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wilco - 04 February 2015 07:41 PM

Bogi - 04 February 2015 05:32 PM

wilco - 04 February 2015 01:21 PM

2 other things about this series
- the animated intro is not very good, they could just used the one from the TV series instead of doing a lesser version.

- I’m finding the lack of sex scenes curious, not that they are absolutely needed, but they are (along with the violence) always present in TV series (to the point of parodies happening) so is Telltale avoiding them because of being a different medium? or its just that is doesn’t fit the plot?

Sex is EVIL!! It will destroy our children

Thats games, no sex allowed, only violence

Exactly, nobody got harmed from a little violence… 

Maybe it’ll look awkward with their current limitations of 3D animation?

Tad - 05 February 2015 06:31 AM

I don’t think there’s been any need for it in the plot so far. Maybe with the marriage in episode 2, but it’s not anything I’m bothered about.

They received a lot of critics for Nerissa exposing tits in ep.2 of TWAU.
I bet they’re trying to keep the nudity at minimum.
But maybe I’m wrong.

Game where splitting heads with pickaxe, burning flesh with cigar, ripping arms, throats and heads is normal received a lot of critics for exposing (STOP READING IF YOU ARE UNDER 22!) [spoiler]woman’s breasts[/spoiler]     

subbi - 05 February 2015 03:33 AM

Maybe it’ll look awkward with their current limitations of 3D animation?

I can only imagine it would look something like this:

Tad - 05 February 2015 06:31 AM

I don’t think there’s been any need for it in the plot so far. Maybe with the marriage in episode 2, but it’s not anything I’m bothered about.

I agree that it doesn’t but I wonder if it was a conscience decision to have a plot avoid them because of what bloody eugene said.

bloody_eugene - 05 February 2015 09:34 AM

They received a lot of critics for Nerissa exposing boobs in ep.2 of TWAU.
I bet they’re trying to keep the nudity at minimum.

Lambonius - 05 February 2015 01:34 PM

subbi - 05 February 2015 03:33 AM

Maybe it’ll look awkward with their current limitations of 3D animation?

I can only imagine it would look something like this:

LOL (Parker/Stone always stop on with the satire)

One of the problems with the way sex is portrayed almost everywhere, including Game of Thrones HBO, is that it’s almost entirely shot from a heterosexual male perspective (the “male gaze”). The sex and nudity is there for the heterosexual male audience to get off on, showing female breasts and butts prominently; it’s not there to serve the story and is not shot “authentically” as part of the world. Of course many times sex scenes are important for the audience to see, the issue is the way they’re shown.

So no, Telltale should not have sex scenes in the game unless there’s a good reason for it and it’s done tastefully; not for the male players to ogle cartoon naked women.

Venkman - 05 February 2015 07:49 PM

One of the problems with the way sex is portrayed almost everywhere, including Game of Thrones HBO, is that it’s almost entirely shot from a heterosexual male perspective (the “male gaze”). The sex and nudity is there for the heterosexual male audience to get off on, showing female breasts and butts prominently; it’s not there to serve the story and is not shot “authentically” as part of the world. Of course many times sex scenes are important for the audience to see, the issue is the way they’re shown.

So no, Telltale should not have sex scenes in the game unless there’s a good reason for it and it’s done tastefully; not for the male players to ogle cartoon naked women.

And what is a good reason, if I may ask, for scenes of violence and why Telltale (in this case) should have them, so the heterosexual male players may ogle cartoon blood?

And idea that heterosexual males are getting some kind of satisfaction in watching animated/acted sexual intercourse (as a part of an overwhelming story being told) where female (sometimes) naked body is shown is borderline ridiculous in great majority of cases and I must say it’s very discriminatory.

Bogi - 05 February 2015 08:11 PM

I must say it’s very discriminatory.

lol. Yea go join a Men’s Rights Activist group and whine about how oppressed white heterosexual males are.

Venkman - 05 February 2015 08:28 PM

Bogi - 05 February 2015 08:11 PM

I must say it’s very discriminatory.

lol. Yea go join a Men’s Rights Activist group and whine about how oppressed white heterosexual males are.

Ouch, now you just added racism too

...but sadly no arguments whatsoever.

Bogi - 05 February 2015 08:11 PM

Venkman - 05 February 2015 07:49 PM

One of the problems with the way sex is portrayed almost everywhere, including Game of Thrones HBO, is that it’s almost entirely shot from a heterosexual male perspective (the “male gaze”). The sex and nudity is there for the heterosexual male audience to get off on, showing female breasts and butts prominently; it’s not there to serve the story and is not shot “authentically” as part of the world. Of course many times sex scenes are important for the audience to see, the issue is the way they’re shown.

So no, Telltale should not have sex scenes in the game unless there’s a good reason for it and it’s done tastefully; not for the male players to ogle cartoon naked women.

And what is a good reason, if I may ask, for scenes of violence and why Telltale (in this case) should have them, so the heterosexual male players may ogle cartoon blood?

And idea that heterosexual males are getting some kind of satisfaction in watching animated/acted sexual intercourse (as a part of an overwhelming story being told) where female (sometimes) naked body is shown is borderline ridiculous in great majority of cases and I must say it’s very discriminatory.

The story in this case involves a lot of violence. I’d certainly listen to arguments about how it may be problematic to depict violence in an appealing way. Adventure games historically are very anti-violence so I’m sure there’d be some sympathy around here. My experience with Telltale’s Walking Dead S1 (have not played GoT yet) was that the violence was actually upsetting to inflict in many cases. At two different points I made violent decisions out of anger and then felt awful about it after seeing the actual consequences of such actions. So I’d trust Telltale more than most to handle that type of thing well.

Your second paragraph, I don’t know what to tell you. I’m a heterosexual male and definitely am “affected” by many on-screen depictions of sexual activity. Just look at internet forums or chatter on shows like True Detective and GoT. The nudity is a huge thing that guys are getting off on, and it’s often there only for that purpose.

Thanks for the very thoughtful answer and not letting this exchange of thoughts grows into time-wasting arguing

I just don’t see a problem in depicting sex (without which 99.99% of people wouldn’t exist, including all the characters in the series), eating, drinking, sleeping, breathing, even domination-planning and violence, which all part of reality and lives of people that story is depicting.

Bogi - 05 February 2015 09:36 PM

Thanks for the very thoughtful answer and not letting this exchange of thoughts grows into time-wasting arguing

I just don’t see a problem in depicting sex (without which 99.99% of people wouldn’t exist, including all the characters in the series), eating, drinking, sleeping, breathing, even domination-planning and violence, which all part of reality and lives of people that story is depicting.

Yea I’m not talking about depicting sex in general, I’m talking about depicting sex and naked female bodies in a certain way.