MarkoH01: @GOG - could you please add an "AO tag" to these games to give those who like those games the opportunity to not miss them (and with this also warning those who dislike them to accidentally step into a release thread for a game they would not buy anyway)?

Loger13: But these games are not AO (unless you install the AO patch). It's kind of wrong if a non "adults only" game would have that tag.

bombardier: Why do you keep pushing this porn agenda? Do you think we are all that stupid?

These games are made to be played with AO patch. They are just released with a patch on the side to pretend they are not AO games, so GoG and Steam and other faceless corporations can legally claim that they are not peddling porn.

Without patch they are just shit games. Nobody buys them and plays them without patch.

bombardier: Without patch they are just shit games.

TheGrimLord: That's false, because as I said, I'm considering playing them without the adult patch as I mentioned. They're not shit games. In fact, this is the Japanese indie market in a nutshell. Also, I doubt you've even played enough of them to make that assumption. "They're shit games" is what people say who haven't played them and would rather listen to their virtue signaling Twitter or Reddit feeds about them. Maybe try actually playing the games without the patches? They're actually pretty solid games. But you wouldn't know that because you haven't played them. In fact, I used to play a bunch of them without the patch before and enjoyed them. It's cool that I have the patch now, but it doesn't really add to the game for me.

Frostyfirefly: This one looks promising, at first I though it was more of a "moderate" thing, but then I saw the rest of the thicc cast, and it caught my attention.

GOG, please bring some stuff from Manga Gamer :-)

bombardier: The real virtue signaling in all this is all these westerners doing grand analysis of Asian culture trying to claim some grand and deep meanings in same shitty media that they deplore when produced by western companies.

I just wish I could get back all the time I wasted on crappy Asian movies, shows, cartoons and comics just because some white poser guy bemoaning he wasn't born in Japan talked me into watching. There is at least one guy like that on every single board game meetup.

Let's stop pretending like everything that comes from east is Miyazaki or Kitano.

Orkhepaj: we need more people who dont shill for these just because they are anime and tell the truth how good or bad these are

bombardier: The real virtue signaling in all this is all these westerners doing grand analysis of Asian culture trying to claim some grand and deep meanings in same shitty media that they deplore when produced by western companies.

I just wish I could get back all the time I wasted on crappy Asian movies, shows, cartoons and comics just because some white poser guy bemoaning he wasn't born in Japan talked me into watching. There is at least one guy like that on every single board game meetup.

Let's stop pretending like everything that comes from east is Miyazaki or Kitano.

Orkhepaj: we need more people who dont shill for these just because they are anime and tell the truth how good or bad these are

marcob: I get distinct "hasty-made mobile game" vibes from this wave of games.
They all look too similar, they have a very '90-ish, stereotypical early consumer anime plot that seem a kind of pretext to me (they're the same plots from early arcade games and actual j-porn, they mimic classic genres in a very hi-concept, meme-style way and/or they do the impossible to justify bedding scenes. I find they actuallywork best if they're outright comedic..)
But the two points that reall piss me off are a) hypocritical presentation: ok, "hypocritical" is a bit too harsh, implicit, half-censored? If you're proud to be ecchi, then say it out loud, and do not only leave "legalese banners" alone to hint at that, plus some underwear pics to imply more. It's some seller's middleground that is so bland and boring in its unlikely mix of correctness and attempted attractiveness...
What if the first Mortal Kombat presented itself as a 2D version of Soul Calibur, with only a small drop of blood in a corner?
and then
b) which is somewhat the other side of a): description that borders clickbaiting (buybaiting) or misleading: it does not only fail to state its raunchy nature (which could be a great plus, if it's not something they seem to be ashamed of,
suggesting it could be somewhat not well integrated with the rest or just using the rest as a mere front...am I too suspicious?
It's because I'm tired of seeing this pattern, like if someone who wanted something could enjoy something else if you're pretending you have what he wants instead. (S)he'll be unsatisfied, of course. And not even because there's some ban or moral taboo, just because the customer/viewer (I believe it was a trend born in ads, then tv, then youtube) looked for something and had expectations that were built upon and then disappointed.
Short: if I want sex scenes, clearly offer them (as clearly as it can be done on a non.-porn site) and then state that in description; if I'm in the mood, I'll give it a try and I'll watch it knowing what it is. Probably I'll like it (if it's not too absurd or distasteful, and it does not have to be a depiction of realism and lawful goodness, since it's both fantasy and fiction, come on: nobody tried to outlaw gangster movies for having cursing and robbing, nobody refused to sell horror flicks because of killings, since that's consistent with their theme, and not actually encouraging to do those things in real life!) If I'm not searching for that kind of content, I will not like it even if it were well filmed/programmed, because it was kinda pushed unto me. And if something its both soft-porn and something else (Leisure suit Larry, maybe?) there are ways to tell it too, and you should have balance.

Nothing is more disappointing than trying to make something look like a different product. It means you can't/ don't manage/are not confident to offer your art/style/product/plot and decide to go half-assed and/or ambiguous.

Compare: The Witcher (both R content and much more non-R content) ; Summertime Saga (R, comedic, some shortcomings, but it says it from the start); anime fanservice or manga games fanservice (e.g. Diebuster, Jojo, Fumoffu, SNK babes, etc. that promise sexy-but-not-porn and deliver just that)