You don't usually joke about murder
But ... we do. All the time. If you are late one more time, I am killing you!
Regarding sa, the people riled up about a game with that content are actually perpetuating rape myths. Specifially the one where men can't control themselves after being excited. So they argue to do away with the excitement. Like tempting women or tempting video games.
Crimes, including sa, are not increased by playing fictional games about them. That was tried again and again to be proven. For about 50 years. Ask an AI about the current science conclusion about this topic. Summarazing such things is a thing they are good at. And one would think that after 50 years of studying the bad influence of video games, they would have found something robust to argue with.
Additionally, why are we defending a rape fantasy game anwyay?
Because the type of content is not relevant. It is fiction. You do not like that content. That is your right. But you have no right to ban fiction, just because you do not like it.
To ban adult entertainment, fictional content I might stress, you would need a reason that is more than dislike or disgust. And you do not have that. So all you people do ist rant and get emotional about the thing. The fictional thing. For untrue reasons. Direct your concern to real problems, not fictional problems. Don't fight windmills.
The question to ask is, why was this game attacked anyway? Because it is an easy victory, is my opinion. Exactly what you say, who would defend it? Bully game platforms like Steam, that previously did not see a problem with it, and show your followers that you have power. Power to take down those nasty games. It is not about protecting society by removing one nieche game. It is about power, about getting an audience. Some activists might even genuinly believe in what they do. But ultimately they engage in an activity that has no benefit for society, but makes them feel good. They have achived something. They fought the good fight. A fight against ... fiction? Success guranteed, because who dares defend such a game. It has incest too, so bonus points for making the world better.
but if you fantasize about raping people
The problem with that statement is, that you assume that someone playing such a game does fantasize about this. I do not fantasize about murdering people, when I play Counterstrike. Do you? I hope not.
Why would you want to play a rape fantasy game? Why would you want to make a rape fantasy game?
Because it is forbidden in real life. A game about collecting stamps would be rather boring. A game about stealing stamps from rivals would be more interesting.
It is a game mechanic. A plot device. A narrative element. Fuel for drama and tension. A taboo topic to make it exciting.
But you act like it is a training simulation to prepare for the real deal. Evident by how you call it. "rape fantasy game". If that is a rape-fantasy game, than Counterstrike is a murder-fantasy game. And GTA is a criminal-fantasy game.
Ever saw the tv series Dexter? Why are people rooting for a serial killer? It is fiction! Interesting fiction.
and, yes, more likely to commit the act than someone who doesn't.
50 years of research could not prove a causal connection. Research of sa and adult games specifcally did not change that finding. But of course you are right, because ... reasons.
Summary from an AI:
What is the current scientific consensus about the relation of depiction of crimes in video games and players commiting those crimes in real life?
tl;dr None. "No Causal Link Between Video Game Violence and Real-World Violence"
Is the scientifc consensus different for pornographic games that feature sexual assault?
tl;dr Still none. Researchers are worried, but "causality remains unproven: there is no definitive evidence that playing these games leads to actual sexual violence."
You need to prove the spill over from fiction to reality to have a case. This could not be proven for decades. No one would have cared for yet another incest game. That topic is under attack too, btw. Under the agenda of places like Patreon it is forbidden. And people seem to have lewd thoughs about that topic all the time, if you look at the statistics of actual porn sites. We "fantasize" about forbidden and taboo things all the time. But we do not act on them, just because we imagine such situations. I am under the impression that you people use the word fantasize as a verb describing to train mentally for doing it for real. That is not what people do when playing games. We know that we play a game and that it is not real, and that the depicted things and things we could do and experience there are "a fantasy" and not training grounds.