I'm Still Not Over Mass Effect Making Jack Straight Because Of Fox News
Around this time last year, TheGamer ran a Mass Effect week full of interviews, behind the scenes stories, and opinion pieces. One of the bigger revelations was that Jack, one of your squadmates in Mass Effect 2, was supposed to be a pansexual love interest, but this was changed because of Fox News. The first game was controversial on Fox because you could sleep with Liara, a blue alien. Considering Fox News is currently angry about M&Ms, perhaps we shouldn't have paid too much attention to them in any case. As a result, Jack was made straight, and I'm still not over it.
This may surprise some of you, but I don't want every character everywhere to be gay. I frequently write 'make this character gay' pieces (Kate Bishop was the latest), but ultimately, I like feeling that video game worlds exist away from my character's input. That's why I prefer letting Garrus and Tali romance each other - it makes Mass Effect feel bigger than Shepard. In fact, Kaidan moving from straight in the first game to bi in the third is a little jarring, but at least the game tackles the fact that human sexuality can shift. Of all the characters in Mass Effect though, Jack's is the romance that missing out on hurts the most. I have played a single playthrough as BroShep, and it was entirely to get topped by Jack. She might be my favourite character in the whole series, and knowing that Tucker Carlson is the reason my canon Shepard can't be with her just stings.
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If all of Mass Effect was playersexual, my playthroughs would be more varied. Miranda and I could be a lean in lesbian power couple. I'd be gay for Jacob and see if that made him more interesting. Maybe if Ashley experienced a
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