dullahan1 wrote: I'm not too familiar with Japanese stereotypes, but isn't a Yandere usually associated with being a female? If so, I'd feel throwing the choice of playing a male would kind of ruin what the whole purpose of the game was in the first place.
Correct. Yandere is a term that is mostly associated with female characters - granted, there are male Yandere characters in various media, but they are not the 'typical' Yandere-type. Female Yandere are so obsessed with their target of 'love', they kill out of very intense jealousy. With most male Yanderes I've seen, they tend to be possessive of their target and less inclined to instantly kill.
Which is one reason why I am against a Yandere-kun. As YanDev said, if he is added, he'll either be basically genderswapped Yandere-chan (emotionless until meeting Sempai) or be possessive and see things as a game... which is not what a Yandere is about and makes me think of Christian Grey and all those other assholes in books.
Quote: I will say, I do get annoyed when someone has an idea for a game, and then gets bashed or pestered when it's not fit into other people's ideals, for example, needing to be politically correct. Like, I have no hate against homosexuals, but must every game featuring marriage or relationships get pandered when they don't feature a homosexual relationship.
OmG, absolutely! As my previous post says, I hate how people keep demanding the gay option in Yandere Simulator! And by gay, they mean two guys. Because two girls in love are not gay. These idiots think you need to pander to everyone to get a good game and, god forbid, you don't and get hated by people for being 'heteronormative'. These idiots don't realize that making Sempai a girl (which is a feature to be implemented - I'd say later on, because there is frankly no reason to do so beyond cosmetics right now) would be a gay option! All the rivals are, and will, remain girls and love Sempai. Their suitors are male, so they would be bisexual.
Quote: Honestly, I feel with the way the world is today, having to be politically correct, to me, is just as bad as racism. Because of all of this, people are way too sensitive nowadays, seem to get offended at every little thing, even when there's nothing directed at them in the first place, and want to force others to see things the way they do.
I agree, again. I see no point in saying 'African American' or 'Asian American' for someone who is black or Asian. For one, not everybody is a freaking American. For another, hey, if they do not call me caucasian, why should I call them something else? I call 'em the non-offensive, but descriptive word. Black, Asian, Turkish, whatever. I wouldn't use the N word, but I see no point in cuddling up the world in a cotton ball. People get offended by getting hit by a marshmallow.
Quote: Now if he allowed Sempai or whatever to change genders, I honestly feel that wouldn't be AS big of deal considering the main point of the game is for the Yandere to win her love's heart, and unless being male is integral to the story, I don't see the gender being a big deal on this end. But again, I wish people would let him make the game he wants to make, and if they aren't happy with what he's envisioning, too bad. Get over it. Don't pressure him to make the game YOU want. It's HIS game, not YOURS.
As said, Sempai's gender right now is basically nothing but cosmetics. Yandere cannot interact with him (she's too shy), the test rival doesn't interact with him... he's just there. He's like Serah in FF XIII: a plot device. Now, when Osana is implemented, she will have 5 scenes with Sempai that the player can sabotage, so Sempai is becoming a bit more important. But outside of that, there's still not a good reason to focus on implementing a female Sempai.
YanDev has already had ideas for his game and changed them. Not because people were annoyed, but because he realized it wouldn't work well. He wanted fighting like in the Yakuza games, then stopped cause he realized it wouldn't work and might distract. He might still add something like it down the line, especially against the delinquent leader rival, but it's not a cert. He had the idea of Yandere-chan killing a kitten and burying it above a corpse, to put the police dog off-track. He removed it, not because people were saying "you can't kill an animal!", but because he realized... it wouldn't work. Police dogs are trained to ignore false-positives like animals instead of human decomp smells. He would have to add a ton of lore on how this would work out - he realized it wouldn't be worth it.
I mean, there's nothing wrong with a game developer changing his mind on things or mildly altering what he originally wanted. I mean, better than someone creating a mess of a game where half the implementations make no sense, but are there cause the game developer wanted them there because of his vision. But not have the spine of a cooked noodle.
One reason why, when I contact YanDev, it will ONLY be about fanart - which he really appreciates and doesn't mind getting contacted about, because it makes him feel like it's worthwhile.
Quote: (Like PBG, Game Theory, Gaming Historian, Jwittz, and many more.)
I'd totally watch a show with PBG.
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