It's definitely interesting to flip it around and ask why, then, isn't the pushback on flat straight characters focused on their straightness?
Imagine a bad Uncharted game came out and this version of Nathan Drake was flat and uncompelling. Then critics came out of the woodworks claiming that if the writers/developers had only not assumed his straightness would be so compelling, they could have written him as a more multidimensional character.
Edit: Also, they're usually complaining before the game even comes out, so before the writing is even available.
Not to give the post any benefit of the doubt, but I do think straight characters who's whole personality revolves around flirting or pursuing the opposite sex are generally not well received?
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u/TheJungLife 6d ago
It's definitely interesting to flip it around and ask why, then, isn't the pushback on flat straight characters focused on their straightness?
Imagine a bad Uncharted game came out and this version of Nathan Drake was flat and uncompelling. Then critics came out of the woodworks claiming that if the writers/developers had only not assumed his straightness would be so compelling, they could have written him as a more multidimensional character.
Edit: Also, they're usually complaining before the game even comes out, so before the writing is even available.