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[Vlaphor]

I wanna say no but like I am pretty sure I was mostly thinking with my dick when I bought Valkyria chronicles.

Something about that artstyle man.

Thankfully the game kicked ass and the edelwiess ended up being the real best girl.

Probably because it's done by a hentai artist, Raita Honjou. This image below isn't necessarily NSFW...but I'm gonna err on the side of caution here. It does feature characters from Valkyria Chronicles though.

http://i.imgur.com/6DyMgbP.jpg

There were many, many other Raita images I could've chosen from...a 16 issue manga series as a matter of fact, with figurines and a brief OVA even. What I'm trying to say is that if you like the art style from Valkyria Chronicles, the well runs much deeper if you're willing to look.

 

[Leithkorias]

Yep, once. Death by degrees. Funny, i never ended up even putting it in my ps2. It sits on a shelf now having never been played.

 

[antitrop]

Yes, absolutely. Plenty of them.

 

[The Abominable Snowman]

Vin Diesel and Chronicles of Riddick. That man could punch babies and I'd still think he does no wrong.

 

[Dio]

Probably because it's done by a hentai artist, Raita Honjou. This image below isn't necessarily NSFW...but I'm gonna err on the side of caution here. It does feature characters from Valkyria Chronicles though.

http://i.imgur.com/6DyMgbP.jpg

Yeah. Raita is still making porn, too, and some of it even has similar designs to the Valkyrur from the VC series.

Pic related:

http://i.imgur.com/ZohhFRx.jpg

Left is from one of his porn series, right is from Valkyria Chronicles 2.

 

[crazy monkey]

Yea. Dead or alive.

 

[Legend of Aims]

XenoSaga 2 for Kos-Mos, although I never played the first.
Fun fact: I never even played the game. Like ever!

 

[Chie Satonaka]

Nope. And I'm a person who admittedly loves fanservice.

I bought Senran Kagura Burst because I like beat em ups and I like ninjas. The lewd was just a bonus.

 

[Laughing Banana]

What would be a more interesting question is whether you will also buy the games you're buying if the protagonists for them are not designed as attractive looking characters.

 

[Vlaphor]

What would be a more interesting question is whether you will also buy the games you're buying if the protagonists for them are not designed as attractive looking characters.

If it's a good game, I'll probably get it eventually, but fanservice gets me to buy it faster. Otherwise, I can usually wait for a sale. Quiet got me to get MGSV day one, same with Cindy and FFXV...otherwise, I could've waited. I had other games to play.

 

[Lionel Richie]

I don't buy games solely for this reason, but I'm very okay when it's a feature. Bayonetta and Catherine being hot as fuck was a nice bonus to the games being incredible, as was the case with the romance options in Persona 4.

 

[The_Kid]

I bought Breath of the Wild because of Kass.

 

[robotrock]

I'm a habitual offender...

Bravely Default on 3DS - bought because of that damned sexy fairy...

Hatsune Miku Project Diva f on PS Vita - Miku

Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart on PS Vita - my lovely tsundere Noire/Black Heart

How is this thread not locked

 

[travisbickle]

This seems terribly sad. Like people who put shitty films in their top 5 list because there's a scene where someone's naked.

 

[DarkConfidant]

No. The temptation to buy a GameCube for PN 03 was great, but I resisted.

 

[BlueBadger]

All of the Uncharted games. Usually not my genre of choice. But lawd help me Drake <3 <3 <3 <3 :')

Also I ended up really enjoying the games themselves.

 

[Dio]

How is this thread not locked

There is literally nothing wrong with what he posted. Everyone buys games for their own personal reasons, no need to shit on the guy.

The games I've mentioned in the OP are a VN series (so the characters ARE the main draw) and a fighting game (and certain characters alongside their playstyle are a very common draw for people picking up FGs.)

I may not be the kind of person who buys, say, an RPG or something because of one hot character, but I can understand it.

 

[robotrock]

There is literally nothing wrong with what he posted. Everyone buys games for their own personal reasons, no need to shit on the guy.

The games I've mentioned in the OP are a VN series (so the characters ARE the main draw) and a fighting game (and certain characters alongside their playstyle are a very common draw for people picking up FGs.)

I may not be the kind of person who buys, say, an RPG or something because of one hot character, but I can understand it.

I have a problem with saying those characters look "hot" when they look like they are about 12

 

[Burbeting]

I've never bought game due to an attractive character, mostly since I haven't seen any characters that personally attract myself.

 

[someday]

This seems terribly sad. Like people who put shitty films in their top 5 list because there's a scene where someone's naked.

I can't help but feel the same.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

Probably because it's done by a hentai artist, Raita Honjou. This image below isn't necessarily NSFW...but I'm gonna err on the side of caution here. It does feature characters from Valkyria Chronicles though.

Lmaoooo I'm fucking dying at this revelation. It's like my dick knew all along.

 

[ToysAndMoreClub]

I never have but I like to support indie developers, so I will buy Senran Kagura once it comes out on Switch.

 

[Oersted]

Only magazines with posters

Spoiler

Fucking Need for Speed and their models in promomaterials

 

[Revolutionary]

I almost bought DOA1 when I was a kid.

But no, I can't say the sex appeal of a fictional character has even been a factor of my purchases.

 

[lethial]

No. I am not attracted to video game characters. I mean come on lol

 

[SolVanderlyn]

What would be a more interesting question is whether you will also buy the games you're buying if the protagonists for them are not designed as attractive looking characters.

Well, how many people bought this game

 

[Sword Of Doom]

I might have played this game because of a certain female character

 

[Regiruler]

What sort of deviant do you think I am?

 

[swarley64]

Whoa baby.

 

[Aim_Ed]

CSGO

 

[Opa-Pa]

What would be a more interesting question is whether you will also buy the games you're buying if the protagonists for them are not designed as attractive looking characters.

I was thinking about this while reading this thread actually. In retrospect Nier has to be the game I own with one of the ugliest protagonists and it turned out one of my favorite experiences with the medium haha.

Though to be fair, he looks just fine in the cover art.

Edit: Whoa, beaten.

 

[Hoho for breakfast]

Nope but I'm more likely to check out a movie or TV show.

 

[Transistor]

DOAX3 and that's it

 

[moonbeam]

See, now, this is where things get mystifying for me.

People have been aroused by things that are not literally human beings for millennia now. Marble sculptures, drawings, et cetera are part of human history.

The ability to interpret lines and gain an 'implication' of say, the female form, is part of having a normal, active and healthy imagination.

I cannot understand people who hold zero attraction to even a realistic video game character. To me, it's like they have a disorder.

For me, there are a number of factors. One is that female characters often have body types that I'm not attracted too. Often they are too short and small. A recent example of this is Gravity Rush. Just as in real life, they seem too childlike to me and that's a huge turn off. Another is that attraction doesn't just involve physical appearance. Intelligence, gentleness, compassion, and all sort of other qualities are important to me. I'm probably not seeing personality traits that I like. Overly "sexy" characters aren't attractive to me. I feel the same way about real life people. It often comes across to me that these characters have little to offer and that they were designed by someone with perhaps limited understanding of what really makes a real life person attractive to someone who is a bit older.

 

[Zasa]

Of course not, they're just pixels

 

[Vlaphor]

Whoa baby.

Now, this is a bit of an unfair comparison here. Yes, Lara Croft literally has fewer polygons in her boobs than an Arwing from the original Star Fox, but this

is how she was advertised, and this totally still works on me.

 

[Ganzlinger]

Yes, Dead or Alive for example. Although I really enjoy the franchise now.

Also, the FemShep from the Mass Effect 3 cover really caught my attention, but I didn't buy the game because of that. A friend of mine recommended me when I asked if it was good, so we could say that FemShep helped a little to buy the game. I really didn't like the "dudebro" concept of the other Mass Effect covers with MaleShep so I didn't even bother paying much attention.

 

[Basketball]

I might have played this game because of a certain female character

yeah Trip was a cutie

but man I hate that game

 

[Replicant]

Probably FFXV for a lot of the male designs.

Not in the game but Nyx Ulric is quite attractive:

And so is his RL model, Johan Akan:

 

[sca2511]

See, now, this is where things get mystifying for me.

People have been aroused by things that are not literally human beings for millennia now. Marble sculptures, drawings, et cetera are part of human history.

The ability to interpret lines and gain an 'implication' of say, the female form, is part of having a normal, active and healthy imagination.

I cannot understand people who hold zero attraction to even a realistic video game character. To me, it's like they have a disorder.

I think it's normal to be attracted to art. I'm not sure if some people are in denial or they really never had any attraction to a video game character. But back to the OP, I don't believe I have bought a game solely because of an attractive character

 

[massoluk]

Yes, I do... Hentai too

Sex don't sell games people are full of it

 

[Laughing Banana]

Well, how many people bought this game

I was thinking about this while reading this thread actually. In retrospect Nier has to be the game I own with one of the ugliest protagonists and it turned out one of my favorite experiences with the medium haha.

Though to be fair, he looks just fine in the cover art.

Edit: Whoa, beaten.

In Japan they're using a pretty boy as a lead. The only reason why they chose Papa Nier as the lead in the west was because they thought the gruff, tough-looking old man would appeal to the people more, compared to the pretty boy lead which they used because of course Japan would love a pretty boy more than the Papa Nier archetype.

So in a way. even Nier tried to use sex appeal to broaden its market.

 

[Error 404]

Granted that I got it for about 10 dollars used but....

 

[Hjod]

No, not that I can think of.

 

[Polioliolio]

uhhhh, what the fuck?

To be fair, the head almost looks photoshopped on, it's so unsexy and cartoon like compared to the body. Dose hips, is what I think he's saying.

edit: er, I guess he just likes the moe things.

 

[Dr. Black Jack]

King of Fighters 02\03 PS2 collection because of Ash on the cover. And yes, I knew he was a dude.

 

[Zombine]

Yeah

 

[Usobuko]

I didn't buy these game when they first came out but I imagine the young me would think Dante from Devil May Cry and Aya Brea from Parasite Eve are attractive individuals, the added bonus to the respective game.

 

[fahr]

Bullet Witch.

Finished the fucking game, even.

...

God dammit.

 

[Alter_Fridge]

Link is a pretty hot chick