I agree with yahtzee on this one but I think what may have been forgotten to be told here is that many times writers put out "shock entertainment" like this to distract people from the bad or poorly done parts of the game or show. Example Jerry Springer it's a terrible show but there is so much train wreck of characters going on people couldn't stop watching or comedians who love to use foul language profusely it isn't intelligibly used like when George Carlin did his skit on the 7 words that can't be said on television it's to distract you from exactly how bad their jokes are. A game example would be like Dante's Inferno they would rather have people talking about how the guy sews a cross into his chest and there is boobs in the game than people talk about exactly how bad the game is. I do enjoy games that work things well into context especially to help add emotion or strength to a scene but when they just put things in there to get those on a 12 year old mentality to get excited about the game it shows the lack of commitment the developers are putting into it. It is kind of a revelation you put on the batman spin though yahtzee I never quite looked at my cartoon and comic characters that way but you are right once they have done what they were seeking to do and continue on their role they have quit developing and become a parody of their former selves.
