I swear video games are hornier than ever nowadays. I’m not just talking about adult visual novels and porn games you can find on the filthier outskirts, but major titles in the mainstream that aren’t afraid to lean into their lewder side. Publishers and franchises are keenly aware that sex sells, and not just in its most explicit form, but in more subtle modes of expression that can become a part of our wider culture. All aboard the horny train.
I’ve always been of the opinion that sex and a positive outlook on it have never been something to be ashamed of. It’s a part of who many of us are as human beings, and brushing it aside as prudish or rude when it comes up in conversation is rather old-fashioned. We aren’t our parents, boomers who engaged in intercourse merely to procreate and nothing more - we’re cool, hip gamers who grew up with our minds being corrupted by the internet.
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If you grew up online and weren’t exposed to naughty shit at a young age then I have no choice but to applaud you, it reaches a point where such things are impossible to avoid. This meant we as a generation are far more tolerable to the horny stuff, happily embracing our favourite games, films, and TV shows when they happen to be a bit filthy. No longer is sexualisation something that only appeals to heteronormative audiences - although such examples remain far too common - it’s something that all genders and sexualities can engage in with far less ridicule.
This extends to the creators of our media, whether such horniness is intentional or not. We saw this with Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village, an antagonist whose inherent horny nature became a key part of the
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