No, it really would've been just as effective without "fuck." You know this. The power was how the characters barely said anything; they could've said nothing and communicated with glances alone (which was the source of all the scene's power in the first place) and it would've been just as effective. What those profilers were dealing with was intrinsically fucked up but they don't need a word to add to the fact, it being the bread-n-butter of their line of work and nothing out of the norm for them. Saying "Hmm" with different levels of inflection would've been all the same, but shows like this thrive precisely because their audience feels special "appreciating" things they perceive others to be turned off by, in this case nudity and swearing. Both of which are fine, but to suggest saying "fuck" over and over was anything more than a gimmick in this scene is reaching. It was powerful because it was two dudes who knew their shit so well they were practically psychic in their link. Nothing more, nothing less. Period.No it wouldn't have. Shit taste confirmed, opinion on subject ignored. *stamp*
And nobody's saying ND shouldn't have creative freedom to swear. We just don't want it to be poorly written and implemented like every other game in existence. Do it well or don't do it at all, because failure means it looks like juvenile kiddie shit.