15 hours of sliding a hand down someone's back... until it was perfect. 
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You always bring up wonderful points, Scholdarr! Yes, I remember another thread discussing this too. Almost all of the injuries people receive, save decapitations and possibly spinal injuries from behind, would not cause death instantly. But I can overlook that. Sadly, I feel the battle aftermath areas are missed opportunities. [just an idea here...] It would have been an amazing and immediate way to convey suffering on a literal, but also deeply subconscious way. Like a reminder that regardless of neutrality or intent there is a cost to actions involving peoples. A heavy cost. A cost in blood and pain that doesn't just go away as soon as the fighting stops.
As for sex... I think it was quite sad and actually a bit distasteful to use the same model for all the women in the whore houses. I'm not a professional victim, so I don't see it as an !!@#%^!!@^ issue. [we don't talk about that here!] But there are a lot of versions of beauty, and a lot of types of women and men.
There's nothing "adult" about seeing the same nipple, on the same breast, on the same body, with a different head a few different times. The same nipple in one of about 4 [anyone know?] possible animations. I get the technical reasons for it. But I feel that type of design mindset went into the building of the more "personal" sex scenes with major characters. To me, it feels very much like a list was made and each scene was crafted by ticking off the boxes. I felt sooooo disappointed with the Triss scene, only to be disappointed even more later, when I realized its significance.
In CD Red's defense though, it seems no one in the industry understands how to craft these scenes well. There aren't many, if any, scenes in video games that explore sexual behaviours between two loving partners. If anyone knows of some, PM me, I'd really be interested in seeing them!
I think overall, there are also much better mediums to explore sexuality than video games, like books and um... life. But right now the ones in the game are just missing that spark.
Does it have anything to do with avoiding unnecessary sexist/violence criticism from the media ? I remember TW3 being mentioned would take 40gb hdd space, but turned out to be 25gb, or is that 40gb with language packs taken into account ? Maybe some violence/sex scenes were heavily removed.
Violence definitely was not removed. It's over the top in this game. Only sexual content was cut out.
Nudity in general seems to be toned down in this one, more than likely to avoid complaints which were bound to pop up with their larger potential audience this time around.
Gone are the days of fully nude dryads walking around casually, or fully nude vampires.
Gone are the days of fully nude dryads walking around casually, or fully nude vampires.
I think they are just not very well done... most ingame cutscenes in the game feel a little wooden. No need to jump at shadows.
You cannot seriously compare the erotic scenes to the other cutscenes in the game, which are way longer and more complex (and well done). The one "sex scene" used several times is fine, judged on it's own merits. But there should be at least 3-4 variants in the game, at least for the major characters. They managed to do this in the Witcher 2, a much smaller game with a much smaller budget. It is no important matter, of course not, but it is a little disappointing how it was handled in the end.I think they are just not very well done... most ingame cutscenes in the game feel a little wooden. No need to jump at shadows.
True true... good thing that's something that most likely can also be remedied by modders... hopefully.You cannot seriously compare the erotic scenes to the other cutscenes in the game, which are way longer and more complex (and well done). The one "sex scene" used several times is fine, judged on it's own merits. But there should be at least 3-4 variants in the game, at least for the major characters. They managed to do this in the Witcher 2, a much smaller game with a much smaller budget. It is no important matter, of course not, but it is a little disappointing how it was handled in the end.
Yeah and sea is empty fromn monsters and interest shame really it feels so epic its no finished
Related to this, anyone wonder why they ask Ciri about her sexual preference in that sauna scene if they weren't ever planning on having her hit on someone? I don't mean full sex scene - though I wouldn't have objected - but at least a more romanceable scene? The question seemed really out of place when it never came back into play.
You can let Ciri kiss the guy, right before the wild hunt shows up.
For me, here's the issue:
It's not that I wanted a lot more sex.
But why the hell have half-a-dozen brothel sex scenes and only one or two romantic encounters with other women?
Keira Metz was a great encounter.
Why not more of that?
It's not that I wanted a lot more sex.
But why the hell have half-a-dozen brothel sex scenes and only one or two romantic encounters with other women?
Keira Metz was a great encounter.
Why not more of that?