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Another World allegedly was to feature a gay romance between the male leads (NSFW)
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Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Me too, weirdly.
Deft Beck
Member
It was made without Eric's involvement, so it is not canon.
Well, from what I can tell, there's a lot of potential "hints" in the interactions between the two.
He puts his head on his shoulder.
Dude passed out when the alien picked him up from the ground. He was about to die. Also he's resting against his back on the dragon so taking that as some kind of romance hint is a super stretch.
But I'm not surprised shipping culture is now going back to 26 years old games with no subtext
Randall365
Member
Wasn't the main guy crippled at the very end and then rescued by the big alien?
Not sure the next thought would have been romance - it wasn't that sort of game.
What next? Guybrush and Stan cosying up in a coffin together!
Not sure the next thought would have been romance - it wasn't that sort of game.
What next? Guybrush and Stan cosying up in a coffin together!
John Kowalski
Banned
That's worth at least three tags
s_mirage
Member
You'll have to excuse me if I don't trust what this person says unless it's confirmed by Chahi. If they won't even release relevant snippets of correspondence, there's absolutely nothing to confirm what they're saying, and I have a natural distrust of people who appear to be a little obsessed. They have a tendency to make things out of nothing.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
I seriously don't mean to be disrespectful but this strikes me as utterly hilarious.
The "matsula" guy has been brought up continuously by my siblings for so many years now.
The "matsula" guy has been brought up continuously by my siblings for so many years now.
Only thing I can say about Another IVorld is that I fucking hate it although I can absolutely recognize how important it is and how beautifully made it was.
I was always more of a Flashback guy anyway.
I still can't fathom how we just let Delphine software die just like they're nothing though.
Gay romance could work in the game, could have been a bit on the nose...
It would have been censored to hell and back on console though.
I was always more of a Flashback guy anyway.
I still can't fathom how we just let Delphine software die just like they're nothing though.
Gay romance could work in the game, could have been a bit on the nose...
It would have been censored to hell and back on console though.
Randall365
Member
It always seemed odd to me that after Future Wars (good), Operation Stealth (great) and Cruise for a Corpse (landmark) they gave up on graphic adventures.
In the early/mid nineties, these were still a goldmine and they were obviously great at them.
s_mirage
Member
Personally, I don't see how it would have worked. It wouldn't have just been on the nose, it would have felt very shoehorned in. At its heart, Another World was a short but pretty puzzle platformer. There was no time for character exploration outside of "let's get out of here" and "alien with red eyes is evil", and adding romance into it couldn't have boiled down to much more than "hi alien I've just met, let's fuck".
A longer game with more actual narrative could have supported such a subplot, but I don't see how the first Another World was that game.
From an outside perspective, Delphine's progression as a developer was really disappointing. After Fade to Black they basically became the Moto Racer company, and their more artistic leanings were consigned to history.
Yeah it's bullshit too unless we got words of chahi
Next time we're going to have someone telling us miyamoto endorsed their fanfic romance between koopa and mario ?
Please ....
And the oct 14 and nov 14 really make me unconfortable with how young the hero look like
royox
Member
I'd be surprised if there was a thread about i- oh!
If you look at their portfolio, you'll notice something interesting.
They steadily went on a more action bent.
They probably saw the tide of action games on console and decided to chase that after all despite being almost entirely reviled now stuffs like Shaq fu was pretty good for them.
It still doesn't excuse the utter lack of recognition and even support they got from the authorities who couldn't stop lavishing big movie productions releasing shit on screen and letting this kind of studio to die an ignominious death.
If you can't tell i'm still salty over Titus.
Nah, they could have put subtle hints here and there without being too obvious.
We're talking the early 90s here, don't expect a kiss or anything overt.
It might also have been cut because as you rightfully put it there was no space for it anyway.
Most of the projects at the time had some pretty out there ideas that never make the cut.
Most of the time it's for the best really.
They went with what worked.
I doubt that Fade to Black was any kind of success, they probably didn't have the means to make anything but Moto racer stuffs to pay the bills :/
They still did Darkstone: Evil Reigns...
e: oh fuck npace closed down?!?
Nocturnowl
Member
Nothing wrong...
Was going to quote this image in replay to Berordn, lol.
Deft Beck
Member
Well, that seems a bit cynical. Kale said that Eric seemed happy that someone is interested in Another World's lore over its current reputation as a technical milestone for early 90s Amiga and console gaming. It can't hurt to build upon that if someone shows an interest in it.
Kale said that Eric's a sweet, if very busy guy.
People discover games through many different means.
Lionel Richie
Member
Nothing wrong...
I still can't believe we live in a world where this happened lol. Knuckles has seen some shit.
DiipuSurotu
Banned
Players can date aliens in Mass Effect and can't in Another World?
Ironically, gay male players have never been allowed to date a male alien in Mass Effect. lol
Brerlappin
Member
How is it gay if hes an alien?
Deft Beck
Member
It's something to somebody, at least.
There's so much going on in here that I'm kinda overwhelmed haha. Definitely a weird story, but hey, if the author gets to add another layer to his game that he meant to from the start after all this time, and a fan can make their wish come true, then awesome, everyone wins.
I can't comment much on the relationship making sense in-game because admittedly I sucked bad at it back when I rented it for my SNES, but eh who cares. Devs have been shoehorning hetero romance forever so yeah!
All this actually made me want to play the game, so I guess I'll give that remastered version I bought long ago a try.
Perhaps in this vast universe with infinite possibilities, we're all gay in someone's eyes.
I can't comment much on the relationship making sense in-game because admittedly I sucked bad at it back when I rented it for my SNES, but eh who cares. Devs have been shoehorning hetero romance forever so yeah!
All this actually made me want to play the game, so I guess I'll give that remastered version I bought long ago a try.
Perhaps in this vast universe with infinite possibilities, we're all gay in someone's eyes.
AdmiralSnackbar
Member
Yeah I've only seen this from game grumps. The game seemed kind of boring really.
Two hundred and seventy pieces of
Mike Aruba fan art
I really can't process this right now
Two hundred and seventy pieces of
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I really can't process this right now
Maybe I'm misremembering Another World Out of This World - I'm not 100% sure I ever beat the game - but the context makes me think of something darker regardless of intention.
You're teleported to an alien planet. You have no way of contacting your friends or family. You have no one. You meet a race of aliens who resemble humans in their basic body plan, but you can't even speak to them. Some are trying to kill you and some are just trying to survive. You don't know why. You don't understand anything about them.
But you made a friend. He isn't a human. You can't look at him without thinking about the fact that you're alone here. You can't understand a word he says. But you know he isn't here to hurt you. He's even protected you, and you've protected him. You feel safe around him.
You're a human. You need love. You have no idea what this alien thinks of you, if it even experiences emotions the same way that you do. But he's the only way you can find something even resembling affection.
You're teleported to an alien planet. You have no way of contacting your friends or family. You have no one. You meet a race of aliens who resemble humans in their basic body plan, but you can't even speak to them. Some are trying to kill you and some are just trying to survive. You don't know why. You don't understand anything about them.
But you made a friend. He isn't a human. You can't look at him without thinking about the fact that you're alone here. You can't understand a word he says. But you know he isn't here to hurt you. He's even protected you, and you've protected him. You feel safe around him.
You're a human. You need love. You have no idea what this alien thinks of you, if it even experiences emotions the same way that you do. But he's the only way you can find something even resembling affection.
I'll admit. ok. i'll admit it dammit. I thought the alien was a woman, and I thought she was sweet on the hero. homosexuality never occurred to my young mind, but even I could tell there was something there. Strange how it all just came back to me.
It's amazing that that was the intention, and I say hey, full speed ahead. Love can bloom in alternate universes.
It's amazing that that was the intention, and I say hey, full speed ahead. Love can bloom in alternate universes.
Deft Beck
Member
The fanbook and the official comic are two separate entities.
From what I've surmised, it's less an outright, explicit intention, and moreso an idea that the author had that he chose not to act upon at the time.
HueyFreeman
Banned
Would add a really interesting new dimension to the game, and the whole story could function as an allegory for the homosexual experience (or any "other"ed group), in having to escape to another world to find oneself and feel loved. Particularly at the time and place when this released. Honestly had never crossed my mind, but I'm a straight male, so that also wouldn't be necessarily surprising.
That being said, Another World is such a deeply personal work for Chahi that I don't feel comfortable accepting new layers to his vision unless they come from him himself. Would love to hear from him on it, the more Chahi, the better.
God, when are we going to see another game from him?
That being said, Another World is such a deeply personal work for Chahi that I don't feel comfortable accepting new layers to his vision unless they come from him himself. Would love to hear from him on it, the more Chahi, the better.
God, when are we going to see another game from him?
Electric Eye
Banned
The alien is wearing a black romper.
gay.
gay.
D
Deleted member 13876
Unconfirmed Member
Gaylien
Let me see if I have this right:
It's an official authorized comic.. ("in collaboration with Eric Chahi as the artist of the official Another World comic") but Chahi won't publicly talk about it (or at least hasn't yet).. but he is OK that the comic writer is talking about it...
I mean if Eric is really behind it I would think he would mention it. Unless it is supposed to be a secret until it is done.. but then why is the comic writer allowed to talk about it now?
It just doesn't add up.
That said, if real that is progressive of Eric to be considering this 20 years ago. And it is cool that his initial vision will come to fruition on some way.
And if it's not true, there is nothing wrong with more well made fan fiction out there. The comic writer should be allowed to share his vision.
But until I hear an official statement I will remain skeptical of Chahi's endorsement.
It's an official authorized comic.. ("in collaboration with Eric Chahi as the artist of the official Another World comic") but Chahi won't publicly talk about it (or at least hasn't yet).. but he is OK that the comic writer is talking about it...
I mean if Eric is really behind it I would think he would mention it. Unless it is supposed to be a secret until it is done.. but then why is the comic writer allowed to talk about it now?
It just doesn't add up.
That said, if real that is progressive of Eric to be considering this 20 years ago. And it is cool that his initial vision will come to fruition on some way.
And if it's not true, there is nothing wrong with more well made fan fiction out there. The comic writer should be allowed to share his vision.
But until I hear an official statement I will remain skeptical of Chahi's endorsement.
PositiveGamer
Member
One of my fav games ever. Must have played it over 100 times...even loved the sequel on the Sega CD!!
This is madness for sure...
This is madness for sure...
Havoc2049
Member
They both save each other in the final fight. Lester (human) passes out from his injuries and Buddy (alien) takes him off into the sunset on his dragon. In the extended ending on the 3DO version of Another World/Out of This World and in the intro to Heart of the Alien, you find out that Buddy takes Lester to his home village, so that he can be cared for and recover from his injuries.
Neuromancer
Member
I want From Dust 2. 😭Would add a really interesting new dimension to the game, and the whole story could function as an allegory for the homosexual experience (or any "other"ed group), in having to escape to another world to find oneself and feel loved. Particularly at the time and place when this released. Honestly had never crossed my mind, but I'm a straight male, so that also wouldn't be necessarily surprising.
That being said, Another World is such a deeply personal work for Chahi that I don't feel comfortable accepting new layers to his vision unless they come from him himself. Would love to hear from him on it, the more Chahi, the better.
God, when are we going to see another game from him?