kinda some new info
So, the chaps at Cynical Brit brought up some of the concerns around the depiction of a female torture victim in The Witcher 2 directly to CD Projekt Red, which led to a surprising revelation. Based on various comments about said torture victim arguably being presented somewhat… lustily, the developers are having a bit of a rethink about that scene. They don’t want people to be thinking sexy thoughts when presented with a tortured woman, basically – so they’re going to alter how the character in question is presented. Good on them. Seriously. While there’s been a lot of disagreement as to the appropriateness of the scene, that the devs have acknowledged that at least some people are concerned is testament to how impressive and mature a game they seek to create. And, presumably, that they’re aware that criticism of the use of titillating imagery in situations of suffering does not equate to a universal prudishness on the part of the concerned observer. The comments are about 14 minutes in to this interview, which also involves interviewer Total Biscuit reading aloud my scathing comments on the scene’s original, heavily-boobed presentation in a way that makes me want to curl up and die from embarrassment. Ow. Again though – excellent to know that CDP want to be sensitive as well as sexy. http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/09/13/the-witcher-2-covers-up/#more-38785
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