Sorry for the delay guys. In the last two blog posts Moif and I discussed what can make or break a game’s story. This time we’re talking about what everyone really wants to hear.
SEX IN VIDEO GAMES!
I suppose the earliest games that had sex (if you can call it that) that I can remember are Custer’s Revenge and Beat ‘Em and Eat ‘Em. Fair play to the creators of the latter, fantastic name. These games were made and became notorious, but mainly because of how ridiculous they are. And I suppose at the time the graphics were much too close to reality for people to handle. And the rape aspect of Custer’s Revenge I suppose, that ain’t great either.
Nowadays though? You gotta work for this shit. Because now this is meaningful stuff.
The best modern examples of this are Bioware’s games like Mass Effect and Dragon Age: Origins. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and its Hot Coffee mod is a classic too, but more in the style of Beat ‘Em and Eat ‘Em. It’s just… hilarious. Bioware are into making story driven games that also give players choices on how they want the story to go. Character interaction is especially important in these games, and fair play to them, they can do it well. But guys, chill out.
There was a hell of a lot of controversy surrounding the sex scenes in Mass Effect. Did the people who were complaining about it actually take a peek at these scenes. Talk about a disappointment! As the camera fades to black and comes back again, zooming on the characters’ dead eyes, typical of Bioware games, as the awkwardly animated characters jerk… around, it ends up becoming a farce. At least the Mortal Kombat creators Netherealm studios are ridiculous but they don’t try to make it meaningful! Is that a good thing? I don’t even know. No it’s not. They need to wise up, too.
Still, these games teach you so much about life and relationships. No matter how much of an evil prick you are, if you occasionally agree with someone they will sleep with you or, in the case of Dragon Age: Origins, give them one or two wee presents and you’re in there.
Anyway, point is, when a sex scene in a game comes on, put on some porn instead.
Philbo
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