Let's be clear. What I want is a Baldur's Gate with more of a Star Wars adventure feel. No sex, nudity, etc. Just good, clean adventure with some solid drama and romance. A perfect example would be KOTOR. The story and game were wonderful and sex was not needed, nor nudity. Shoot. You still had some hints of naughtiness, such as the droid and owner relationship and you could also romance Carth or Bastilla, etc. Fade to black. It was rewarding story and game and romance without the need for anything more.
Now. That's what I WANT.
What do I expect from BG3? I fully understand it is Mature. I almost didn't buy it for that reason. However, because it is Baldur's Gate and D&D 5e, and I really loved Lae'zel's concept from the beginning, I went ahead and got it. I have bought Mature games before that said they had sexual content, but they were good about it. I could avoid it. Hoping BG3 was the same, I took the risk.
I in no way expect anything from them. Really. Nothing. I figure they're going to make the game however they want and they probably don't care THAT much about what I think.
What do I hope for from Larian? That maybe they'll hear some of us who don't want to stumble upon a bunch of naughty scenes while trying to adventure in the 3rd installment of the series, and maybe... Just maybe... Let me have a fade to black option so I CAN have romance that is more like KOTOR. There are fans who don't want sex scenes but want romance. I'm hoping they'll give that to us. There are also fans who want adventure without running into topless hookers or demons or whatever naked things devs COULD throw into the game. I'm also hoping they give that to us - the adventure and not the other.
There is a tasteful way to do things, even a succubus seducing a person. It doesn't have to be super raunchy. So even if some scene is super vital but also sexual, you don't need to make it soft porn. Leave things to the imagination. Sometimes that is even more effective.
And yes. I absolutely refrain from watching movies that have sex scenes in them, but it ALSO is the shift within a franchise that I don't like. I played BG1 and 2 and SOD. I had a romance with the Captain lady in SOD. My character chose to sleep with her at the end. Never once did I see a naked person, there was no sex scenes or even sex noises. I played them all with 0 issue, and I enjoyed them tremendously. My character later romanced Jaheira, and the same was true. It was pure adventure because that was the focus.
Think of it like this. Star Wars originally did so well because Mom and Dad could take their kids to see it. The movies didn't exclude anyone. Now imagine if they had a steamy sex scenes or two between Han and Leia. Do you think they'd have done so well? No. Why? They would have immediately excluded a large part of their potential audience.
BG1 and 2 could be played by anyone. BG3 will exclude people simply because of sexual content. Guaranteed. Keep the sex content in the background and able to be parent locked and you exclude no one. Plain and simple.
