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Xbox 360 News by Robert Purchese
Mass Effect has earned itself a 12 rating from the BBFC for containing moderate violence and some steamy hanky-panky. About time, says us.
But we wouldn't suggest reading any further if you are worried about spoilers.
The scene is the sort of thing you're likely to see in most films at the cinema, with a brief flash of a breast and some jazz saxophone wailing in the background. You can tell those involved really like each other and will probably pursue the relationship further, for example.
Developer BioWare has even given players the chance to see a lesbian encounter, depending on the the sex of your character and the choices you make throughout the game. You can find out a little more about it on the BBFC site, but it further uncovers what is likely to be a big part of the story in the game.
BioWare has included a relationship path in a large portion of its games to date. But, in keeping with nearly everything else in Mass Effect, the choice here is more detailed and has a lot more depth.
Head over to our recent first impressions of Mass Effect to see how one of this year's most anticipated titles is shaping up.
Mass Effect will be released exclusively for Xbox 360 on 23rd November.
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PlugMonkey
19/09/07 @ 09:24
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"The scene is the sort of thing you're likely to see in most films at the cinema, with a brief flash of a breast and some jazz saxophone wailing in the background."
So, you mean like most films circa 1985... Can anyone propose a scenario where this won't seem really tacky and gratuitous? |
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Dark_Stranger
19/09/07 @ 09:27
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@ Crovax20 - in the words of the great wordsmith, Homer J Simpson "Funny coz its true".
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"Can anyone propose a scenario where this won't seem really tacky and gratuitous?"
Probably not. Which is a shame, as we've moved on enough that films like Shortbus and 9 Songs, which both contain real sex scenes, can be rated 18 by the BBFC -- yet a flash of a boob in a game is still seen as gratuitous and sensationalistic. |
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PearOfAnguish
19/09/07 @ 09:29
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If I wanted to watch animated characters awkwardly humping I'd look at hentai.
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xbendystevex
19/09/07 @ 09:31
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Of course in Jade Empire you could be a lesbian ninja.....
Well I suppose it was an undead lesbian ninja when you think about it. |
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The queue for prepubescent teenage boys is over there by the way... ;)
Well I'll be playing the game as a male Sheppard personally so lesbian love scenes will NOT appear in my game. Ever! LOL Seriously though, it does seem a little sad that this is even reported as a story, it's almost like Microsoft want to guarantee some extra sales by stirring up a bit of controversy prior to its release. I mean really what is so special about it, if this was a movie, no-one would bat an eyelid and it certainly wouldn't have had a story posted about it all over the internet. This kind of thing just makes people who play video games appear as sad sexually-frustrated loners who are desperate to see any sex they can as long as its in a video game! LOL Whatever, the game has been rated 12 so these scenes must be very mild indeed which again makes you wonder why it's even been reported... :? |
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BeersOfWar
19/09/07 @ 09:44
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BioWare has included a relationship path in a "large portion" of its games to date. But, in keeping with nearly everything else in Mass Effect, the choice here is more detailed and has a lot more "depth."
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Britesparc
19/09/07 @ 09:54
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Maybe they're saving the man-love for Mass Effect 2. Kinda like that bit in Deus Ex: Invisible War, where if you play as a bloke you can chat up another man.
Personally, I think this is ace, and not from a pervy angle either (I wonder if you can control the angle...). About time games started reacting intelligently to sex, and, y'know. Stuff. |
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It'll be interesting to see how the Hot Coffee zealots on America react to this. Surely if the crudely animated (and entirely ungraphic) "hidden" minigame in San Andreas warranted an AO rating, those next gen HD visuals are really going to get people very upset...
On a more serious note, it is about time games started offering geniune choices for same sex relationships rather than the fixed boy-meets-girl path usually on offer in RPGs. Final Fantasy VII might have done this a long time ago, but it hasn't really been repeated much since (that I'm aware of). So whilst I'm sure there'll be lots of "lesbianslol!!1!" adolescent sniggering, I think this is actually a very positive step. |
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MrWonderstuff
19/09/07 @ 10:08
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And behold the stereotype gamer is revealed once more.
Is this news? |
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Gears of War isn't gay. It's a manly game with manly men being manly. Nothing gay about it. Well maybe Baird...
Now THIS is a gay game: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/rom-pit/... |
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Bushwood, there is an inter-species sex scene in the game. As a man, you can either romance Ashley (as seen in the trailer) or you can enjoy an Asari. If you're playing a woman, you can romance a man (dunno who, maybe Kaiden) and also an Asari. Sexy Time!
On a more serious note, it's a little depressing to see the game has been giving a 12 rating. This is not just about the sex scene (a nude breast.....12?!) but also about the violence. I really hope they haven't forced Bioware to cut anything. I want violence. And yes, the sex scene IS a big deal. Sure, if it was a film, nobody would bat an eyelid, but how many sex scenes have you seen in mainstream games? On top of that (hehe), you have the fact that the player has the option of instigating it. It'll play out as a cutscene (this isn't San Andreas) but the player must "get into their pants" so to speak. Sexual innuendo ftw. |
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"Can anyone propose a scenario where this won't seem really tacky and gratuitous?"
Probably not. Which is a shame, as we've moved on enough that films like Shortbus and 9 Songs, which both contain real sex scenes, can be rated 18 by the BBFC -- yet a flash of a boob in a game is still seen as gratuitous and sensationalistic. That's because most people still see games as being made for children. Even if they do have an 18 rating. Lesbians, F that. How about some HOT inter-species action. The other female is an Alien, so it is "HOT inter-species action", HOT inter-species lesbien action.
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Raised_By_Puffins
19/09/07 @ 11:20
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Heh, didn't realise "*SPOILER ALERT*" was official BBFC terminology.
Maybe they'll extend Jade Empire's thinly veiled threesome (with two cousins!) to a no holds barred party-wide orgy this time. |
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gamerbunny
19/09/07 @ 11:40
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And if they want anymore attention....
They put in Lesbians!!! Seriously, I'm glad its only on 360.... |
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The Bodybuilder
19/09/07 @ 11:51
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>"Anyway, why just lesbians? You should be able to engage in some hot manlove as well. "
It's called "mass effect", not "hollyoaks". |
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The Bodybuilder
19/09/07 @ 12:01
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>"Gears of War isn't gay. It's a manly game with manly men being manly. Nothing gay about it. Well maybe Baird... "
The ironic thing is that all those that call GOW gay are they same people that have absolutely no problems whatsoever running around a pre-pub japanesse tranny with a giant sword, doesn't care for the attention of girls, and wears very tiny and very tight emo clothes. Irony. |
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>"The ironic thing is that all those that call GOW gay are they same people that have absolutely no problems whatsoever running around a pre-pub japanesse tranny with a giant sword, doesn't care for the attention of girls, and wears very tiny and very tight emo clothes.
Irony." You misunderstand the difference between recognizing something as being gay, and that of actually caring whether it is or not. It could be as gay as "Dale Winton's Supermarket Sweep", if it played well I couldnt give a toss (if you'll excuse the pun). GoW is undoubtedly homo-erotic. Does that make it a bad game? The choice is up to you. |
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The Bodybuilder
19/09/07 @ 12:18
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>"GoW is undoubtedly homo-erotic. Does that make it a bad game? The choice is up to you. "
How so? Why is is that any action movie/game involving men is isntantly "homo erotic"? In 300, everyone was quick to point how homo-erotic the spartans were, whilst xerxes the giant tranny doesn't even get a look in. Why is GOW associated with gaming homoeroticism, whilst virtually every j-rpg under the sun that involves young emo boys with small, tight clothing doesn't even get a mention? (especially in EG reviews)? It seems if you're an old-school masculine man, you're gay. Whereas if you're a feminine metrosexual male with boyish looks (and in the case of beckham, even wears thongs), you're straight.
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