{"id":908997,"date":"2024-06-28T15:33:12","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/?p=908997"},"modified":"2024-06-28T15:45:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T19:45:20","slug":"video-game-remakes-provide-opportunities-to-tell-better-lgbtq-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glaad.org\/video-game-remakes-provide-opportunities-to-tell-better-lgbtq-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Game Remakes Provide Opportunities to Tell Better LGBTQ Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Few things are more satisfying for seasoned gamers than seeing an older game get a new coat of paint. Advancements in gaming hardware have popularized the creation of remakes, allowing players to experience beloved classic games on modern platforms. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Remake <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">might have been the first video game remake to ever be nominated for Game of the Year at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thegameawards.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Game Awards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but after the nomination of the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resident Evil 4<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> remake in 2023, it is no longer surprising to see remakes getting prestigious recognition. It is now commonplace to see remakes held to the same standards &#8211; if not higher ones &#8211; than new releases. However, some games have a complicated history of offensive content, especially regarding their depictions of LGBTQ characters. Fidelity to original artistic intent is an important aspect to remaking a video game, but reintroducing defamatory content from the past perpetuates the harm those depictions have caused and further alienates LGBTQ fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way that studios deal with offensive LGBTQ content varies from remake to remake. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a scene where the main male party members unsuccessfully hit on various women at the beach. Their luck changes when an attractive beachgoer finally returns their interest, before an unshaven hair on her chin outs her as a transgender woman. The scene is played purely for shock value and laughs. The male characters are subsequently disgusted with themselves, not for repeatedly harassing women on the beach but for feeling &#8220;tricked&#8221; by the woman\u2019s beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">the fact that we got trans rep in p3 (AND SHE\u2019S HOT TOO) could\u2019ve been really groundbreaking but then they play her off as a joke and i will never forgive atlus for that <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cbCUsf1HLY\">pic.twitter.com\/cbCUsf1HLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ariadne \ud83d\udca5 (@catgirlkirijo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/catgirlkirijo\/status\/1410585479142162434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 1, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The idea that a trans woman is somehow deceiving people is a longstanding false and harmful stereotype. This scene rightly earned criticism from LGBTQ fans for making light of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/crsj\/publications\/member-features\/gay-trans-panic-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dangerous<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> misconception about trans women. When <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3 Reload<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remake, was announced, fans and journalists speculated about how this scene would be dealt with. After all, the studio in charge of its development, Atlus, is notorious for including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/wjpnam\/atlus-we-havent-forgotten-your-mishandling-of-lgbtq-characters-catherine-full-body\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anti-LGBTQ content<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its games, frequently depicting LGBTQ characters as predators. But <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3 Reload<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> decided to cut the trans character altogether. The trans woman was replaced with a conspiracy theorist, and the male characters were instead disturbed by her far-fetched beliefs and eagerness to sell them on a special &#8211; and likely useless &#8211; sunscreen. Keeping the original scene would have been an egregious misstep, but Atlus decided that excluding LGBTQ characters was easier than making better ones.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_908998\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-908998\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-908998\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28122815\/Screenshot-2024-05-10-90326-AM.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-908998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credits: Atlus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Granted, there is one explicitly queer character in the game that vaguely insinuates his romantic interest in the male protagonist. Players are not given the choice to reciprocate, despite the game\u2019s 2009 PlayStation Portable variant<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allowing its female protagonist to romance that same character in her route. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hasn\u2019t allowed players to romance a male character as a male protagonist since 1999\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 2: Innocent Sin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3 Reload<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Atlus missed the opportunity to bring the game into the 21st century by opening up future <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games for more queer romances. These games have always been about raging against the system, questioning authority, and defying fate. Is including queerness too rebellious for a series that regularly has its characters fighting gods and winning? Or perhaps Atlus never internalized the themes of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to begin with, reminding its players that it\u2019s okay to be different as long as those differences do not challenge the status quo of heteronormativity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other recent video game remakes have undertaken a larger transformation. Square Enix\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Remake<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (2020) is best described as a reimagining of the first third of the original <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, since the story makes several critical changes. The moment-to-moment story beats of the remake are also altered, expanding on character relationships and the overarching world of Gaia that were not touched upon in the original.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_909000\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909000\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-909000\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-1024x369.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-1024x369.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-768x276.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-1536x553.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-150x54.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-450x162.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath-1200x432.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123033\/ff7-bath.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-909000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credits: SquareSoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These changes notably impact a crossdressing sequence in one of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s most iconic missions. When searching for clothing that the main character Cloud will use to disguise himself as a woman, players can choose to spend time in a bath where he will be accompanied by a horde of men, one of whom will repeatedly flirt with Cloud despite Cloud&#8217;s discomfort. The man in question, Mukki, is pushy with his advances and the scene concludes with him giving Cloud a pair of bikini briefs. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not only equates his queerness with being predatory and perverse, but it also uses sexual harassment as the basis for its distasteful jokes. This scene, along with another related quest involving Cloud encountering a crossdressing gym group, was removed from the remake. Instead, a new dancing minigame was added where Cloud must gain approval from nightclub owner and lead dancer Andrea by showing off his dancing prowess.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_909002\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909002\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-909002\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28123235\/Screenshot-2023-08-14-111008-AM.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-909002\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credits: Square Enix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revamped scene is a campy, catchy, and even celebratory moment that feels inspired by drag culture, but what delighted players the most were the words that Andrea leaves Cloud with after they finish their dance. \u201cTrue beauty is an expression of the heart. A thing without shame, to which notions of gender don\u2019t apply,\u201d he reminds both Cloud and players alike. Cloud remains a semi-unwilling tourist of a queer culture in a single isolated story beat. And yet, a remake that makes a conscious decision to not perpetuate negative stereotypes of LGBTQ people is a noteworthy step in the right direction. LGBTQ fans appreciated the acknowledgement that elevating <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">treatment of queerness was more important to the developers than being faithful to the original\u2019s bad jokes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(2024)<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the second installment in Square Enix\u2019s modern reimagining of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, also flirts with queer representation without making it a core part of its game. It has various same-gender couples sprinkled into the background, including two unnamed women that fight over a man before realizing they should just date each other, but it is far from being the pinnacle of LGBTQ inclusion that some have lauded it to be. The LGBTQ characters are so marginally placed that it is easy to miss them altogether. It is hard to celebrate their inclusion without feeling like the game is sending a message that queerness is better when shoved into the background where it can be safely ignored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy XVI<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made history when it debuted Dion, the franchise\u2019s first major character explicitly confirmed to be gay. The game\u2019s bold depiction of Dion signaled a shift away from <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s historical exclusion of LGBTQ characters, which made <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s return to barely-there representation feel like a step back. After all, the massive world of Gaia has plenty of opportunities for LGBTQ side content. Dion\u2019s inclusion raised the standard for queer representation in the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series &#8211; a standard that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unfortunately fell short in meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Celebrating random NPCs is whatever. FF16 created a Gay Character and made him so damn cool. He was a MAJOR character!!! PUT SOME RESPECT ON DIONs NAME. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/t3jqfv24Ln\">pic.twitter.com\/t3jqfv24Ln<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PhillyBeatzU (@PhillyBeatzU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhillyBeatzU\/status\/1761215129985622454?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other remakes show how small changes can have a monumental impact when done right. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has a complicated legacy, specifically regarding Vivian, a character that was bullied for being a trans woman in the original Japanese game in 2004. Though the Japanese version misgendered her on multiple occasions, localizations were less consistent. Some versions, such as the Italian translation, showed Vivian proudly asserting herself as a trans woman whereas the German and English translation entirely removed any hints of her being transgender. Thankfully, the 2024 remake chose to confront the topic head-on, removing any doubt about Vivian and her gender while also excluding any instances of misgendering.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_909018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-909018\" style=\"width: 788px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-909018\" src=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.glaad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/28125430\/Screenshot-2024-06-28-95348-AM.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-909018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credits: Intelligent Systems, Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though Vivian was always intended to be a trans character, her story now focuses on her personal growth and journey to belonging. The changes made in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are a welcome adjustment to Vivian\u2019s story, staying true to her background while also refusing to make her the target of cruel jokes and belittlement. This remake shows how a commitment to authentic LGBTQ storytelling can enhance the original themes of the game, simultaneously preserving the best parts of the past while paving the way for a better future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, not all remakes require amends to past anti-LGBTQ content. Some simply find ways to introduce LGBTQ representation or options where it was originally lacking. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a 2023 remake of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that allows for more freedom of player expression and creativity than the original games. It no longer locks players into playing a male character, allowing players to choose from she\/her, he\/him, and they\/them pronouns, and customize their character with non gender-locked hairstyles and outfits. Players can also romance both male and female characters regardless of their character\u2019s gender.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOUD QUEER NB SOBBING??????????? I\u2019m so excited?? Harvest Moon\/Story of Seasons is what made me realize I was queer as a kiddo without knowing any words to describe it <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KwvNFxtqLk\">https:\/\/t.co\/KwvNFxtqLk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kade \ud83c\udf44\ud83e\udeb4\ud83d\udc0c (@FateBoundKnight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FateBoundKnight\/status\/1569753107105746944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has the benefit of being a player-driven farming simulation where queer content has become the standard thanks to titles like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stardew Valley <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and GLAAD Media Awards nominee <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/glaad.org\/34th-annual-outstanding-video-games\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wylde Flowers<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The changes made to the content of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">merely introduced customization options that are expected from modern simulation games. For story-driven games like <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Persona 3 Reload <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Fantasy VII Remake<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, knowing what to change, exclude, and include from the original is more nuanced. But there is no rule that says a remake must operate within every constraint of the original design. A remake is more than just a port or remaster &#8211; it is an adaptation of the original game, not an exact copy. Content that demeans LGBTQ people for shock value was unoriginal and offensive when it was first created, and it is even more unacceptable given the consulting resources and information that studios have today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks to ports, remasters, and video game archives, many original iterations of these games are still accessible to players on current platforms. However, modern gamers are increasingly discerning, not only in terms of gameplay and graphics, but also in regards to the quality of representation within the games they choose to play. According to the <\/span><a href=\"\/glaad-gaming\/2024\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2024 GLAAD Gaming Report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 70% of LGBTQ gamers and 46% of non-LGBTQ gamers are less likely to buy or play a game if it contains harmful tropes or stereotypes about the LGBTQ community. Studios working on video game remakes are starting to understand that contemporary audiences will not accept anti-LGBTQ content, and that positive LGBTQ inclusion\u00a0 \u2013 even if it deviates from source material \u2013 can broaden and enhance a game\u2019s reception.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remakes simply offer a new way to enjoy a story that is worth being retold. As the demand for quality LGBTQ representation grows, so too does the responsibility of video game creators to meet those expectations. Video game remakes have an opportunity to be better than the originals and, more importantly, set a higher standard for the types of stories, characters, and players that they want to better represent.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Few things are more satisfying for seasoned gamers than seeing an older game get a new coat of paint. 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