What the— Why should I, a Christian, have to be a go-between for a gay romance when I’m supposed to be killing dragons? Well no one’s forcing me to do it. Come to think of it, no one’s forcing me to play this game either. And then 7th Dragon III was dropped. Next game, please.
Because, maybe, love can bloom on the battlefield? ;P
Of course it can, Otacon. I was killing those dragons very tenderly, you know.
Didn’t remember any gay romance when I played the Japanese version, but then the side quests weren’t particularly memorable tbh. I enjoyed the game but gating the classes behind progress was super annoying…being able to make my perfect overpowered party is almost the entire point of playing this type of RPG afterall.
I know, right. I unlocked Banisher and Mage right before I quit, but I was already so comfy with my God Hand – Samurai -Rune Knight party that they went stright to the backline.
There’s a quest where you have to help a soldier confess to that fruity researcher dude with the cowboy hat, forgot his name. I honestly kinda liked that the romances come in any shape or form in this game. Here you help a dude confess to another dude, here you help a boy run away with his girlfriend, and you can – no matter if your MC is male or female – flirt pretty much with any NPC while getting the same reaction out of them (even implied sex a the end of the delightfully cheesy sky lounge dates) – again no matter their sex.
What an insanely stupid reason to miss out on a great game. Then again, I don’t really expect too much from a female game reviewer that can’t even cut it on a private blog. Welp!
Thanks for taking the time to comment, Mike. It should go without saying that behind every blogger and every commenter is a human being with their own background and beliefs and values. So naturally I don’t expect readers to agree with anything, much less everything that I write.
That’s said, since I am in fact a human being, I’m the one who has to live with myself when I play anything that makes me uncomfortable or that goes against what I know to be right. Having played the first three 7th Dragon games, I have a pretty good idea of what I missed out by dropping this, but ultimately I’m accountable to Jesus Christ, and not to any human being. As long as I’m right with Him, I’m okay.
Thank you for visiting and I hope you will stop by again sometime.
What an amazingly graceful response to a really ignorant comment.
The irony of someone who believes a gay romance is no reason to stop playing a game lashing out with a personal attack based on gender.
Thank you very much for understanding. His/her comment could have been worded a little (okay, a lot) better, but in general I welcome all comments, even those that disagree with my opinions and/or beliefs.
I’ve had games I stopped playing because of subject matter as well. Games I really wanted to enjoy, but the designer decided to force their political views onto their audience.
I don’t see anything wrong with saying “well, you’ve lost a customer because you’re trying to shove your political views down my throat.”
Yeah, I know this is a topic that is months old, but I just discovered it while looking for a good rpg to scratch an itch. Figured you’d appreciate knowing that there are other gamers out there who WILL drop support for a company for similar reasons.
There is also the fact that few RPGs / Adventure Games seem to handle romance all that well, and Gay/Lesbian Romance is often handled even worse than Straight Romance. So I tend to be cautious about any game where you can romance NPCs.
Thank you very much. I’m very fond of the first three 7th Dragon games so I struggled a bit with the decision. Drop a fun game over a minor sidequest or stick to my convictions? Ultimately a developer is free to have their views and free to put them in a game and I’m also free to choose not to support that decision. I really appreciate the message of understanding. Thank you again.
I sometimes think back to this blog I used to read, and a day in 2017, when someone who covered games I liked and who’s personality I really grew to love, basically said “being gay is un-Christian and I don’t like gay people.” (Obviously paraphrasing.)
I felt pretty crushed that this girl, who’s blog I read all the time and really enjoyed a ton, thought that way of me, for something I couldn’t control.
Like you, I struggled with the decision. Drop a fun game blog over a single post, or continue to let myself care for someone that thinks I’m inherently a sinner by being who I am, and harming no one. It hurt, but I chose the former.