Is it me, or is the Witcher 3 really toned down in the sex department? (sorta spoilers?)

[Shmelekrabe]

It's a pity there's less sex than in The Witcher. I was dreaming about having sex with Tamara, well then.

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Though i'd say that sexual elements in the first game were much better. You could have up to 22 lovers.

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[warbaby2]

Though i'd say that sexual elements in the first game were much better. You could have up to 22 lovers.

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Well, while one can argue whether the cards where awkward or funny, but in a game where there even IS a collectible card game, not having them is ironic in itself.

As far as sex i concerned: I don't see all the afford allegedly went into them, to be honest... they are poorly made and even less erotic then the scenes from TW2. I was hoping we get HBO, and we got abc...

 

[razien]

if what in w1 happened but with w2 quality and scenes in w3 it would be great but devs remove it , it should be dlc free or not..

 

[kraidy]

/will forever be happy they removed the stupid sex cards

 

[Dude27]

This is at first a Witcher game, not a porn simulator
Enough is enough.

There are already Inappropriate nude mods for this amazing game which is kind of sad.

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Witcher 1 was over the top with that. Basically you came up to almost every woman and fucked right away after saying hello. Isn't that stupid?

 

[Sky-Sweeper]

This is at first a Witcher game, not a porn simulator
Enough is enough.

There are already Inappropriate nude mods for this amazing game which is kind of sad.

Spoiler

Witcher 1 was over the top with that. Basically you came up to almost every woman and fucked right away after saying hello. Isn't that stupid?

Depends what you consider sad. If it's mods to just make all the female models nude all the time, then yes it is sad. But if it's mods to make people more un-kept or... you know look like PEASANTS, then I think it's more immersive.

 

[CTPhipps]

Eh, Witcher 1 wasn't bad if it was a bit over the top.

It was MEMORABLE you had that many optional sexual encounters and memorable helped it break free from the fantasy ghetto.

Besides, how many of those sexual encounters were prostitutes? Six, seven?

 

[warbaby2]

Eh, Witcher 1 wasn't bad if it was a bit over the top.

It was MEMORABLE you had that many optional sexual encounters and memorable helped it break free from the fantasy ghetto.

Besides, how many of those sexual encounters were prostitutes? Six, seven?

Of course it was cheesy and corny, but it was supposed to be... I'm not saying they should have repeated similar stuff in TW3. Still, they had the chance to, once again, push the envelop, as far as sex in video games is concerned, and they kinda didn't, which is a pity.

I'm talking Game of Thrones level here, mind you, not porn, by the way... they already been there in TW2, but departed from it again in this game.

 

[CTPhipps]

I think the size of the game and the lack of love interests was a problem.

We didn't need a LOT.

Maybe 4-5 more.

 

[whiplash27]

The thing is that there were at least a few different quests where something could have come out of it.

I think if there were maybe another 5 encounters and if the main romances (Yen and Triss) were done up a bit more, then there would have been less complaints.

 

[CTPhipps]

Romances I would have added:

* Tomira the Herbalist

* The Nilfgaardian ambassador's daughter who likes swordplay

* Sile (rather than her being horribly killed) as an optional for carry over games

* The Bloody Baron's daughter

 

[razien]

This is at first a Witcher game, not a porn simulator
Enough is enough.

There are already Inappropriate nude mods for this amazing game which is kind of sad.

Spoiler

Witcher 1 was over the top with that. Basically you came up to almost every woman and fucked right away after saying hello. Isn't that stupid?

we dint complain about that but the lack of mature interaction and realism well maded as in w2 and i think for some ppl migth be a aditinal interest a quest for example with a vamp like the nigth to be remembered or s succubus to have a alternate choise it dont force those who dont want that do it and getting a character nude is not adding the the game you got it wrong

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I think the size of the game and the lack of love interests was a problem.

We didn't need a LOT.

Maybe 4-5 more.

That plus the quality of those and lack of realistic interaction and if you put something put it if it have a mneaning currently most of those dont have and dont convince you , and dont add to the game it would be better to remove all the stupit brothels and add 1 romance well developed and fix the 2 -3 mains to be realistic (one was almost good) but to be great on that part it should add 3-5 more well made ones

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The thing is that there were at least a few different quests where something could have come out of it.

I think if there were maybe another 5 encounters and if the main romances (Yen and Triss) were done up a bit more, then there would have been less complaints.

yeah like the noble girl and sword training felt like it

 

[vTemeria]

I'm new to the witcher series, beat witcher 3.

Watched the witcher 2 scenes, and yep that wouldn't be acceptable if it were on consoles where it get widespread exposure. I almost wished it stayed PC exclusive in that case, but then again I wouldn't have been able to play W3.

Dialogue was awkward af though.

 

[dip0]

I agree that there are 2 issues with Witcher 3:

1. There are a lot fewer sexual encounters
2. Encounter cutscenes are repeated with tiny and limited variations, using the same female model

For number 2, I guess it is similar to Witcher 2, where there was also quite some overlap between sex cutscenes, but even so, I thought there was more variety in Witcher 2, especially with plot characters.

For number 1, I get the sneaking suspicion that it has to do with Gamergate and "portrayal of women as meat in games", that made CDPR drastically reduce the encounters Geralt can have.
Heck, saving the Elf in Novigrad from being harassed makes her go all feminist righteous on you.

It however doesn't really fit Witcher 3. You can walk next to Strumpets and they will ask if you want to spend the night with them as the ambient dialogue, but if you try to interact with them, they all tell you go keep your hands to yourself.

It seems that Witcher 3 overall seems to have gone down more the route of "romance someone for sex" rather than "sex as gratitude/quest reward"

Overall, I would have liked a mix of Witcher 1 and 2: Get a card for every encounter but also get a nice cutscene that has variety and doesn't use the same model and sounds each time. To compensate, reduce the number of encounters to maybe half that from Witcher 1 (not counting brothel girls), which would be slightly more than Witcher 2 and maybe triple what we have in Witcher 3.

The Witcher isn't a sex game, but it revolutionized sex in video games and it is part and parcel of who Geralt is. Players who don't want to pick the sex option can always opt out in dialogue, so it isn't forced on them, but having OPTIONS and CHOICES would be great.

 

[vTemeria]

The scenes I just saw in Witcher 2 are beyond anything I've ever seen in a video game. I just don't see it flying with Witcher 3 on consoles without Polygon and social activists jumping on it.

Witcher 3 is pretty much tame, Mass Effect level. Witcher 2 you hear and see thrusting, the bed squeaks, bouncing headboard, and moaning. Now they're Mass Effect PG rated level. These hollywood type sex scenes are pretty much lame to begin with.

I don't see anything wrong with them personally, I think they're cool actually and matches the grittiness of the franchise. With the political climate today though, probably was never gonna fly. It's a shame, we're just gamers and we like to play video games, but politics are brought into it.

CDPR said there are 16 hours of sex scenes in witcher 3 http://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-explains-why-the-witcher-3-has-16-hours-of-sex-scene-mo-cap-data/

but certain parts are reused, I have a feeling 3/4 of that was cut.

 

[dip0]

CD Projekt RED used to be a really revolutionary games company back in the day with their ideas and concepts.
I just wish they would tell those activists and social justice warriors that "we don't care about your tripe, we care about our passion for games the way they were meant to be played"

 

[razien]

The scenes I just saw in Witcher 2 are beyond anything I've ever seen in a video game. I just don't see it flying with Witcher 3 on consoles without Polygon and social activists jumping on it.

Witcher 3 is pretty much tame, Mass Effect level. Witcher 2 you hear and see thrusting, the bed squeaks, bouncing headboard, and moaning. Now they're Mass Effect PG rated level. These hollywood type sex scenes are pretty much lame to begin with.

I don't see anything wrong with them personally, I think they're cool actually and matches the grittiness of the franchise. With the political climate today though, probably was never gonna fly. It's a shame, we're just gamers and we like to play video games, but politics are brought into it.

CDPR said there are 16 hours of sex scenes in witcher 3 http://www.pcgamer.com/cd-projekt-explains-why-the-witcher-3-has-16-hours-of-sex-scene-mo-cap-data/

but certain parts are reused, I have a feeling 3/4 of that was cut.

but certain parts are reused, I have a feeling 3/4 of that was cut.
probably even more than 3/4

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CD Projekt RED used to be a really revolutionary games company back in the day with their ideas and concepts.
I just wish they would tell those activists and social justice warriors that "we don't care about your tripe, we care about our passion for games the way they were meant to be played"

+ 1 to your post

 

[ryofu]

I hope cdpr release a dlc with more characters to have sex with

 

[CTPhipps]

For number 1, I get the sneaking suspicion that it has to do with Gamergate and "portrayal of women as meat in games", that made CDPR drastically reduce the encounters Geralt can have.
Heck, saving the Elf in Novigrad from being harassed makes her go all feminist righteous on you.

For all the Witcher series' perception in some circles as being sexist, the irony is that it has a surprisingly large and vocal feminist fanbase. Much like Bayonetta the Witcher is in that weird gray area for having a lot of feminist criticism and support. Say what you will about Sex Cards and the nudity, but the fact is that the Witcher has more proactive three-dimensional female characters than five or six other games combined.

Hell, the Witcher 3 is one of the few games with a playable female character who has major support.

It's also possible there's less sex scenes in this book because they wanted to focus on the Yennifer relationship.

 

[KhanK.K.]

Personally I think they should have put more variety in the romance scenes like they did in Witcher 2 and remove the panties female characters wear in them, if they really didn’t want to show full frontal nudity during some of the cutscenes they should’ve just moved the camera in a different angle instead of covering the pubic area with the immersion breaking underwear.