@Dimly
Hell, I'm going to do it just out of curiosity now.
What do you mean they know how to Pirate games?!
It was supposed to be a non-issue because SoftMap had stopped printing the game long ago.
See, for eroge games, they really don't set high expectations for these titles. They know they're not minting the system selling blockbuster that people of all ages crave. I would've been shocked if you'd be able to find ANY eroge game that's more than 6-10 months old on a shelf in Japan. People that want it get it, people that don't, don't. They purposely do small runs for a reason.
Politics and personal feelings aside on this game, I think the developer did the right thing by disassociating themselves from the title, and the publisher won't have any say in it at all. If it's out of print, it's out of print.
All this will serve to do is introduce people who never knew about these games to them. From that I'm sure they'll make some new fans.
I would get that game off of Pirate Bay, but I like my hentai games to have girls pooping and peeing all over the place.
Oh USA you fuck everything up. /sarcasm
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
If other media can have rape and brutalities , why can't VG have it too ?
It doesn't matter what the content is, freedom of speech is universal, whether anyone likes it or not.
They really don't. Point me to a prominent movie that glorifies rape.
@Kefka
Yeah, we like to think it is, but it's really not.
This is how free speech works. You're allowed create something, but you have to deal with the consequences of how people feel about something. Everyone else has the right to react. For example, in the US you can be a neo-Nazi, but people will treat you with contempt. It's all freedom of speech.
No, not really.
I don't know how things work in Japan, but even here in the US "obscene" material isn't protected by the 1st Amendment. One method by which the Supreme Court uses to define if something is "obscene" is if it is used solely for the purpose of "promoting lustful thoughts" (see Miller v. California) which I think would apply to this game.
And they are complaining a game about rape? I mean...there are games about guro, REALLY, and NO ONES talks about it...even our standard games have a lot of gore but a game with rape is put out of production...they really don't know in what direction to shoot...geez...
P.s is it true than in the crazy hentai world rapelay is almost an innocent game....try to play virgin roster or read some guro....
All the "there's way worse hentai" are also hilarious.
But, banning a rape game won't solve any problems, the fact that there are hentai games made is just a mirror of what happens when conservative hardcore Confucianism collides with uber-sexual Western pop culture.
Japan doesn't need to ban individual games, but needs to examine sexuality in their society in general.
It's the context. In those games you are killing people because they stand in the way of an ultimate goal. In Rapelay you are force to torture people just to bust a nut.
"if people wanted less rape, they should convert to muslim laws. you commit adultery? you either get stoned or whipped. i guarantee you that the rape rate will drop drastically."
Adultery involves a lot more than just rape. Also, Muslim laws involve a lot more horrible bullshit than what you just mentioned.
Here's another example. Car jacking in GTA involves pressing the triangle button from the safety of your armchair while you pop another beer and watch the tv screen. On the other hand, car jacking in real life involves subverting someone else's will with deadly intent, with consequences involving the authorities, injury, incarceration, and even death. They are not the same thing, Jack Thompson.
Ditto RapeLay. Hell, in the game you don't even stalk/subdue the victim, they're already waiting for the action. In other words at least half the "rape" portion isn't even depicted, it's more like a sex game - a more graphic Leisure Suit Larry if you will. Remember those 1980 text "sex" games with command line parsers? "Take off shirt", "kiss girl", "rub breasts"? Exactly the same thing, but this time with graphics. RapeLay just happens to have an unfortunate background story. If you've played any other H game you'll notice most of them have some form of non-consensual sex. This isn't even new, rofl.
"Flight Simulator" on the other hand IS a simulator. It even claims to be one. And it involves nearly exactly all the idiot lights and gauges that are in the same model aircraft in real life. Play it often enough, and you won't be totally at sea when it comes to the real thing. However, GTA and RapeLay are not "simulators" in this vein. They don't even HAVE "simulator" in their names. No matter how many times you play GTA, it will never teach you to be a proficient carjacker, and no matter how many times you play RapeLay, it will never teach you to be a proficient rapist.
It's just the same old stupid "OMFG THINK OF TEH CHILDRENZ" crowd railing against another easy target. I'm not too worried about the H scene though, like the other guy said the companies doing this stuff know it's a niche market and have limited print runs anyway.
Once everyone "got" here on earth, we eventually decided to "get" some morals going.
@ Project Exodus
People who really want to rape people won't sit and play a game. Think about it.
Obviously society is a little more worried about japanese rape games on amazon.com than first person shooters being sold at walmart.
@Johnny justice
Right on.

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