I would see comment after comment of people saying "religion is the cause of every war," "imagine believing in fairy tales about an invisible sky daddy," "they're all a bunch of racist, homophobic cultists," "every pastor is a m*lest*r," etc. I can't tell you how much of a toll it used to take on my mental health when every day on Facebook, Twitter, etc. Such depictions have created an incredibly negative stigma surrounding Christianity. Or The Binding of Isaac, which is themed around a psychopathic religious zealot who believes God is ordering her to kill her child. Like that fighting game about gods where one of the playable characters is a depiction of a crucified Jesus. Which is fine, but on the off chance a game with religious themes is released, I hate how overwhelmingly negative the portrayal often is. Nintendo always would try to shy away from religious references in their games, and stuff that evoked that kind of imagery never made it stateside. I'm personally not that interested in seeing my Christian faith reflected in the games I play that's always been a pretty taboo thing since the inception of video games as a medium. But, I also know I can't force my religion down anyone's throat (doing so usually just makes them resent it more), and I don't condone anyone who harasses others or throws gay slurs at people because of how they identify. As a person of faith, I have a more traditional view of gender and marriage. Mon 13th Jun goes both ways, but unfortunately, a lot of those who clamor for it aren't always willing to put it back in.I never dreamt that one day I’d be able to live this openly, or have a character I could play as and say with joy: “Hey, that’s me!” □□️⚧️ Thank you again, for remembering & thinking of LGBT, BLT, etc. Growing up, the closest I could come to having representation of myself was playing as Chun-Li, Princess Peach, Samus, et al. To know that the protagonist is trans herself, however, puts the game in a new light, and I’m considering getting it to celebrate Pride month! I’m wondering if Maddie’s difficult journey is symbolic of the uphill climb trans, and lgbt individuals, face in everyday life? It sounds like Maddie is me, battling depression & self esteem issues, from a lifetime of dysphoria & the feeling of living in the wrong body! □ I don’t have the time, or mental energy for “NES hard” these days. I’ve heard so much about it, but was turned off hearing of the difficulty level. □️⚧️□️□ In a cis & hetero-normative world, it warms my heart to know about games like Celeste, and that we do matter enough to have a place in gaming. Mon 13th Jun & Nintendo Life, thank you for this article! I deeply appreciate it as a transgender, lesbian woman who is finally living the life she was meant to live, at 45 years old.We're spoiled for choice!īut what exactly constitutes an "LGBTQ+ game", anyway? It's more than just a game that has some representation in it - it's a game that's proudly representative, that wears its queerness on its sleeve.įor example, we're not counting games like Overwatch, which has LGBTQ+ representation in characters like Tracer and Soldier 76, but who were both confirmed to be gay in material outside of the game, and we're not including Miitopia, Harvest Moon, and Story of Seasons, because even though they let players marry characters of the same gender, they call it "best friends" - which is pretty dismissive in 2022. Not only do we have enough games with strong LGBTQ+ themes on the Nintendo Switch that we can actually make a list, but all of these games are exceptionally good. The games industry has not always been good at portraying LGBTQ+ relationships and identities, but thanks to the efforts of small studios, indie developers, and LGBTQ+ creators, that's beginning to change.
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