Aye, it's all been said before, and I'm usually a supporter of devs that implement player choice( :victory: ) in their games. If there is an option to turn stuff on and off, respecting(possible) player preference, then thanks and gratitude to the devs are in order! :yes I'm grateful to devs(especially CDPR :
), for them taking feedback into consideration and spending additional time on the game(enhanced edition anyone?), listening to feedback from us, fans and supporters.
Then there is the issue of...catering. :X It can, well piss me off tbh. Are all games really for everyone? Are all books? Movies? I say my choice is based on my own preference, what I like or don't like, and not what my government tells me to think or like. This is my right. I have the freedom to play, read and watch any kind of game, book, and movie I want, as long as I don't break the law by playing/reading/watching them, and some nudity and the possibility of sex aren't something unlawful in my country. There are 18+ years/adult content warnings on the box. You can't miss those warnings.
Though if I find the game too hard for me to play, the book too advanced for me to understand, the movie too complex for me to follow, I don't blame the creators of them unless this blame is somehow valid and reasonable(say the game, book, or movie being damaged when I bought them). I accept that I need a different approach to it, or simply to give up and realise it isn't for me.
I will buy Witcher 3, but not because I want to see sex or nudity, but I would be upset if I found out the country I live in would try to censor the game CDPR would want me to experience, just because my government 'know what's good for me'. I know some countries even had Witcher 1 censored, which I find ridiculous.
I live in a country that censored a lot(if not all) a while back when I was young, violence, sex what have you. Today there's no censorship at all, and zealous(rabid) mobs against moral 'indecency' have calmed down and cooled off. So as long as it doesn't break any laws(copyright, confidential, or laws that protect people from using people or treating them badly) we're good. The debate of video violence is still there though, but to media, the subject of videogames is still a swing and miss, most times they have no idea of what they're talking about.
So what about catering. I, a supporter of player choice
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, still get somewhat cranky whenever I hear of people complaining about a game 'being too hard' or that it doesn't hold your hand to the very end of it. If a game is too hard then keep to the simple railshooters where you can't get lost, and don't blame devs for making the game they always intended to make. If you can't play games, then perhaps you shouldn't. I can't play most console games properly, simply because the controllers weren't created or developed with little me in mind. Tough. But what do I care, I base my choice of playing with keyboard and mouse solely on preference, else I have the choice of learning to play with controller properly or leave it well enough alone.
I can do this choice because I have a choice. If I want to play Red Dead Redemption, I have the choice to play on console or not at all. I choose not at all, but not without some well-chosen and harsh(but true) words about Rockstar mind you, but still. I have to accept Rockstar's choice of not releasing it to PC.
Unfortunately people who demand games being dumbed down or catering to their wishes seem to be in majority, ergo sales vs. game design and artistical approach come into the equation. Whom shall the devs cater: themselves and their intended audience who'll appreciate most of the devs choices, or the majority who want to dictate much if not all, resulting in an abomination of a game, being pretty effin far from the devs original plan and direction of the game?
I'm sorry OP, I digress, this wasn't your issue at all. I've got a friend whom on my recommendation bought Witcher 2, and he thanked me kindly for the nudity warning I happened to omit. I failed to mention the nudity as I seriosly hadn't thought of it. To me nudity in games, movies or life is nothing wrong or an issue at all. Little did I know that he would start up and play the game with his girlfriend sitting next to him, and apparently she didn't appreciate the surprise of seeing a naked Triss Merigold.
Then again, he wasn't serious with his remark, and thought her(and his) shock to be funny as hell. Funny enough to mention anyway. They're now happily married I might add. :laughing:
Since more and more people start to play games, and videogames start to be seen as accepted or a major part of ones lifestyle, I think many would benefit of toning down the 'cater to us' demand, and perhaps see that the issue lie elsewhere. If playing games with adult content is a 'no' where you live, then I'm sorry for your loss. Though I question the issue of blood, gore and violence being okay, while nudity isn't, but then again...it's been said before. If you suspect you cannot play this game in a room full of people that wouldn't appreciate the content, then don't play it, or wait until time opportune(when you're alone). Or...possibly try to convince these people that this game, isn't really something bad at all. It's life. I realise that this might be an uphill battle in your culture, but I wish you good luck in it! Or else, pray that CDPR or modders adress the issue and don't forget to thank them properly if they do.