How SHOULD sex scenes in games work?
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Sorry wait.. wrong word.. um.. er..
Anyway, you can put them in games if you want to but personally I've never actually played a game with any in.. so I don't really know if they're A) worth it or B) needed..
Although if they do have to go in then make it either faded or just cute/playful.. If used well then it could give the player a strong connection to a character for whatever purpose..
Sorry wait.. wrong word.. um.. er..
Anyway, you can put them in games if you want to but personally I've never actually played a game with any in.. so I don't really know if they're A) worth it or B) needed..
Although if they do have to go in then make it either faded or just cute/playful.. If used well then it could give the player a strong connection to a character for whatever purpose..
I'm not against the depiction of nudity or sexual acts because I'm prudish - I welcome a fade to black because I'm mature enough to have had sex before, and can fill in the blanks myself - and since it is the virtual "me" getting laid here, I'd prefer to be in the mental driver's seat, if you will. Now excuse me, I have to go get into Fenris's pants again.j-e-f-f-e-r-s said:
Off screen preferrably.
A little bit of hands on beforehand isn't so bad, Enough so that it's properly implied, anyway. Once you get into actually showing them rolling around naked you end up in this weird place where it's too much for some people and not enough for others and nobody is really happy about it at all.
A little bit of hands on beforehand isn't so bad, Enough so that it's properly implied, anyway. Once you get into actually showing them rolling around naked you end up in this weird place where it's too much for some people and not enough for others and nobody is really happy about it at all.
I think sex scenes should just HAPPEN.
No awkward dialogue, no questions. It just goes!
Romance, especially in the early stages is something to explore. Maybe we should get rid of the bar that measures romance or friendship or rivalry? It'll be harder to measure how much the characters like you and that's similar in real life.
But then again, it depends on the game.
No awkward dialogue, no questions. It just goes!
Romance, especially in the early stages is something to explore. Maybe we should get rid of the bar that measures romance or friendship or rivalry? It'll be harder to measure how much the characters like you and that's similar in real life.
But then again, it depends on the game.
oh....um..smv1172 said:
yeah, youre right actually...
i shoulda revised my post first, thats not what i wanted to convey.
lets try this again...
the threats and fears of war have never been conveyed in games, and they never will. basically theres nothing that can give us that experience like the real thing. the same can be said about sex...which makes me question why its even in games at all...other than fun.
war games are fun. but theres nothing 'fun' about seeing sex in a game, especially because its not us. sex should only have meaning to us when we're having that 'connection' with another person.
...just..
keep it in real life.
there, how about that, lol
If its a game with heavy story and the scene feels natural then show it all but as tastefully as possible. Just a cutscene, no quicktime events/player involvement.
I totally get what you're saying now, thanks for the clarification.
Not sure how I feel about it, every time I've seen it in a game (or not seen but heard it in some cases), it hasn't ever added to my experience. Normally it just gets an eyebrow raise and I wonder how much of this was added to get publicity and sales from the guys who use lingerie ads for their own ends. Now I am not against the concept, I just haven't ever seen it pulled off well, Fable, Fallout NV, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, it all just seemed really cheesy.
I think it'd help if the voice acting wasn't either apathetic or overacted, the various animations weren't clipping into each other, the people moved like people not undead robotic constructs, and put some thought into setting up the scene rather than cut/pasting from some late-night movie.
Not sure how I feel about it, every time I've seen it in a game (or not seen but heard it in some cases), it hasn't ever added to my experience. Normally it just gets an eyebrow raise and I wonder how much of this was added to get publicity and sales from the guys who use lingerie ads for their own ends. Now I am not against the concept, I just haven't ever seen it pulled off well, Fable, Fallout NV, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, it all just seemed really cheesy.
I think it'd help if the voice acting wasn't either apathetic or overacted, the various animations weren't clipping into each other, the people moved like people not undead robotic constructs, and put some thought into setting up the scene rather than cut/pasting from some late-night movie.
Sex is a natural animalistic instinct, it has been around since the beginning. I'm not sure how that's embarrassing. It's everywhere in all countries in all societies. If you're embarrassed by the thought of sex perhaps you're not mature enough to even be viewing most forms of media. If you believe that all humans are "obsessed" with sex, well than sir I believe you're quite mistaken.AnythingOutstanding said:
An obsession is something that takes over one's thought process, something they can't get out of their mind on a constant basis. Now I know there are legitimate illness's which have the obsession of sex involved but most people of society do not in fact have this. To have an obsession would interfere with the individuals life style. There are many who enjoy sex, the thought of it and engaging in it, however most of the population is not "obsessed".
All I can think of is a ten year old. OO "She's got cooties ewwwww"
First, don't just add sex for the sake of sex. It really shouldn't just come out of left field for shock value or "maturity" value.
Second, less is more. Of all the "love" sceens i've seen in games so far, they all seem to be awkward, clunky, and inpassionite. Graphics are great now a days, but still they lack, for the most part, facial detail, emontional inflection and body language, all of which is importent. So, don't bother wtih it. Set the sceen with dialog and basic actions then fade to black or pan away and let it be implied. If you look at ME 2, for example, the sceens with Moranda and Jack are awkard and clunky, and unrealistic. The stuff with Tali, where, it's 90% dialog and then they pan away.. it works MUCH better IMO. Stuff like that.
Second, less is more. Of all the "love" sceens i've seen in games so far, they all seem to be awkward, clunky, and inpassionite. Graphics are great now a days, but still they lack, for the most part, facial detail, emontional inflection and body language, all of which is importent. So, don't bother wtih it. Set the sceen with dialog and basic actions then fade to black or pan away and let it be implied. If you look at ME 2, for example, the sceens with Moranda and Jack are awkard and clunky, and unrealistic. The stuff with Tali, where, it's 90% dialog and then they pan away.. it works MUCH better IMO. Stuff like that.
Exactly how Assassins Creed II did or just imply it have the characters give each other "That look" then black out the screen.Honestly Bioware needs to just stop the whole sex scene shit they're not that great at it and just have a kiss and black the shit out.
Meh as noraml on subject like this I agree with Extra credits- sex in videogames is just creepy and little more than adolescent pandering.
What is could in games is when they replicate they actual emotional aspect of being in a relationship- it kinda freaked me out in DA2 when I had the chat with Merrill after she came to the house.
What is could in games is when they replicate they actual emotional aspect of being in a relationship- it kinda freaked me out in DA2 when I had the chat with Merrill after she came to the house.
Press X to not premature ejaculate.
Seriously though, I'd say having the freedom to properly interact rather than being scripted, but that would probably ruin it and make it more a sex sim or sex game if you're actually graded on it. So maybe just cutscenes that you get up to by participating in the foreplay through button presses. Or maybe just implied sex works fine.
Seriously though, I'd say having the freedom to properly interact rather than being scripted, but that would probably ruin it and make it more a sex sim or sex game if you're actually graded on it. So maybe just cutscenes that you get up to by participating in the foreplay through button presses. Or maybe just implied sex works fine.
I don't like the way witcher did it it portrayed us women like some sort of squicky pokemon game that put me off playign those games forever, but thats just my opinion.
Quick time event! (rofl)
I think Dragon Age has it right, a brief image of the people getting it on then fade to black.
lol captcha: rapen merovingici. erm no ty.
Quick time event! (rofl)
I think Dragon Age has it right, a brief image of the people getting it on then fade to black.
lol captcha: rapen merovingici. erm no ty.
Fuck that!poiumty said:
Sex is just more awesome when you have a social stigma connected to it. It makes it all the more "forbidden" and tasty. This trend where society consider it to be no more special than breathing just makes it dull, uninspiring and uninteresting.
Actually, it does make sense. After all, we spend much time and effort to exterminate harmful virus species, yet somehow we do nothing about the most harmful virus of all: Mankind.HG131 said:
So stopping reproduction would actually be more ethical than constantly continue to reproduce until the point where we've consumed our own world and turned it into a barren rock incapable of supporting any life at all (because that's what our species does and certainly doesn't display any pramatic signs of stopping).