February Roundtable: Shipping, Romance, and Boats

February Roundtable: Shipping, Romance, and Boats

It’s February! The most romantic of months, if you are invested in holidays and not a stone-cold cynic like I am. I’m kidding, I love romance and mush, especially when it’s in games and therefore not forced upon me by greeting card companies and Target’s candy aisle.

Here at Sidequest, some of us love the mushy, lovey-dovey stuff, some of us don’t, and some of us want to talk about boats. Naturally, this month’s topic of discussion is shipping, so let’s get into it!

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Mirror: The Queerness of 7th Dragon III: Code VFD

Mirror: The Queerness of 7th Dragon III: Code VFD

Having played just about every RPG available in the Nintendo line of portables and then some, I’ve started to really get bored with the straight, cis male protagonist. There is a certain level of predictability to RPGs: if you’re the protagonist, you’re probably hauling dangly bits between your legs, and will likely get attached to the largest set of ta-tas in the room. Some people like this predictability, but for me, predictability is the death knell of a story.

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