Opposite of perverted?

[Finnuval]

I'd say perverted - pure.
You could also change it to corrupted - pure
or Vice - Virtue

 

[Marquise*]

Integre (at least in French Integrity is by no way perverted ^^ But depends of the context)

 

[Finnuval]

@Marquise* I'd think Integrity is more opposite to deceitful but that could be me

 

[Marquise*]

@Finnuval I guess in English. But my I wish that it could be like computers, loosing system integrity; we have some corrupted sectors on disk.

 

[Finnuval]

@Marquise* I hadnt thought of that... You're absolutely right in that scenario. Just goes to show how important context is

 

[Marquise*]

I know. And now the question gets even deeper there as that in my French mind it was really clear (I remember when I used to think Sensible was... Sensitive! *blushes* Well it is Sensitive in French is Sensible. I think I found the perfect tread to genuinely try to be VERY helpful while at the same time risking of just slip OFF the road! ^^ )

 

[Finnuval]

@Marquise* yeah some words despite being very similar can have totally different meanings. Been there myself haha

 

[Parallax Panda]

Since perverted is the extreme on one end it makes sense that ”prudish” should be on the other. Someone said that ”prudish” had a negative vibe, which it does, but that because it’s an extreme position, just like perverted. Balance them out right in the middle and you would get a normal persons position.

So I say go with ”perverted - prudish”.

 

[Marquise*]

Isn't the opposite of prudish some word that is a mix of exhibitionist and shameless?

(outgoing? Nah lack of vocabulary here)

 

[Parallax Panda]

@Marquise* I guess shameless works but wouldn't you say that someone who's considered "perverted" is kinda shameless too? But all words are somewhat open to the receivers interpretation. But I think they work pretty well as polar opposite. I googled both "perverted" and "prudish" and got this;

"perverted - (of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies."

"prudish - having or revealing a tendency to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity; excessively concerned with sexual propriety."

 

[Finnuval]

@Parallax Panda but then that only works if perverted is ment in a sexual way. One can also have a ''perverted' sense of justice.... So yeah, context

 

[Parallax Panda]

@Finnuval
Yes you can have perverted morals as well but I thought the OP was leaning in towards "sexual" with that one.

 

[Tuomo L]

Vanilla is opposite of pervert.

 

[MokoMoko]

Oh so @Tuomo L are still around? =D I thought you had stopped dev game

 

[Parallax Panda]

@Tuomo L
I'm pretty sure vanilla is opposite of chocolate!

 

[Marquise*]

Mmmm I have now to get back to first post to remember in which context that perversion was... My the...

Then you got someone soiling it with food. -_-;

I start to get my train of thought all the sudden perverted.

 

[Tuomo L]

Oh so @Tuomo L are still around? =D I thought you had stopped dev game

No, just moved engines and can't share non RM stuff here.

 

[Benevolentwanderer]

I would say that, for all intents and purposes, "Perverted" is just a subtype of "Crass." Most adults (barring your intermittent ace) have sexual thoughts. Calling attention to it in any situation except active flirting is rude, and the way those incidents are inevitably portrayed in anime and manga are so far outside the pale that they're considered crass.

The reason 'perverted' behavior is considered unacceptable is because it treats targets like objects instead of like people. A 'perverted' character acts to others in a way that says, "I think the world is my plaything."

In anime, it often goes along with jokester tropes, but in real life, that kind of behavior typically seems threatening rather than funny. Considering a lot of the community seems to be gals, who often have first-hand experience dealing with that kind of creep I would... not advise putting that in your game.

I would say your scales would make more sense like so:

• Jokester vs. Serious
• Crass vs. POLITE, where sexual stuff is shelved as crass
• Rude vs. Kind/Gentle
• Brave vs. Cowardly

• Pragmatic vs Honorable <- you mention this dichotomy, but didn't put it in your list?
  I would merge it with crass vs. polite because it makes for a more memorable story when you phrase it that way

Note that I also switched brave and cowardly - this lines the traits up by the way they break social boundaries, instead of arbitrary goodness or badness.

Keep in mind that, especially for comedic purposes, characters acting too serious, too polite, too gentle, or too brave can also make situations spiral out of control.

Likewise, offering statements that boost crosswise - for example, something both Polite and Jokester (bad puns, anyone?), Rude and Serious (for example, breaking up a heartfelt, important emotional conversation to try to steer people back to a task that, while perhaps important, could definitely have waited a few minutes), or crass and kind (for example, after a wardrobe malfunction, clapping someone on the shoulder and saying "Nobody minded, your ___ looks good") makes for an interesting spin.

I would say most of these traits should mostly be affecting which NPCs are willing or unwilling to help you out.

Is your game linear or full of side activities?

 

[Terozu]

@Benevolentwanderer
Wow thanks for the in depth analysis!

After the feedback on this thread I actually went with
Perverted vs Prude(where perverted means more open about sexual things in general vs prude's closed minded towards sexual things)
Common vs Refined(crass vs polite, since people seemed to get the wrong idea, this is more about manners than anything else)
Pragmatic vs Honorable
Mean vs Kind(what I always meant and it just makes more sense)
Comedic vs Serious
and Cowardly vs Brave
(They aren't ordered based on goodness or badness to me tbh, that's just how I happened to type them into the variables list XD, personally I find comedy, pragamatic thought and a bit of peversion to be good for someone, but all things in moderation, particularly the 3rd one)

To exemplify what I mean by perverted you can look at characters like Zidane. Alternatively if you've heard of Shimoneta, the perverted option would be more akin to SOX's humor rather than Anna's.... Annaness. Less "Im gonna stalk you and sniff your hair" and more, "I'm a young adult with an active sex drive".

The game is kind of inspired by Radiatta Stories, particularly the middle part of the game which features you taking on quests and such.
Due to this it's mostly open worlded with side activities but there are missions that directly advance the game's actual plot. (It's ambitious for a solo project if I'm being honest and will probably take some time to create)

The way I have things planned is that as you take side quests it let's you develop your character's reputation which then affects the main story scenarios. I want quests to be able to end in different ways to affect your reputation.

 

[Wavelength]

You might be thinking of "Perverse" rather than "Perverted".

Does Perverse not describe one who is perverted?

"Perverse" can mean 'sexually perverted', but unlike "perverted" it has other more important and more common meanings than that. "Perverse" usually describes a strong desire to do things that are irrational, unconventional, contrarian, unorthodox, rebellious, or unreasonable - and doing so for its own sake rather than for any sort of material gain. This could be a decent opposite for "Honorable" and "Chivalrous" - those concepts are strongly associated with conventional, traditional, reasonable and obedient behavior.

"Perverted" on the other hand is basically a proclivity toward immoral, lascivious, or far-too-obvious sexual behavior. It deals strictly with sex and sexuality.

Based on your extra info about honorable characters searching for a locked door's key and dealing less damage to enemies affected by statuses, "perverse" is the better word (a perverse person would likely take delight in finding another solution for the locked door or hitting an enemy that's already hurting). Then again, based on your reference to Zidane, maybe you actually did want "perverted" (Zidane is indeed somewhat perverted, but not perverse).

EDIT: I see you are considering changing it to Pragmatic <---> Honorable. I guess that would be okay, but I still like the scale of Perverse <---> Honorable. Pragmatic would fit nicely in the middle of those two - an Honorable person would take pains to do what is considered 'right', a Perverse person would take pains to do the exact opposite of that, and a Pragmatic person would do whatever is most convenient.