the-pi-guy said:
bdbdbd said:
I think you're right about people wanting stories where they're included, but that's not how it works. Whether you read a book, watch a movie or play a game, the events aren't telling about you, but the story and representation is supposed to let you to experience the events. You weren't Ellen Ripley in USCSS Nostromo, but the film took you there. Reading Lord of the Rings takes you to Middle-Earth, and watching the movies does the same thing, but film lets you to experience the events of the story in a different way. When you play a game, the character is your avatar and you play with the character that either suits your playing style the best or is the most fun to watch. If you can feel included only by having an avatar that represents you as closely as possible, the problem isn't the avatar. |
People can still want stories that are relatable to their interests. As someone who likes theoretical computer science, I think it's really awesome that a movie like Imitation Game exists. I wouldn't necessarily recommend a movie like that to most people, but I'm very fond of it. As someone who is interested in Japanese culture, I appreciate that Ghost of Tsushima takes reference of Japanese culture. If I were gay, I might be interested in seeing a gay character that has to deal with the same social challenges I do.Â
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I am gay, live with my boyfriend, we are both huge gaming nerds, we most certainly don't wanna see things like that in our video games, escapes from reality. It's not as common as you think.
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