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Thorax
07/13/09

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You know you've made it when Illusion makes a porn game version of one of your more fondly remembered products.

And yet, they still haven't made a game with women that don't creep me the fuck out. Look in their eyes...they're dead inside.
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Rynetx
07/13/09

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A little side note, it's not really frowned apone for companies and people to use art inspired by or directly ripped form other companies games/anime or general media. They don't normally copyright every single aspect of their products, some times none at all. This is how doujin got very popular among japanese teenagers and adults, without the limitations of the publisher fans are able to display their favorate characters in any act. This is acutally how hentai games became very popular, small software companies stole characters and made them into graphic novel type games. Illusions background of games range from everything, fighting games, simulations, dressup, to full doujin software. Hard to say, but if i had to guess from their last release it's probably 2-3 years in the making. I'm sort of disappointed in the fact that rape simulators have been banned in japan, not because I advocate it but because it sort of throws a wrench in their freedoms. Rape is a vile act, but so is murder and we play hundreds of games a year in which we are allowed to kill, torture or brutally murder several people at once. Art is art, once we as people realize if we don't like it we don't need to play it, the sooner we'll grow the hell up.
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Sooku
07/13/09

@Rynetx: It saddens me that a brilliantly thought out comment like this is hidden because of the new commenting system.
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MattB
07/14/09

@Rynetx: Yes, the whole doujin* scene in Japan is seen as very beneficial to the industry. Most companies happily overlook small-scale copyright violations like this as a way of growing the fanbase and encouraging new blood into the industry. There's also a lot of goodwill that comes from it. I personally wish this model was more popular in the rest of the world.

* roughly translates to a circle of people sharing a common interest.

@Sooku: Yeah it's not too surprising. There's a lot of good comments being overlooked and plenty of inane ramblings from stars or being promoted by them. If it keeps up like this I'm personally going to leave in the near future.
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Rynetx
07/14/09

@MattB: I really do find it insane that just for using one companies character likeness in america can lead to a million dollar lawsuit. Of course that's only unless you intend to parody it, and althought that brings out some good work the best work is when new minds are allowed to take the character traits they've seen inside a character and change the events of the story, or spin off an entirely new side story from it. I might be the only one, but I feel american comic book scene could benefit from this adopting this free rights.
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gold163 (° д° )
07/13/09

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Does anybody else think that the name, "Rapelay" is a horrible, horrible name? Not only because of the tastelessness of its subject matter, but because it's just a really, really bad name? I mean, the dev thought process must have been like this:

Let's pretend I'm making a puzzle game. It's about puzzles, so I want "puzzle" to be in there somehow. Now all I have to do is add a couple letters onto the end of it or something. "Puzzlay".

God that's such a dumb name.
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spannu
07/13/09

@gold163 (° д° ): It was bad, but I think you're missing the puns.
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ricardofreitas
07/13/09

@gold163 (° д° ): Well it makes sense, they did invent a rape game:/ From there to coming up with a uninspired name is just.. natural? At least "normal" porno usually has some pretty funny names, but I guess you can't really make a name funny with the word rape in it.
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ricardofreitas
07/13/09

@spannu: oooh, I get it:O or at least I think I do:p Still crap though.
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TacoBomber
07/13/09

@ricardofreitas: Rape Cannon Extreme 2: Hymen Breaker Apocalypse
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Cookie
07/13/09

@gold163 (° д° ):

Well I seriously doubt the people who buy rape simulators are worried about what they're called.
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Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
07/13/09

@gold163 (° д° ): Rapelay = Replay. That's the wit inherent. It's supposed to have really good replay value... I suppose because rape never gets old? But yeah, I thought it was a bad title too.
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Effin' Eh
07/14/09

@gold163 (° д° ): You think the name is bad? You should try reading the fanmade English transla... Almost got me to admit to playing it!

... fuck.
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FunkmasterC
07/14/09

@TacoBomber: Put Bruce Willis in it and I'm sold.
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Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
07/13/09

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Small side note... you shouldn't have to escape the goddamn hero. That's why he's a HERO, not a RAPIST.

You disappoint me, Japan. Rape is bad enough without you portraiting the rapist as a good guy.
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Sooku
07/13/09

@Dangeresque the Observer: It doesn't say anywhere that the main character is a rapist. Just because they made Rapelay doesn't mean all their games are rape centered.

Besides, I'm pretty sure the title is a Japanese play on words. I think. Maybe.
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Dangeresque (Kojima-san doesn't have to make Metal Gear any more)
07/13/09

@Sooku: I took two years of Japanese in college... and I'm pretty sure it's not a play on words. Then again, only two years. "Escape" wasn't really covered.

I know not all their games are rape centered, but come on... that title. Again, why would you need to escape from the hero of a hentai game, unless he was trying to rape you? Just deductive reasoning.
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TheIrishNinja
07/14/09

@Dangeresque the Observer: wait, if were talking rapelay, i thought that game didnt portray the main character as a "hero" of any kind, given the 2 bad endings.
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OnimousDante
07/13/09

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That... was pretty damn fast lol
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gold163 (° д° )
07/13/09

@OnimousDante: Fast? Dragon Quest III has been out for over 20 years already. If I have to say anything, it's "well, about damn time!" >:O

Also, I accidentally read "knocking off other companies" as "knocking up other companies". @_@
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Archaotic
07/13/09

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A Dragon Quest-inspired rape sim...now I have seen everything.
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DonataNoodle escaped from a grue
07/13/09

@Archaotic: Don't get started on thinking about those cute widdle Slimes... in a rape game.

Now I have THOUGHT of everything... @_@;
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Brian Ashcraft
07/13/09

@Archaotic: Pretty sure this is rape-free as erotic games with rape them are prohibited.
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Archaotic
07/13/09

@Brian Ashcraft: They are, but the title sure sounds like it's meant to appeal to rape fans.

"You can't escape from the hero"? Really? That's like the mangaka/developers that try to handwave their characters being lolicon by saying they're "10,000 year old demons".
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/14/09

@Archaotic: Who would ever do that...

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Solertia
07/13/09

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Oh god no.
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spannu
07/13/09

@Solertia: Oh god yes.
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SmilingPolitely
07/14/09

@spannu: Oh God.
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