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Input on Adult Content

Bakkerbaard · 2018-01-14T15:17:29

Forgive me if I get a little over-enthousiastic with prying answers from you, but it's been a while that I have gone on a forum and recieved proper human responses. That being said, this question may say more about me than I would normally want in front of peope I don't know, but... yay, internet! So here's my thing. I started on my game story fully intending to add (graphic) adult content. Thus far the story has not allowed for such scenes and I've just been toying with adult ideas as mere side-quests, but I'm far, far from done and deeper "interpersonal relations" could still crop up. What's your take on adult content? Because I think it's possible to add what people would consider porn without it interfering with the story, yet I have never actually seen it work. Take the first Leisure Suit Larry for example one: I couldn't tell you the point of the game, or the story without having to look it up, yet I can remember it was about a guy trying to get laid. Remember the Ken Sent Me-hooker clear as day. Remember the girl in the hot tub. No idea how I got there anymore. All I remember is that I played it because my buddy in school told me there was sex in it. Dragon Age, example two: I remember that, sure. And that you had the option to get with party members. Only that just felt like it was tacked on. And again, at one point you're gonna do a playthrough just to see who you can get naked. Do you think it's possible to add sex without detracting from the game? Is there any light at the end of that tunnel. Maybe I shouldn't have used the tunnel thing in this context.