Now I'm gonna have to really get into thia game. Love the Dragon Quest games and am gay so im interested.
My two cents as a straight man in this matter is that Sylvando's portrayal is empowering and just great overall, while I find his entourage's portrayal as deeply problematic.
This is pretty much where I stand as well. Sylvando is certainly not "a butt of gay jokes", but his followers on the other hand, that's like their secondary function.Sylvando seemed fine but some of the followers he gets in the second half were a bit much and played too hard into the stereotype, I thought.
Fantastic game and my favorite character in the game. Currently level 37 in the dundrisal ruins.