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Fanservice

Culture concept

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games
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Uses any kind of fanservice, usually characterized by the display of things or events even when there's no need for them in terms of gameplay or story.

Notable people involved: Tomonobu Itagaki, Hideo Kojima, Jim Norwood, Kenichiro Takaki and Katsunori Ehara

Alternate names: ファンサービス
Name variations: Fan service

Due to nature of what fanservice is, this can't be used on erotic/porn games.

In western games this tends to be somewhat different, usually occurring in form of unnaturally voluptuous females in skimpy clothing in games where they serve no purpose.

Often derogatorily said to be selling off to the adolescent males by abusing their raging hormones or some such.

Examples: (titillation)

  • Skimpy clothing (especially if this is BDSM-like latex/leather gear, likely including swimwear/bodysuits, short skirts, etc.)
  • Plenty of upskirts/pantyshot content
  • Suggestive posing or positions, whether intentional (blatant posing) or accidental (e.g. falling over and showing "naughty" things)
  • Plentiful voluptuous females, alternatively toned/athletic males (this only when scantily dressed)
  • Ridiculously body hugging clothing (e.g. lines tightly under female breasts, emphasizing their shape and size)
  • Jiggle/boob physics
  • Some may even go so far as to show camel toes or nipples through clothing (as in the shape, not necessarily any see-through stuff)

... and some other things, but these are the most obvious/common.

Examples: (non-titillation)

  • Gives excessive detail on how something functions or displays that function in great detail, such as long mech transformation sequences or guns firing and cycling bullets, in slow motion.

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Child groups

Unconvincing armor, Jiggle physics, Tech fanservice, Combat stilettos, Gratuitous titillation

Related group

Culture
Nudity

Games by year

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The first Fanservice video game was released in 1983.

Eidos, Eidos Interactive and Tecmo published most of these games.

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Platforms

Windows71
PS231
Linux27
X36019
PS318
PS Vita12
Mac OS X11
Xbox10
PS48
PS8
MS-DOS6
Mac OS Classic6
Arcade6
Wii5
Switch5
GameCube4
Mobile4
Dreamcast3
Saturn3
PSP3
Xbox Series X2
Nintendo DS2
3DS2
PS52
Amiga2
3DO1
Atari 52001
C641
Amstrad CPC1
Internet Only1

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