Klayzer
Member
Design choice, not censorship. Two different things. There are way more revealing outfits, than the one changed.
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Stellar Blade Developer Shift Up addresses censorship claims "This is our final product. We are discussing this internally"
Putonahappyface
Member
I'll only buy if she is fully clothed.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
About?
Saber
Gold Member
The changes were made way too fast and way too much at the end of the project, so thats hard for me to believe. But since they are discussing this internally at least makes that understable.
Big brain IGN France vibes from this guy. A game which has heavly focus on the girl sexiness/attractiveness(as stated by the devs behind it, not to mention they said it wouldn't be censored probably because it's their vision) and have them toned down obviously gonna turn into a controversy since it's one of the selling points of the game.
Big brain IGN France vibes from this guy. A game which has heavly focus on the girl sexiness/attractiveness(as stated by the devs behind it, not to mention they said it wouldn't be censored probably because it's their vision) and have them toned down obviously gonna turn into a controversy since it's one of the selling points of the game.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
PC version will fix this
(And more importantly rip the model for sfm)
(And more importantly rip the model for sfm)
stickkidsam
Member
I’d like to believe the bit about the costume but why also tone down the gore then?
It just feels odd that the game would be marketed as such a raw bikini blood bath only to then tone down both. Granted there’s still some very sexy outfits. It’s still fair to be skeptical of this though.
It just feels odd that the game would be marketed as such a raw bikini blood bath only to then tone down both. Granted there’s still some very sexy outfits. It’s still fair to be skeptical of this though.
What has been toned down because if this was something censored that was already available to you that is one thing but none of you played the finished product nor were some of these things shown to you beforehand. Y'all are being pissy old men for no reason. The patched game came with a New Game+ that includes alot of additional content. This isn't something that was just done over the past couple of days/weeks. This was an internal decision made some time ago.
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semiconscious
Member
well, I'll agree that people have the right to endlessly pick shit apart. now, whether they're right in doing so is another matter...
ss_lemonade
Member
I mean, isn't the game still uncensored in all regions? Everyone still gets the exact same experience. The developer saying that "this is the final product/costume" just tells me that this was always the intended, finished design for release.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Cunt is an organ though.
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
This.
Saber
Gold Member
Are you telling me that the physical version without the patch is not the finished product? Like, really?
It's so stupid because so far you didn't touched on the gore aspect of it. It's the blood tone down also part of their final version or is this one of tales from the ass?
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Agent_Nobody
Member
I‘m a simple man… so my only question is does it clip? The starting suit is horrendous. Like how can I admire that fine ass with her hair clipping through those plastic wing thingies? Ugh 2/10 would not bang 
JunkerWoland
Member
I'm mostly just disappointed in myself for giving Sony the benefit of the doubt--that they wouldn't meddle--and pre-ordering the game. Stellar Blade's content clearly isn't butchered, but I dislike legitimately feeling tricked by trailers & demos and more so the principle of supporting these shenanigans. Regardless of outcome, hopefully Sony or Shift Up will issue a clear statement in the next few days; otherwise, I'll probably return my copy.
Madflavor
Member
Whatever that means though. I sincerely doubt Sony is going to allow them to roll back on the changes, or release DLC that enables a Version B of these outfits that got censored.
The real honest answer is “Sony ordered us to make the changes. We can’t do anything about it. Sorry.” But he can’t say that cause it’ll piss off both Sony and the players. So all he can do is say it’s intended, they aware people are upset, and they’re having internal discussions. But I can almost guarantee nothing will be done.
midnightAI
Member
I'll buy what ever I want thank you (or do you mean don't believe what the developer is saying, in which case.. I'll believe what I want thank you)
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Saber
Gold Member
Totally true, I agree. I even think it's possible that these tone downs may continue, since they didn't actually said anything about continuing those changes in future patchs. May happen or not, I just hope for the best and that they hold on to their vision and creation.
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midnightAI
Member
They may yet say that, why is it a screw up? They have acknowledged that gamers are aware of the changes, more than most companies admit to.
Edit: in fact so far they have been very proactive in making changes (very quickly fixed hard-r, film grain, input lag), discussing things related to the game, and yet people are still raging at them (too lewd, not lewd enough, too gory, not gory enough and it goes on and on, I bet they are tired of the complaining)
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Kilau
Member
Screw up because they made the point to say it was uncensored then let the internet run wild with speculation about the changes in the patch the last day or so. They should have gotten ahead of it.
FUBARx89
Member
That happened with Bethesda and Fallout 3. Australia ratings board had problems with being able to use Morphine so flat out banned the game. Bethesda changed Morphine to Med-X everywhere in the world.
Obviously Japan had alot of censorship, but that was restricted to Japan.
midnightAI
Member
It's been out a day, give them a break
I don't get how people think it's censorship when there's more revealing clothing in the game, you can even get a complete upskirt view of her ass in a skirt if you want, if ALL outfits were modified then yeah you've got a point but one or two being slightly different when the rest is still there does make me lean towards they wanted to change things up.
March Climber
Member
Kilau
Member
I'm not signing petitions or harassing anyone, I'm just not buying an altered product.
In their previous game Nikke, Shift Up had a character from Chainsaw Man with a coat. There was a massive uproar that it was censorship that the coat covered the characters ass. They gave the option to remove it with a later patch because of it. It very well might come with a patch after discussing it internally.
SidViscous
Member
let's be real here, paint brushing over skin in a day one patch is incredibly unlikely to be "this was always our intended design", and the studio bragging it was uncensored just few days prior to releasing said patch, is real stupid, regardless of if this was forced on them or a genuine last minute change of heart.
dreamstation
Member
You wouldn't have many games to play then in this day and age of constant updates and balancing.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Before release: We won't censor our game at all.
Shortly after release: We censored our game so it's 2% less risqué and gory.
Shortly after release: We censored our game so it's 2% less risqué and gory.
Aenima
Member
Really hope they roll back the outfits to the unpatched physical version. And if not i hope ppl keep putting pressure on them.
Im playing the game unpatched but would be nice to play the NG+ and other future updates without the censored outfits. This is a +18 game. Why western games like Cyberpunk, BG3, and many others can have full uncensored nutity on playstation, and as soon a game from asia comes out the censoring team say, "hold my soy late, got work to do"?.
Im playing the game unpatched but would be nice to play the NG+ and other future updates without the censored outfits. This is a +18 game. Why western games like Cyberpunk, BG3, and many others can have full uncensored nutity on playstation, and as soon a game from asia comes out the censoring team say, "hold my soy late, got work to do"?.
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Kilau
Member
Guess what, I’m not buying many games this day and age. One maybe two per year. This was going to be my second purchase this year.
Pejo
Member
Censorship apologist goons are gonna get me too riled up right now, I can't engage in this shit.
Fuck Sony, I knew their name was a pox on this game the minute I saw the partnership announced.
We had signs of it earlier:
www.ign.com
Fuck Sony, I knew their name was a pox on this game the minute I saw the partnership announced.
We had signs of it earlier:
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DoktorCoktor
Member
They altered every outfit that shows too much of her breast and crotch regions. This includes the china dress, bunny outfit and the black/yellow one shown in trailers. The bikini gets a pass simply because it's a bikini, but it's also on the modest side to begin with. It's clearly the result of last minute censorship requests from one party or another.
nosoynadie22
Member
really the whole discussion surrounding the game is already ridiculous
Putonahappyface
Member
Shake Your Rump
Member
What people such as yourself don't realize, is that this would be bad even if it were the other way around. If the game had fully clothed characters all the way up to the retail release, then suddenly a patch made them all in bikinis because a few countries wouldn't approve of its release unless they were in swimsuits. Imagine a last minute patch that made all characters wear a Papa Smurf outfit or maybe dog ears and tails because the publisher hired some organization dedicated to propagandizing Smurfs or furries.
It isn't the content that is the problem. It is the censorship.
Majima Everywhere System
Member
I feel for the dude, he is covering up for Sony.
He may have known it was in the cards and got the 1.0 out the door so it exists, and then did some obvious slapdash coverups to start the discussion. Enough backlash, Sony will have a bigger issue because it’s all very apparent what is happening.
I’m sure they had a vision, and I’ll play the 1.0 version offline.
He may have known it was in the cards and got the 1.0 out the door so it exists, and then did some obvious slapdash coverups to start the discussion. Enough backlash, Sony will have a bigger issue because it’s all very apparent what is happening.
I’m sure they had a vision, and I’ll play the 1.0 version offline.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
people are talking about the game.
is that the culture warz generates more clicks and drama.
bender
What time is it?
Shake Your Rump
Member
You realize that I am holding in my hand the final pressed disc that literally contains the "finished product". I can insert this disc and play the "finished product" that was promoted to us. Not this new "final product", but the original one that was intended to be released to the public.
nosoynadie22
Member
I hope this translates into more and more sales. I know that people may be angry with Sony, but if you buy the game, you help Shift Up to continue making games like this.
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Skifi28
Member
Perhaps. 99% of GAF has never seen one so we'll probably never know for sure.
Synless
Member
Fucking soy bitches….They literally added granny panties underneath the original design.
Soy Playstation
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JunkerWoland
Member
The original version of the Rabbit outfit making it onto certain discs does leave me wondering, whether Shift Up initially got an OK for the design, especially with how the alteration is clearly a last-minute, rush job. There would still be angst, of course, but people might be a bit more accepting, if actual effort was put into reworking the design. In general, most of the potential outfit alterations in the game seem like last-minute work.
tommib
Member
Thread cracks me up. I hope some of you are at least teenagers. If not, priceless people, priceless.
They literally added granny panties underneath the original design.
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Mantommib we should probably do a safety check on you. I hope all this laughing isn't giving you respiratory problems.