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[bhlaab]

EDIT: IF YOUR SUGGESTION IS MADE BY NINTENDO YOUR POINT IS VALID BUT YOU LOSE A TON OF BONUS POINTS OKAY

One of the biggest reasons I'm not into Japanese games as much anymore is because they keep trying to make me jerk off to them and I don't want to and I get kind of weirded out that they are so into the idea of making their audience masturbate.

Even the ones I like are all of a sudden HEY GUESS WHAT

So here's a thread to try to find the games that aren't slaves to Akihabara Market Realities.

I'll start with the only two games I can think of:

Tokyo Jungle

No people in it at all. I mean, I haven't finished it so maybe if you play long enough you can unlock an anime girl with inflated, swaying boobs that shoots hearts out of her ass while she does a robotic jpop dance but I doubt it!

Katamari Whatever

All the people are weird blocks. I guess you could say the King of All Cosmos is gay fanservice but that's sort of outside the purview of this thread.

Oh and I know western games aren't perfect or anything, but this thread is mostly about the extent to which this quirk of the industry has affected Japanese products so please don't post like "Yeah but Deep Silver tried to sell people ladies' chopped up torsos so stop picking on Japan!" because I know I know.

 

[papercamm]

Ni No Kuni so far. But I don't expect it to have any.

 

[LeleSocho]

Nintendo games...




...HA! (or at least most of them)

 

[rvy]

El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron I think fits the bill.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Rhythm Heaven Fever.

Spoiler

Unless you're into that sort of thing.

 

[bhlaab]

Nintendo games...




...HA! (or at least most of them)

I'm tempted to shout "those don't count!" but yeah I guess they count.

 

[Übermatik]

Katamari really turns me on.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Ni No Kuni so far. But I don't expect it to have any.

well it has level 5 fan service...

toryiama/dragon quest "feel"

 

[Ratrat]

Legend of Heroes tits.
Well the jerking off kind any way.
Professor Layton
Hotel Dusk

 

[ScraftyDevil]

Nintendo games...




...HA! (or at least most of them)

Nope. Kid Icarus: Uprising has

Spoiler

Amazon Pandora

and Phosphora for all your fanservicey needs.

 

[Lavalamp1138]

Gundam Extreme VS

 

[kassatsu]

pixeljunk games.

 

[Risette]

So is this thread operating under the seriously bizarre assumption that anything somewhat sexual in nature is "fanservice"? I don't think that thing in Dark Souls is fanservice, it's quite disturbing, for example.

Are you afraid of sexuality?

 

[Manmademan]

Battle Raper.

 

[antitrop]

Rhythm Heaven Fever.

Spoiler

Unless you're into that sort of thing.

Wubba dubba dubba that true!? POSE FOR THE FANS
WHOAH! You go big guy!

That's the fucking cutest game ever.

 

[Eusis]

Even the ones I like are all of a sudden HEY GUESS WHAT

Admittedly the story behind that sounds more like developer service, given the art guy was apparently VERY ENTHUSIASTIC about having designed her and really wanted that to be how she looked in game, and Miyazaki couldn't bear to turn him down.

The Layton games have generally been good there far as I can see.

 

[Marlowe89]

Anything by Team Ico and Level-5.

 

[AAK]

Gran Turismo/Tourist Trophy

Shadow of the Colossus

Vanquish

Hajime no Ippo PS2 games

 

[rvy]

Vanquish

ITT: Lies.

 

[outunderthestars]

Anything by Team Ico

Yea, hard to include fan service when you don't actually release a game this generation.

 

[DarkPanda]

And how many non-indie western games didn't include fanservice?

 

[bhlaab]

So is this thread operating under the seriously bizarre assumption that anything somewhat sexual in nature is "fanservice"? I don't think that thing in Dark Souls is fanservice, it's quite disturbing, for example.

Are you afraid of sexuality?

Yes I am very scared all of the time.

You know what I mean, please don't be difficult.

And how many non-indie western games didn't include fanservice?

Thanks for reading.

 

[Drain You]

So is this thread operating under the seriously bizarre assumption that anything somewhat sexual in nature is "fanservice"? I don't think that thing in Dark Souls is fanservice, it's quite disturbing, for example.

Are you afraid of sexuality?

Couldn't agree with this post more.

 

[outunderthestars]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

 

[Uncle Rupee]

You no longer play as many Japanese games because of fan-service. Yet you admit that Western games have plenty of it, too.

So I guess this means you don't play many Western games now, right?

 

[Necrovex]

I'm pretty sure Binary Domain was fan service free.

 

[Zoramon089]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

In this context it's meant to be anything sexual that serves no purpose other than to look nice

Rhythm Heaven Fever.

Spoiler

Unless you're into that sort of thing.

MALE POWER FANTASY!
Doesn't count!

 

[SolidSnakex]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

In general, fan service refers to scenes designed to excite or titillate the viewer. This can include scantily-clad outfits, cleavage shots, panty shots, nude scenes (shower scenes especially), etc. Some broader definitions also include things like cool mecha, big explosions, battle scenes, etc. Basically, if it has little plot-redeaming value, but makes the viewer sit up and take notice, it's probably fan service in one form or another.

http://www.animecritic.com/resources/glossary.html

Nearly every game has fan service of some kind.

 

[Ninjimbo]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

It could be that too.

 

[JordanN]

Does Wii Sports count? The game has alot of ass shots.

 

[Kimawolf]

Its getting a bit out of hand now.. All the "fan service" and sex stuff. Not all sexuality in games is fanservice. Sexuality is fine, and isn't nothing to be scared of. If you're always masturbating then that's a personal issue.

 

[Phonomezer]

Lost Odyssey
Blue Dragon

I was about to say Bayonetta... but lol.

 

[sleepykyo]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

That would be the normal use of it. But it gained a sexual association as indicated by the op. I blame Evangelion.

If that scene in Dark Souls is an invitation to masturbation does that make a movie like Sin City a porno?

Lost Odyssey
Blue Dragon

I was about to say Bayonetta... but lol.

LO: Veiny chest queen.

 

[RM8]

Fanservice, as in... games without attractive people? Because I play tons of Japanese games and no, I don't see any trend of they "trying to make me jerk off to them". Honestly that's pretty ridiculous.

 

[Infinite]

Breast = fan service. Got it

 

[BobbyRobby]

i don't get the sudden outrage over sexualized videogame content. are people that insecure about their hobby seeming perverted?

i'd prefer videogames to keep a grimy, grindhouse quality to them, rather than have them end up as all PG-13 blockbuster-type schlock.

 

[ScraftyDevil]

MALE POWER FANTASY!
Doesn't count!

I'd say something argumentative, but you have a Lordgenome avatar so we cool.

 

[Cosmo Clock 21]

Tokyo Jungle

 

[I'M FINISHED!]

Just masturbate before you play...

 

[Kusagari]

Lost Odyssey
Blue Dragon

I was about to say Bayonetta... but lol.

The Queen of a country has her giant tits basically falling out.

 

[Risette]

http://www.animecritic.com/resources/glossary.html

Nearly every game has fan service of some kind.

This definition only holds merit (lol) to the peculiar anime fan types who are obsessed with silly things like plots and writing, though.

 

[HK-47]

That Dark Souls picture is of a goddess. Its not really unusual, if you know anything about mythology. Not fanservice. You killed your point and now people are just gonna harp on it.

 

[Eusis]

Does Wii Sports count? The game has alot of ass shots.

Given that "ass" looks like a melon I think if it was fanservice it'd go down as the most absurd misunderstanding of it ever.

That Dark Souls picture is of a goddess. Its not really unusual, if you know anything about mythology. Not fanservice.

Dude the guy just wanted to draw a lady with big breasts. Badly.

 

[fates]

Rhythm Heaven Fever.

Spoiler

Unless you're into that sort of thing.

Proper term for that is "manservice".

 

[Fewr]

Pushmo / Crashmo
Crimson Shroud
Denpa Men
Aero Porter


From the posts in this thread, I now conclude the answer is many games, and anyway, why do you give it so much importance? Can you not hold the urge to masturbate?

 

[Phonomezer]

The Queen of a country has her giant tits basically falling out.

Ahhh yes, I forgot about Ming.

A shame, because she's the only sexualised character in the game.

 

[outunderthestars]

well, looking at the top 20 from this week's media create chart I see a lot of Japanese developed games that would appear to lack sexually attractive characters.

this is the most popular game, at the moment, in Japan:

 

[bhlaab]

I'm still a little confused by the term "fanservice." I thought that meant to include inside jokes, story beats, etc that hardcore fans of the series or company would find interesting or funny.

The subject field is only so big. I mean arbitrary sexual content that is clearly pandering and serves no greater intellectual or contextual purpose within reason. And by within reason I mean that if the greater context reads like justification it doesn't get a pass.

 

[Sandfox]

Ni No Kuni so far. But I don't expect it to have any.

It actually has a little from what I've played so far

 

[RM8]

Japan's best sellers: Dragon Quest, Monster Hunter, Mario, Pokémon. This thread is silly.