tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post4830428363742417560..comments2024-03-29T05:22:55.287-07:00Comments on Experience Points: EXP Podcast #68: Naked AmbitionJorge Alborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04857765716032886965noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-25007407573066435652010-03-14T20:00:14.595-07:002010-03-14T20:00:14.595-07:00Hey Julian! As always, thanks for stopping by.
I...Hey Julian! As always, thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />It's a fair point that kids will inevitably see R-rated movies, but I still think that the film industry can use their rating system as a better defense against the "save the children" critics. Of course, all my evidence is anecdotal, but I've seen far more kids prohibited from movies and then allowed to play games with similar content. But, I agree with you in that I think that games should be treated the same way, both by players and developers. Adult games are for adults, they should be rated, and the rest is up to parents and retailers.<br /><br />You're right that titillation isn't always a bad thing, and I'm pretty libertarian in regards to what people should and shouldn't be allowed to do (regardless of who it offends). <br /><br />However, I do think that it is more ethical to employ shock and titillation in an environment with other material to counterbalance it. Nudity as is seen in Dante's Inferno may (and likely does) benefit from exploitation just as much as it does titillation. Besides outliers, such as your Heavy Rain example, meaningful nudity seems heavily outweighed by examples tied to old social problems.Scott Justerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11775296635863850847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3967694277763110629.post-61869895036464651962010-03-11T10:53:53.815-08:002010-03-11T10:53:53.815-08:00There are plenty of movies that 12-year-olds end u...There are plenty of movies that 12-year-olds end up watching that have nudity. I saw Pulp Fiction when I was in 5th grade. There are sex scenes in lots of R-rated movies. I think it's silly to treat them differently from games.<br /><br />Heavy Rain's sex scene is meaningful to the story and executed in such a way that they don't come off as titillating for the sake of titillation. I have qualms about other parts of that game and its treatment of Madison, but the sex scene is an example of how to do it right.<br /><br />Not that titillation is a bad thing. I think that our history of puritanism is saddling us with all sorts of weird baggage, and the sooner we can throw it off the better. That's why I appreciate games like Dante's Inferno that go all out for the sake of going all out. Shock is a useful tool, and Visceral Games seemed determined to get as much out of it as possible.Julianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05684168826773165763noreply@blogger.com