I will admit to definitely having a double standard when it comes to this in games. I generally want the main character to be able to get side action but not his SO. If the main character is female then it doesn't matter to me. I'm ok with swinger stuff as well but only if the main character is getting at least as much if not more action than his SO.
What do you feel about open relationships in games. (Not NTR)
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Hopefully there's enough people who like the concept of open relationships, because it's basically the entire premise of the game I'm working on. I think the difference is that my game is almost purely based on lust rather than love, and the characters acknowledge that. I understand in games where romantic love (and not sex) is the end goal that people are more likely to form a connection with the love interest and be more adverse to sharing, though I do wonder how much of this is transference from the player rather than intentional by the creator - we are talking porn games, not romance novels.
The double standard in a lot of games where the MC gets to screw around, but then gets jealous and vows revenge when the girl even talks to another guy have always bugged me. Often makes me want to see the MC fail and get NTRed for being a hypocritical asshole.
The double standard in a lot of games where the MC gets to screw around, but then gets jealous and vows revenge when the girl even talks to another guy have always bugged me. Often makes me want to see the MC fail and get NTRed for being a hypocritical asshole.
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I have no problems with an open relationship game if it's well made. Has to be equal, everyone getting their fair share. Not just the guys fucking around with random women, that's not open relationship.
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I'd be incredibly impressed if a game could pull off an open relationship without it coming off as NTR.
I'd give it a shot.
I'd give it a shot.
if the mc's wife is a plain, prude, religious big fat momma then it won't come out as ntr. heck the mc would even wish for it!
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I don't believe we were ever meant to be joined to one partner for eternity so I have no problem with both parties embracing the arms of other lovers. You get one shot at life, do you really want to spend it tied to someone FOREVER? In a virtual world....NO!!!!! lol
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Yeah good luck with that, I can already see the war that will happen in the thread.
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Interesting you should say that. The inspiration for this poll was actually a war in a game thread where people on both sides insist that their side is right and, depending on dev decisions, the game would "lose all its patrons". I'm not a big "my side is right" kind of guy without a little fact gathering first though, thus this poll.
So, I made this. And from the results, it's pretty evenly spread and proves there is a market for games aiming towards either side of the argument. General wisdom for devs would be to announce intentions at the beginning to avoid the flame wars that will inevitably pop up if they don't. (Well, nothing will stop it, but devs can at least minimalize it as much as possible.)
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I think opinions this side of the forum far from represent the opinions of the majority of your potential player base. Yes, there is a market for sharing games, but it might not be as big as this thread might have you think. Most of the casual adult game players, who make up a majority of your playerbase, don't peruse this side of the forum; the ones who are here are looking for their specific niche. So threads like these attract the outspoken minority who, if you don't take this into consideration, may lead you down the wrong path. I've seen one too many a dev get confirmation from this side of the forum about a good idea, only to get blasted to smithereens once the game comes out. They usually end up quitting when reception isn't what they thought. In the end, the only way you know for sure is by making the game and releasing it, but I'd advise you to keep expectations low and take the results of this poll with a grain of salt.
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Yeah, I get that. Kinda like running a survey in Hustler to find out what works in Readers Digest. But, fact remains that data is still data. lol
Heh, thanks. To be honest, I'm pretty new to this community, and just started writing the game based on what I wanted to play while avoiding the stuff that annoyed me in other games. The more time I spent here, the more I started second guessing my concept before finally deciding to just do what I want and if it's any good it will find it's niche, even if it's not on this site. Hell, it's text based incest game with occasional weird illustrations and optional gay content, so it has pretty much everything working against it.
In my opinion it has no NTR in the technical sense, but I know people are going to scream NTR at the game because the women have their own sexual identities and have sex with other characters, even though the MC has no claim on them. Of the 3 females in the game so far, 2 are already in long-term relationships with other characters. One is treated as a traditional open relationship, while the other is more of a consensual cuck angle with several options as to exactly how the player approaches it.
The MC does have an option of pursuing a monogamous relationship the third female. It made sense as I was writing to provide players the option, though the concept of the game is basically working against it so I suspect that pathway won't get a lot of content. And if she finds out you're fucking her over, she will fuck you over back. Some people are going to hate those scenes, but honestly I really enjoyed writing them, sort of as my personal revenge against all those manipulative MCs that get away with everything. And even that I don't think fits the actual definition of NTR, as it just feeds back into the open relationship path and you never actually lose the girl.
The more I read here, the more I realize I may have accidentally written a massive troll on the adult game playerbase. Bring on the pitchforks! Controversy is good for publicity, right?
I absolutely agree with this, and at the same time, I have no idea on which side the real answer will fall. My suspicion is that most people don't really care and just want hot porn games. Which I guess is what the poll is telling us anyway.
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Exactly. As I said, data is data. Because those of us who frequent general probably are more focused on the kinks we want to see doesn't mean that the overall opinion here differs that drastically from the average game board. The support MrDots games get in its move towards open relationships in DMD and perhaps future games bears this out as well.
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And that's exactly what you should do, make your intentions clear from the start (Whether that content is avoidable or not) and then tell anyone from that point forward that complains to fuck off.
I think it's fine to have polls to get ideas for what things you might want to expand on or things people don't like about the game but I also think it's a mistake to let your game design basically be dictated by fan polls. Make what you personally would want to play and then if some of your polls show a few things that have a lot of interest and it's something you're at least somewhat into then go for it. If it's something you really don't like just tell your fans that hey that's just not my thing. Not gonna happen.
It's tough to write a convincing scene about something you're just not into. Much better to focus on the areas where the things you like match up the best with what your fans want. Using myself as an example, I had a lot of requests for foot fetish stuff when I was doing my mod. I tried to do some foot fetish scenes and eventually just gave up on it because I'm completely clueless about the appeal for that particular fetish.
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It all depends on how it is written and portrayed but at the same time that applies to everything.
I will say that there are certain stories where an open relationship would actually make a lot of sense, take for example a fantasy RPG where the party members are in open or polyamory relationship with each other.
I will say that there are certain stories where an open relationship would actually make a lot of sense, take for example a fantasy RPG where the party members are in open or polyamory relationship with each other.
One angle that I think has not been touched on yet:
- Who is the SO cheating / swinging with? And in what kind of context does that happen?
In my opinion it does matter quite a bit.
I am quite strongly opposed to cheating.
Still I could entertain the thought of the LI having casual sex with another girl (even if that doesn't lead to a threesome). Or maybe a family member. Even helping out a mutual old male friend could feel somewhat acceptable. It would also depend on the kind of sex, handjobs or blowjobs could be more palatable then vaginal sex.
It also depends a lot on both the context and on the writing.
SalaciousMandate your game does seem to touch on this issue. I'd play it for sure.
- Who is the SO cheating / swinging with? And in what kind of context does that happen?
In my opinion it does matter quite a bit.
I am quite strongly opposed to cheating.
Still I could entertain the thought of the LI having casual sex with another girl (even if that doesn't lead to a threesome). Or maybe a family member. Even helping out a mutual old male friend could feel somewhat acceptable. It would also depend on the kind of sex, handjobs or blowjobs could be more palatable then vaginal sex.
It also depends a lot on both the context and on the writing.
SalaciousMandate your game does seem to touch on this issue. I'd play it for sure.
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Interesting you mention family. I've been a fan of (good) incest in porn for a while, but am still always a bit weirded out by the 'I'm in love with my mom and want to marry her' premise. 'My sister is my fuck-buddy' has always been much more my speed, and in those cases it doesn't seem fair to limit who the participants sleep with.
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That's why the agreement is she and I can (only) fuck anyone in the family. Good thing I'm the only son and dad's dead
