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I find it amusing someone can't wrap there head around the concept that people might enjoy companion interactions with a romance or best friend type option simply for the enjoyment of it … and seems to feel only desperate gamers with a failed love life would enjoy such things. That implies that the reason anyone likes any specific aspect or option or mechanic in a game is because they are desperate for such an aspect/option/mechanic and is a failure because they don't have it.

People like different things in game. I consider it immersive to have companions in games that react to what you do, like you, dislike you, love you, hate you, etc., What I tend to find unimmersive in a game are pack-mule characters that might as well be zombies due to zero personality or background.

Originally Posted by wolfgrimdark
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My comment here was that I feel pity for the devs that they have to be some kind of romance generators these days. I would not like to create computer pornography for desperate gamers (referring to the BG3 update) but you're right someone probably likes to do that.

I agree that romance is often part of the immersion and should be there, yet the question "will there be there romance?" makes me feel slightly annoyed. Of course there will be romance in modern AAA games because it sells and is expected. No point to ask.

Yet, the question was probably sarcasm in the first place.

To be clear I myself don't put any emphasis on the supposed climax of a romance with a sex scene. A kiss and fade to black is more than enough for me. Not that I care either way mind you but I tend to agree that maybe the devs would prefer to focus on other things than a sex cinematic and the animations that go with it … I don't know how they feel about it.

For me the enjoyment is the interaction with characters, of which romance is only one part or aspect. Even when offered I may bypass it to simply be friends.

I'm guessing some don't know that actual porn games are their own genre on the PC. Nothing new really and you can make a nice profit on Patreon, and other services.

Originally Posted by wolfgrimdark
To be clear I myself don't put any emphasis on the supposed climax of a romance with a sex scene. A kiss and fade to black is more than enough for me. Not that I care either way mind you but I tend to agree that maybe the devs would prefer to focus on other things than a sex cinematic and the animations that go with it … I don't know how they feel about it.

For me the enjoyment is the interaction with characters, of which romance is only one part or aspect. Even when offered I may bypass it to simply be friends.

Yep, this.

I'd always take a well done romance plot (built up, dialogues, quests) with a fade to black over a fully fleshed out porn scene that I can select with a single plot-less mouse click.

I also like the game to recognize the relationship later. Be it by mechanics (boni to rolls), mentions in dialogues or whatever.

Didn't see all the answers to my question until now. Valid points. Never thought of it that way. I learned something new, thanks

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
I'm guessing some don't know that actual porn games are their own genre on the PC. Nothing new really and you can make a nice profit on Patreon, and other services.

What was that one game back in the day, Leisure Suit Larry?

I like romance options in games, I don’t need to see the actually sex acts though.

If that’s a need it can be satisfied in much better ways.

The Witcher did romance right. It doesn't need to be more than what it was in that game.

Originally Posted by JDR13
The Witcher did romance right. It doesn't need to be more than what it was in that game.

Except for the first game Those sex cards felt creepy.

Originally Posted by largh
Except for the first game Those sex cards felt creepy.

That was one of the best parts!

Originally Posted by largh
Except for the first game Those sex cards felt creepy.

Their approach in the first game was terrible. Women were prizes to be collected. But they definitely turned that around. Their female characters, and their approach to relationships, is among the very best in RPGs. Bioware romance stuff almost always makes me cringe.

Originally Posted by Hastar
What was that one game back in the day, Leisure Suit Larry?

Close but no Leisure Suit Larry would be rated R at best in the US. I'm talking full on graphic adult games. I've seen single developers make $20,000 a month or more.

In-case anyone lives under a rock Steam even sells some of those adult games now.

If there was a well done actual relationship simulator out there I might even try it. But I really doubt they exist. Would be an insane effort as long as we don't have strong AIs.

Originally Posted by largh
Except for the first game Those sex cards felt creepy.

I completely disagree. I thought their presentation was tasteful and most often a celebration of nature.. That said, you could role-play Geralt as entirely celibate anyway so it becomes a completely avoidable non-issue.

Originally Posted by Pessimeister
I completely disagree. I thought their presentation was tasteful and most often a celebration of nature..

Yep, not creepy. Most of them were well done.
But still the game presenting them like collectibles was a stupid thing.

Originally Posted by Morrandir
Yep, not creepy. Most of them were well done.
But still the game presenting them like collectibles was a stupid thing.

See I thought it was fitting.

Geralt is a super-human stud-muffin drifter who's out to bang and bounce, not settle down. It gave the game that feel, that of a lay-my-hate hero on adventure, getting his kicks, then moving on to the next one (adventure & kicks).

Originally Posted by Morrandir
Yep, not creepy. Most of them were well done.
But still the game presenting them like collectibles was a stupid thing.

There are way too many flings and the writing for them is almost always astoundingly stupid, but I never got this particular complaint. Before playing the game, based on what folks were saying I figured there was some sort of trophy room in-game were you could see all the cards you had gotten—which yeah, I thought sounded pretty distasteful.

But in fact the cards are disorderly strewn around the codex, hidden away behind tiny heart icons, and it's impossible to get them all in one playthrough nor does the game keep track of them globally. Not much of a collection, that.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Close but no Leisure Suit Larry would be rated R at best in the US. I'm talking full on graphic adult games. I've seen single developers make $20,000 a month or more.

In-case anyone lives under a rock Steam even sells some of those adult games now.

One of the best-funded games on Kickstarter is a porn game. Amusingly, it's the only title in the top thirty or so that didn't get the official "Projects We Love" tag.

Originally Posted by Gwydden
One of the best-funded games on Kickstarter is a porn game. Amusingly, it's the only title in the top thirty or so that didn't get the official "Projects We Love" tag.

Yeah that's the space opera adult game called Subverse with a very high production values. It managed to make a few million on kickstarter, and more with pre-orders.

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Yeah that's the space opera adult game called Subverse with a very high production values. It managed to make a few million on kickstarter, and more with pre-orders.

Oh, that looks like a great game Looking forward to reading the RPGWatch review once the game gets published (if it ever does)