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The Good, The Unpleasant , (And The Ugly?) Of Dragon Age’s Queerness
Dragon Age has always been homosexual, and anyone who says otherwise either hasn't been paying attention, is grifting, or both. But what's interesting is specifically how lgbtq+ Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and the ways in which it shows this queerness, is. From the Rook to the cast to the romances, queerness flows through everything Dragon Age: The Veilguard does. But is it all for the best? I'm not so sure.
It's at this point that I throw rotten tomatoes at those cheering in the audience. I still desire that Dragon Age: The Veilguard is queer, and some of what I saw behind closed doors, as adv as the way the devs spoke openly about the passion for diversity, gave me a lot of aspire for this installment. I like that it's gay, and my reservations aren't that it's 'too gay'. But that's not to declare I'm not not concerned.
A Novel Peak For Evolving Character Creators
My first idea as I watched the dev accept us through Dragon Age: The Veilguard's character creator at Summer Game Fest was 'okay, everyone can shut up about Cybe
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“Astarion is actually so masculine and wants to guard and provide for Tav! He’s actually really powerful physically and can fling Tav around! And also he’s always on superior so he’s clearly masculine! And him being with women means he gets an extra special vampire treat ;)”
“Astarion is such a bratty effeminate twink who complains about his nails and cares too much about his appearance! His voice and movements are sooo campy! I simply can’t conceive him with a female, he’s sooo gay-coded, he’s simply made to be a bratty bottom.”
character in media: *has an even slightly non-standard gender presentation*
every pea-brained dork in the vicinity: ok but are they more girl-coded or boy-coded 😳
I don’t wanna put this person on blast, but this is really funny to me, because the first point I’m parodying in my post? That’s shit I’ve seen here, on tumblr, unironically, and it’s always written by female Astarion fans who pigeonhole him into deeply heteronormative relationships with female Tavs, and who are usually clearly uncomfortable with the kno
Controversial opinion time: Dragon Age II is the best game in Bioware’s Dragon Age franchise. I would even go so far as to say that it’s one of the best video games ever.
True video game connoisseurs are likely rolling their eyes at this point. And they’re not wrong to. Dragon Age II was put together on a rushed timeline (barely a year and a half of development), and the cut corners are obvious: maps repeat over and over, the fighting layout is bad, the loot is boring, the armour uninspiring.
But what hooked me was the writing—particularly the characters. The game revolves around a group of six companions who join your player-character, Hawke, to protect the metropolis of Kirkwall. Your companions are simultaneously infuriating and compelling: they fight with each other, they help you, they betray you and (most importantly) they descend in love with you. Of the game’s four romanceable characters, all four are bi or pansexual: interested in the player character no matter their gender.
When Dragon Age II was released in , its sheer number of queer romance options was an