Dragon’s Dogma 2, like many open-world games, lets players get down and dirty with certain NPCs. However, unlike some games in the fantasy genre - looking at youBaldur’s Gate 3andThe Witcher 3- we don’t get to see any of the hanky panky, with it all going down after a fade to black.

This is despite many assuming that full-blown sex scenes would be included in the game, as interactions with sex workers werementioned in the game’s ESRB rating. While the rating did mention that there would be a fade to black, we’re only now realising how quickly that brings the scene to an end, stopping the action before it’s even really begun.

These scenes take place in a brothel, where you can pay a high fee of 20,000 gold for the services of one of the workers. However, from then on, it’s incredibly un-steamy. All you get for your gold is a few seconds of you and your partner sitting on the end of a bed in your underwear, before it once again fades to black. You don’t even get to see them touch, as the last thing you see is them sitting apart. Take a look for yourself - it’s a pretty un-sexy affair.

In hindsight, the description from the ESRB did warn us about this, writing: “Players' character can interact with sex workers, exchanging currency for services; a brief sequence depicts the player sitting on a bed with a prostitute (both wearing underwear), before the camera fades to black.” Which, yeah, isexactlywhat happens. I suppose we just thought this was a basic summary, not the entire itinerary.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 does get a little raunchier in other areas, though. One of us playing at TheGamer has come across a hot spring that’s full of a bunch of naked NPCs. Their privates are hidden by tactically placed steam, but we still see a surprising amount given how much is hidden away when we hire a courtesan. As a bonus, entering the hot spring yourself will only set you back 100 gold, so it’s much cheaper and you get more bang for your buck. Well, not literally, as I don’t think you can bang in the tub. That would almost definitely break the rules. No one wants to see that.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 is out now, having launched earlier today. It’s available forPlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, andPC.