You may view MK and GoW as immature, or you may not.
I do, but that's beside the point.
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..some may find MK or GoW "excessive" when it comes to violence
Mortal Kombat and God of War are, as their titles suggest *about* grotesque, over-the-top violence. Taking that out, nullifies these games entirely.
Not so much with the gratuitous, immature nonsense in BG3. You can take out the Emperor stuff, the gay bear sex, the incessant corny jokes, Halsin's God-of-Porn complex, the buggering bugbear and the game wouldn't be lesser for it in the slightest. In fact, if they'd have not done that and focused on Act three instead - I'd say the game would be *better* for it.
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there will be some that view BG3 exploration of sexuality as excessive.
If it were just an exploration of sexuality, you wouldn't hear me complain. For the bazilionth time, I'm fine with the romances and nudity. I'm more taken aback by the childish stuff I just mentioned above. I find it dumb and cringey.
And you see, BG3 is a sequel to a 25-year-old-game. If you want to play a sequel to that game you played 25 years ago, you're at least 35 years old. And everyone over 35 has been in contact with real humor and real sexuality and doesn't need dick jokes in their fantasy game.
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My point is ..[snip]... to illustrate that BG3 is that necessary catalyst to push the envelope for sexuality that MK and GOW were for violence. They're just two opposite ends of the spectrum.
No. Like I said above - God of War and Mortal Kombat are *about* that violence and cannot exist without it. Just like those Anime sex games in Steam's Adult section are about over the top immature sex and cannot exist without that. Those are on opposite sides of the spectrum - and can exist just fine. I couldn't care less. There is exactly the amount of gratuitous, imamture sex and violence across these games as needed, and I avoid these games accordingly.
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..there's a reason it won the golden joysticks and is the front runner for game of the year at the game awards.
Yes, and for certain - one of those things is hype. And, the hype is certainly aided by the things that I'm criticising here. But I will stay on the point that the stuff I mention above do not contribute to the quality of the game. And, as good a game as it is on other fronts - mechanics and reactivity and exploration are incredible - the game is very lacking narratively towards the end. I'll stand by the point that I'd rather have that fixed than a hunky sex god companion. Because I'm still not twelve.
