It's a curious thing. This might be a conservative country but I'm not of that mindset. For this narrative I wanted to include as many controversial themes as possible as long as it is APPROPRIATED in the narrative. I know the formula for a good story, and certainly adding in excessive themes simply for the sake of adding is not good design. So I had to spend hours regulating the input and output of the themes added all the while making sure it suited or complemented the narrative.
My narrative touches a LOT on things that happen in real life, but of course with a touch of my own personal whimsy and fantasy elements. Numerous subjects crossed my mind, real life issues such as rape, violence, alcoholism, war, etc. I will not draw lines as in real life, limits are not excuses. So I made a narrative suitable only for mature audiences. If I were to make a comparison of my narrative to any real life references with a similar premise, I would say the closest book I can think off is Game of Thrones. Of course, my story is my own, but certain elements are consistent with what can be found in Game of Thrones. In other words; Nudity, violence, foul language(not crude, mind you), controversial topics will ALL be included in my story. And the visuals that go with it.
My justification for this is simple: Many people nowadays refuse to address such topics because they're 'sensitive' but when they include works of fiction that depicts real life problems, people are given realization as to what is going on around them. This alone might not be enough, as the impact usually isn't strong enough to drive the message home. So here is where I fit in. I want to help push the mindsets of people(gamers, primarily) and to help create worlds of fiction where real life can be portrayed without fearing the censor.
My narrative touches a LOT on things that happen in real life, but of course with a touch of my own personal whimsy and fantasy elements. Numerous subjects crossed my mind, real life issues such as rape, violence, alcoholism, war, etc. I will not draw lines as in real life, limits are not excuses. So I made a narrative suitable only for mature audiences. If I were to make a comparison of my narrative to any real life references with a similar premise, I would say the closest book I can think off is Game of Thrones. Of course, my story is my own, but certain elements are consistent with what can be found in Game of Thrones. In other words; Nudity, violence, foul language(not crude, mind you), controversial topics will ALL be included in my story. And the visuals that go with it.
My justification for this is simple: Many people nowadays refuse to address such topics because they're 'sensitive' but when they include works of fiction that depicts real life problems, people are given realization as to what is going on around them. This alone might not be enough, as the impact usually isn't strong enough to drive the message home. So here is where I fit in. I want to help push the mindsets of people(gamers, primarily) and to help create worlds of fiction where real life can be portrayed without fearing the censor.
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