Profanity

Cognition game-whats with all the swear words?You don't hear Sherlock using those words.A real turnoff.

Some have more than others, I agree. I do not know if it is overused in Cognition so I can't comment.

I'm prone to saying my share of 4 letter words but not thrown loosely in a regular conversation. It annoys me when they overdo it in games and TV shows.

Ana

With what is going on in the game


I think in this case it ads a little realism to the game....Sherlock is a much classier character and nothing would phase him to that degree. He is calm and analytical.

I think it ads to the character development.
I am sure most will disagree But in this case I think it is warranted

Different eras. Holmes is set at a time when profanity wasn't really used (In the Lit. of the time) whereas Cognition is set in modern times where it would be highly unusual if it *wasnt* used. I find it less shocking as its overuse has diluted its effect to a large degree.

Oddly, swearing at work/home doesn't even register but if I hear someone f'in and blinding in the street that jars more for some reason.

ACD occasionally had Holmes mumble a curse just out of Watson's hearing range. I think the strongest word we ever hear him say is "[blip]" or "damned".

Edit: Holmes just got blipped by GB.

Must have been shocking :-)

Some developers feel they have to have swearing to make the game "realistic" -- even if the game isn't realistic in other ways.

About the only thing you can do if you're put off by excessive swearing in a game is to ask about how much swearing there is in the game before buying -- and then not buy it if there's too much. If a developer has put too much swearing in one of their games, be sure to ask about their other games before purchase.

I once asked a shop assistant "Is there excessive swearing in this game?" and he replied "No, now push off you sad old f**t". Life is so unfair at times!

Bernie

I don't condone swearing in games, but its not as bad....I will not buy a game if I see it has sexual scenes...

All in all ..Times are changing with Adventure games....I think the developers want other types of an audience...

You loved Al Emmo Darleen and that had some interesting adult content and sex scenes.

YES I agree...But If we get too comfortable with this kind of content, how far will it go..

Variety is the spice of life. They can't all be the same because we all have different tastes.

I feel game developers must be free to include whatever content they prefer

But we customers are also free to buy or not buy what we are offered

What Mad said is the way I feel... While I possess the vocabulary of a sailor, I seldom use it. I am very comfortable with profanity and even sex in a game if it it used appropriately within the context of the game. The very idea of Geralt in The Witcher being a "goodie two-shoes" does not bear thinking about, right Mad?!

"The very idea of Geralt in The Witcher being a "goodie two-shoes" does not bear thinking about, right Mad?!"

Oh, definitely !!

Thanks for the heads-up Beerhead. Doesn't sound like something I want purchase!

Terri

Well Lets just hope that they don't start making games with Gordon Ramsey or Miley Cyrus in them!....We would have to give up gaming!!!! OMG! .....Ahem!

You'll probably want to avoid The Wolf Among Us then, very profane.