- Apr 19, 2019
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It can be done, but all attempts so far (by anyone) have gone about it the wrong way around.I bet my life's savings that if Illusion (Note: Or honestly any company.) were to somehow gain the ambition to create a Dating Sim game with more sex positions than the bloody kama sutra, greatly expand the character maker options, and included alien races, furries, etc WHILE still maintaining the gameplay of dating, getting to know the girls and their backstories, and slowly building a proper believable relationship with each one, y'all would be hailing that game to be the greatest in Illusion history. But I don't think we're ever going to get that.
Illusion games today are 90% character creator and sex animation viewer, and 10% game. To be truly great someone would have to make a great game first, then add the sex to it after.
Some of the best sex game experiences I've ever had weren't sex games at all. You take an already fun and established game then mod the sex in after. Skyrim is a good game. Add adult mods and it's still a good game, but now with nudity and sex. The same goes for every Bethesda RPG from Morrowind to Fallout 3, Oblivion, and so on.
The Sims 3 is a wonderful and massive life sim. I enjoy playing it even without adult mods, but toss in some great body skins, an uncensor mod, and the Kinky World Mod and you have a truly amazing life sim with plenty of adult content added. Part of what makes the Sims 3 fun is the progression, and the Kinky World mod really works with this. A character might start out prudish and shy, but through skill progression they can slowly open up until they are an insatiable whore who fucks strangers in public. There are also plenty of consequences to your actions. Significant others can get jealous.
In contast the Sims 4 is not a particularly fun game to play. It's got it's fans, but it's nowhere near the massive, dynamic life simulation that the Sims 3 is. It has plenty adult mods too centered around Wicked Whims. Compared to The Sims 3, there are better looking body models, and more sex animations and kinks than anyone can know what to do with. Still, since it's sitting on top of such a lackluster game, the experience suffers as well no matter how many different sex positions are available. Characters never say "no". There's no real progression to speak of. Consequences for your actions are basically non-existent.
Basically if you want to make a great sex game, it needs to be a great game first. The sex must be a secondary element. No matter how good the body models are, and no matter how many sex positions are available, if you build it on top of a game that's not fun to play, it won't be fun to play.