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Cringe AND gay? I CAN'T WAIT (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/games@hexbear.net
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[–] 19 points 3 months ago (14 children)

Isn't FONV like THE game of trans folks?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Because of who?

    Fallout 3 and 4 made it advantageous to play female because of the Black Widow perk that does extra damage against men. The men’s perk, Lady Killer, isn’t as effective because most enemies are male.

    New Vegas had those plus Confirmed Bachelor which was for men and a French-named one for women. These perks made you basically gay or lesbian and opened up additional options.

    Who was trans in New Vegas? I love representation in games but I am drawing a blank here.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    No one in NV was trans as far as I remember but the game has become something trans people love for w/e reason. It's memed that trans people all play either FONV or HOI.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    I don't know, it's just that I've seen trans comrades of hexbear talk about the game being held up in the trans gaming fandom? I never meant this to be spiteful or mean, I literally thought it was lauded around leftist trans gaming groups :/

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    I think you're extrapolating a very specific trans stereotype onto trans people as a whole.

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