In the Nude for Games

italianbreadman - 290 days 17 hours ago

Very good article. Without pushing the envelope, the medium will remain stagnant.

Heavy sexual themes in videogames (although a single flaccid penis hardly counts as such) will open the doors for developers to create truly meaningful adult tales via this medium because it will expand the realm of possibility for creativity and thematic exploration to flourish.

That's not to say that nudity is necessary in all adult-themed games, but that the freedom to display what any given story may entail most certainly is.

...and it is rare that sex is absent from any serious relationship, upon which many stories are based, or reference.

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Nuri - 290 days 17 hours ago

You know this really was a good read such as italianbreadman stated, one thing that always got me curious is why such acts (Sex and the likes) weren't used to make a more meaningful story. Of course their is a fine line of having to much sex in a game and then there is one that certainly pushes the emotions that the story of the game tries to enlist upon the gamer.

I will never get why sex scenes cause so much outcry amongst politicians and the media. It seems that if they are going to do something along the lines of giving those scenes more face value, it will get more people to look into that game or trying to get it to see for themselves. For the most part, I hope their will be a developer who will push the line and attempt to put a scene in a game. It doesn't even have to be the full thing (God knows I don't want to sit and watch the whole thing) but at least slow build up or something, to show the two characters relationship or something which may help move the story along.

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yojoe26 - 290 days 16 hours ago

okay you two guys are sick. sex is something very special, and I say, a divine gift from God, that is not to be made a spectacle for the viewing pleasure of sick-minded, dementedly-grotesque individuals. I enjoy sex with my wife, but why in the world should you or any other people need to see this act. No. It is not needed in video games to advance story telling. If you need to watch two people have sex in order to "get into the story" then you are just......disturbed, in my opinion.

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LastDance - 290 days 16 hours ago

go watch a porno.

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The-Director - 290 days 10 hours ago

Don't Forget that video games are played all over the world, where some people are conservative and don't like sex in their favorite habit which is gaming, especially in parts of the world where people have a strong family bonds and you will see the gamer play the game in the living room with his family.

Keep sex out of games, sex in games will turn the video games eventually to a taboo, because developers know sex sell, and they will stuff their games with it.

I hope we don't see the day where video game reviews say this :

Gameplay : 8
Sound : 8.5
Graphic : 8
Sex : 8.6

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yojoe26 - 290 days 4 hours ago

Exactly!! I agree 100 percent. Some of the greatest movies and games I have ever played had minimal to zero language and sex. For example, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Fugitive, Star Wars (the original trilogy not the crappy prequels), and the Bourne movies (which I know had some language but nothing like some movies. It did however, have almost zero sex!). All I say is that great movies and games are tremendously successful without the use of moral degradation so why limit your audience by sticking in a bunch of crap that many people, like myself, do not feel is wholesome or character-building?

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creeping judas - 290 days ago

I think part of the problem is that American games don't feature sex, or prelude to sex, is that anyone can get a hold of a M-rated game. Unlike lets say a real porno movie. So when little Johnny comes home with a video game that mom and dad think is just a GAME. And then they see nudity is said game they freak out. They view games as toys and toys and sex dont mix.

I can't think of a game I've played that would have needed to have sex scenes in them to advance the story. But with games such as Alan Wake and heavy Rain coming out, could the boundary be pushed there.

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tmurder - 289 days 23 hours ago

I think it's safe to assume that most of us here are mature enough to handle sex in games, talk about it in an adult manner and agree that gaming is maturing to a point where sex is going to be a major theme sometimes. The problem is that there are still many people out who still see video games as toys, one that younger children play with, and something they can obtain easily. They don't understand that it's a maturing medium, and are quick to attack and condemn gaming. I understand that most of these people are just trying to protect someone, but only if they knew what goes on a schools nowadays, they'd see that maybe gaming isn't the problem.

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JAlbor - 287 days 21 hours ago

It's not just sex that is important. As some of you said above, I understand not everyone likes depictions of sexuality in a videogame. Therefor, I respect your decision not to buy those games. The same can be said for movies, there are plenty of movies the more morally sensitive commentators don't watch, but it doesn't mean they shouldn't exist. I merely suggest that some of the matura themes that you WOULD watch, such as divorce, drug use, or any form of desperation, may be more readily accessible when a sexuality (absolutely considered mature by mainstream culture) sells well enough to encourage game developers to push boundaries.

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