To be honest, I don't know why I asked about Poland, it's the same in any other country.

Wait until they release Witcher: Rule 34 edition.

Finally we'll get our mule on chicken fix.

Because Men are NEVER EVER objectified right? RIGHT?

Please...give me a break

People like looking at other naked attractive people of the opposite sex

Grow up OP

I guess for me it's actually not so much the nudity or morals that bothers me but the gender issue. I could even take the example of the objectified soldiers: Why is it men are always portrayed (or objectified, if you want) as soldiers, fighters, tough guys while the main quality of the heroines seem to be the titties?

And for me there's a thin line between the 'objectifying' gender roles fitting a specific setting on the one hand (which I can accept if it's well done and believable) and a silent accord with them from the part of the developers on the other hand. For example, I enjoyed playing Gothic, and it was believable that it's a man's world, but the way the few females in it were portrayed (as half-naked voiceless slaves scrubbing the floor in ambiguos poses, taking a bath or lying naked in bed) made me feel quite uneasy, because it didn't seem neutral to me but exploitative of their sex, and the player is forced into the role of an accomplice and supporter of this sexist view on gender roles.

And I feel similar when I see TW2 advertised in this way, regardless of the game's sexual content itself (which I can't judge, there's a chance I wouldn't have a problem with it, if the involved women are believable characters with their own mind).

I don't understand why so many posters are understanding it wrong. My problem is that sex is being used as a marketing tool. Triss is being trivialized to "a hot woman you get to fuck if you buy our game". There is no problem with sex or any of the examples you have commented as far as they are treated seriously in a game that is supposed to be mature. As I said, Geralt is a womanizer, he has sex with many women, it fits in the games, no problem with that. This, we are talking about, is disrespectful to the game itself and to the target audience, unless the target audience buys their games to see naked women.

*Recalls happily buying his copy of Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball in his local videogame store.* Some of us don't mind being seen as poon hounds. One side of me likes all that and likes pornography etc, it's a fairly natural thing.

It doesn't mean to say I don't respect women though, I'm just able to differentiate between the objectification of the female form and the complexities of a real woman. I've always been completely loyal in past relationships, even so far as not watching porn or playing games like that because it feels dishounrable to me. Plus whilst I'm very old fashioned with the women I do know (gentleman), I can't help but notice the sheer quantity of glorified sex dolls walking about town drunk on a Friday night who can't seriously expect or want respect with their mannerisms and skimpy clothing that makes DOAXBV seem prude.

I think women get more pandering in game than guys have a chance to. Any RPG I remember playing, when you strip down the characters to their undies, the guys are just in their brief, but the girls have to wear bras. So while we're waiting for special calendars and the rare uncensored edition, you can just pan around your half-nekkid guy all day long in game. =P

Does anyone alse find it amusing that someone who calls himself MichaelPalin is complaining about boobs when the real Michael Palin is in fact a keen lover of them. Indeed a large number of Python sketches involved Carol Cleveland and her boobs.

Clearly CDP are adopting new, sophisticated and ominous marketing schemes to gain our attention. Imagine if this kind of thing catches on?!

STOP THIS KIND OF THING

I think we should address the problem by having more half-naked men in various media appearances. And we definitely need parity of men getting it on on film with women and the various other possibilities while we're at it.

The mod will surely come quicker.

Look, I'll be the first to admit that the cards in Witcher 1 were needless - that's it, they were unnecessary, for they bore no impact, no meaning whatsoever other than to show naked bodies. But then again - no one was forcing you to collect them, look at them, hunt them. They were just there, and if you try to gather them, it says more about you than it does the developer.

While it's good that Tallima attempts to back up his posts with sources, the source he lists is near useless, as it's from an advisor in family relationships and professor in higher Catholic education.

The issue is a sociological and psychological one, not merely a familiarity, and especially not a religious issue.

Well, clearly Mr. Palin is down with OPP.

Not sure why that keeps popping into my head lately.