DriacKin
Arbiter
This is a serious question.
In recent years, the phrase 'mature' has been applied to games like 'God of War', 'The Witcher', 'Mass Effect', 'Indigo Prophecy', etc... All of these games contain several 'mature topics' like sex, violence, cursing, or nudity. Yet, in almost all of these games, this 'matureness' is used just for shock value or for the lulz, instead of actually adding value to the story or characters. In my opinion, none of these games dealt with these topics in a mature fashion.
In contrast, imo, 'Taxi Driver' is a good example of a film that is actually mature. At face value, this film deals with several of the same 'mature topics' that you might find in a game like 'Dragon Age'. 'Taxi Driver' had scenes depicting violence, gore, cursing, sex, underage hookers, a pedophile pimp, and a guy watching porn videos. Heck, it even had a scene where the main character was covered in blood after a combat encounter.
And yet, unlike 'Dragon Age', all of these mature scenes in 'Taxi Driver' served a purpose. They helped us understand the main character and gave us a better understanding of how he perceived the rest of the world. None of this stuff was ever thrown in just for shock value. As a result, this becomes a film that takes several 'mature topics' and deals with all of them in a mature way.
That being said, which games (if any) successfully managed to deal with these topics maturely?
In recent years, the phrase 'mature' has been applied to games like 'God of War', 'The Witcher', 'Mass Effect', 'Indigo Prophecy', etc... All of these games contain several 'mature topics' like sex, violence, cursing, or nudity. Yet, in almost all of these games, this 'matureness' is used just for shock value or for the lulz, instead of actually adding value to the story or characters. In my opinion, none of these games dealt with these topics in a mature fashion.
In contrast, imo, 'Taxi Driver' is a good example of a film that is actually mature. At face value, this film deals with several of the same 'mature topics' that you might find in a game like 'Dragon Age'. 'Taxi Driver' had scenes depicting violence, gore, cursing, sex, underage hookers, a pedophile pimp, and a guy watching porn videos. Heck, it even had a scene where the main character was covered in blood after a combat encounter.
And yet, unlike 'Dragon Age', all of these mature scenes in 'Taxi Driver' served a purpose. They helped us understand the main character and gave us a better understanding of how he perceived the rest of the world. None of this stuff was ever thrown in just for shock value. As a result, this becomes a film that takes several 'mature topics' and deals with all of them in a mature way.
That being said, which games (if any) successfully managed to deal with these topics maturely?