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Atlus game have a big problem with homophobic and transphobia. (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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This comes to no surprise to anyone who has played their Persona series or Catherine. I'm just bringing it up again because I went back to play Persona 3 Portable because of all the remake news and while P3P might have the least overall issues it does still have a transwomen being portrayed as a predator. They also having the character have stubble as their not so subtle way of point out this character is trans.

Like I said there are way worse examples in their games. Persona 4 has a FTM character where the main character can active force to basically detransition.

Then there is Erica from Catherine. I love Erica and they way the character make back handed comments and even make fun of a character for dating her really irritates me.

Anyways rant over. What are your thoughts on this?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

From what I understand these homophobic events were the product of the director of Persona 3,4,5,Catherine
He's gone for Persona 6, so there is a chance that game won't be problematic as someone else will be in charge. Now, will that new person also be problematic, that remains to be seen, but I only hope they are not.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsura_Hashino
https://www.polygon.com/2017/5/4/15545254/persona-5-director-leaves-katsura-hashino

Though I see he's in charge of the newly announced, Metaphor: ReFantazio, so we are not entirely free of his influence.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

This is good to know. Hopefully there will be a change in these games.