Quoting: posthum4nI made a chick crusher 2000 and now I feel bad.

With the bounding box changes do automated cooked chicken contraptions work anymore, I wonder. I'm curious if it didn't IMPROVE the rates actually.

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Thank you so much!

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Quoting: Petethegoatnot singling you out, but there's been lots of misunderstanding of the content.

the game features censored (pixellated) adult male and female nudity. there's slavery, sexual violence, and a good bit of other nasty stuff. (there's a more thorough content warning on the store pages and when you start up the game)

according to their FAQ, the early build rejected by steam had a scene where a (clothed) girl rode one of the nude horse-slaves, as you would a horse. the final game does not have any children in it.

while it's true that steam or any store does not legally have to host every game, it's worth remembering that steam does host the entire "sex with hitler" franchise, and epic will explicitly make exceptions to allow AO rated games if they feature blockchain/NFTs. :)

I don't feel called out. Thank you for the consideration though. :happy:

I did see the mention of the earlier builds and the sexual nature of the game. I agree it's an aggressive game with really dark/disturbing themes - I think you and I are on the same page. It's no worse than so many others titles they are happy to carry. Their rejection feels performative.

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I'm of two minds here. It's art and I don't believe it is actually harming anyone... so I'm inclined to "live and let live". It's their story to tell and if they want to tell a horror story about a farm, go for it.

That being said, Steam/Epic have the right to refuse to carry the title. They, like the artist in question, should be able to ultimately decide what their messaging and business is.

**PERSONALLY** it feels to me like a bit of an overreach. There are titles so much worse that are regularly given PRIZES by these organizations.

I read their post, and it seems like there is a scene in the game which depicts a young lady being led around as if she were a horse while she is naked. That sounds pretty dark and terrible, with depictions of abusive and coercive behavior at the very least.

Far Cry 5 [External Link] actively showcases corpses reworked as animatronic jump-scares in a haunted house. (Faith's area)

FNAF [External Link] The entire FNAF series involves targeted and mutilated children and a dead-cant-stop-him antagonist that certainly feels akin to Nightmare on Elm Street.

Clearly the list could go on and on.

I understand their desire to limit the game, naked horsemasked people don't sound exactly like a game I want to play. But standing on some kind of righteous stance of "It offends our virgin gaze" feels performative.

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Quoting: Mountain ManI think game developers, filmmakers, music artists, and others should go the other way and make a point of trumpeting when their product doesn't use any kind of generative AI. The following disclaimer could become the mark of quality and artistic integrity:

"No generative artificial intelligence was used for the creation of this work."

There is talk and efforts being made that I've seen to do something like this in developer circles. At the moment there is a lot of push back or apathy but wheels turn slowly sometimes.

Personally, I'm a fan of the concept. Depending on the interest and customer push back to non-AI games I could see something being added to help. Even if it is as simple as attaching a static-badge or something.Static Badge [External Link]

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Quoting: SzkodnixLuckily I upgraded my RAM before rising prices.

I hope GPUs aren't next on the list...

You know they will be. I feel akin to "Old man yells at clouds" but it really does seem like business has encroached all playtime. Third spaces should refer to public locations, not our ability to own entertaining things! :angry::grin:

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Oh that is freaky cool! I'm excited to hear their stance actually. Admitting that they are rolling this thing out of the hanger barely glued together and maybe slightly on fire...is better than holding their cards so close to their faces the project dies.

I hope the community comes together and this comes together.

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Quoting: natis1It's very pretty but my god is the gameplay miserable. I couldn't play it for more than an hour.

Can you elaborate? Was it too clunky or simple? Did the game feel too high level? Sorry to ask so many questions, I just got a blip of hope from the trailer. :grin:

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Personally I'm a big fan and hope it is an indicator that at least Larian are focused on us. I really enjoy D:OS2/BG3 and would like to see more titles in the style, personally.

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Yeah, okay fine I'll find the money...

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