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South Park: The Stick of Truth has been censored in EU (only consoles affected)

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Vizzeh

Banned
Probably wont buy this, unless it was due for next-gen, bit put off by it anyway if its censored. Dont like anyone telling me what I can or cannot watch/play of an adult nature, being an adult.
 
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Human_me

Member
JaseC said:
We don't know for certain whether or not the censorship applies to the PC version. Ubi's yet to clarify the matter.
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Well the review guide on the first page only mentions the console versions have been censored, not PC as well.

I would imagine if it was all versions of the game they would of said.
But the fact that they say console versions of south park are cut makes me also believe that the PC is exempt of this fact.
 
TransTrender

TransTrender

Gold Member
This is why I'm getting a retail physical copy of the game for the PC and not letting it update.

Figured the butthurt police would be out in force for this one.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Human_me said:
Well the review guide on the first page only mentions the console versions have been censored, not PC as well.

I would imagine if it was all versions of the game they would of said.
But the fact that they say console versions of south park are cut makes me also believe that the PC is exempt of this fact.
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I weighed in on that in the OT:

JaseC said:
I'd be wary of taking the review info sheet at its word: some of the patch notes are PS3-specific and so it could very well be a PS3 variant of the document; ergo, the censorship warning at the bottom, while specific, could be contextual (i.e. it only mentions the console versions because the info sheet is for a console version).
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I'm not saying it's likely, but it is a possibility.
 
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Mt Heart Attack

Member
JaseC said:
I'm not saying it's likely, but it is a possibility.
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Then again, you would think Eurogamer must have received their own review copy complete with the info sheet and knows how to interpret that kind of documents. That is if they just didn't report the news without any sort of further research on the matter.
 
E

EGM1966

Member
What! It's not like we shoot dead doctors who perform abortions in the UK (so far as I'm aware). Why pick on us for this stuff vs US?

Mind you they have just ducked some serious Daily Mail outrage here.
 
D

DinHerio

Banned
I think I just 'forced' an answer from Ubisoft:

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https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/438360936559411200
 
Goldrusher

Goldrusher

Member
This makes absolutely no sense.

- why censor an 18+ game?
- why only in Europe?
- why only the console version?
- South Park of all games?

FFS Ubisoft.

Pre-order cancelled.
 
X

Xater

Member
So I have a feeling that marketing decision is somehow related to what content MS and Sony want on their platform. I can't think of any other explanation.

Lucky for me I got the PC version, so I am golden.
 
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ambientmystic

Member
DinHerio said:
I think I just 'forced' an answer from Ubisoft:

http://i.imgur.com/g0mlQAN.jpg[IMG]

[url]https://twitter.com/Ubisoft/status/438360936559411200[/url][/QUOTE]

Good job mate. At least there's still the PC version to look forward to.

The Minimum Requirements are also pretty damn low, which is an added bonus. Anyone with a PC made in the past 5-6 years should be able to enjoy the game lol.
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Dinjooh

Member
Pre-order cancelled.

No really, first time I get to use that sentence and actually mean it.


I'll buy it from the US PSN instead but nevertheless, it's-a cancelled.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Fergie said:
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Physical? Are digital versions not censored?
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I think that was just (unnecessarily) specific on GMG's part as it doesn't sell digital console games whereas it sells both physical and digital PC games.
 
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Dinosaur Tamer

Member
Wait, that can't be true. They would have to at least remove the swastikas and other Nazi symbols from the German version.

Edit: Okay, scratch that. I just remembered they do have different versions for the Steam release. That one version for all of Europe business was console specific.
 
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Spaghetti

Member
rjinaz said:
Abortion is legal in America despite some people being unhappy about it. It wouldn't make sense to censor it here either.
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abortion is more of a red button topic in america, judging from how obsessed the media gets over it.

it got brought up maybe... once in four years here in the uk
 
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Vitor711

Member
Where are people getting their PC copies from anyway? I just got both Thief and LoS2 for around £22 each which is what I'm looking for with South Park. Haven't had much luck so far though. Maybe I'll actually end up having to pay RRP (shock horror)....
 
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Tabby

Member
Censoring a South Park, lol.
Censoring an 18 rated game, lol.
Hope the PC version is uncensored, even them I'm not sure if I wanna support Ubi if they're pulling crap like this.
 
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Xater

Member
Dinosaur Tamer said:
Wait, that can't be true. They would have to at least remove the swastikas and other Nazi symbols for the German version.
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Swastikas are removed from the German version. That was always a given. (It's the law after all) Otherwise the PC version is uncensored in Germany.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
Vitor711 said:
Where are people getting their PC copies from anyway? I just got both Thief and LoS2 for around £22 each which is what I'm looking for with South Park. Haven't had much luck so far though. Maybe I'll actually end up having to pay RRP (shock horror)....
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You can grab a copy from Nuuvem for approximately 25.60 Britishbucks. Most of us who opted for the PC version bought it for ~$20 through traders on Steam but Ubi closed that loophole about a week ago.
 
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Tempy

don't ask me for codes
Xater said:
So I have a feeling that marketing decision is somehow related to what content MS and Sony want on their platform. I can't think of any other explanation.

Lucky for me I got the PC version, so I am golden.
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Yeah, might be more a MS/Sony thing than Ubi's fault.
 
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Sylver

Banned
I wasn't interested in this game but the heck, this getting too trendy over Europe these days. God bless PC, region free consoles and free costs on digital DD. God of War Ascension and The Last of Us multiplayer censorship was heart hurting.
This only is solved with any kind of censorship = no sale.
 
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