Seduce Me Makes It - UPDATED

[Beautiful End]

I'm guessing it will be rates AO? M is still kind of mild compared to what they were shooting for, me thinks.
I'm okay with games like these. I'm sure there's people interested in those sort of games so...more power to them. And isn't videogames considered some sort of art? Movies can do it but videogames can't? (Actually, I'm not opening that can of worms right now).

"Pietra greets you in a steamy sauna. She's unashamedly ***** ********** and over her *********" meets the criteria."

I didn't understand that sentence at all. I don't know what that says about me. Could it be I still have a soul to be saved? Is it a sign?!

 

[Twilight_guy]

Because AO games do so well... Then again, when you're making essentially porn you don't have to be as good since people will forgive many problems so long as they... well, get their "1-up".

 

[Groenteman]

So, when is the review due?

Your a game journalism site, shouldnt descriminate

Also way to go my country, allways getting known for the classy stuff.

 

[kburns10]

So an article about removing sexism from gaming is immediately followed by one about a game that would quite commonly be described as sexist.

Not that there is anything inherently wrong with it, but this almost feels like an advertisement for it seeing as the price, content and link are included.

This is true. Pretty much free advertising for them. But I guess news is news.

 

[SurrealFactory]

There's a difference between shamelessly pandering to an exclusively male audience in a medium who's audience ISN'T exclusively male, and porn, which has always catered to all of our sexual desires, male or female.

 

[jetriot]

There's a difference between shamelessly pandering to an exclusively male audience in a medium who's audience ISN'T exclusively male, and porn, which has always catered to all of our sexual desires, male or female.

Very little porn caters to women. Likely, because very few women spend money on it. Whether this is because of societal norms that have persisted forever or because men are simply more visual is up for debate.

 

[DeadlyYellow]

That people can see what games you own and play on Steam kinda dissuades from buying through them.

 

[TheMann]

I hate to be "that guy" but:

In any event, if you want to check this thing out in all its non-Greenlighted glory, you may do so at seducemegame.com [www.seducemegame.com]. Fair warning: There's no sexually explicit content on the site, but your mom might not appreciate you looking at it anyway.

I admit, I was curious as to exactly what this game entailed, but you might want to fix your link. Right now it goes to "www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/www.seducemegame.com", which leads to a nice Escapist 404 happy page. I think you forgot to add http:// to the URL following the href tag.

Oh, and the game looks absolutely silly. If card games equaled seduction, you think I'd have been fighting off women when I worked as a blackjack and poker dealer.

A dating game without any tentacle rape?! those crazy westerners! what will they think of next?

Come to think of it, that would make an awesome late-game twist. Everything is going seductively normal and the BAM, tentacle rape. You'd never see that one coming.

 

[NiPah]

So an article about removing sexism from gaming is immediately followed by one about a game that would quite commonly be described as sexist.

Not that there is anything inherently wrong with it, but this almost feels like an advertisement for it seeing as the price, content and link are included.

Considering the anti-sexism article is about one of the most successful and acclaimed game makers of the current gen, and the article about the sexist game is about a game that couldn't even make it on Steam's indi program I'd say this paints a pretty good picture of where the industry is going.

 

[RN7]

This game seems like a really bad attempt at creating an erotic visual novel that widely appeals to the Western audience.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes over.

 

[Fat Hippo]

#2 - This justifies Anita Sarkeesian's entire project.

Just sayin'.

Sex games have existed since the '80s.

If this existing would have justified Sarkeesian's project, then Sarkeesian's project would have been justified all along.

Haha, yeah, just take a look at this masterpiece:

(sorta NSFW)

Spoiler

And this game has got Master of Adventure Games, and whodathunkit, woman, Roberta Williams on the cover. (on the far right, if you're curious)

I highly doubt she considered sex games sexist if she appeared in one herself.

 

[Entitled]

This game seems like a really bad attempt at creating an erotic visual novel that widely appeals to the Western audience.
It'll be interesting to see how this goes over.

I don't think that the creators even HEARD of the VN genre, these screenshots appear to be much more game-y than that. It seems more like they tried to reinvent the wheel by inventing an erotic game genre from scratch.

 

[knight steel]

Bought and played the game. To no surpise, I liked the game. The writing is just right. The scenarios are interesting. "If" your curious, let me know and I'll fill you in.

But the puzzles are far from easy in the beginning. You can get "used" to them, but you will rarely if ever get a perfect streak.

I will say this, the game makes the men look more like a sexual object than women, so if some say that women are "objectified" in the game, they never played it. -_-
It's like those parents blaming Mass Effect 3 for the shooting.

Me me me I'm interested tell me all the games dirty secrets I want to know if it compares to the Japanese hentai games I have played those games are really out there so this game going to have to work really hard (no pun intended) if they want to compete.

 

[Lovely Mixture]

Ok #1 - So THIS can get made, but an MMO about the Warhammer 40K universe cant?

I don't wanna live on this planet anymore.

So just ignore the fact that it's a Indie Game?

#2 - This justifies Anita Sarkeesian's entire project.

Just sayin'.

1. No it doesn't. I shouldn't even have to explain why.
2. The irony of you saying that with a Fate/stay night avatar is incredible large.

 

[Negatempest]

Bought and played the game. To no surpise, I liked the game. The writing is just right. The scenarios are interesting. "If" your curious, let me know and I'll fill you in.

But the puzzles are far from easy in the beginning. You can get "used" to them, but you will rarely if ever get a perfect streak.

I will say this, the game makes the men look more like a sexual object than women, so if some say that women are "objectified" in the game, they never played it. -_-
It's like those parents blaming Mass Effect 3 for the shooting.

Me me me I'm interested tell me all the games dirty secrets I want to know if it compares to the Japanese hentai games I have played those games are really out there so this game going to have to work really hard (no pun intended) if they want to compete.

I would say it's more Westernized for sure. Dialogue fits more in line with an adult Western Erotic Novel, than a teenager fantasy. Good lines are used to express the moments of sexual interaction than using the basic words of ****y and C*** or P***s. You can definitely tell it was written by a woman than a man. The endings are believable to each woman, they are not all going to fall head over heels for the protagonist...will not say too much as to spoil everything. I LOVE the drawings. Since they mimic paintings over something done on scratch paper.
5 variety of card games, I can't really say what they are..but not easy and fun to play for sure. Game details how they are used and I can see why.

On the fence
-No voice-overs of any kind. You use your imagination for that and I personally don't mind. Dub voice-overs tend to be terrible in most erotic games.
-No animation. All image work, but they are really good images.
-Music. Though the Soundtrack seems to be repeated, its still really good erotic music that puts ya in the mood.
-I would say that the information you get on each woman is unique, but I would of liked to know more.

What I would say are weak points are
-Feels short. I was not expecting an extremely long game and going after one woman can lead 30 min to 2 hours for completion...sometimes based on luck and skill. I'd say half a day at worst to complete all 4, one at a time. Even longer if you try to max out each one as far as possible.
-No extras. A photo/image gallery would of been nice but none.

Edit: No, the women are not objectified, not even close. They can be seen as sexy, but what the game does is no different than if you, as an individual, were invited to a personal getaway from a rich and beautiful woman. What she has and does there is because it's what she enjoys for herself, not for you...the man.

 

[Xan Krieger]

I might as well get it since it's the closest I'll ever get to dating an actual woman.

 

[Oskuro]

How is an erotic "dating" game a new thing?

I personally think the issue here should be how Steam is continuing Wal-Mart's tradition of deciding what their audience is allowed to purchase.

Don't remember them asking what *I* consider offensive, is what I'm saying.


As for the game itself, good for them that they made it to release. Now if someone were to make erotic games aimed at women (or LGBT sensibilities) we could shake off the discrimination issues and just happily enjoy the porn.

 

[Lonewolfm16]

I find it odd that so many people are complaining about sexism for a game that is, lets be entirely honest, mostly porn. Do people have problems with porn in gneral? I know some feminists do, but still I thought the general majority of femminists were "sex-positive" feminists. At any rate I have actually been interested in various Japanese Visual novels but never had the will to actively seek one out. Most of my interest comes from seeing one or two animes based on eroges. I find the idea kind of interesting but also odd, and it is weird to see a western devloper, even a small one, taking the idea and running with it.

 

[Bara_no_Hime]

My partner--a woman and a feminist--bought the game and has played it some.

So far neither of us would describe it as sexist. The women are very much in charge in this game, and it's not--unlike traditional games of this sort--about 'winning' their affections. The little mini-games are rather curiously about coming to a common understanding mostly.

Flirtation is about giving as well as you get. They aren't passive, to be sure.

I'd say more, but the game is also tough as heck, and we've not actually seen any sex thus far because of it.

Oh my!

I was already interested in this game, just because Western games that actually deal with sex are rare.

I, however, was less than interested due to what seemed to be a predictable premise.

Your description, on the other hand, sounds rather interesting. I'm still not sure I feel like dropping 17 bucks on it, and come to think of it I'd likely need some sort of compatible device to play it on, but I'm glad that it exists (and maybe when I finally get something that plays this sort of app, I'll pick it up).

 

[Icehearted]

Games loaded with only male targets to shoot at is not sexist.

Games about seducing women is sexist.

"Testikill" achievement isn't sexist.

Games depicting women being presented as goals or prizes [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3wO4IOJc9U], which is something people have been okay with for as long as we've existed anyway, is sexist.

Men in tight or skimpy outfits isn't sexist.

Women in tight or skimpy outfits is sexist.

I sense a pattern here.

#2 - This justifies Anita Sarkeesian's entire project.

Just sayin'.

I thought she was doing pretty good at being hypocritical, biased, and incorrect without anyone's help. Also, one thing, however a person looks at it, justifies all that? Really? It justifies sexist Legos and the unsubstantiated and even prejudicial claims she's presented as 'facts'?

I dunno 'bout that, hoss.