Gay Gamers! ‘Fable III’ offering new way to play as gay

[WillParkinson]

‘Fable III’ offering new way to play as gay


(Los Angeles) When the Prince of Albion isn’t battling reanimated corpses, searching for mystical medallions or attempting to overthrow his tyrannical brother, he has a pretty nice life at home with his husband, Kyle the Blacksmith, and their two adopted sons, Alex and Tim. It’s just one path players can go down as the heroic protagonist of “Fable III.”

While the fight for gay rights remains heated in the United States, same-sex marriage and gays in the military have never been issues in Albion, the virtual nation where “Fable” players battle bandits and other baddies. Though not integral to the plot, gamers have been able to woo characters of the same sex since the sweeping saga launched in 2004.

“We don’t require you to be of a certain type to get married,” said Peter Molyneux, creative director at Microsoft Game Studios Europe. “You can be gay. You can be bisexual. You can get married as many times as you like. It’s up to you. My fascination is with what that means to people. It means they can be who they are rather than who I require them to be.”

Molyneux and his team at British developer Lionhead Studios are adding another way to play as gay – or otherwise – in the franchise’s epic third installment, which tasks players with leading a revolution in the newly industrialized Albion. For the first time in the series, a player’s character, regardless of their sexual orientation, can adopt children.

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[Drale]

1. If I remember correctly

fable 2 also offered this.

[WillParkinson]

2. It says that it's been able to be done since 2004, but...

It says 'woo'. Now they're talking marriage and adoption of children. Not a huge difference, but a step in the right direction.

[Creideiki]

3. Dragon Age has this option too

Your main character can forge a relationship with one of several opposite-sex partners or one of the same sex.

[jumptheshadow]

4. Dark Age of Camelot has Same Sex Marriage

It is a terrific game except for its outdated graphics.

[Kurska]

5. Fallout: New Vegas has very strongly implied gay content aswell.

If you take the "Confirmed Bachelor" perk, some of the male characters have special conversations options, ranging from just hitting on them, to appealing to sexuality to skip parts of some quests.

There are also alot of references to homosexuality in some of the sex based casinos, offering both male and female company to males and females.