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@Strange I disagree with most of what you just said. I'll have to respond in part though to get my point across.
All this talk about what label to tag a game with is getting a bit old - thinking of everything/everyone in terms of alphas/betas, subs/doms or whatever, is restrictive, not to say narrow-minded.
@AWACS Thunderhead 's original comment is actually quantifiable, and isn't about labeling the game. It's just about personal preference, and was talking about his preference for FOBS over SA because of the sexual content focus.
You're attaching too much to the conversation.
No one's saying the game's bad, or can't be enjoyed by people with different sexual tastes.
I've said that before, but the great thing about FOBS is diversity; I'd be hard-pressed to name a sexual situation which is not featured in FOBS - leaving out the admittedly most bizarre kinks
I disagree, since FOBS has no story so you can only argue it's slightly diverse in sexual positions not
sexual situations. There's no NTR/Cheating, Gangbang, Ugly Bastard, no powerful man making dominant girls submit on a mental level, no submissive guy getting bullied or any of that stuff because there's no story and only one guy.
Also, I argue FOBS is not very diverse in sexual content. In fact, I'd argue the opposite.
It's super focused on one kind of sexual content. People who like male assertive content will find less sexual enjoyment out of FOBS than people who don't because the
vast majority, and I literally mean 90% of the game is female assertive. Zell clearly has defined tastes.
I'd say a well-balanced H-game is truly rare, since everyone leans certain ways sexually. Obviously, since that 10% of the sexual content in FOBS still exists, and the game itself is good with it's overall design people who don't like that content can still find enjoyment out of it though.
They only appeal to small factions easily won over, and as a result such devs won't be likely to expend their horizons and improve in any way but a few. I'd say they make themselves recessive and counter-productive - they hurt themselves,
I think broad appeal is actually not a good thing when it comes to sexual content in games.
Take a look at Cloud Meadow. That game has absolutely fantastic animations and is the true definition of aiming for broad appeal in sexual content. It has male/male content, female/female content, female/male content, and in those 3 categories the protagonist's position as the active role and the submissive role is also varied.
If you have a preference that you enjoy it'll most likely be there, but a game where only 20% of its sexual content appeals to you doesn't make for an attractive game.
Games with strong communities that keep coming back like MGQ and Rance, say THIS IS WHAT WE DO. If you like it you'll enjoy 90% of the sexual content in the game, making the game inherently more attractive. MGQ has the tagline lose and be raped, and Rance aggressively rapes 99% of the women he meets.
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That being said Awac's statement about Succubus Affection being more maledom focused is true.
The game incentivizes male assertive sex. You are incentivized to make as many contracts as possible, so the gameplay loop is that you fight new enemies, then when you've beaten them to exhaustion you have sex with them. So design wise is, when you win you get male assertive sex, and when you lose you get female assertive sex (and even then you'll be escaping in like half a second). If you have even a slightly functioning brain and motor functions you will win 99% of fights. If you so CHOOSE you can switch to female assertive sex with contracted monsters. Femdom's not a natural part of the game progression like FOBS and the primary form of sexual enjoyment like FOBS.
In fact, you can play all of Succubus Affection without seeing female assertive positions, while the opposite is impossible.
It's completely normal to have a preference for one game based on the sexual content, and have desires for future products.
Finally, it's arguable that Succubus Affection was meant to have more of a reverse rape focus since there's actually Game Over CG for the bosses in the game. Most people who played the game normally however did not see them, and I've seen people exclaim surprise when it was mentioned that these CG even existed. I honestly feel sorry for the CG artist since their work is largely unseen.
I would have preferred any other news over this, guess I'll have to wait out another animation cut somewhere. Glad he's making some bank though especially during these times.
