people's gender preferences, ideologies, political views, and media acceptance or expectations.

People should not feel forced to be more diverse or more inclusive. It should come naturally if it should come at all.
And unfortunately it is not coming naturally but instead being forced.

TheCommentator2590d ago

The problem is that their best isn't very good anymore, and they're pleasing significantly less people than they used to.

morganfell2589d ago (Edited 2589d ago )

"That is why I feel the team is under performing."

They are underperforming because they are trying to please people...period.

Instead they should fulfill their own artistic vision and then let the chips fall where they may. They should seek to please themselves first, pour the care of what they are doing into the project and the game will be successful. Their goal, wrongly, was to make a game everyone will buy. Instead they should have been concerned about making a game they themselves would want to keep playing and then the sales aspect will take care of itself and in grand fashion.

It is like people that go to the gym to lose weight. It never works. People start to make excuses and skip days. They want the end result but do not immerse themselves in the process. But if they get involved in something physical and develop a love for it the weight loss takes care of itself. Bioware focused on sales instead of game making. If they had attended first and foremost to the game the sales would have taken off. "It is like a finger pointing a way..." You know the rest.

By attempting to please all of these different groups and not offend anyone they tried to navigate a minefield blindfolded on a unicycle. And they didn't make it. Instead of producing the game they loved, it was assembled with a production line mentality according to a floorplan designed by a committee of social architects... who all wanted something different.

When you try to be everything to everyone you wind up being nothing to anyone.

joab7772590d ago

I will say though, that while the eyes and skin textures are last gen or worse, the rest of the game is gorgeous. Combat is phenomenal and I really haven't had any dialogue issues. It's not a terrible game.

8.5 until I read this article. Now it's a 4 at best lmao!

-Foxtrot2590d ago

Next game will hopefully just pick up after ME3 with Shepard recovering from being indoctrinated

"Whaaaaaa ME3 never happened, the Reapers are still coming? Better go to a new galaxy you guys have just discovered to find a way to stop them"

GrubsterBeater2589d ago

This is what happens when you try to appease the SJW cult. Nothing is ever good enough, and they will continue to complain, even when we are forced to be gay by the state, they will still say we aren't being "gay enough".

Stop this stupid cultural and sexual its shoe ins that thea3 SJWs are demanding. It's just making things more and more ridiculous, and making them become more and more vocal, all while complaining even more. Make it stop!

slasaru012589d ago

I think animators were straight and they were disgusted to code a gay sex scene. I would feel the same.

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ClayRules20122590d ago

Shame on Bioware, for ALL the wrongs they've done with this game. Unbelievable & unprofessional.

ironcrow23862590d ago

mass effect 1 - my fem shep gets it on with liara...mass effect 2 - liara; the suddenly lady of the criminal underworld more or less dumps me and tosses me aside...therefore Andromeda can suck it...not having my heart broken again so all these backlashes against lack of gay scenes means piss all :D

bluefox7552590d ago

To be fair, only about 4% of the population have experienced gay sex, so it's understandable that they might not get it right. Also, oral sex and sodomy are rarely shown in straight sex either as far as mainstream entertainment goes.

Nodoze2590d ago

Which begs the question as to why it is included at all. Working to appease 4% at the expense of the others?? The math does not work here.

Zriley562590d ago

How the hell is it at the expense of others? It can't take THAT much resources to toss together a decent 10 minute scene or two.

Goldby2590d ago

well if thats the case, there are 0% cases of humans having sexual intercourse and relations with Aliens from space./ why are they represented in the game?

Ashlen2589d ago

What expense is there when it's 100% optional, and equates to less than 1% of the overall game experience?

It's an 80+ hour game with 10 minutes of dialog and 5 minutes of cut scenes devoted to the romance.

game4funz2589d ago

@goldby

Because that is the natural course of the games concept and lore.
The creator of mass effect intended it to be that way and you can tell by the amount of lore there is to be had. That's why aliens are represented. The creators chose it. Which is different then having something chosen for you. The feeling of being forced to add something into the game.

Problem here are the complaints of what is in the game. And the complaints aren't coming from hetero or aliens. I think anyways. Maybe there are aliens among us.

Calither2589d ago

I'm sorry, what loss is there to anyone this wasn't targeted to?

Unspoken2589d ago

Nodoze has lost so much of his dignity by having to view gay sex that he now seeks counseling.

Goldby2588d ago

@Games4funz

So in a FICTIONAL world, where humans have sex with Aliens its ok becuase of lore, yet having gay people in the same game is absurd.....

THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE. before humans find it normal to have sex with aliens, the human population will see gay sex as normal. afterall, one is at least the same species. natural course of human evolution.

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Five Game Products Rushed Too Quickly

A little more time in the oven would've done these products some good a lot sooner.

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shinoff2183477d ago

Sega Saturn made it but not the 360. Don't remember Saturn having a horrid rrod rate. Absolutely horrid

RetroCaptainSteve476d ago

The launch games were all right, but look at how Virtua Fighter and Daytona USA compared to their re-releases.

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Mass Effect Companions, Ranked from Worst to Best

From Xfire: "BioWare's Mass Effect franchise took gamers on a fascinating universal sci-fi journey that will never be forgotten. While fighting against the ever-looming threat of the Reapers was central to Mass Effect's storyline, what made the series so iconic was its vast and diverse cast of characters.

Not only do these companions accompany Commander Shepard as you make your way through hell and back, but, throughout your journey, you also get to learn who these characters were and are and what they think about what it is that you are doing. Some will even fall in love with you, and others will even become your enemy based on your decision."

sourOG1076d ago

When I looked at the list I thought they were saying Garrus was the worst lol. And tali being so far down the list was fighting words for me. But the numbered list is just the order they are shown so you are forgiven.

CYALTR1076d ago

I think they listed them from worst to best. Also keep in mind that this includes Andromeda characters that aren't part of the remastered trilogy. Interesting refresh on the characters though.

sourOG1076d ago

They did but I didn’t realize it until I started reading. That’s just the order they are shown.

Knightofelemia1076d ago (Edited 1076d ago )

I couldn't stand Miranda I could never like her as a character and I always skipped Jacob and James. I always liked Grunt, Jack, Legion, Tali, Garrus, Samara, Liara, Wrex, Edi, Zaeed, Kasumi I always use these characters. Using Martin Sheen as the Illusive Man just fits the character like using Keith David as Admiral Anderson was another good choice always feels like Goliath from Gargoyles is yelling at you which I like.

Rebel_Scum1075d ago

Kinda weird having a question mark at the end of that sentence?

Soy1075d ago

Garrus is best space bro.

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Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2021

Zahi AR. from Link Cable Gaming writes “Welcome back Link Cable Gaming fans, with me in andromeda. Specifically, Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2021. With the recent announcement of Anthem shutting down its future plans, I wanted to look at another recent BioWare game. My switch to a PlayStation 5 destroyed my save file right while I was at the end. So, I decided to do a fresh start on the new console to see just how well (or not) it’s been since launch. How has the new generation of hardware treated the game that fell from grace? Should you play Mass Effect: Andromeda in 2021? Let’s find out.”

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iplay1up21142d ago

Such a good game! It got a 4K X1X upgrade and it looks fantastic! Also like the story! Was playing it again before Series X dropped. Going to download it for the Series X, as soon as I have more room on my HD. Playing too many other games right now.

Instant resume is AMAZING! I can Switch between 5 games in seconds. Like 10 to 15 at the most! No closing a game and opening another one! Thank you Microsoft!

giovonni1141d ago

It’s was decent to me. I didn’t feel the magic I felt when I played two or even three. I don’t know. It was repetitive, and the worlds felt bland.

jeromeface1141d ago

There's a reason it reviewed so poorly in the first place... these reasons among others.

anast1141d ago

I had a lot of fun with this game, but I haven't played 2 or 3 yet.

giovonni1141d ago

2 was wonderful, three was just as good as two the ending though 🤦🏾‍♂️

Wintersun6161141d ago

I finally gave it a go last autumn and was amazed by how bad a game can be. And believe me my expectations were low. After 10ish hours I just had to give up.

giovonni1140d ago

I powered through it, myself. It was just repetitive, and the Land Rover Exploration wasn’t interesting at all. The story also we mahhhhhhh.