Talk:Duchess In Distress/@comment-65.213.88.130-20120620005137/@comment-108.212.121.179-20120715055219

I'm with the first user - this game is highly male-centered (my biggest complaint with it, really). And to the above: I am one of those fabled straight chicks who has never and would never kiss another chick, straight or not. I don't think I'd get a kick out of it and I don't exist to give kicks to random guys who want to watch. I think to do this quest I shall switch my Arisen to male, since there's no "I'm just helping you 'cause I'm a nice, heroic sort of person" option. It at least feels slightly more normal to me that way, since it is not "me" but only a male character, same as any RPG which locks your gender for story reasons.

Also, the quests with Valmiro and Reynard are very much "you're my bro" in feeling, rather than romantic (affinity-glow aside). Valmiro shares a drink with you and chats until sunrise, then gives you a pat on the shoulder and walks off; Reynard just waves and tells you he's going home to mama. Compare this to the end of Madeline's quest chain in which she does at least blow you a kiss. Buddy guys, flirtatious girls - though Mercedes ends her quest line more like a guy, just promising to help you out in return one day, but then she's very tomboyish (perhaps trying to imply that only feminine women are worth dating). The game clearly expects a straight male player, simply tossing in the option to play in other manners without really thinking of appealing to those demographics.