So GTA VI is rumored to have a trans girl as a main character
On the one had, ok I don’t mind. On the other, I have a strong suspicion that shit’s going to hit the fan.
I am concerned specifically about the state of modern gaming as a whole and how it can cripple any potential Lucia has.
Representation should be a bonus to an already good game.
think about what u said for a minute, representation should not be an afterthought, media should show the diversity of the society that made it or atleast the society its trying to depict first and foremost because it should be something that should not even have to be thought about. “representation” should be the starting position, otherwise u are saying that straight white male is the default and anything other than that would be the producers of the media going out of their way to add representation.
Ok, understood. The point I was trying to make is how a diverse society is executed in terms of storytelling still matters at the end of the day, the original Last Airbender being the best example of such.
I am actually learning to draw manga and POC history so I can hopefully contribute to it.
How is this controversial? Representation - much like cinematic graphics - means nothing if the game/media piece is seriously flawed in its execution. Take a look at Star Wars Episodes VII - IX, they have female lead and cinematic visuals - both are good - but the writing sucked, which is bad.
Here’s a piece of media that I know of which has an asexual as the main protagonist and whose visuals became more and more cinematic over time, which I consider the GOAT of queer media - ONE PIECE. Oda’s storytelling is a cornerstone of being one of the GOATs of all anime.