(via eightyx, superamiga)
i remembered these animated segments having much more budget as a kid..
Honestly, the word “playersexual” is important when it comes to discussing LGBT representation in video games, and people who call it an erasure of bi/pansexuality are missing the point.
When someone says an NPC is playersexual, they’re not saying “this character is not bi/pansexual.” What they’re saying is “The confirmation we get of this character’s bi/pansexuality can only be found by playing multiple playthroughs.”
Because of this, not only we will never get that confirmation if we only play one playthrough, it also ties bi/pansexuality solely to the player’s romantic option benefits. Their bi/pansexual identity only exists so that the player can romance them, and nothing more.
Really, the difference between a bi/pansexual character and a playersexual character is that a bi/pan character will talk about their sexuality independent from the player character’s romance ambitions. That’s still pretty rare in video games, and people who use the word “playersexual” are saying they want more.
everyone’s like “oh yahoo’s going to delete tumblr” they haven’t even deleted yahoo answers. this site will be here forever but we’re yahoo answers people now.
i know i say this all the time but those old guys with candles and night caps and pajamas knew exactly what the hell was going down