Super Seducer: Meet the man behind the game RLR TrainingSuper Seducer is the brainchild of Richard La Ruina, Europe\u2019s self-styled number one dating coach. A controversial figure, Richard\u2019s game has been criticized in some quarters for its portrayal of women, and even banned from release on PlayStation, yet big content creators such as Amouranth, Mizkif, and TmartN have streamed it. In the game, the male character \u2013 played by Richard himself \u2013 approaches women in bars, cafes, and even stops them in the street. He then proceeds to chat to them, choosing from various lines. The response from the woman will differ depending on the player\u2019s choice. The games do feature some dating advice, with La Ruina giving feedback on the player\u2019s choice. Super Seducer is described on Steam as the world\u2019s most realistic seduction simulator, but La Ruina told Dexerto that it is \u201cvery stupid and not to be taken entirely seriously.\u201d Yet Super Seducer 3, the latest game in the series, was rejected by Steam, and whilst La Ruina has submitted a censored version, it hasn\u2019t been approved at the time of writing Whilst Richard waits for a release date to be confirmed, we chatted to him about his career in dating, the rise of Super Seducer, the controversies, and how it found an audience with streamers. Read More: 5 things we know about Far Cry 6 so far – La Ruina admits that he didn\u2019t kiss a woman until he was 21. Looking back, he says he was \u2018bad with women\u2019, but after reading some books, changing his fashion style, and doing some public speaking, he gained confidence. He then felt that he was able to take the information he had researched and pass it onto other people who felt they needed help with dating. \u201cI thought \u2018I could teach this.\u2019 So I put together a curriculum and started doing courses,\u201d he explained. As a fan of gaming since the days of the Sega Mega Drive, he started considering what he could do with technology and he had the idea of creating \u2018a silly app for iPhone.\u2019 However, Super Seducer only came into being when a games publisher approached him with the idea of creating a seducer simulator. According to Richard, it was never meant to be totally realistic. Describing it as \u2018very stupid\u2019, he says that players shouldn\u2019t treat it as a dating course even if it does contain some advice and scenarios based on his own experiences. \u201cIt\u2019s not serious,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s not Demon\u2019s Souls \u2013 it\u2019s just fun.\u201d Whilst it may not have been Richard\u2019s intention to make a realistic dating game, the first game \u2013 released in 2018 \u2013 did attract negative feedback from critics, and even getting the first and third titles released has been difficult. \u201cThe first game had problems because we made it before #MeToo. Then it came out right as that was all spiking. So, there were people, journalists, who hadn\u2019t even played the game that wanted to get it banned,\u201d he continued. Whilst some critics weren\u2019t happy with the content, that didn\u2019t prevent a number of streamers from playing the game. \u201cThe first game blew up when Videogamedunkey on YouTube played it,\u201d Richard explained. Them, when Super Seducer 2 quickly followed in 2018, content creators requested some codes. Huge streamers, such as Pokimane have also played it. Richard enjoys watching them play his game. \u201cI watch it with my wife. We sit down, we have iPads and computers, and we load up Twitch on all of them and see who\u2019s playing. I also liked Amouranth, she was really funny.\u201d He also mentioned Mizkif as another of his favorites. He also listened to streamers\u2019 reaction to the sequel \u2013 they felt that the game became too memefied and a bit too silly at this point, with even more ridiculous options than the first. The third in the series, when it is eventually released, will feature a couple of cameos from content creators, including NymN. The game, together with his career as a dating coach, has led to Richard being recognized in the street. He recalled one incident that happened whilst out in Cambridge. \u201cThere was a guy who recognized me and he had his phone in his top pocket recording, and I didn\u2019t notice. He was asking me advice and tips for women. He tried to get me to talk to women in the street and stuff.\u201d Following the encounter, the guy uploaded the video onto YouTube. Yet, while Super Seducer has given him more recognition, the third game in the series will be the last. Richard told us that they are at the mercy of Steam\u2019s policies when it comes to getting their games released. \u2018We wouldn\u2019t want to make it and have Steam change their policies and we lose all our money and time that we invested,\u201d he said. \u2018It doesn\u2019t make sense to have a game and rely on a single platform, He would still like to make a Super Seducer VR game, he has doubts that Facebook would ever allow it to be on Oculus. Yet that doesn\u2019t mean that Richard will stop making games entirely. He will just need to change his approach. \u2018It would make more sense to me to make a different game and have it on all platforms, because otherwise it\u2019s super risky,\u201d he said. Super Seducer 3 has been submitted to Steam and is awaiting a release date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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