So a character being forced into a relationship they don’t want to further their unique lineage fits in its own way. A lot of Assassin’s Creed’s story and themes revolve around bloodlines and legacies. If you examine the storyline there’s some degree of logic there. It also felt like a strange direction considering Ubisoft seemed to make the player choice such a key competent of their marketing. Obviously this disappointed people playing their character as gay or bisexual. In the second of the three episode story the choice of sexuality is stripped away from your avatar and they are forced into a heterosexual relationship to have a child. There came instant backlash to the DLC episodes that released, Legacy of the First Blade. While there’s no real in-depth romantic plotlines that develop from those choices it still allowed the player to roleplay their sexuality in a way the series never had before and very games do in general. Regardless of the sibling you chose you can romance whoever you want. The game features a good deal of romance options (though they are more one night stand options) of men and women. Ubisoft made a big deal that not only was your avatar’s gender a choice, but so was their sexual orientation. For the first time the series had an option to choose between a male or female lead. Player choice is a big part of this new direction. While the previous game, Origins, took several steps in a new direction, Odyssey takes the series from an action adventure game with free flowing combat and stealth to a full-on Action RPG filled with levels, loot and dialogue options. Odyssey is a reinvention of the long-running Assassin’s Creed series. But sometimes something that starts with good intentions can fall apart. While a large bulk of that has been on indie and mid-range developers, one examples of a major publisher trying is Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. Gaming lags behind film and television, but we are starting to see concentrated efforts from developers and publishers to create more female, people of color and queer characters. Mainstream entertainment is becoming more diverse.
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