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    Same gender romance discussion

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    The first Dragon Age came out after they were bought by EA, and it had options for both genders. All they had before that were the fade to blacks in Jade Empire and Juhani's semi hidden romance. I don't think EA was the deciding factor either way, although I did hear their was some executive pressure against gay romance in Mass Effect.

     

    Dragon Age was also in development long before EA acquired them.

     

    Also, in Jade Empire they had het, gay, and polygamous romances (alright, with two girls only, but still). We have only seen a return of gay romances post-DA2, and no return of non-monogamous relationships (other than a tease in ME1).

     

    And, as I pointed out, Juhani's romance was gutted on LucasArts orders.

     

    Also, all BioWare romances are black-outs. That really isn't the point.

    Same gender romance discussion

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    EA? Not that I've noticed, whether with their other properties or Bioware - it's probably unrelated, but BW's inclusion level went up after EA bought them.

     

    As for LA, if they had passed down a veto then Reid simply wouldn't have said it was going to be a post-launch feature. For all the deleted Hall Hood tweets and hair-splitting about 'SGR/SGRA', that comment hasn't been retracted.

     

    I didn't say veto, I said resistance. 'Cause I think you're quite right, BioWare would've told us outright if it had been vetoed. But that doesn't mean EA or LA or Disney aren't hesitant to actually allow same-sex content in the game.

     

    And LucasArts is on record of having gutted Juhani's same-sex romance arc.

     

    And I can't quite agree that BioWare's inclusion level went up after EA bought them. It was damn near non-existent at first, with ME2 and... SWTOR, which started around the same time. It was only after DA2 came out that BioWare started to regain their former glory.

    Same gender romance discussion

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    Haven't been on the forums since release. Good to know some topics never die...

     

    I do feel the need to point that BioWare is not the only player here. Both EA and LucasArts are involved, and have a much longer history of LGBT erasure than does BioWare.

     

    Perhaps some of the resistance is coming from them, now?

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