Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-5085906-20140619165117/@comment-5085906-20140813205625

64.33.250.214 wrote:

Just for the record, I don't mind more gays/trans in video games. But if Quiet were the only female and turned out to be trans, that would be a HUGE deal. It'd be heavily scrutinized by both progressives and conservatives. There are much easier, less controversial ways to include gays. Ways that don't involve making them torture victims or renegade snipers. Which is one of the reasons why this theory would turn out to be true, but then again Ground Zeroes very well showed that Kojima doesn't excell in spreading his intended 'war is cruel' message. Maybe it's because it's his first time taking a dark narrative path, but I really didn't like how the Paz thing was handled. Implied rape? I get it. Gut-wrenching (pun intended) operation scene in which they try to remove a bomb from her stomach? I get it. What's with the 'oh wait guys i have another bomb inside me' fad. It makes it look like Kojima is just using Paz as a narrative and plot device, which is the least thing you'd expect from a guy like him.

I just hope he does justice to females in TPP. Last thing we need is another game in which women serve as morality pets.