This is third of nine essays contained within the first issue of the Adult Analysis Anthology, an experimental collection of longform writing that seeks to expand the breadth of critical discourse around adult games and adult game culture. We will be posting a new essay every Wednesday from now until March, but if you would like to read all the essays early and support the creation of more high-quality writing about adult games the full anthology is available for purchase on Itch! Anthology logo by @pillowkisser!
CONTENT WARNING: This essay contains discussions and descriptions of acts of explicit sexual violence, particularly within hentai game The Scarlet Demonslayer. Please read with discretion.
One of the goals with AAA as a project was to surface writing about porn games that was unlikely to ever find a home in anything resembling a mainstream publication, and this piece by @Unangbangkay absolutely takes the prize for "writing LEAST likely to be picked up by any mainstream outlet" due to its frank examination of fairly unsavoury subject matter, which I'm a little bit proud of on his behalf. I'd love to have more deep examinations of porn games that subvert their core themes like this in future editions of AAA!