The first LGBT+ video games characters

[thanonyx thanonyx]

The fuck is going on here? Lol

Just be glad that post was deleted and pretend it didn't happen.

 

[jackson]

Check out Gay Blade for Win 3.1. By no means the first LGBTQ+ game, but probably the first gay dungeon crawler.

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[ciro64]

Larry Butz is a queer-accepting straight character. I think that should count for something.

 

[Yousef]

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Larry Butz is a queer-accepting straight character. I think that should count for something.

Absolutely! An ally is always valid!

 

[Insomnia_ig]

There are a lot of Persona 2 characters who are queer. Tatsuya is bisexual, Jun is gay, Anna/Lady Scorpio and Noriko are lesbians Anna even having feelings for both Noriko and Yukino and the Sumaru Genie is a intersex trans woman

 

[DrunkOcelot]

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Larry Butz is a queer-accepting straight character. I think that should count for something.

Larry Butz doesn't like butts. I feel a missed opportunity here

 

[Zombie Queen]

No disrespect taken. But I do find this a little closed minded. There are a lot of RPGs and Dating Sims where sexuality comes into play with specific romance scenes. And there are even character arcs like with Vivian where it's about accepting that part of themselves for who they are. And having the confidence to go up to her sisters and make positive change for herself. Kanji too is about accepting like that he can be interested in guys and be into crafting cute things without being judged.

Ofc a character isn't defined by just sexuality, but I think there is plot or character writing stuff where you can't always be vague about a character's sexuality. A lot of it depends on context. I don't think having openly gay characters is a failure of writing or "cringe". (Idk for BG2's example so I can't comment there)

I feel like being subtle is fine, but if it comes up in the character writing someone's interests then I'm not gonna mind either. It's like how straight couples are written. Some are open about their taste, some don't wanna talk about it openly. But the open approach is an execution thing. Baulders Gate 3 has characters that are open to different sexualities and the like. Even some will turn you down if you aren't their type. And that is a beloved game ya know. As for porn well I mean. Everyone has different tastes so mostly I imagine you're playing that to get pleasure.

Hell, if I wanna go a little further there are tons of visual novels with strong yuri or yaoi themes about love and accepting who you are. It's not a one size fits all thing for me.

For a second i thought it was Spike himself becasue of the pfp. also fair point

 

[PSVitaForever]

Probably not the first, but the first I have seen: in "The Longest Journey" (pc adventure game, 1999) one of the owners of the house where April lives is lesbian. In her lines of dialogues, she talks about her woman in a quite explicit way.

 

[thanonyx thanonyx]

There are a lot of Persona 2 characters who are queer. Tatsuya is bisexual, Jun is gay, Anna/Lady Scorpio and Noriko are lesbians Anna even having feelings for both Noriko and Yukino and the Sumaru Genie is a intersex trans woman

Persona 2 FTW!

 

[Lee__Kanker]

You, the player

 

[_oBSOLEte_]

Leisure Suite Larry 6 in 1991 had

Spoiler: stuff to please any taste really.

a gay end screen, a love interest that ends up going out with another openly lesbian love interest, and a mandatory sodomization scene with a very attractive black trans woman.

I know it's not "good" representation, but the game didn't represent heterosexuals in a good way neither... XD I guess this game would manage to offend everyone if it were released nowadays. XD

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when Morte makes passes at every woman you encounter right from the start in Planescape Torment;

You missed the point on this one maybe. He's necrophiliac, the women you encounter at the start of the game at the mortuary are all zombies...

 

[Antilocal123]

I don't know man all of them?!

 

[Ethernoh]

I think the sexuality of characters in videogames is irrelevant.

 

[Antilocal123]

I think the sexuality of characters in videogames is irrelevant.

If it’s relevant to the story then nah but in other cases like just a random tidbit yeah don't see why it’s important.

 

[Ethernoh]

If it’s relevant to the story then nah but in other cases like just a random tidbit yeah don't see why it’s important.

Fair enough.

 

[Antilocal123]

I don't know the lore, but if Voldo isn't my gaydar is busted View attachment 52531

Guy cleared out Spencer’s for that fit omg

 

[Ethernoh]

I don't know the lore, but if Voldo isn't my gaydar is busted View attachment 52531

See this is the part I dislike: people hardcore say they look LGBT to them, bother the devs until they come to either confirm or deny. It's so cringe with they retrogay characters. Voldo's just a degenerate LOL.
Nothing wrong with a gay character of new design tho.

 

[NobodyHere]

See this is the part I dislike: people hardcore say they look LGBT to them, bother the devs until they come to either confirm or deny. It's so cringe with they retrogay characters. Voldo's just a degenerate LOL.
Nothing wrong with a gay character of new design tho.

Not only is bothering devs rude but it ruins the fun, for anything the answer they give won’t live up to the expectations.

I don't know the lore, but if Voldo isn't my gaydar is busted View attachment 52531

Not knowledgable of this character; but there’s no fucking way that guy hasn’t at least experimented

 

[Konatalzumi]

I can only think of The Last Of Us and Life Is Strange (sorta? I know it's heavily implied with the Rachel Amber stuff but I don't recall if we actually see it), but both are extremely popular games, which makes their approach to such topics hugely important.

And even then, only TLOU1's dlc properly represented LGBTQIA people, TLOU2 just gave the bigots to hate us even more and I'll never forgive neil for that

 

[fake-kun]

And even then, only TLOU1's dlc properly represented LGBTQIA people, TLOU2 just gave the bigots to hate us even more and I'll never forgive neil for that

I hate to break it for you, but bigots don't need a reason to hate.

 

[Konatalzumi]

I hate to break it for you, but bigots don't need a reason to hate.

I hate to break it to you, but neil didn't exactly help either. Yakuza handled LGBTQIA topics much much better than TLOU2

 

[QuestForTori]

I can think of two nonbinary Sega characters off the top of my head: NiGHTS (NiGHTS into Dreams) and Subaru Kujou (Sakura Wars V)

 

[Ethernoh]

I hate to break it to you, but neil didn't exactly help either. Yakuza handled LGBTQIA topics much much better than TLOU2

Yup eastern games handle it so well, and properly. Not that horrible propaganda western devs try to shove.

 

[ShinnAsukaYESTaylorSwiftNO]

But now we have much better LGBT+ representation like Ellie from The Last of Us, Vivian fron the Paper Mario series, and Kanji Tatsumi from Persona 4.

Vivian isn't trans. He's a femboy.

 

[Antilocal123]