Perv on a Japanese Schoolgirl in Tekken Team's Project Morpheus Demo

[reciprocal]

The Japanese men don't see a point anymore in being in relationships when a sim girl is never going to tell you no or make you do things yourself after work..

Is that really the message you want to convey? That Japanese men want a woman that "won't say no"? That's a broad, gross brush.

He's just saying that they won't say no because of the implication.

Just want to point out that a fertility rate of 1.4 is drastically different than a fertility rate of 1.9. If my math is correct, a fertility rate of 1.4 means that within 2 lifetimes, the population could reduce by approximately 50% (assuming fertility rate remains constant throughout). In contrast, a fertility rate of 1.9 would take about 12 lifetimes to reduce by 50%. I guess we can assume the average lifetime is 80 years (not sure about this). I'm also not taking into account potential growth from immigration.

I do know that several Asian countries with a fertility rate of 1.3 - 1.4 consider that pretty bad as it results in a weaker economy and increases the burden on the young to support the elderly. Singaporean and Japanese governments have taken steps to increase the fertility rate either by grants and national awareness. I am not aware of Greece's stance on this.

 

[Kittyhawk]

Its truth that porn is a driving force beneath the spread of all media, going back as far as we've had any kind of media at all. Ancient Rome and Greece had a taste for it (in jest or not), which is why over so many years, the self righteous catholic church made a thing of seeking out, destroying/defacing and removing anything that was ancient and perceived pornographic. The Vatican has the largest collection of old porn anywhere, because it would make public eyes bleed, apparently. No matter how it may be perceived, that's a lot of culture they are holding hostage.

Anyway, this demo while a bit 'on the j-perv side', is the only one to I've seen to show any kind of character interactivity beyond the usual Star Citizen and Valkyrie space ship demos we've seen. I'd like to imagine what could be done with some good writing and a better scenario, characters and world. Makes me really excited to imagine what the likes of Bioware or Telltale could do with this tech.

An exciting thought.

As for japan's dwindling population and messy work culture, this stuff could be solved by japan using immigration to fill the falling birth rate. Trouble is they are so in fear of losing their cultural identity (definitely a misplaced fear, IMO, as Hong Kong, Hawaii, Singapore are examples that you can integrate with other people, and still keep your culture and ways), that its as if they'd rather all die out, than let foreigners pick up their slack. I think its been a government led agenda to keep foreigners at bay, because they lost in WWII. A pity, because it may yet bury them as a nation, if they don't swallow some of that pride and wise up.

 

[Caliostro]

Oh Japan. I mean, I'm sure that when VR first started gaining traction, people were wondering how they were going to find more... perverted uses of the technology, but you wouldn't have thought Sony would use such a demo in its official, pre-Tokyo Games Show press conference?

Wouldn't you though? I mean, honestly? Pervy school girl stuff in Japan? I think you'd have a harder time selling crack cocaine to an addict.

 

[Racecarlock]

Well, this should be perfect for anyone who hasn't discovered the internet yet. Or their parent's parental control password yet.

 

[sageoftruth]

it reminds me of 3D animated hentai. Don't ask.

What needs to be asked, it's pretty self-explanatory.

OT: Well duh. Anybody expected Japanese game developers not to make something like this the moment they got their hands on a VR system? Ogling girls sells like hotcakes in Japan, just look at current anime. Sure, so it does in the West, but we tend to be a bit more discreet.

But yeah, to see Sony show it off at a prominent games con... They must wanna sell the PS4 in Japan pretty bad.

The best part is how they'll all shake their heads in disbelief, commenting on the absurdity of it and then quickly rush off to the top secret underground distribution center where they can buy it without anyone noticing.

 

[the December King]

As for japan's dwindling population and messy work culture, this stuff could be solved by japan using immigration to fill the falling birth rate. Trouble is they are so in fear of losing their cultural identity (definitely a misplaced fear, IMO, as Hong Kong, Hawaii, Singapore are examples that you can integrate with other people, and still keep your culture and ways), that its as if they'd rather all die out, than let foreigners pick up their slack. I think its been a government led agenda to keep foreigners at bay, because they lost in WWII. A pity, because it may yet bury them as a nation, if they don't swallow some of that pride and wise up.

If that is indeed what is the main cultural motivator for their perceived xenophobia (losing their identity), then maybe they should keep to their own, and fix their own problems. Getting past such a devastating loss as in WWII can't be easy, image- wise. The two bombs seemed very... final. Kinda like if you got into a fight on the playground, and the other kid fractured your skull by repeatedly kicking you in the face, and all the other kids agreed that it was the best thing to do, would you want to let any of them in your yard after that?

By the way, I am in no way intending to paint Japan as an innocent party, just thinking about how they might see the world stage.

I think it's best to keep in mind that there is no proof that they will collapse in on themselves- a low birth rate doesn't necessarily mean that the country is doomed.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Big Snip

I got this far before I decided I have to post. It's been almost a year and half (or something), I've stopped paying my pub club dues and you forced me back into this... I hope you're happy.
I just wanted to say, I don't know how long you've been here, and I don't really care but you're not going to be of any help anywhere and no one will like you here if all you do is point out flaws in people's arguments and correct them all the time.

 

[elvor0]

Also because the sailor suit is incredibly hot, and if they ever get rid of it, I'm hacking into America and firing the nukes. Even if it kills Japan, at least it'll kill that asshole.

Agreed. I have no idea what it is, but it's something I love. I like the standard "western" schoolgirl outfit too, (plaid skirt, white shirt) but it's got nothing on the Japanese Sailor suit, it instantly makes any girl wearing it 10x hotter. Which is wierd, considering the gilrs depicted in it are not the sort I'm into otherwise. If someone could get Hitomi Tanaka to wear one, I could die a happy man.

I don't think "high school girls" and "incredibly hot" should go together, unless you are yourself in high school.

Hey, speak for yourself, High School girls can be 16 and over, which means it's perfectly acceptable to find them incredibly hot in the UK. Maybe not entirely socially acceptable, but if both parties conscent, who am I to judge?

Also, to note your asking about trying sone anime, I don't watch a lot, but I can whole heartedly reccomend "Trigun", it's short, coming in at 24 episodes, so no million episode "when WILL THIS END?!" malarky, it's well paced, so no 30 minute episodes spanning 5 minutes of actual time, the English dub is pretty good, it's got a wicked soundtrack and animation too.

 

[SacremPyrobolum]

I hope she has a cute younger sister and a voluptuous mother. Maybe that's DLC...

 

[PunkRex]

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It's depressing because as a species we should be I don't know, more evolved? yeah human beings are naturally drawn to sex and violence, its in our nature, but you'd think by now it wouldn't quite as easily be such a huge draw and such a deciding factor in so many things. I think entertainment and creativity in general would benefit greatly from moving a little further away from having to overtly pander so often.

The creation of art and media is driven by our desires, why would we create stuff we're not passionate about? Different artists have different styles, some are more subtle while some pander (sorry if I sound like i'm being patronizing).

I get where you're coming from but it kind of sounds similar to the idea that critics should be 100% objective/non-bias in their reveiws, you're never going to do it and why would you want to, that sounds beyond boring to me.

Not to mention we are talking about virtual porn here, all that is is pandering.

 

[PunkRex]

I hope she has a cute younger sister and a voluptuous mother. Maybe that's DLC...

And an aunt with glasses.

 

[Nurb]

Why are people getting this worked up over fictional characters that don't actually exist? It's like some can't distinguish between fantasy and reality and want to impose standards of reality on fiction.

Spoiler: It's also got an under-current of double-standard

 

[SacremPyrobolum]

I hope she has a cute younger sister and a voluptuous mother. Maybe that's DLC...

And an aunt with glasses.

After all this I think we need a Hentai Quotes thread.

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[Johnny Novgorod]

Hey guys, I just got this in my mail today.

"Dear West,

We have different cultures.
The things that offend you don't necessarily offend us.

Love,
East."

I'm still trying to figure it out, but we'll get there. That's a promise.

 

[NiPah]

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Big Snip

I got this far before I decided I have to post. It's been almost a year and half (or something), I've stopped paying my pub club dues and you forced me back into this... I hope you're happy.
I just wanted to say, I don't know how long you've been here, and I don't really care but you're not going to be of any help anywhere and no one will like you here if all you do is point out flaws in people's arguments and correct them all the time.

Correcting faulty arguments is not going to "be of any help anywhere"? That's a strange position to take.

If the conversation and/or disagreement has to do with the subject matter of the thread then it is fitting to include it in the thread. The issue comes when the conversation goes into minutia of definitions and straws from the original content of the thread (a known form of derailing a thread).

This can be incremental so it's hard to pinpoint exactly when a line of conversation strays from the original point but when it does it is best to then carry that conversation to a private message.

It's easier when you take a thread out of context and see if it fits with the original article, your above post is about yourself and has nothing to do with the dialog and it would be courteous of you and others to carry on through private messages as such to not cloud of the thread for more meaningful conversations.

Of course this is not in any written rules for the Escapist, this is just expected decent posting etiquette.

 

[bl4ckh4wk64]

Big Snip

I got this far before I decided I have to post. It's been almost a year and half (or something), I've stopped paying my pub club dues and you forced me back into this... I hope you're happy.
I just wanted to say, I don't know how long you've been here, and I don't really care but you're not going to be of any help anywhere and no one will like you here if all you do is point out flaws in people's arguments and correct them all the time.

Correcting faulty arguments is not going to "be of any help anywhere"? That's a strange position to take.

I meant that as in, "If you go around correcting people's arguments, they're going to think you're just being a dick to others for the sake of it." It won't get you respect, and in a lot of cases people will just start ignoring you, even if you have a good point.

 

[Casual Shinji]

The best part is how they'll all shake their heads in disbelief, commenting on the absurdity of it and then quickly rush off to the top secret underground distribution center where they can buy it without anyone noticing.

Well, not me, I'll take my pervy games with a controller, thank you.

 

[NiPah]

As for this actual topic: From the footage I've seen that looks like no game I'd like to play. It might even be 'pervy' but I really dislike the general tone of the article too. Then again, I haven't come across a great many articles on this site that actually manage to put up a veil of neutrality let alone actually be genuine attempts at objectivity (I maintain that actual objectivity is hard if not impossible to attain) Instead what I see here is yet another sensationalist headline to get pageviews.

What I guess I'm saying is that there isn't alot of information on the actual game and alot of opinion on what is 'thought' to be shown which is actually very little.

In short: don't like the article and that game looks like a VR dating sim, not my piece of cake but totally ok for others to have in my book.

Eh I have to agree, the general tone of this site has certainly shifted to a more opinions based style then as an objective reporting of the news style. This would be fine but it is a little jarring when there is no shift between this and say the cold fact-reporting style of say their report on a new phone or piece of PC equipment.

I thought ANN did a better job reporting just the facts:

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http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-09-03/tekken-series-director-shows-project-morpheus-vr-headset-summer-lesson-demo/.78285

I don't fault the Escapist for running with a more opinions based writing style, while I personally like a more cut-and-dry news reporting style many people come for the personalities and opinions of the writers.

 

[Sithmorack]

I was gonna make a valid statement about this topic but I can see my cat trying to slowly creep up and then eat my food. I have to stop him before he does, otherwise I might kill him.

EDIT

Stopped my cat, my jimmies are now unrustled. Unlike the people who saw the the demo.