Is it ok to have rape scenes in games?

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

That is the question.I wan't to include one in my game in proggress, i saw it in a couple games, but what if it offends people?

[Atelier]

The answer will depend on many things. Mainly the context.

1) Is it necessary or important to the plot?
2) Is it graphic?
3) Are you prepared to provide a warning?

[m0ds]

Aye, similar things have been asked & answered many times before

http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=20108.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=6243.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=7846.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=33867.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=33009.0
http://www.adventuregamestudio.co.uk/yabb/index.php?topic=34774.0

To name a few threads. Not convinced this topic needs to be covered yet again, so I'm moving this to general forum.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Lemme answer those: 1.Yep 2.yep in a form of a sprite, but no nakkies 3.Absolutely, the player will even have a choice to save her or not save her aka 2 ends.

[DrewCCU]

anything is appropriate as long as you know your target audience ... it can be graphic, it can be nudes, it can be anything ... as long as you know your target audience.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Then,i shall reconsider this idea.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Wait a sec, i just remembered Nocturnal Illusions, thats it! Attempted rape, the guy tries to rape the girl but the player comes to deh rescue! Then the save her and don't save her decision!Ain't that smart of me?

[Chicky]

You could call it 'Save or Rape'

[Haddas]

It's all about context. I think anything that has to do with preventing or saving someone from being raped is ok. But as soon as you make "Rapey raperson: The point and dick surprise sex game" some line is probably crossed and there will be a public reaction to it. In short, rape is bad and it isn't to be glorified in any way.

[Ali]

Attempted rape, the guy tries to rape the girl but the player comes to deh rescue! Then the save her and don't save her decision!Ain't that smart of me?

I'd be concerned about a game giving me the choice not to save someone from being raped. I'm not sure I'd want to play a game aimed at people who haven't made their minds up about whether or notrape is OK.

I'm also concerned that you promise rape but no nudity, as if something as natural and harmless as nudity is in some way worse than rape.

[WHAM]

A video game character's life is full of tough decisions:

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

I didn't say that rape is natural! I said i won't draw nuddie sprites. And the reason for not saving the girl is: a. The player char will be already wounded by the raper. B. The raper is a crazy supernatural sad entertainment mask and spear wielding psycho! If the player saves her the character will get mortally wounded, and will die in the end. If he however doesn't save her, he escapes (makes the game a bit shorter) but a scene shows the girl about 13  years in the future, locked in a cell, while the psycho guy with his son, who is also psycho, slaughters people at random.

[Khris]

Oh my. You're a clone of Icey, down to the age and posting from your cell. This is going to be fun.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Khris, who is Icy? Are you making fun 'o' me.

[WHAM]

Khris, who is Icy? Are you making fun 'o' me.

"Oh yes, there will be trolls"

[Ali]

Khris is making fun of you, a bit. He's suggesting that you don't seem to be taking a mature approach to the subject matter.

I didn't accuse you of saying rape is natural. I said nudity was natural, and you misread it.

I find it very strange that you're not prepared to draw 'nuddie' sprites but you are comfortable with rape and spear-based slaughtering. I myself would much prefer to be naked than to be raped or slaughtered.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Ok, firstly i don't wanna feel like a dropout, cause the way Khris said it, made me feel uncomfy, but i forgive him cuz he helped me for the chase sequence script. Secondly, i thought that nudity might offend someone more than rape, but if that's ok, expect a nude girl in the rape sequence, and that spear based slaughtering was inspired by Benjamin's Cabadath. And i just want to point out that i'm way more mature than meets the eye, but if something ticks me off, i can be a total asshole.

[Ghost]

i thought that nudity might offend someone more than rape

That sounds wrong on so many levels.

edit:
Please imagine the following conversation:

Judge: Sire, you raped that woman, yes?
Dude: Yup.
Judge: Well, that's sorta like a bit of a crime, you see?
Dude: But I kept me pants on.
Judge: Ah, right. That totally makes it okay then.

[Milos Regamer Jevtic]

Ahahahahaha! Sorry i'm from Serbia, and i know a lot of people who thing being naked is worser than rape,personally i would go ahead in the nude.

[Ali]

To be absolutely clear, I was arguing against you putting rape in your game, rather than encouraging you to make the victim naked.

If you are as mature as you say, I hope you'll do some research into the grim realities of rape before you decide whether your game can really deal with it.

Sorry i'm from Serbia, and i know a lot of people who thing being naked is worser than rape

I don't mean to criticise Serbian values, but those people are wrong.