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Subversive vs. Sleazy

I like the vaguely subversive (and silly) tone of the game: nibbling on pigs to get meat, etc.

However, I was taken aback by a quest about milking butterflies that was called "Happy Endings" (or at least I think it was a quest).

Really? The game is making a joke that I'm giving out handjobs? Instead of finding it funny, I just found it kind of skeevy and gross. Come on. You're better than this!

Posted 19 months ago by magic panda Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • You can't see it, but I'm totally rolling my eyes right now.
    Posted 19 months ago by Shwan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *sigh* < That's a link, btw.
    Posted 19 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So, you're offended at which piece? The concept of a massage with lotion producing a milky substance.... or labeling it as such? From time spent greeting, I can honestly say... milking a butterfly is the first giggle many people get when they enter the world, and most of them find it utterly hilarious.
    Posted 19 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • If you take about 1% of the things you see in this game as literal, you will be close to the mark. 
    Posted 19 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I totally understand, Magic Panda, that's why I've kindly posted the link to something that might be more up your alley.  http://disney.go.com/disneyjunior/
    Posted 19 months ago by Briar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol Briar, that is a wonderful link!!!! very suitable!
    Posted 19 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You do realize that milking something has nothing to do with a penis, right?
    Posted 19 months ago by Vicereine Linnæa Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You can't see it, but I'm totally laughing my ass off from the link Briar posted.
    Posted 19 months ago by Shwan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ahh...but the milk tastes like butterfly farts :)
    Posted 19 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • the term "happy ending" does though.

    i'd wager that the number of players offended by this will slowly creep up and exceed - by far - the number of people who find it funny
    Posted 19 months ago by striatic Subscriber! | Permalink
  • whahahahhahah +10000 Briar whahahha, sorry, need a new pants now
    Posted 19 months ago by Atlantis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ***BIG SIGH***
    +1 Briar
    Posted 19 months ago by Zev Bellringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • And that would be a sad day striatic
    Posted 19 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Um...so then I suppose you haven't noticed Egglesgown Wanks, the street in Groddle Forest? Or just don't know what "wanks" is in the U.K.? Perhaps you haven't noticed half the badges or half the things the trees and animals say? Frankly, I love the adult humor in the game. That's half the reason I play. It's FUNNY. :)
    Posted 19 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL!  Get your head out of the gutter magic panda. I wasn't born any close to yesterday and I never once have found anything offensive yet
    Posted 19 months ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • + a zillion Rm
    Posted 19 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Happy ending... like The Wizard Of Oz?
    Posted 19 months ago by Shwan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I like the "rub eleven out," quest title.  I wonder what time of the day the devs were working on quest names.  ^^  

    Dev 1 is in his office.  5:15pm.  Everyone is gone but he's working late to meet the deadline.
    Dev 1 gets distracted by a juicy 9gag post...
    /fap fap fap
    Dev 3 actually didn't leave the office. Walks over to Dev 1's office.  Doesn't knock... and the rest his history...

    ^_^
    Posted 19 months ago by frenchphenom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • o.O frenchphenom... LOL
    Posted 19 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • indeed RM, indeed :-)
    Posted 19 months ago by Atlantis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Fairy Tales have happy endings. Maybe Disney is too risque ....  
    @stri - Wake up on the wrong side of the tree house this morning ? 
    Posted 19 months ago by Divine~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Adult humor?!?!?!

    TAKE ME TO THE KITTENS!

    www.flickr.com/search/?q=ki...
    Posted 19 months ago by Shwan Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol, RM, me too! I've even tasted piggy plop just to see what it would say and lmao at it! Love all of the humor this game has in it!
    Posted 19 months ago by sgjo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ Brair I think your link is just as bad :/  You do no Aladdin rubs his lamp don't you pmsl ;P 
    Posted 19 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • hahah yes sgjo: lets pretend it never happened (couldn't resist too)
    Posted 19 months ago by Atlantis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hehehehe, frenchphenom. Yes, yes, I forgot that one! lmao
    Posted 19 months ago by RM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL Misha. 
    Posted 19 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I can honestly say that i never made the connection that in game massaging a butterfly was a spoof on a hand job.  Maybe my wee brain does not make the leap to subversive quite the same as others.  

    The one lesson I have learned in life is that you will never make everyone happy.  No one is forcing anyone to play the game.  We all have the ability to find games and sites that are a good fit for our own beliefs and a place we are comfortable.

    If someone is not comfortable with the game, I recommend they find a game they are comfortable with, instead of trying to shape something into their own version of acceptable.
    Posted 19 months ago by Sugar Plum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I noticed some piggy plop in my house, but for some reason my avatar can't do anything about it!

    thx rascalmom!
    Posted 19 months ago by frenchphenom Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 Sugar Plum
    Posted 19 months ago by Piece of Serenity Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have no problem with it but I'm pretty laid back.
    If people end up getting super upset over the name of the Happy Endings quest and not the RAMPANT cocaine abuse problem in Glitch, that would upset me.
    Besides, why can't butterflies get a bit of fun. They seem to like it, right?
    (Going to go caress a banana to increase my mood.)
    Posted 19 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Shawn you've really gone and done it now!!!! us Brits love our "pussy cats" :)
    Posted 19 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Amen Sugar Plum! WTG
    Posted 19 months ago by Atlantis Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Lordy Lordy Lord Bacon-o.  Will the game have lizards soon?
    Posted 19 months ago by Sugar Plum Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sugar Plum, it does. In fact they only like it when you remain completely still. Yes, that's how they like it.

    (Okay. I just crossed a line, didn't I?)
    Posted 19 months ago by Lord Bacon-o Subscriber! | Permalink
  • AHAHahahahahahahahaha @ Bacon Lard-O
    Posted 19 months ago by Briar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think Magic Panda is a new player. It gives some credence to those who have said in another post that there should be a clear statement up front about what to expect about humor, language and the minimum age suggestion.
    Posted 19 months ago by Riverwalker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You can milk the butterflies all you want...just please don't choke the chickens!
    Posted 19 months ago by Zev Bellringer Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I couldn't have said it better Sugar Plum  :)
    Posted 19 months ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @River walker, you have actually made me stop and think for a minute. Most of us including me have taken the piss out of what Magic Panda has said. BUT non of us has stopped to think how old is he/she. They may be 14 years old and there for the comment has more credence. I'm not starting a debate about age, been there done that. But your right, I think we do no need some better warning statement of what to expect from playing Glitch including age/adult humour :)
    Posted 19 months ago by Misha Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @Riverwalker

    Do you think a big pink warning  "This Is NOT Farmville" would work?

    I'm not sure there's anything that will counteract the word-of-mouth  "just like Farmville, only better".
    Posted 19 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But Zev - we really want to choke the chickens!
    Posted 19 months ago by Travinara Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL I like it Windborn. 
    Posted 19 months ago by Riverwalker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +100 Riverwalker
    Many conversations about these kinds of silly topics would be put to rest (yes a reference to the grave markers) if there was a clear line drawn regarding the age setting and additionally a clear message about what everyone was getting themselves into. Even with an age limit I know some 65 yo who do not care for the humor this site has to offer.
    Posted 19 months ago by Holly Waterfall Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Seriously though, who wants to wade through screens full of dire warnings in order to play a game? 
    Posted 19 months ago by WindBorn Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You can usually click done and move on right away if you're not interested in reading about the content. At least people have a chance to make a choice up front. I don't think it's right to ask for no censorship and then also say people shouldn't be given the information about adult content.
    Posted 19 months ago by Riverwalker Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I dunno, peeps. think Magic Panda makes a good point.
    There is a line between skeezy and suggestive-but-funny, we can probably agree on that.
    Each person will draw that line differently.  And it probably even varies depending on what mood you're in at that moment.

    The creators of this game won't likely forget to tread that line carefully, but an ongoing conversation is good and totally inevitable.  And these types of concerns are going to get more frequent and louder, too, like Stri said. 
    It's worth listening to the voices that are more sensitive to those issues to judge your players' general attitude.

    Me, (and it sounds like quite a few others, too) I'm not so sensitive to these things, so don't ask me to be an arbiter of good taste and acceptable language.  Things would get a lot ruder and probably tackier, especially if I've had a glass of wine or two.

    I think a really hung-over, rude and foul-mouthed butterfly or two to insult unsuspecting passers-by would be hilarious and would shake things up nicely.
    But then that's not for everybody.
    Posted 19 months ago by Wrendolin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • oooh, maybe I should request that in the 'what would you do to make subscriptions more interesting' thread.

    I'd totally pay to have access to 'Glitch-uncensored' where all the really nasty piglets roam and the trees swear at you in Portuguese.
    14 levels of hell and an old guy lurking on the subway to sexually harass you on the way to Groddle Forest!
    Posted 19 months ago by Wrendolin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • yes YES YES!!! (re: Wrendolin) ;D
    Posted 19 months ago by Hburger Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "If someone is not comfortable with the game, I recommend they find a game they are comfortable with, instead of trying to shape something into their own version of acceptable."

    Love it Sugar Plum. Very wise words indeed. I love the subtle humor this game has. One of the reasons I have stuck around I guess.

    For an example of kids missing the point of these jokes, watch a kids show from the 80s like say Terrahawks (like thunderbirds but better) kids didn't notice the subtexts but watch em as adults and it's like watching a whole new show. Animaniacs was good for it too. Gonna stop now before I really show my age just showing that subversive subtext isn't new and often missed even by the smarter kids. Lol.

    One point I would like to make. Since when did it become the job of a game to make parent type decisions for kids. Isn't that what parents should be doing??

    Edit: woops got a bit tangenty.
    Posted 19 months ago by HarleyQuin Subscriber! | Permalink
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