[General Discussion] A... different character

Originally Posted by terrakazama

About Shenmue, I remember in the second game where, after beating Izumi, she gets this slightly needy look in her face and asks Ryo if he'd like to come over to her place. When he turned her down without a second glance, I laughed.

Avenging your father's death is far more important than sex. In Ryo's defense, he really didn't have any male companions beyond getting his ass handed to him (no pun intended) from martial artists.


I wouldn't mind seeing a gay main character. A male gay one would be better as lesbians are accepted, well as accepted as male fantasies go. However if it's as a dating sim, or an action game, I don't care. And it doesn't have to be a flaming homosexual as well. It could be a James Bond esque character who does some pretty awesome stuff and maybe an attractive woman finds him attractive but he doesn't. He'd rather go after the handsome man.

The fact that games cost a lot of money and don't have additional outlets to recoupe money is what's keeping developers from experimenting. The fact that 'Hot Coffee' is still pretty warm will also keep developers wary. It's a shame really.

Jam it back in, in the dark.