There aren't many games brave enough to explore the issue of consent and rough-play, especially with partial nudity and sexual overtones involved. Hurt Me Plenty is one of those games.
The game started me off by shaking the hand of a man with my mouse as a means of introduction. It used the speed and frequency of my virtual handshake as factors in determining how hard I was allowed to spank this virtual guy's buttocks, as well as giving me a randomly-generated safeword which the guy would use when he'd had enough.
Once those things were out of the way, the actual action began. I was required to spank by moving the mouse up and down. Unfortunately, I did so rather too vigorously and ended up causing the guy to cry out in pain and shout the safeword multiple times. Once the action halted, I felt strangely guilty because of how downcast and resentful this virtual being seemed, and the accusatory language he used whilst discussing what I put him through. It really resonated with my prior life experiences regarding consent and consideration for others. Consent is one of the most important factors in relationships and emotional and physical interactions with others, and it's great to see a video-game tackle the subject, even if it's in a rather surreal and perhaps clumsy way. It may not have a set narrative per se, but it forms a convincing, if fairly succinct, narrative between the game, the player, and the guy who gets spanked, depending on the player's actions.
Hurt Me Plenty can be downloaded (for free, or for a donation of your choice) at its page on itch.io.
