Why do you go the "Purity" route in Female MC corruption games

[FRhys]

I recently joined this community and have already been quite amused and surprised by people's take on why they like/don't like something. Has definitely been an eyeopener and the honesty has been refreshing even if I don't always see eye to eye.

With that in mind, I'm curious to pick the brains of people that like "purity" routes in corruption games with a female lead. I'd like to know what they find appealing about it and how they tend to play when going that route. Here is where I stand on the issue so that hopefully you can contrast.

I see a lot of parallels between porn games and traditional horror games in that, if I'm in the mood to be scared then I want to play a good horror game that will make me shit my pants. Similarly, if I'm feeling frisky and in the mood for some titillation then sometimes an adult game fits the bill.

The issue that I have with purity routes is that it is technically possible to play a 100% pure route and, as a consequence, never really get any sexual content out of a game. Or at least any corruption content. The horror game equivalent would be that, if I did really well in the exploration segments of the game, the monsters would never show up and nothing scary would ever happen, therefore defeating the purpose of why I'm playing. In horror games, I *want* do well but I also want to be scared. In corruption games, I *want* to do well but I also want to see the MC descend into corruption.

Therefore I almost feel like the descent *should* happen regardless of your choices/actions, but the decisions you make determine *how* the MC deals with the journey. Is the MC resisting all the way through until the very end where she snaps/gives in/surrenders? Does she give in early-ish and dive head first, going full deviant? Or does she do a mix of the two going back-and-forth between her inner desires and moral judgement, causing internal conflict and/or denial? These would make up the "degrees" of purity, if you will, but still allow for the descent to happen and for the player to experience adult content.

Do you play the pure route as best as you can and hope that the game itself forces a degree of corruption via bad decisions, lost fights, etc? Or do you like being in full control during a purity play through and then decide when is the right time for the MC to get corrupted? Or do you come at this from an angle I havent yet considered? I'd really like to know your thoughts on why you play the pure route in corruption games and what do you look for in the journey and the ending?

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

It depends on how I feel towards MC and my current mood. If I find MC relatable in some way, I might decide to self-insert and that results in a high degree of prudishness. But there's still some fun to be had from the teasing. It's still going to be a much raunchier experience than any mainstream RPG. If I do decide to go for corruption, it's often targeted. I may decide e.g. that MC should become interested in thug/criminal-types and nothing else, and play it accordingly. I never set out to go full free-use whore. I'm also picky about the pace and progression of the corruption arc.

All that said, I decided to break from my routine when I played GGGB for the first time, going all-out with the rapper slut plot, and as well-executed as it was, it was also kind of a downer simply because of how grim the game can get with some of the outcomes for the characters. Hypothetically, if I were to introduce a complete newcomer to ero-games through GGGB because it's so damn good, I'd actually advise them to play it pure or it might be too much to stomach. Most games are lighter in tone and themes, though.

 

[FRhys]

It depends on how I feel towards MC and my current mood. If I find MC relatable in some way, I might decide to self-insert and that results in a high degree of prudishness. But there's still some fun to be had from the teasing. It's still going to be a much raunchier experience than any mainstream RPG. If I do decide to go for corruption, it's often targeted. I may decide e.g. that MC should become interested in thug/criminal-types and nothing else, and play it accordingly. I never set out to go full free-use whore. I'm also picky about the pace and progression of the corruption arc.

All that said, I decided to break from my routine when I played GGGB for the first time, going all-out with the rapper slut plot, and as well-executed as it was, it was also kind of a downer simply because of how grim the game can get with some of the outcomes for the characters. Hypothetically, if I were to introduce a complete newcomer to ero-games through GGGB because it's so damn good, I'd actually advise them to play it pure or it might be too much to stomach. Most games are lighter in tone and themes, though.

Thanks for the input. When you say you are also picky about pace and progression, I take it you mean you like a slow burn? Or do you mean something else?

 

[Avaron1974]

I tend to avoid corruption games completely but there are a handful i've liked the setting of.

Those female protag corruption games i've played all had lesbian routes and that's what I stuck with.

It's an entirely different thing when playing female protag due to being female and a lesbian I refuse to pick options that lead to dick as it it's my thing, I try to pick what i'd like to see and go for some of that immersion. When playing male protag games i'm only watching scenes so it doesn't matter, I don't have any feeling towards the setting or characters at all.

The second reason I play purity routes is I find dumb cumdumps boring as fuck. I don't find anything enjoyable about that at all.

I like sex and I like to see characters that enjoy sex so seeing mindless sluts is a massive turn off. They are just sex toys you have to feed, there is absolutely nothing sexual or attractive about that at all.

My biggest issue with women in corruption games on corruption routes is they are mind numbingly stupid.

The cliche tropes of corruption games highlights that problem. A woman in her mid to late 20's goes clothes shopping. The overweight butt ugly guy working there says he needs to measure her and does so by groping. This woman is nearly 30 and this is her first time buying clothes, it must be to fall for dumb shit like that.

Also, my biggest turn off is creepy old men and corruption routes always seem to have creepy old bastards in them. I know some girls like older men but seeing a young girl with wrinkly, drooling creeps makes me physically ill. Not hyperbole there, it literally knocks me sick. I don't know why, i'm not a man hating dyke, I think guys are great there is just something about old guys and young girls that turns my stomach.

So I play purity routes.

Like I said, I tend to avoid corruption games but every now and then one seems to click with me and I find myself enjoying it but only on certain routes. If I find a setting that I like and it doesn't have those routes I enjoy I will avoid it though. I can't seem to force myself to play through things I won't enjoy just for a story.

 

[Pretentious Goblin]

Thanks for the input. When you say you are also picky about pace and progression, I take it you mean you like a slow burn? Or do you mean something else?

Yeah, slower is better. Also there are many scenarios/tropes I just don't go for and want to skip if possible, e.g. the lecherous boss/coworker and unsolicited groping. Also, I may really want to home in on the theme I've picked, so e.g. if I play Karryn's Prison with the thug theme, I go through lvl1 completely straight-edge and then use the bar game as an opportunity to get her interested.

 

[FRhys]

I tend to avoid corruption games completely but there are a handful i've liked the setting of.

Those female protag corruption games i've played all had lesbian routes and that's what I stuck with.

It's an entirely different thing when playing female protag due to being female and a lesbian I refuse to pick options that lead to dick as it it's my thing, I try to pick what i'd like to see and go for some of that immersion. When playing male protag games i'm only watching scenes so it doesn't matter, I don't have any feeling towards the setting or characters at all.

The second reason I play purity routes is I find dumb cumdumps boring as fuck. I don't find anything enjoyable about that at all.

I like sex and I like to see characters that enjoy sex so seeing mindless sluts is a massive turn off. They are just sex toys you have to feed, there is absolutely nothing sexual or attractive about that at all.

My biggest issue with women in corruption games on corruption routes is they are mind numbingly stupid.

The cliche tropes of corruption games highlights that problem. A woman in her mid to late 20's goes clothes shopping. The overweight butt ugly guy working there says he needs to measure her and does so by groping. This woman is nearly 30 and this is her first time buying clothes, it must be to fall for dumb shit like that.

Also, my biggest turn off is creepy old men and corruption routes always seem to have creepy old bastards in them. I know some girls like older men but seeing a young girl with wrinkly, drooling creeps makes me physically ill. Not hyperbole there, it literally knocks me sick. I don't know why, i'm not a man hating dyke, I think guys are great there is just something about old guys and young girls that turns my stomach.

So I play purity routes.

Like I said, I tend to avoid corruption games but every now and then one seems to click with me and I find myself enjoying it but only on certain routes. If I find a setting that I like and it doesn't have those routes I enjoy I will avoid it though. I can't seem to force myself to play through things I won't enjoy just for a story.

Thanks for the detailed reply. Out of curiosity, have you ever played a porn game, corruption or otherwise, that has a purity route that if followed through 100% would lead to no sex? Just curious if the mere fact that the potential exists is enough to get some people going.

 

[Kind Nightmares]

The second reason I play purity routes is I find dumb cumdumps boring as fuck. I don't find anything enjoyable about that at all.

I must add that almost every fmc corruption games have only this cumpdump route and you can choose between being a whore or an even bigger whore. Nothing fun for me in that. I've never seen a femdom route for a change. It's not my thing and I personally prefer go full lesbian, but hey, why not?

For example, in games with male mc even if you meet dom woman it probably will be light femdom or maybe you can outdominate her. But in fmc game you probably will be blackmailed (for the dumbest reason), enslaved, raped, etc.

 

[215303j]

I've never seen a femdom route for a change

Eh, you have Dog Days in your sig?

And Bad Memories is maybe not real femdom, but the MC is certainly a strong woman.

 

[215303j]

Regarding female protagonist and purity route:

If I like a female MC, I tend to get protective of her, like a daughter. So I want her to experience things that are nice. I also want her to be reasonably empowered. If the female MC turns out to be a mindless victim, then the game goes in the trashcan.

I generally don't play games where I don't like the MC. This applies to both male and female MC's but for male MC's I have a bit more tolerance in that respect.

In GGGB, I liked:
- Eric route
- Lesbian routes
- Incest route
(and Arthur's route because it's hot as fuck and ultimately it did work out in a way).

I hated:
- rapper route
- thug route
- random guys

Awesome game, all in all, very likely the best adult game ever.

I do kinda get your " parallels between porn games and traditional horror games " but at the same time it requires a disconnect, which is generally not how I play games. Occassionally I do play games where I disconnect (like some NTR but also some pure corruption games), as long as it is clear from the start what is going to happen.

 

[Avaron1974]

Thanks for the detailed reply. Out of curiosity, have you ever played a porn game, corruption or otherwise, that has a purity route that if followed through 100% would lead to no sex? Just curious if the mere fact that the potential exists is enough to get some people going.

No, I can't recall a game that had no sex even on purity routes. There is always something.

Purity routes just tend to have enjoyable sex where everyone comes out feeling good and no blackmail or mind control is involved.

 

[Kind Nightmares]

Eh, you have Dog Days in your sig?

And Bad Memories is maybe not real femdom, but the MC is certainly a strong woman.

Sorry for misleading, but I'm talking about domination over males.

 

[215303j]

Sorry for misleading, but I'm talking about domination over males.

I can see that happening in Dog Days in the future, but you are right, femdom with a female protag and male love interest seems to be missing...

 

[AshenCrow]

I personaly love games that offer 100% purity runs, regardless of the MCs gender.
For me it just adds a layer of seduction so to speak, since it actualy puts weight on your decisions throughout the game.
It also enhances the corruption aspect imo,
scenes that you are forced into just lack that extra little oomph that you get if its entirely on you the player.

 

[FRhys]

Regarding female protagonist and purity route:

If I like a female MC, I tend to get protective of her, like a daughter. So I want her to experience things that are nice. I also want her to be reasonably empowered. If the female MC turns out to be a mindless victim, then the game goes in the trashcan.

I generally don't play games where I don't like the MC. This applies to both male and female MC's but for male MC's I have a bit more tolerance in that respect.

In GGGB, I liked:
- Eric route
- Lesbian routes
- Incest route
(and Arthur's route because it's hot as fuck and ultimately it did work out in a way).

I hated:
- rapper route
- thug route
- random guys

Awesome game, all in all, very likely the best adult game ever.

I do kinda get your " parallels between porn games and traditional horror games " but at the same time it requires a disconnect, which is generally not how I play games. Occassionally I do play games where I disconnect (like some NTR but also some pure corruption games), as long as it is clear from the start what is going to happen.

That helps clear things up for me a bit. I guess I was under the assumption that if a game is listed as "corruption" then ultimately that corruption should happen. I wasn't separating a game that allows for corruption vs a game that *is* about corruption.

I'll have to try out GGGB. I keep hearing praises about it.

 

[215303j]

That helps clear things up for me a bit. I guess I was under the assumption that if a game is listed as "corruption" then ultimately that corruption should happen. I wasn't separating a game that allows for corruption vs a game that *is* about corruption.

I'll have to try out GGGB. I keep hearing praises about it.

I think the problem with various tags is that people have different opinions about what that tag is supposed to mean.

There are plenty of threads trying to define NTR (all of them failed, I think) but with corruption it's the same thing.

Imagine a boy meeting a girl. Both virgins, both looking for true love, marriage and happy ever after. But they start developing lustful feelings for each other, and are starting to experiment. Maybe the boy is a bit more adventurous and the girl a bit more shy, so the boy needs to "convince" the girl. First a kiss, then a French kiss, then touching over clothing, the touching below clothing, then undressing, etc etc etc. until finally the first vaginal sex on their wedding night. Is this corruption? I'd say that it's definately corruption in the technical sense, as both go from complete virgin to atleast fully sexually active. But it's also possibly the most pure way in which you can have sex.

Then fast forward 10 years and the guy is really bored with his wife and tries to corrupt his young secretary...
Or another 10 years and he goes for their daughter...
Or he discovers he's actually into cuckolding and tries to find some bull for his wife.

Anyway, the thing I like about these games is that you can make choices for the MC, and, within the limits of the story and the imagination of the dev, you can alter his or her fate in a meaningful way. GGGB is the absolute king (queen?) of this, as the possibilities are plentiful as well as very diverse. It does come at some cost of story depth and length, depending on the path you choose and the choices you make within that path. You can go from no corruption to mild "corruption" (basically trying new things, like lesbian sex) to complete corruption and debauchery.

 

[anne O'nymous]

The second reason I play purity routes is I find dumb cumdumps boring as fuck. I don't find anything enjoyable about that at all.

Exactly this for me. If the game is yet another brainwashing game in place of an effective corruption one, and I follow it, it will be because of its story. For those games, the only way to benefit from the said story, without being constantly angry because of the brainwashing part, is to stick to the purity route.


This being said, and on a totally unrelated subject: Avaron1974 , you once again proved that you do way more that just "shitposting", so don't say this again, please. Your analyzes and explanations, even when related to your own taste like this time, are always interesting, and deserve their reactions.

 

[FRhys]

I think the problem with various tags is that people have different opinions about what that tag is supposed to mean.

There are plenty of threads trying to define NTR (all of them failed, I think) but with corruption it's the same thing.

Imagine a boy meeting a girl. Both virgins, both looking for true love, marriage and happy ever after. But they start developing lustful feelings for each other, and are starting to experiment. Maybe the boy is a bit more adventurous and the girl a bit more shy, so the boy needs to "convince" the girl. First a kiss, then a French kiss, then touching over clothing, the touching below clothing, then undressing, etc etc etc. until finally the first vaginal sex on their wedding night. Is this corruption? I'd say that it's definately corruption in the technical sense, as both go from complete virgin to atleast fully sexually active. But it's also possibly the most pure way in which you can have sex.

Then fast forward 10 years and the guy is really bored with his wife and tries to corrupt his young secretary...
Or another 10 years and he goes for their daughter...
Or he discovers he's actually into cuckolding and tries to find some bull for his wife.

Anyway, the thing I like about these games is that you can make choices for the MC, and, within the limits of the story and the imagination of the dev, you can alter his or her fate in a meaningful way. GGGB is the absolute king (queen?) of this, as the possibilities are plentiful as well as very diverse. It does come at some cost of story depth and length, depending on the path you choose and the choices you make within that path. You can go from no corruption to mild "corruption" (basically trying new things, like lesbian sex) to complete corruption and debauchery.

That's a good point about whether that first scenario counts as corruption or not. I'll be mindful of that in the future and I'll have to make it a point to be clear in my meaning/intent when discussing these subjects.