Wife Cheating Simulator

[Boris Goodenough]

Would you go so far to say that claiming infidelity on it's own is spousal abuse is devaluing the plight of the real victims of domestic (can we still say that?) abuse?

I would. The stories I have been told by one of my friend regarding (mostly mental) spousal abuse makes every infidelity story pale in comparison.
One of the milder stories would would be that the guy would tell her not to bring her wallet to town when they went out but she brought it anyway. When he found out he told her "Well I see you don't enjoy being out, so we are going home now!", he would then proceed to make her get out of the car 10 km before they were home so she could walk the last part. And that hasn't happened just once.

That said I don't think anecdotal evidence is a very good or wise method to approach this topic.

I agree but I have never come across any study that linked cheating to spousal abuse to cheating or any statistics to show anything in either direction.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Utterly outraged? No, just disgusted.

hyperbolic language seems to be the default position these days. Imagine if something actually disgusting happened, how would you underline your unimpeachable moral superiority then? You'd have used up all the language to describe a computer game that wasnt entirely to your taste.

Oh look, it's the language police. If I really wanted to express moral superiority, I'd go on a huge rant about this, but I'm not. However I'm still allowed to express what an only be called disgust at a computer game that encourages simulates such reprehensible behaviour. BTW language is not a finite resource, I can't "use it up."

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

We've only just about murdered every sentient lifeform and then some in every other game. This could be fun. Role-playing, right?

 

[2xDouble]

I think the only person/s who should be outraged by this are the developers' spouses. "Market research", my ass!

Everyone else should chuckle quietly at its existence, then continue to ignore it. It's just like any other joke.

 

[Hazy]

I like how only one person on this thread actually seems to have played the game

I played it. Beat it in about a minute. Really, really easy, but good for a laugh.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Ok fair enough.
Still it's not as though the word "disgust" is excessively repeated. Not like say the words "racist" or "sexist."

 

[JazzJack2]

Utterly outraged? No, just disgusted.

hyperbolic language seems to be the default position these days. Imagine if something actually disgusting happened, how would you underline your unimpeachable moral superiority then? You'd have used up all the language to describe a computer game that wasnt entirely to your taste.

Oh look, it's the language police. If I really wanted to express moral superiority, I'd go on a huge rant about this, but I'm not. However I'm still allowed to express what an only be called disgust at a computer game that encourages such reprehensible behaviour. BTW language is not a finite resource, I can't "use it up."

And in what way does this game encourage reprehensible behaviour?

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Utterly outraged? No, just disgusted.

hyperbolic language seems to be the default position these days. Imagine if something actually disgusting happened, how would you underline your unimpeachable moral superiority then? You'd have used up all the language to describe a computer game that wasnt entirely to your taste.

Oh look, it's the language police. If I really wanted to express moral superiority, I'd go on a huge rant about this, but I'm not. However I'm still allowed to express what an only be called disgust at a computer game that encourages such reprehensible behaviour. BTW language is not a finite resource, I can't "use it up."

And in what way does this game encourage reprehensible behaviour?

Well ok, maybe not "encourage," but "simulates."

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

Well ok, maybe not "encourage," but "simulates."

In the same way Grand Theft Auto simulates criminals performing criminal actions? Does GTA also disgust you?

 

[Smeatza]

Sounds like a good premise for a comedy game.
Is it a comedy game? If not it sounds kind of mundane.

 

[lacktheknack]

Eh. Indigo Prophecy already did something like this, but it was better because it was about hiding a murder.

 

[lacktheknack]

Well ok, maybe not "encourage," but "simulates."

In the same way Grand Theft Auto simulates criminals performing criminal actions? Does GTA also disgust you?

What if he says "yes" and points you to Greg Tito's review?

 

[Single Shot]

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Okay. I'm going to assume you are genuine in not thinking you have a stance in this, but everything has context. in this case it is provided by the forum you post in and the thread you used.
If this was your own thread entitled "would we accept a game about spousal abuse?" and provided some reasoning or story the context would be your own. as it is though you posted in a thread about a 'cheating simulator' and so created a direct comparison in your mind between infidelity and direct, targeted abuse.
This is not a criticism as a lot of people don't think about the context of their actions on the internet unless it is an issue that could lead to banning (badmouth 'X' on their own forums, post MP hacks on official forums, massive hate speech outside 4chan, you get the idea).

At the end of the day I'm going to call this a win and walk away. you seem to have accepted that 'infidelity = abuse' was a misspeak.

P.S. nobody I have read here has been claiming infidelity is without consequence. just that it is without legal consequence. The same way badmouthing your friends behind their backs will often not lead to legal consequence. but both will likely leave you unhappy and alone.

 

[thewatergamer]

Ehhh not finding it offensive in any way, Im a strong believer in art should have no limits as long as it doesn't directly hurt anyone in any way, and eh whatever can't say I'd play it but if you're into that kind of thing fine by me

 

[Eternal_Lament]

Offended? No, not really. It doesn't really provide me with a positive or a negative opinion. The most I could say is that it's an interesting idea that could become dull pretty quickly (then again that's probably true for most indie games these days)

As a few people have pointed out, this doesn't seem like something to make a game out of more as it would be a sequence of a game. I could see making a game out of this IF it was one of those games where the overall objective is the same, but we're featured a ton of scenarios that affect what the player would need to do in that case. Maybe in one scenario the wife has a terrible sense of smell, and as such any evidence related to odor is in fact a trap, in that the player is better off hiding other evidence instead of wasting their time with odors. Maybe in other scenarios a neighbor comes over and if you don't deal with them right away, they can complain to the wife, which may make them overtly suspicious and will have a higher chance of finding hidden evidence. I think aspects like these could make it an interesting title. I still probably wouldn't play it, but I'd be interested in watching it play out.

 

[BathorysGraveland2]

What if he says "yes" and points you to Greg Tito's review?

Then I'd say fine, though I'd assume he would have problems with so many games it wouldn't be funny.

And I haven't read any Escapist review, so I wouldn't know about that either.

 

[lacktheknack]

What if he says "yes" and points you to Greg Tito's review?

Then I'd say fine, though I'd assume he would have problems with so many games it wouldn't be funny.

And I haven't read any Escapist review, so I wouldn't know about that either.

You may actually be the only one. It made a hilariously over-sized stink when it was put out.