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The recent Steam censorship debacle actually sort of opened me up to adult games. (lemmy.world)
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I've never really played any porn games more hardcore than Baldur's Gate 3 before, but you remember a couple weeks ago when GOG gave away those NSFW games, as a direct response to the whole thing?

Well I claimed the bundle just to boost their numbers (because censorship is bullshit), but recently I needed a low-difficulty gaming distraction, so I checked a few of them out, and... some of them are kind of good?

Like first off you have to be okay with visual novels (usually), but if you're cool with that, some of them actually have some compelling characters, and occasionally even good gameplay in between all the fucking and whatnot.

Leap of Love is amusing, kind of adorable when it comes to the not-sex stuff, and charming. It is also a game where you (a former frog) can marry and simultaneously bed 3 princesses and their stepmother after deposing of the evil king. My brain is still trying to reconcile this.

Huniepop is one of the best match 3 puzzle games I've ever played, with a chill as hell soundtrack. Also a scantily-clad foul-mouthed love fairy wants you to fuck every woman in a 5 mile radius who can fog a mirror.

And Crom help me, when I finished... sigh... Fetish Locator Week 1, I actually cared enough about some of the characters to buy the next one.

The point is, some of these games have more depth and value than I'd been led to believe, and I wouldn't have known that if the censorship thing hadn't started that chain of events. So congrats censorship people, and honestly thanks, I guess? Completely the opposite of your intended effect. Task failed successfully.

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[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 163 points 2 days ago (5 children)

We’re so conditioned to think realistic violence in games is fine, but realistic sex in games is “wrong” or “sad”.

Not just in games. In all media. You bring to mind a great quote from George R. R. Martin.

“I can describe an axe entering a human skull in great explicit detail and no one will blink twice at it. I provide a similar description, just as detailed, of a penis entering a vagina, and I get letters about it and people swearing off. To my mind this is kind of frustrating, it’s madness. Ultimately, in the history of [the] world, penises entering vaginas have given a lot of people a lot of pleasure; axes entering skulls, well, not so much.”

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 86 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I've always felt that puritanical stigmatization of sex and sexuality have really fucked us up psychologically as a species.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Puritanism comes down to “happiness is bad.“

Not just sex; dancing, music, poetry, novels, games, decorations. Anything which takes joy in life and expression is forbidden.

Suffering while alive is seen as the proper punishment for being born human - seeing people and nature as beautiful and divine is legitimately blasphemy to these people.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

And gods forbid you enjoy suffering, that's right out

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 47 points 2 days ago

Axes entering skulls give pleasure to the psychopaths we let run our societies.

[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I remember a quote from a famous porn actor "nacho vidal".

"I'd rather have my kids playing with "fake plastic penises" around the house than playing with fake plastic firearms."

I'm not comfortable with the idea of kids playing with sexual toys. But it makes me feel something weird that I'm not more weirded out by kids playing to kill with fake guns.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

I'm pretty sure a majority of people touched a real penis before touching a real gun.

[–] rapchee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

well tbf one of the detailed sex scenes (in the book) is between a 30 yrs old khal drogo with a 13 year old daenerys targaryen, and it's being depicted as a good thing, he's the first guy that cares about her

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

japanese manga is a nice counter to this

the media targeted to older readers has many well done stories that contain realistic sexuality (good and bad)

and i’m not talking about the stupid shit like jacking it in the river gave me a half fish half man son

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

https://bloodknife.com/everyone-beautiful-no-one-horny/

I think onscreen chemistry peaked in Casino Royale. Now it all feels clinical/sterile.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I didn't expect a media critique article to make it click why I don't find "ideal" body types half as attractive as a chick with a realistic belly (of any size sans starvation) and a flirtatious smile.

But yeah, media and culture have become largely sterilized in regards to sex.

[–] Boddhisatva@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And this isn’t just the lead and the love interest: supporting characters look this way too, and even villains (frequently clad in monstrous makeup) are still played by conventionally attractive performers. Even background extras are good-looking, or at least inoffensively bland. No one is ugly. No one is really fat. Everyone is beautiful.

Heh, this reminds me of this scene in Last Action Hero (Just watch until 1:34 or so for the scene I'm referring to.

Honestly though, I think this might be starting to change. Looking at shows like Resident Alien and Wheel of Time, for example, there are plenty of casting choices that go against that trend. Now, I'm not saying anyone in these shows is ugly or anything like that, but there are a lot of folks being cast who are not "classic Hollywood pretty" and it's very nice to see. I like seeing people playing the everyday Joe art who actually looks like an everyday Joe. It really breaks immersion for me when the "ugly girl" part is played by someone who is beautiful dressed in a frumpy outfit.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Yeah, usually the stars are classically attractive still, but there's a lot more space for other people in other roles. I think comedy in particular has a lot of stars who aren't incredibly hot.

However, probably a lot of people who are getting jobs as extras are trying to make their way in the industry. The industry, being dominated by attractive people, attracts attractive people. Ugly people fear they wouldn't succeed, so it creates a selection bias.