[Minor SPOILERS] On the sexuality thing

[rafael.ramus]

Before buying, I'd like to know more about this aspect of the game, since, judging by the description of the main characters, "sexuality" will be a major thing to at least one of the playable characters. Is that right?

If so, how much influence will the players have over this aspect of the game?

I post this with no intention to bring havoc and make people debate or anything, it's just that this is something that some people enjoy, and some people do not. I'm more prone to the "do not" group, but I completely understand that this may appeal to some players. For instance, "Masquerada" has one such a character (he being homosexual is important to the plot and everything) and honestly, I didn't like it.

Granted, sexuality is not really detailed in the description. Does it mean sexual option? Is she accused of being promiscuous? What does the "conservative organization" mean in this context?

I do like some "romance" in my games - but...

I don't mind being somewhat spoiled about this, I'm looking for some spoilers (or at least some overall vision on the subject).

[Zangato]

Maybe by means of Sexual Content they are gonna add pornographic scene.

[Kaldorei]

The idea is the game is very mature and so some aspects of sexuality will be addressed in the game but it won't be pornographic scenes or so nor sex scenes like in the witcher.

[rafael.ramus]

Thanks for the info, could you elaborate a bit further (it doesn't need to be much, spoilers and all). It really matters to some players (like me).

[BaronVonChateau]

[Dev]

We won't spoil anything, obviously. But sexuality will be only alluded to. No scene. Some comments will take into account the fact that the characters are expected to have/or have known such encounters if their age, general experience of the world and attitude might suggest they had. (Like most people would, given their context.)

It will be mostly sidelines in the life of the characters. The obvious reason behind this is consistency, obviously.

When it comes into relation with romance, the characters have their own predisposition, mindset, preferences - and giving the player a choice in a character's relationship would be some kind of override. Here, the relationship will be important for the characters involved, and there is a reason why it happens in such a way - especially regarding their character arc.

[Vechernyaya]

I find it seriously lacking in fanservice for a J-RPG. French devs are really becoming prude lately...
And the disclaimer on the store page confort my opinion that there won't be much more saucy content in the final version.
I think I'll pass on this one, I'll stick with japanese J-RPG, they now how to please their audience despite a constraining rating system.

[A Litter Of Tasty Pancakes]

I am OK with a developer wanting to tell a specific story; the way they envision it in thier heads. Keep it up guys! So far so good.

[Grizzled Grizzly]

Originally posted by Vechernyaya:

I find it seriously lacking in fanservice for a J-RPG. French devs are really becoming prude lately...
And the disclaimer on the store page confort my opinion that there won't be much more saucy content in the final version.
I think I'll pass on this one, I'll stick with japanese J-RPG, they now how to please their audience despite a constraining rating system.

Was this game ever a J-RPG though? Was it developed in Japan?

[iamtoxic500]

Originally posted by Sentinel:

Originally posted by Vechernyaya:

I find it seriously lacking in fanservice for a J-RPG. French devs are really becoming prude lately...
And the disclaimer on the store page confort my opinion that there won't be much more saucy content in the final version.
I think I'll pass on this one, I'll stick with japanese J-RPG, they now how to please their audience despite a constraining rating system.

Was this game ever a J-RPG though? Was it developed in Japan?

Nope, the developers are from France. It's an RPG inspired from JRPGs, but it's not a JRPG.

[Vechernyaya]

J-RPG is a genre of RPG, named after Japan because it initialy come from Japan, but it's a codified genre, not an origin country. It's like CRPG for Computer RPG, now they are on console as well, but they are still CRPG.
And Like Japan, France is a country that isn't shy about nudity and sexuality. At least when they are not trying to please anglo-saxons puritans.
And here we have a J-RPG, a genre that commonly uses fanservice, from France, a country that isn't shy about nudity and sexuality, and yet it's prude.

[A Litter Of Tasty Pancakes]

What if the story is great and the game's mechanics are solid? You'd pass it up for a lack of nudes and an ability to change the narrative? If they've got a vision and a story they want to tell, then taking away the players ability to change it helps convey the story more true to form.

At the same time, if that's the main reason you play JRPGs or RPGs in general, then that's fine too. People like different things. However, not every game needs it.

[iamtoxic500]

I know it's probably not possible with our current technology. But I think it would be so cool if the modders could create dialogs and quests, and the voice acting and animations would automatically be created, with little to no work from the user. Like if somehow, the main voice acters for EOE can create a template with many examples of how they would use their voice, reacting to all sorts of nonexistant things. And then an AI Algorithm would digest all of this, and can then create organic voice acting. Something like this could lead to possibly an infinite amount of side quest, dialogs, new stories with experimental new types of gameplay.

I know we're on the discussion about JRPGs and non sexual stories maybe being a little prude. But I feel something like this would separate EOE from the likes of Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest. It would make EOE a game, that rewards creativity and experimentation, rather than walking down a hallway and watching some fan service.

[Vechernyaya]

Originally posted by A Litter Of Tasty Pancakes:

What if the story is great and the game's mechanics are solid?

What if there are game out there with a great story, solid game's mechanics and fanservice.
I'll put my money and time in those instead of this one.

[Vechernyaya]

Originally posted by moiraío:

I wouldn't call sticking to a developed and scripted story "prude." They are simply stating that they are more concerned about a good tale rather than spending game time in acts of coitus. I believe they are using the term "mature" to describe their audience's mental development rather than immature gamers wanting a video game porn.

Typical prude reaction :
Sexuality is immature until it's really there, then it's "think of the kids".

And who spoke of coitus (except you of course), I said fan-service.

[Straybow]

Fan service is what turned me away from jrpgs into other genres. I don't mind if it exists but when it becomes an essential part of the experience it becomes vapid and hollow.

[BaronVonChateau]

To be as transparent as possible on the matter :

Though there will be romances, sexuality is not a selling point for Edge of Eternity.

The main characters aren't prude when it comes to sexuality (they are, with one exception, at least 21 y/o), nor they won't talk about it all the time. They will do so only when the situation warrants it. Characters will occasionnally make a comment or allusion about the topic, but it won't be shoved in everyone's face.
The characters won't be acting as horny teenagers just as much as they won't blush every time they talk to some they find desirable.

The heroes' main preoccupation is finding a cure to a world-threatening disease, and though this won't prevent them from behaving like normal human beings (with everything that goes with it, including romance), they will nevertheless behave as people desperately in search of a solution to a big, big problem.

I hope this helps clarifying the matter. :3