What.

I actually really liked the way Jade Empire handled it. The funny thing is that if you do chose, Sky was it, it would fade to black but if it was the girls and you were a guy i think it would show the tent. But that didn't matter.

What I don't understand is why it would matter to how much anyone likes the character depending on what their sexual orientation is anyways.

FFVII
Remember Cloud!

Just ignore the troll.

Also, I actually think the romance between the main character (F) and Silk Fox was most interesting.  Sky was nice but I found him more useful in battle than likable personality-wise.

That's the thing it shouldn't but somehow it does. I have seen many people say they wouldn't play a game if the main character was gay. I also heard that when people find out about a person being gay they begin to hate that character. Why is that?

Isn't Tingle gay?

I don't care about sexuality in games but I have to say that Makoto from Enchanted Arms was annoying beyond belief.

To answer the OP:

Marcus Fenix is canonically straight, to the best of my knowledge. This is pushed home a lot harder in Gears 2 than in the original.