Open Games v. "Hand Holding"

[Cogar]

Originally Posted by WhiteEclipse

I liked Two Worlds also. I think technical problems on the x360, as well as some translation problems (in English) did it in. But there is certainly a lot of exploring and openness. From what I have read, they are really trying to improve its shortcomings in Temptation.

Originally Posted by WhiteEclipse

The Witcher was great. I think it would have done even better if there was not so much sex (which is entirely optional). The opportunities were so numerous and over the top, it just seemed too much. I think this made people feel the game was "adolescent," but it really is an adult game. Then again, if you are a rock star or Derek Jeter, maybe women do throw themselves at you every ten feet.

That is the thing that turned me off with regard to The Witcher--which I am not likely to ever play or purchase. I have a family, and the last thing anyone needs to see is dad playing a "game" with questionable content and a collection of cards that record my character's "conquests." (I do not know how it works, but when I read it in a review, it became a deal-breaker for me.) It may have appealed to me when I was in college and single, but I no longer fall into that category.

[WhiteEclipse]

Originally Posted by Cogar

That is the thing that turned me off with regard to The Witcher--which I am not likely to ever play or purchase. I have a family, and the last thing anyone needs to see is dad playing a "game" with questionable content and a collection of cards that record my character's "conquests." (I do not know how it works, but when I read it in a review, it became a deal-breaker for me.) It may have appealed to me when I was in college and single, but I no longer fall into that category.

Every such encounter is entirely optional. You can pretty much tell which dialog option will bring you there. From a game design perspective, I'm not sure where they were going with it. I almost think that they just wanted to do something controversial to get free publicity.

[Cogar]

Originally Posted by WhiteEclipse

Every such encounter is entirely optional. You can pretty much tell which dialog option will bring you there. From a game design perspective, I'm not sure where they were going with it. I almost think that they just wanted to do something controversial to get free publicity.

I understand. Still, this is in a similar vein to the Hot Coffee minigame in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. A lot of people probably did not mod GTA: SA to make it available. Still, it was available--and the availability was the issue with GTA: SA and is similarly the issue with The Witcher. I agree it has no real purpose in the game, unlike finding a secret scroll, unlocking a gate to a fortress, or defeating an evil wizard that is trying to take over the world. Perhaps a couple incidents could be excused, but to make a minigame out of it like collecting baseball cards is going too far in my opinion. Let me add that I am in no way criticizing anyone who liked the content or owns the game. I am just stating that it is a deal-breaker for me.

[WhiteEclipse]

Originally Posted by Cogar

Let me add that I am in no way criticizing anyone who liked the content or owns the game. I am just stating that it is a deal-breaker for me.

I completely understand. My wife and I just had our first child a few months ago. I would probably not play that game with him around if he was a few years older.