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Does too much fanservice in games bother you?
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gigantor21
Member
Yes, it does. Especially when there doesn't seem to be any other value to the game beyond it's fanservice.
Honestly, though, the asinine and disingenuous arguments surrounding fanservice bother me a lot more.
Honestly, though, the asinine and disingenuous arguments surrounding fanservice bother me a lot more.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
Nope and I doubt it would bother most people if it was more equal opportunity.
Shin Kojima
Banned
No, I know the difference between real and make-believe.
They should go nuts. If I don't like something I'll either not buy it or ignore it.
They should go nuts. If I don't like something I'll either not buy it or ignore it.
DownGrader
Member
Are we talking about actual "fan service" (cameos, references etc.) or not?
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
If they are giving me what I want, why would that bother me. If it is not what I want, or maybe even hate, it doesn't matter if it is fan service or not.
Hell yeah
TatteredHat
Member
I welcome any and all forms of fanservice.
Familienoberhauptvogel
Banned
ftfy
Depends on my mood. Generally yeah it's stupid and very often not even hot, sometimes though I like dumb crude softcore pron.
SonicMegaDrive
Member
I'm all for the whimsy and the fantastical. I don't expect my fictional worlds to mimic real life. I want exotic settings and I enjoy seeing exotic characters as well.
As long as you're not sexualizing kids, even fictional ones, I don't have a problem.
As long as you're not sexualizing kids, even fictional ones, I don't have a problem.
That was my interpretation.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Fan service bothers me more than many other things. It's unnecessary, holding the industry back, and unless it's equal on both fronts and used for comedic effects it's just essentially pleasing perverts.
Doesn't even have to be fan service though. When I was playing Sunset Overdrive and in the OT and people were posting their characters, there were always the dudes with the female character who took of her pants and gave her as little clothing as possible.
Doesn't even have to be fan service though. When I was playing Sunset Overdrive and in the OT and people were posting their characters, there were always the dudes with the female character who took of her pants and gave her as little clothing as possible.
The Yo Tornado
Member
It depends on the tone of the fan service. If it's meant to be titillating I usually find it extremely off-putting, but if it's done tongue-in-cheek and over-the-top I enjoy it. DOA fanservice is too much for me. Mika in SFV I had no problems with though. Bayonetta is cheesy enough to where it doesn't bother me. It's a case by case thing.
Absolutely.
It's a shame too. There are some cool characters in the series, but quite a few of them have been cut because they don't have a good fanservice angle. I was a really good Genra in Dimensions.
Mr. Smiley
Member
If it's in my face about it and not particularly amusing, yeah. Otherwise, I'm pretty indifferent.
Unknown Soldier
Member
If the fans didn't like it, they wouldn't call it fanservice.
People who hate fanservice are a tiny minority, it's why fanservice sells product. It just so happens the tiny minority are very vocal. However because most devs and publishers like money, they include fanservice anyways so it always works out.
People who hate fanservice are a tiny minority, it's why fanservice sells product. It just so happens the tiny minority are very vocal. However because most devs and publishers like money, they include fanservice anyways so it always works out.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Yes, I don't like it.
markofhavoc
Member
Not a huge fan of it, and it instantly loses the ability to be taken seriously by the people I know because of it. Also I have some friends that are all about the fan service games, and I can't take them seriously either
Dictator93
Member
It made parts of the mass effect series really unbearable. Yes, there can be too much of it.
Trickster
Member
Yup
Edit - Though, fanservice or "sexification" of characters for no good reason in a sequel is something I dislike.
toythatkills
Member
Yeah, Dhalsim should have his knob out.
TatteredHat
Member
Only if he gets to attack with it. Sproiiiiing
That must be why the Vita is doing so well.
It still sells because Casual fighting game players love titty, so DOA'll be alright
outunderthestars
Banned
It depends on the fan service: hiding little nods to previous games and what not is awesome, filling your game with huge tits, short skirts, and panty shots is not awesome.
I agree with this.
HereComesTheChief
Neo Member
Not really, no.
Scientist Supreme!
Banned
I thought it always meant that from anime. Apparently not according to this thread.
PdotMichael
Banned
Technobabble in Star Trek is also fan service.
InfiniDragon
Member
Yep, but if a game is made for that specifically I prefer it as I can know it's not for me and move on, while the people that do like it can enjoy the product.
What I actually really hate in all media (games, comics, books, TV, manga/manhwa, the lot) is the blindside fanservice (of the sexual kind). A story can be progressing along without any of that stuff and be well done and then boom, some out of place sequence that was clearly designed to make someone make rule 34 fanart pops in, and then back to your regularly scheduled program. Pisses me off to no end.
What I actually really hate in all media (games, comics, books, TV, manga/manhwa, the lot) is the blindside fanservice (of the sexual kind). A story can be progressing along without any of that stuff and be well done and then boom, some out of place sequence that was clearly designed to make someone make rule 34 fanart pops in, and then back to your regularly scheduled program. Pisses me off to no end.