Assassins creed odyssey gay

In the realm of gaming, a medium that often lacks for robust LGBTQ visibility, Assassin's Creed Odyssey stood out for queer gamers by introducing options to pursue same-sex relationships in a choice-driven ancient Greek setting. But these additions also made the most recent DLC a let down.

Jonathan Dumont, the creative director behind Odysseyreleased a formal apology Wednesday over the newly released Shadow Heritage chapter of Legacy of the First Blade. Dumont once told EW"We never force players in romantic situations they might not be comfortable with," but this second installment of the DLC story forced players back into a heterosexual relationship, no matter what choices were made along the way.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey gay, lesbian, straight, bisexual, asexual relationships are possible

If you play as Alexios, the male "misthios" mercenary, you form a bond with the daughter of Persian assassin Darius. If you odyssey as Kassandra who is femaleit'll be the same, but with Darius' son. A response piece on Kotaku reads, "It can feel like a slap in the face, particularly if you were playing Kassandra as gay, to have her gay domesticity, a heterosexual relationship, and motherhood.

Ubisoft made a big f—ing deal of being able to choose your character's sexual orientation. It was part of their marketing campaign. They used what is clearly a lie to sell the game. Our goal was to let players choose between a utilitarian view of ensuring your bloodline lived on or forming a romantic relationship.

We attempted to distinguish between the two but could have done this more carefully as we were walking a narrow line between role-play choices and story, and the clarity and motivation for this decision was poorly executed. As you continue the assassin in next episode Bloodlineplease know that you will not have to engage in a lasting romantic relationship if you do not desire to.

He added, "We have read your responses online and taken them to heart. Creed has been a learning experience for us. Understanding how attached you feel to your Kassandra and your Alexios is humbling and knowing we let you down is not something we take lightly. We'll work to do better and make sure the element of player choice in Assassin's Creed Odyssey carries through our DLC content so you can stay true to the character you have embodied throughout.

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