Hooked on you? Why
I'm not sure of the marketing strategy for this game but it kinda ruins the aspect of Dead by daylight for me.
It changes the whole feel of the game to sexualize characters and takes the horror and thrill away
Why is the Devs focusing sexualation and and sexual preference of characters on these titles.
It just seems odd and cringy when games focus on making sexually appealing characters over the quality of the game
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The Fans demanded that sex be added to DBD
BHVR obliged
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It's a different game. Just focus on DBD if you're not into Hooked on You.
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Because the community asked for it. There was a question in a player satisfaction survey that asked what kind of genres do people wanna see Dead By Daylight adapted to and Dating Sim was one of them. Yes, most people chose it as a joke, but the results of the survey are meant to be taken seriously.
Remember that they are different games. Hooked on You is just a spin off. It's not part of the main dbd universe or anything.
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Whether or not it's apart of the same universe different game doesn't matter that it's the same characters and you can never see them the same again
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"There was a question in a player satisfaction survey that asked what kind of genres do people wanna see Dead By Daylight adapted to and Dating Sim was one of them. Yes, most people chose it as a joke"
This is just like how people gaslighted Sony into re-releasing Morbius into theatres kekw
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eh doesn't bother me they jumped the shark when it comes to serious horror like 4 years ago
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R34 artists looking at you rn.
But jokes aside, seeing a hung trapper isn't going to make a difference in DBD.
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Meme magic does wonders. People voted for it as a meme and the magic played out.
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I mean, the game is a good laugh, if you're not taking it too seriously ! I wasn't around for that survey but the fact that they did make the game baffles me in the best ways. Definitely cringey, but also hilarious.
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I bought the game for the DbD Jake skin and charm. Haven't touched the actual Hooked on You game at all
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Literally you people complain about everything. It’s a whole different game and it doesn’t affect you.
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"BHVR changed the roofing of their building. They cleary care more about personal architecture than the game!!!"
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Similar fan art already existed. And I don't think BHVR sunk a lot of resources into the game, it was contracted out to Psyop, the people who made the KFC dating sim. Even if BHVR had made it themselves, visual novels are cheap and easy to make. Hooked On You can be seen as dumb fun or a bad joke. If the sexualized fan art didn't bother you, this really shouldn't, either.
It's not a bad thing that BHVR has a sense of humor about its creation. In Japan, it's common for artists to take very serious characters and make fun of them with chibi versions. (Go Nagai with Devilman in Chibi Go Nagai world is a perfect example.) It's also common for artists to make explicit art of their characters, to which Hooked on You is super tame in comparison.
But like I said, if you were able to ignore all the fan art, it should be the same thing to ignore this dating sim.
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Heh, that's why I don't hang around here too often, far too much complaining. It's a harmless, fun little game and the self aware humor is actually pretty on point. The fact we didn't get nurse straight off the bat is criminal though lol.
Speaking of which. GG's btw, was a fun warmup game on nurse.
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we have come a loooong way. But was it worth the sacrifice?
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The game is actually really good. It's not like BHVR made Hooked on you, because they wanted to sexualise DbD, but the community wanted a dating sim, so they gave us one. And like i said, it's a really good one. The game doen't take itself serious, and neither should you. The amount of self-irony in Hooked on you is so insane, but it is absolutely amazing. The dialogs are nothing but hilarious and the characters are perfekt. They are not supposed to be likable for everybody, but they have their own personality. I for my part, think Trapper and Trickster are really annoying, but not in a sense of bad character design, but in a sense of, they are supposed to be annoying. It never feels bruteforced or anything, it is just a game to have some fun, and it does this perfectly.
If you don't like it, ignore it.
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So long the Game isnt Canon and Not a Part of the DbD Killers Lore ist fine
Ist kinda like Mario Party or ans others Mario Spin Offs Why shouldMario Play whit his Enemy Bowser Football or Tennis ?
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Meh. I don't really care one way or the other, to each their own. DBD kinda threw out any chance of being considered a serious horror game when they started releasing silly outfits years ago.
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>Dead By Daylight
>horror and thrill
lol. This game is nothing about horror after your first few weeks in it, and then it is a looping simulator. So relax, wait for Ada Wong release and enjoy the sexiest chick in DBD <3
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I'm sorry but I can't help reading this as "Hooked on You" has ruined my innocence 🤣
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The game isn't canon and it doesn't take itself too seriously. If it isn't your thing, just pay it no mind. It's existence has no actual bearing on DBD.
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Sex and Violence have always been a part of the horror Genre, and while behavior have been focused partially on the Violence aspect in Dead By Daylight, they've been very apprehensive about the sex. By having a separate game that focuses on the latter, albeit in a cringey way that focuses on the sex appeal of the killers rather than any of the survivors, Bhvr finally get both of the staples of horror. It's like having two layers of a cake, until you put them together, you don't have the full product.
The sad part is that, in horror, sex and nudity are often used to create a feeling of vulnerability in the survivors/victims, but in Hooked on you, it's obviously an in joke about how thirsty the community is for the killers. The closest to nudity we get in DbD is actually on the killers as well with Hag (90% nude) and Spirits default skin (75% nude with a partially exposed ass crack), the same cannot be said for the survivors who at most are 50% nude (shirtless David). As for their sex appeal, its very debatable, and even the most risque outfits for the survivors are still very modest/show very little skin.
On top of all that, DbD is rated Pegi 18 or MA 17+ despite having no sex or sexual situations, hardly any gore to go with the meager amount of bloodshed, and the only swearing we get in it is in Korean (Tricksters Voice lines). Honestly, it BARELY passes the mark for a mature rating due to the horror themes and goal of the killers to, y'know, KILL survivors.
A little Sexualization in a SEPERATE game, obviously made as a "tongue in cheek" joke about the communities "thirst" is hardly something to whine about considering how, if the devs were ballsy enough to actually follow Horror themed traditions of Slasher films that this game is based off of, DbD would have EARNED its Mature rating.
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Just throwing another drawing to make fun of the post : D
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Yes
Yes it was
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Hey, architecture is important, especially if it involves domes
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I am glad to see that most people here echo your sentiment :>
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I’ve always seen Trapper as a Sexy Muscular Daddy irregardless of how his in-game model leaves much to be desired.
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I have no interest in playing it, but you can't argue it wasn't a smart business move. Sex sells. Period.
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I just don't understand people spending money on any dating sim, especially this one.
If you really want to throw away money and get nothing out of it, I know of tons of hot singles in your area that would like to have a word 😂
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Because "Hook-Up" was taken.
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The community literally asked for it.
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I didn't ask for it sooo...?
I'm just not a fan of characters being sexulized I hated when fan art dud that as well and now seeing the Devs on board with it just make this game a sexual fantasy
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Just ignore it.
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And you have no obligation to play the game, what's your point?
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The developers themselves have sabotaged the horror and thrill of the game by ruining the maps and taking away things like the Moonlight offerings.
A spin-off has nothing to do with it.
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I didn't ask for it either, but when they put out a poll asking what the community would like to see and most of the replies are in favor of a Dating Sim, what do you want them to do?
I think its lame af, but I've got nothing but respect for BHVR for listening to their community. Not many companies would do such a thing
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Its not canon
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Thirsty simps bring in a lot of money
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money n funny
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The World doesn't revolve around you, the game's here because the majority of players have shared such an opinion.
The characters aren't being sexulized, or I don't understand the meaning of such a word.
Sure, there are two characters where sex has been obviously present, but so what? Most people do care about the story, about characters' personalities and interactions with each other, not about the content for 18+ audiences.
The game got popular, players have gotten attached to the characters based on their designs, so they've asked for something more. It could've been a bigger Project with even more characters, if the team would've been bigger, but it's quite fine the way it is.
If you do question visual novels, what's your take on books? There's literally no difference, besides books requiring to use your imagination numerous times more than in visual novels and visual novels containing artworks or voice lines (no need to use your imagination for those). It's easier to get the „entire picture“, it's easier to understand of just how has the author meant it all.
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And BHVR doesn't make it's business decisions based around just you soooooo....?
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Neither did I, but I still find it one of the funniest things they could’ve possibly done.
And I say this as an ace individual.
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People get mad about everything nowdays.. Hooked on you is funny. Its cringy as hell but funny. If its not your thing dont play it.
Game didnt ruin dead by daylight for me its just funny game to play on the side.
Also i dont see any sex appeal on the game. The killers arent that goodlooking.. well some might say spirit is but for me i just found them horrible looking.
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It was made better tho
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