Poll: since when was nudity ok in videogames?

[Irony's Acolyte]

If nudity is used wisely then I have no problem with it. In fact I would love to play a game where nudity was used to better convey the message of the game.

Showing boobs for the sake of showing boobs isn't that good. It immature and pointless. I mean if you really want to see naked women there is this thing of the internet called porn.

 

[Gunsang]

It should be like sex in movies: There for artistic expression or to emphasize a point.

 

[DeepComet5581]

The 80's?

Back then, pretty much every other movie released was porn.

Ok, let me rephrase that.
The era with boobs, sex, and filthy language all over the movies.

The era also known as the 21st century.

As a 16-year-old, that must play out badly for you.

Is sex ed a major topic in Sweden? I wouldn't know.

 

[RichardThompson]

If the game seriously calls for it, I guess so. In fairness, though, I can't think of many in-game situations where being ballock-naked is an essential part.
Usually naked women are thrown in to take away from the fact that the game in question is seriously lacking in substance.
Leisure Suit Larry, I guess, is an exception in the sense that it is orientated around the subject.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[theSovietConnection]

I really don't care, so long as it isn't shoehorned in to get sales.

 

[Nukarama]

The nudity wasn't exactly a key selling point. It made sense to a degree, and the following section was one of the most fun bits of MGS2.

When tastefully done... it's fine.

Wait, What? MGS2 didn't have nudity at all. I'm confused.

 

[RichardThompson]

The nudity wasn't exactly a key selling point. It made sense to a degree, and the following section was one of the most fun bits of MGS2.

When tastefully done... it's fine.

Wait, What? MGS2 didn't have nudity at all. I'm confused.

I don't think people bought it for Raiden's ass.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Wait, What? MGS2 didn't have nudity at all. I'm confused.

Raiden... Katana... running through long corridors naked slicing enemies open.

I didn't specify female nudity.

 

[Actual]

If it's relevant to the story I've no problems with nudity in games.

Most games just put a little nookie in so children will buy the game, that's disgusting.

 

[Chainsauce]

Why would anyone get pissed? Nudity has been featured in movies for a long time, it's a prefectly natural thing.

 

[DeepComet5581]

As a 16-year-old, that must play out badly for you.

Is sex ed a major topic in Sweden? I wouldn't know.

What would play out badly?
Oh, no, no, no. Demisexual here.

And no, it's not.
We have it for 3 weeks in 5th grade, and 5 weeks in 9th.
At least I did.

Can't speak for other schools.

Demisexual?

We in the UK have at least 1 year mandatory sex ed. Despite that we still have the highest teen and underage pregnancy rate in Europe.

Hmmm...

 

[Naheal]

Boobs are boobs. who cares.

 

[V8 Ninja]

As long as there's a purpose to the nudity, then by all means, go ahead. If there's nudity for the sake of nudity, then the person who made that design choice needs to be punched in the face.

 

[Nukarama]

Wait, What? MGS2 didn't have nudity at all. I'm confused.

Raiden... Katana... running through long corridors naked slicing enemies open.

I didn't specify female nudity.

I forgot about that part for a sec. THE ASS CAN"T BE UNSEEN.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

We've had games where you could sneak up behind someone and suffocate them with a plastic bag. I think a few titties here and there aren't going to be the end of the world.

America is such a sexually repressed country that it's almost scary.

 

[Thedutchjelle]

Why shouldn't it be? I for one find it kind of stupid that some people are fine with excessive violence and gore in games and yet object to nudity. Not that I'm against excessive violence and gore in games. Far from it. I'm just saying if you're going to be against one of the two, that seems the more reasonable one to be against. It's the same with any form of media, really. Especially in the US, it seems. Nudity and sexual themes are somehow seen as being worse than violence. That's always puzzled me.

I do dislike it when they throw it in just for the sales though. If it makes sense to include it in the game, go for it though. I'm fed up with the general mass media perception of games as "children's toys", rather than a real artistic medium just like books or films.

This, kind of. While I would not prefer to have any of it in any games I play, the sometimes hysterical outcry when sexuality shows up in games is hilarious and makes no sense whatsoever.

I wonder if those same people can walk into a museum or watch a movie without being mentally scarred forever.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

I forgot about that part for a sec. THE ASS CAN"T BE UNSEEN.

You know it was awesome. Embrace the ass! ... not literally... that'd be creepy...

Katana man away!

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Trivun]

If developers want to stick nudity in a game then why shouldn't they be able to? As long as it isn't the main selling point (unless it's an ecchi/hentai game, in which case it's only to be expected), then why should it matter? Films and TV sometimes have nudity and sex scenes, and people are fine with that. Why shouldn't gaming be treated the same way, huh?