I’m going to break down exactly how the spinoff compares to Persona 5 - and if fans of that game will feel at home or not. However, Persona 5 Strikers actually has much more in common with the Persona games than the Warriors series. And that goes double due to Persona 5 Strikers being a collaboration with Omega Force, the developer behind the Warriors franchise.
#Persona 5 vs persona 5 royal series#
I’m definitely for a more diverse showing of gay characters on the persona series, even a possible male romance option in future sequels.Persona series fans are likely expecting something notably different from a spinoff of Persona 5. I’m not bothered by gay men who behave that way, I’m more so bothered by how people react to gay men who act that way. My point is, I would rather have a version of a translated game game be just that instead of it omitting something or having it changed altogether. But the discussion of how people view gay men behaving in a certain way with their mannerisms is a different discussion all together. They aren’t “stereotypical” they are normal people living their lives the way they deserve to, expressing themselves in a way that when identified it is viewed negatively.”stereotypically”. “Stereotypical gay men” do exist here but honestly it’s more of an insult to even have that characterization about them than the portrayal of them. Which I’ll be honest, considering we see this kind of edit done not just for gay related stuff but just anything in other games I’m willing to bet it’s the latter reason. The fact that they will edit the us version of these scenes/characters only for westerners is either an extension of the how they view the LGBT community there vs here or they are just pandering to westerners thinking we are more sensitive than the Japanese consumers. That being said, if atlus were to do anything in respect of that it should have been done from the source game, not just the localized version. We still have a ways to go in regards to a lot of rights and equality but it’s disappointing that Japan does not have the same consideration for the LGBT community there.
We are a more vocal and recognizable minority that makes up a considerable percent of our population. In the us the gay community has a bigger influence on politics and government than japan does.
Stopac 627d ago (Edited 627d ago very well aware of the situation in Japan's lgbt+ community, and I feel that’ this is a much bigger problem in this context there than here in the US. Maybe in the next games they'll have a little bit more sensibility from the get go when dealing with it. So although I generally don't like contents beings changed, it's good to see that the Japanese developers are at least aware of this topic.
His whole character growth lies in his love of tailoring, avoiding completely the struggle he has with his sexuality. They could've gone the "if he's gay or bi, that's ok" route, maybe even use his tough personality as "I've accepted who I am and I'll kick your butt if you try to make fun of it", but they chose the route of "that's weird" whenever anything slightly homosexual happened to him. Even outside that scene, when they're just standing in the street, they'll always say something extremely stereotypical if you try talking to them.Įven Kanji in Persona 4 was a lost opportunity. But the way it is now, they're the ONLY gay characters in the game and just perpetuate the stereotype. It would be a way of the game saying "here's your comic relief, but we're also showing that gay people lead normal lives". If they had included other normal gay characters just living their lives, (eg.: a teacher who lived with his husband and the characters just recognized this without making a fuss), the existence of those two characters wouldn't be as bad. Like it or not, people do get influenced by the media they consume, so if every movie, series and game show people being weirded out by homosexuality, people will keep on thinking that this is the only way to feel about it. So when a Japanese piece of entertainment doesn't show gay people as being "normal" people, but has only stereotypical characters with over the top performances and, even worse, using their sexuality to make the main characters feel weird, like what happened in Persona 5, I do get bothered.
#Persona 5 vs persona 5 royal tv#
Here in Japan, gay people are viewed only as entertainment, like comedians and comic relief in movies, TV series and games. I'm also gay and I am a bit bothered by those two characters.
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