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    An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.

    Do you think sexual themes should be used more often in games?

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    #1  Edited By RJay_64

    I mean think of the possibilities...the attractive heroine goes about trying to save the world or something....then as you go through the levels she runs into the "bad guy" or "boss" and he seduces the heroine.  Maybe they could give you options to see if you want to be seduced, like how in KOTOR you have options of how you want to answer questions, and you can choose to lose on purpose because the heroine falls in love, or resist the advances and win.  Eh?

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    #2  Edited By Alex_Murphy

    I'm guessing you don't live in Japan. But as to your question, sure, if they could do it good. Although I think more people would be open to "romance" games, instead of "sex" games.

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    #3  Edited By Bones8677

    ...no.

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    #4  Edited By ryanwho

    *notices avatar* 
    Oh I see where this is going. Gust makes games specifically for your crowd bro.

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    #5  Edited By Pinworm45

    I don't see why not. If it's done appropriately it can add drama (mass effect 1) and even though I never played Heavy Rain, I did see that one scene, and I thought it was interesting. 

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    #6  Edited By zanzibarbreeze

    Are you referring to a vulnerable heroine that gets violated by the enemy? If so, Haunting Ground. In Japan, that game was called Demento. I think that's all you need to know.

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    #7  Edited By Yummylee

    Soo...this your subtle way of hoping for more rape simulators?
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    #8  Edited By chrissedoff

    not in the way you're thinking of

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    #9  Edited By RJay_64
    @Abyssfull said:
    " Soo...this your subtle way of hoping for more rape simulators? "
    nonono I was just coming up with an example.  It would be all consensual, but the possibility of sex would add tension and create new storylines in games.  
     
    Like maybe they do it, and one side can now blackmail the other and you have to fight for whoever is blackmailing you now
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    #11  Edited By Lawrens

    Sure why not, it's about time H games enter the mainstream.

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    #12  Edited By shirogane
    @Lawrens said:
    "Sure why not, it's about time H games enter the mainstream. "

    The scenes in those games...are really corny and lame. Most of the time. Not something you want more of. Then again, all sexual stuff in all forms of entertainment are...
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    #13  Edited By armaan8014

    Very much  no.

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    #14  Edited By lolicanseeyou

    Am I the only one who thinks yes?

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    #15  Edited By EliasT
    @Lawrens said:
    " Sure why not, it's about time H games enter the mainstream. "
    This, also 3D porn. I'd buy that in a testosterone filled heartbeat.
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    #16  Edited By tranquilchaos

    Yes, but in a mature way. I am not interested in lurid porn fantasy but sex is an integral part of life and we shouldn't ignore it outright.

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    #17  Edited By FireSketch

    Maybe switch your example around. Being able to seduce opponents could lead to interesting strategies.  
    Paired with the choice systems used in Bioware of Bethesda games, that could work really well.
    In fact, the few situations that allow this is FO3 work fine.

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    #18  Edited By lolicanseeyou
    @tranquilchaos said:
    " Yes, but in a mature way. I am not interested in lurid porn fantasy but sex is an integral part of life and we shouldn't ignore it outright. "
    eh, i think it should be exploited.
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    #19  Edited By FireSketch
    @lolicanseeyou: *reads the message on your profile*
    *sees the picture on your profile*
     
    *understands*
     
    ;)
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    #20  Edited By fini_fly

    Why would the heroine have to be seduced by the big bad male enemy? You do realize that we don't live in the 50's? Why couldn't the heroine seduce the male enemy and win?
     
    Sex in gaming is only good if it's done in a mature manner, i.e. Heavy Rain. If you want a rape simulator, then play Custer's Revenge.

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    #21  Edited By FireSketch
    @fini_fly: Didn't you mention Custer's Revenge the other day?
     
    If not, sorry, maybe I'm just obsessive about that game...
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    #22  Edited By lolicanseeyou
    @FireSketch: I found that while looking for stuff for chicken suit, I laughed when i saw it, figured it would cause some LOLs
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    #23  Edited By FireSketch
    @lolicanseeyou: Dude, that shit is awesome!
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    #24  Edited By AgentJ

    Yes, if just to finally advance games beyond the whole "violence" debate. It's the sad truth, but the more games that push the envelope, the more that the genre will be respected as art. 

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    #25  Edited By Jeust

    I would like to see more sex in games, but in normal ways, like in Fallout 3 with the prostitute in Megaton, or in Mass Effect without fading into a black screen. I would like to see adult themes integrated into games. 

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    #26  Edited By fini_fly
    @FireSketch: That definitely was not me.
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    It sounds like you want to be a heroine who is seduced. 

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    #28  Edited By ChickenPants

    Ultimately yes. But most developers would probably handle it in a really heavy handed way or others woulds just try and shoe as much nudity as possible to tittilate their audience.
     
    The first step is for the medium as a whole to realise that their market of 18-35 year old gamers far outstrips that of the traditional teenage boy demographic.Developers have to start taking some risks and stop treating us like pubescent boys for the most part.Then again that's easy to say from the consumer standpoint; it's not my millions on the line.

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    #29  Edited By lolicanseeyou
    @Jeust said:
    " I would like to see more sex in games, but in hardcore ways, for example in fallout 3 the  prostitute in megaton, you should be able to control what goes on, and see it instead of just a black screen.
    FIXED
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    #30  Edited By Jeust
    @lolicanseeyou said:
    " @Jeust said:
    " I would like to see more sex in games, but in hardcore ways, for example in fallout 3 the  prostitute in megaton, you should be able to control what goes on, and see it instead of just a black screen.
    FIXED "
    LOl i agree, still i think sex shouldn't be dealed with in an awkward fashion like it is now. It's plain silly. 
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    #31  Edited By Diamond

    Westerners like their violence, sex will never catch on here.

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    #32  Edited By Gabriel

    Why?

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    #33  Edited By Sin4profit

    The uncanny valley runs too deep for sex in games to be nothing less then cheesy and awkward for me, at least in games that try to emulate the real world.
    ...though once you start  to include sex in a game as some kinda forefront, or even bullet point,in any fashion it reads to me as, "hey, this is gonna be cheesy and awkward".
    I've played a few Hardcore games that i managed to obtain without paying for and they were amusing in ways i don't think they were intended to be amusing but it's the same satisfaction you get from watching a movie that's so damn cheesy it's fun.
    The only way i see sex as being relevant for "game" purposes, is in a role playing game where your character can age and die forcing you to have to make a child to play as, in an effort to carry out your legacy.
     
    So the real question is, is it ok for games to be cheesy and awkward?  sure why not.

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    #34  Edited By owl_of_minerva

    The attempts at sex scenes that I've seen so far have been just painful and bad-looking. Characters barely look believable cracking a smile, let alone something of that nature. The analog-thrusting of Indigo Prophecy, the "inconsistent with the characters and grim events" shenanigans in Heavy Rain, and the underwear design in Mass Effect  & Dragon Age is enough for me to say no, not this generation, and probably not any generation in the near future. Violence already takes the place of genuine artistic expression already, so adding sex would just further reinforce everything vacuous and cheap about "hardcore" games.

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    #35  Edited By goforth_and_die

    yes, but only if its done like it was in grand theft auto ballad of gay tony

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