I would like to repeat. I have never been a fugitive. And I went to an art school , i have a degree. I more relate to those brothers than I do to max and clhoe, not to say that M&C are bad, I mean clhoe has a penchant for getting herself murderated but its a part of charm now. But I found max to be kind of... dull and nothing for a lot of the story and chloe like the rest fo the background characters to be almost goddamn cartooney in their archetype. Understand obviously these characterizations need to be played up for narrative purposes. But as a big brother, who's dealth with racism, who's had to march several family members on foot through bullshit. I get it. Not to the level. But I get it.
Being in a school doesn't immediately make something more relatable I feel. Its how they act and react to things, yes school can provide a basis for familiarity. But if written in a strange way, it can be as alien or as stereotypical as anyone wants it to be.
I say this as someone who loves the school setting/small town/sections of a city in all things.
I don't think anyone one is claiming the only reason, you or anyone else enjoyed it is because of white lesbians. But there are a bunch of people, even in this thread who are saying when it stopped being twee white girls... lost interest. Just disguising their reasons why. If you aren't that person, fantastic, but its an aspect of the fanbase that has been coloring some of the discussion since the game was annouced. And you should be able to understand my apprehension to the phrase " They aren't as relatable " having been though that being used as a means to disguise that for years.
And you are spltting hairs. If there dad hadn't had been shot, the powers wouldn't have went off. The basis for this games entire everything is boys dealing with racially motivatted killing of their father, in combination with dealing with super powers.
If that game would satisfy you fantastic. I just wanted to know your stance on things.
Its not just about the queerness, its about the whiteness. The thing about LIS strange is that IIRC their queerness has nothing of consequence to the story, and you could play that game not quuer, I didn't. But IIRC but you could just, not do that. And in all sorts of multiracial minority groups, racism still exists. So the idea of someone litterally only giving a shit about liberal causses when it comes to white people and then bailing when it comes to everyone else. Is not only possible, its happening and its happened through history.
So while yes there are problably a lot of people who liked LIS strange for what it was, I would say... most people do it if not everyone. When confronted with a scenario involving characters not out of their wheelhouse, there are a bunch of people who just " Can't relate " . And while that may not be you , it pops up often enough, even in this thread to not dismiss people bring it up as " oppression Olympics"
