It's just not equal in a way that sits right to me and it chafes a bit and I feel like if I complain about it, I'm hating on the character dynamics, but I just like what I like and there's just... nothing really there. :<

@Maverynthia You're right. It's down to who has the money = has the power to decide what gets put in a game. And that's almost always straight white men, who get funded more easily, who are ruled by publishers and investors who also put limits on what's "profitable" (read: even worse men who don't even play games). IT SUCKS. The creators who are lucky enough to be able to finish their diverse game have to do so on a budget, because the larger system will never support them. :(

(Although, in my experience, "the publisher doesn't want this" was often just an excuse to blow ideas off with a simple explanation, because egos. So many huge egos.)

@currentlocation ego and hurt manfeels. "Oh you aren't catering exclusively to /us/ this time, we are going to boycott you! /babywhine"

I want to say Yuri game will get the budget because the yuri games I see are aimed at *drumroll* straight dudes.

I mean Aksys decided to try otome games and.. well they are half assing it but I guess it's bringing in the money?? D3 has dipped a toe in.

I just want quality stuff :x and yeah who gets the budget.