Originally Posted by The_Red_Queen
My point was merely that the above statement seemed to be more about throwing shade on others’ views rather than expressing your own.
and I stand by my opinion that this (the game's approach to sex) is a cringeworthy expression of mature/adult behaviour and sexual/romantic relationships in a medium designed to provide agency to a demographic categorically known for taking things too far and hyper focusing on repetition. this isn't throwing shade on other people's opinions.

I didn't specifically name anyone, because this is a comment on the unhealthy depiction of such content. And it's inappropriate, tonally, to the rest of the franchise. I again point to the difference between D&D tables where the players are more prone to try and sleep with everything than go off adventuring. That is clearly the kind of table that Swen runs.

The fact that the character creation process includes a "design your ideal fuck doll" section is a MASSIVE RED FLAG for the rest of the game's treatment of sex and maturity. Most of this is a moot point anyway because it's not going anywhere. But that doesn't for a moment absolve Larian of the well earned criticisms of very badly made fiction presented irresponsibly.

edit: you can't claim maturely addressing content like this without being willing to engage on the responsibility side of things. that's kind of the marker between maturity and immaturity: taking responsibility.

Last edited by pachanj; 27/12/22 12:29 AM.