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Originally posted by asianLove:
Who said anything about brilliant plotlines? I was inferring the phenomenal idea of incorprating Transgendered-ism into anykind of plotline.
Earlier, in another thread, you said:
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Masterfully written and well thought out scenes that give great insight into his boy/girl psyche which ultimately is why we all play X-change.
If you think X-change is the best thing since sliced bread, that's your call, but IMO the words "masterfully written" and "well thought out" don't belong in the same sentence as X-change. [img]http://princess.cybrmall.net/ubb/tongue.gif[/img] You can say that you love the premise of a guy becoming a girl, and even that the premise makes for a very interesting and enjoyable game (in your opinion), but as soon as you call it "masterfully written" and such you're appealing to a universal sense of artistic and/or literary excellence which I argue that X-change doesn't have. Especially in the first game, the situations feel forced and silly, the writing juvenile. The game is based on the concept that coerced sexual intercourse is acceptable and commonplace, and that 'no' means 'yes.' As such, rape has no social, moral, or cognitive consequences, completely dissociating the game's concept of rape from reality in order to satisfy a perceived consumer desire for forced sex without the associated negative consequences (in-game). The writing itself does not draw the player in and immerse him/her in the story, as well-written plot-focused stories should do. Neither does the game contain detailed characters with well-defined, three dimensional personalities that present novel (yet compellingly believable) perspectives on situations, as well-written character-focused stories should do. It's not even particularly witty, as a good sit-com is. X-change consists of an uninspired string of silly situations populated by shallow, one-dimensional characters who serve no deeper literary purpose than motivating said situations. It may be entertaining to some, but entertaining does not equal "well written." If you want an English H-game with a well-written and thoughtful story, go play Kana or Crescendo...not X-change...
[This message has been edited by Dark_Shiki (edited 04-26-2006).]