On August 4 -- priced at $27.99 -- a game called Massage Freaks will release from developer Qureate. According to an official description from the developer, it's "a rhythm game where you massage cuties." If that quick descriptor sounds like it's for a lewd game, it's because it is.
From Nintendo Life: "Massage Freaks, the raunchy rthythm game from publisher qureate, has been quietly released on Steam. Not only that, but it's also received a complete name change and is now called 'beat refle', which sounds like a bit of a play on the term 'Reflexology'. It's certainly a more "neutral" title, that's for sure.
The release follows a storm of controversy following the initial reveal of Massage Freaks. Its depiction of women and the scenarios in which they find themselves caused many to draw comparisons to real-life sex crimes in Japan. In addition, the forenames of the in-game characters were identical to some of the members of Japanese idol group 'Hinatazaka46' before qureate swifly made moves to alter them. Indeed, the Steam page for beat refle contains a few choice statements to potentially avoid any future controversy:"
Pathetic... I cant stand these twitter no lives who jump on anything to attack. They dont understand they could potentially ruin soneones buisness and employees livelyhood! If you dont like something ignore it! Yeah its starting out small rn with videogames. Then movies, books then it will be people with religious beliefs. And next thing you know we got another holocaust. Laugh at me all you want but it will happen people are lunitics today.
It’s already happening in many of the things you mentioned. Yes, these are miserable uptight people just looking to be offended by everything. The bad thing is they actually have the platform to do this and impact these companies and products.
Britain's pathetic clown police/law is already doing it too. On the road to super wokeness, flake country.
"A rhythm game where you massage cuties"... Well, I imagine some people will call this a... Rhythm Heaven!
I'll see myself out
I guess cuties need massages too sometimes.
Are you trying to get it pulled before it's even released?!? Some games should NOT be advertised to the masses on sites like this...
Meh, seen more racy stuff in Senran Kagura games.
😂 😂 Cancelled!!!!!