I am not. Everybody has the right to dislike whatever they want and everybody has the right to like whatever they want (as long as they don't hurt others) - that's my honest opinion. The problem I have is not that people express that they dislike it, they ask to get this removed and they are talking as if they knew what the GOG userbase wants and expect the GOG userbase to have just the same opinion as them which is not the case: they are part of a group and then there is also another part who is glad that these games are here .... and the part that does not even care.

I never said this.I just want others to get the option to buy it.

You see, this is where my problem lies. It is hard to argue that there isn't a part of the userbase who dislike GOG publishing these games but it is just a part and therefore they should stop talking in a way as if it is the whole userbase. If this would have been the case GOG would not even sell these games here. It is a store and a store sells what their customers are buying.

Everybody should feel feel free to voice if they like or dislike a certain game as long as they don't ask GOG to remove such games taking those who like these kind of games the possibility to get then. Then again I have nothing to say, I am not a mod or anything ... so I am just voicing my opinion as well and part of my opinion is that I absolutely fail to understand how a pic of a game I don't like could be a problem at all.

Any fellow Germans here also remember the "Killerspiele" - Debatte?
"It's just Pixels!1!! Nobody gets really hurt!!11! It's just a game, not reality!!"
Now, some of the same guys who back then were defending their beloved "Killerspiele", tooth and claw, are calling for a ban on NSFW titles.
When it comes to irony - nothing beats the real life.

Oh I perfectly remember but I can't see many Germans having problems with these new games ... most of them always knew the difference .... in opoisite to some German politicians back then :)

I think there are things we could agree on.

Apart from the fact that some games will probably never be on GOG due to licensing/exclusivity/price issues, I think GOG could do a lot more regarding their ports, compatibility with various devices, availability of previous versions of some games that got replaced with "remasters" that are not always appreciated etc.

Now if GOG is intent on showing their support for LGBQTI+ content they should take some notes from Steam's book and do it in a more sensible way.

There have been other cringe-worthy moments in CDPR/GOG's history and they should really look at how they're doing it if they don't want to alienate some (more) of their historical users.

Once again, Steam does all this in a much more sensible way.

Yup, I definitely agree on all of that. As someone who's never used Steam: what's the key difference?

Well, I am not surprised that some tschörman dudes are so unsubtle when trolling...

Yeah agreed, so can anyone say something about the games ?
I can say the art looks really good but it's pretty unlikely I'll ever play one of them so I have really nothing else of value to add......well actually leave an easy found review here for the people that are actually interested in the game:

https://metaphorsandmoonlight.com/visual-novel-review-synthetic-lover-by-heartcoredev/

Also the game is visible from germany in the steam store without a VPN which means it's unlikely there is much, if any, NFSW content here. Just as the one released the other day.

Oh I'm not trolling you, I mean it.
It's fairly obvious what your actual problem is.

A real shame that so many games with interesting premises end up going the VN way because that almost always means a no-go for me. Synthetic Lover's premise seems fairly interesting and it actually remimded me of something i wrote eons ago so i may take a look at the demo (if and when i can lay off of 2077 which likely won't happen in the forseeable future)

btw gog, this is a very nice way to announce releases on the forums, games properly framed content wise, properly presented in a no-nonsense fashion, kudos, well done.

Well, after seeing you mention Steam and the other store several times already in this thread as better outfitted in those regards that are clearly very important to you, I can not help to conclude that maybe Steam and the other store are better suited for you, then.

I may be wrong, but aren't all those nsfw VNs that are available at sites like mangagamer, jast usa, denpasoft, etc (or even itch) also DRM-free to begin with? I remember reading something like that a good while ago and would be surprised if it wasn't the case. They are all more specialised sites and likely to have a greater selection of niche themes, covering more kinks and fetishes than gog can ever hope to be inclusive of.

(sigh) I wish I could say that.... I have been on it pretty much since day 1 :| the key differences are that 1. steam allows me to play games seamlessly on various platforms 2. it has a working search function 3. it makes quite decent suggestions when i look for other games. But the big difference is that steam doesnt let me download the games and kind of "own" them like physical copies used to do and like gog does

Yes, doesn't mean it hurts for them(They are the publishers) to offer their stuff to a broader userbase(they're on steam too) and it doesn't hurt GoG to have a broader selection of titles.
If people stopped to think a second despite their righteous fury they would notice that GoG actually does curate as not every release is on here.(Which means for the most part it's double curated as Jast and such also don't translate every game).
They'd also notice that these games are basically already pushed of the front page and there is an actual Good Old Game there now too.
Hunaminty.....I tell you.

Oh, another videogames forum psychologist. What an honor, herr doktor.


Dude, thanks for suggesting me to leave because I don't have the same opinion as you. Really, really, great sense of diplomacy, congrats.

Actually since it's all probably gonna be deleted by the mods for the bigotry.
Why do I bother.
The door is on the right, don't let it hit you on the way out.