@ Brainer
This is of course a particularly exciting, complex and sensitive topic, where many shy away from putting their thoughts etc. into words beforehand. For that reason alone, great respect to you for even thinking about it and sharing it. After all, it is communication that connects us and brings us closer together when we want to better understand the motives, feelings, needs, etc. pp. of the other person.
Such a sensitive topic can really make waves very quickly, and in both directions, as was the case with Beamdog's Mizhena at the time. The indignation about this NPC quickly turned into hatred. I thought the character was successful, as it also addressed another social issue here, besides transgender, but was unfortunately overshadowed by that. If I recall correctly, Mizhena wanted to do or be something different professionally than her father wanted her to be. That means even without the transgender issue, this would be about a classic generational conflict issue where the child didn't want to follow in the desired footsteps of the parent e.g. continuing the family business because they would rather be an itinerant artist.
This reminded me of the movie Trainspotting when Begbie hooks up with a girl in his car and finds out the girl is transgender. Begbie, of course, is a crazy, evil a****** in this movie and, of course, completely freaks out. (He doesn't attack the person, but demolishes the car). From there your remarks about evil BG 3 characters, who are aboslut evil but suddenly use gender language, already have their justification, because it would simply be ambivalent behavior that negatively affects the immersion.
Last edited by Lotus Noctus; 18/12/22 03:01 PM.
