tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post5808116306996975773..comments2024-03-17T03:51:46.681-04:00Comments on Hardcore Gaming 101 - Blog: Lesbian character in Suikoden 2Discoalucardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04206257399887664488noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-50826624868342000572010-02-27T06:56:51.951-05:002010-02-27T06:56:51.951-05:00You guys are sort of forgetting that, while this m...You guys are sort of forgetting that, while this may be acceptable in some area's of asian cultural, in general a men gay joke in japan is as deep as "GAY PEOPLE EXSIST! HAHAHAHAHA!" And effeminate gay men are still often used as bad guys. Also, gay men tend to almost always be portrayed as incredibly feminine, it's a very old fashioned way of looking at things.<br /><br />IE: Let's not take a niche manga genre and a few lines of text in a game and assume it means something about an entire countries culture when there are many examples that contradict it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-71428112880730578722010-02-23T03:46:29.681-05:002010-02-23T03:46:29.681-05:00@Anum CHagam:
Yes, I played through the PAL versio...@Anum CHagam:<br />Yes, I played through the PAL version back in the day. I don't have the US version to compare, but the UK version to my recollection had no glaring errors or problems with it. I'm tempted to say it was an excellent localisation, but that could be my memory playing tricks on me. I do recall reading somewhere that they tweaked it for the UK release.Sketczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333200178515493705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-29827869579985885932010-02-22T12:13:56.681-05:002010-02-22T12:13:56.681-05:00Ustvesia (spell?), the musician in Phantasy Star I...Ustvesia (spell?), the musician in Phantasy Star II, talks on how cute the male characters are, but only in the Japanese version...Zebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13067575979107794733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-32994047793019986362010-02-21T11:46:48.691-05:002010-02-21T11:46:48.691-05:00OH MAN THAT LESBIAN PILE OF PIXELS IS SO HOT, I CA...OH MAN THAT LESBIAN PILE OF PIXELS IS SO HOT, I CAME. -_-<br /><br />btw the type of closer-than-friends-but-not-true-lovers relationship you mention is called Class S, it's kind of an outdated term. You can read about it here:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_(genre)<br /><br />btw, lesbians and no tentacles!? wtf man!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-73276520150623712112010-02-20T17:21:26.949-05:002010-02-20T17:21:26.949-05:00Persona 3 has a schoolgirl NPC who pines after Mit...Persona 3 has a schoolgirl NPC who pines after Mitsuru. But seriously, who wouldn't pine after Mitsuru? *sigh*Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01088112958491024759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-48764958641984152712010-02-20T11:59:08.957-05:002010-02-20T11:59:08.957-05:00I'm guessing you had to use the European copy ...I'm guessing you had to use the European copy because the American localization was horrible? Was the European one any better? Yeah, the Japanese don't really shy away from homosexuality like Americans. :)<br /><br />Now if only Suikoden II was affordable...Maybe a PSN release?Anup Chagamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146959319739288607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-78599120296905828772010-02-20T08:16:45.767-05:002010-02-20T08:16:45.767-05:00>"... glasses are a different colour, but ...>"... glasses are a different colour, but they’re certainly the right shape. I can’t recall where I got it."<br /><br />You got it from here, and you're a bad person for not posting the 2nd pic<br />http://i46.tinypic.com/ne9wya.jpgCarloshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12245828335818919175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1135815543912646655.post-23508090979509377902010-02-20T08:14:25.551-05:002010-02-20T08:14:25.551-05:00Great article. Whatever Judeao/Christian sense of ...Great article. Whatever Judeao/Christian sense of morals Japan has today is purely of a residual sort. By the time Admiral Perry had landed on Japan, the West was well on its way to being the largely secularized modern world of today. For those curious to learn about Japanese perspective on LGBT and gender issues and viewpoints, Mishima's Confessions of a Mask and Forbidden Colors and the films Funeral Parade of Roses and Diary of a Shinjuku Thief make for very interesting perspectives.<br /><br />If I recall, Final Fantasy V had a similar situation. When you visit Faris' hideout, one of the pirates confesses that he's in love with Faris. No biggie at first glance. Faris turns out to be a woman, after all. But her pirate mates aren't aware of that at the time. <br /><br />Mother 3 was the first game I can think of (aside for the Cho Aniki series) that had LGBT characters upfront and center in the game's narrative. The Magypsies, while depicted light heartedly, were also portrayed positively. Even more surprising was the fact that they occupied a crucial role in the development of the game's plot. It was the Magypsies more than anything else, I think, that made NOA lukewarm about bringing Mother 3 over to the US. The GC Paper Mario had a gay character in the form of Vivian. But NOA airbrushed that away easily enough in the US translation by insisting "he" was actually a "she". Not a tough sell as Vivian looked like a female character. But how do you airbrush the Magypsies away into non-disturbing "traditional" gender roles?Problembärhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501481505842062553noreply@blogger.com