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Papers, Please censored on iPad due to Apple policies
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More_Badass
Member
Okay, this whole thing is BS. Pocket Gamer did an opinion piece on Apple's censorship of games
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Papers,+Please/feature.asp?c=62961
http://i.imgur.com/TcczbGj.jpg (NSFW)
From Telltale's Wolf Among Us, not censored at all
As PG said, that inconsistency is really ridiculous.
http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/iPad/Papers,+Please/feature.asp?c=62961
http://i.imgur.com/TcczbGj.jpg (NSFW)
From Telltale's Wolf Among Us, not censored at all
As PG said, that inconsistency is really ridiculous.
nhlducks35
Member
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
They are really trying to parent the video game market.
It's a tad much considering you can buy GTA3, VC, and SA and have one hell of a good time. I think Apple is trying to be appealing to a culture of parents.
a cell phone is a much bigger risk to kids than a game console and nudity should be behind a ratings board not some big company and their users. They should ban their movie section with nudity too. All rated R movies should be taken down.
I hate seeing content being parented and controlled. It's like we're dealing with an almighty group of mad parents anymore.
I feel that people are getting offended and they're demanding censorship because they have no idea what it's like to have things taken away or have something they like censored or rejected.
It's a tad much considering you can buy GTA3, VC, and SA and have one hell of a good time. I think Apple is trying to be appealing to a culture of parents.
a cell phone is a much bigger risk to kids than a game console and nudity should be behind a ratings board not some big company and their users. They should ban their movie section with nudity too. All rated R movies should be taken down.
I hate seeing content being parented and controlled. It's like we're dealing with an almighty group of mad parents anymore.
I feel that people are getting offended and they're demanding censorship because they have no idea what it's like to have things taken away or have something they like censored or rejected.
tetsujin007
Neo Member
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Youd think these games had real people or Grand Theft Debbie Does Dallas III really exists.
PumpkinSpice
Banned
I think the inconsistency comes from Telltale rating their game 17+ and Pope rating his game 12+.
Nudity isn't generally considered OK for a 12 year old's game.
Weltall Zero
Member
Funny thing is, App's own policies only mention nudity as problematic in this paragraph:
I wouldn't want to be in the head of the person that finds the images or the context they're presented in as "intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings". :S
I wouldn't want to be in the head of the person that finds the images or the context they're presented in as "intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings". :S
deltatheta
Member
Did he rate the original version 12+? I'd assume that he would have rated the original game 17+, but after he removed the nudity, changed the rating to 12+.
If he tried to submit it with nudity as 12+, then Apple's decision makes a lot more sense. But it's dumb that they wouldn't just approve it and change the rating.
bernardobri
Steve, the dog with no powers that we let hang out with us all for some reason
https://twitter.com/dukope/status/543480419581038592
https://twitter.com/dukope/status/543480617757716480
Seems like it was resolved.
https://twitter.com/dukope/status/543480617757716480
Seems like it was resolved.
YianGaruga
Banned
I do wonder though...
sweet. Curious how it plays on touch. I guess i could just try it on my surface pro instead of rebuying it on ipad.
The original submission was 17+. I lowered it to 12+ after removing the nudity.
In any case, It looks like the initial rejection was a misunderstanding. Apple just contacted me and said the app reviewer made a mistake and that I should resubmit with the nudity option restored.
If I had to guess, I'd say they found the "NUDITY" checkbox in the game's settings and figured it was too risky. Not sure I'd handle it any better if I was a reviewer slogging through submissions.
I'm going to put the nudity checkbox back in (default to off) and resubmit the game over the weekend.
ETA: Damn you guys work fast.
great news dude
stump sock
Member
Thanks for the update! I already bought it, I love the way it controls, much more than M+KB. Glad to hear the decision was reversed.
eyeball_kid
Member
Fantastic news! I'm surprised they even found the checkbox; in my experience with App Store reviewers many of them can hardly be bothered to use it. I think they should probably have a feedback mechanism so that reviewers can ask questions of the developer without outright rejecting an app.
Glad to hear its been resolved.
timetokill
Banned
Very happy it's been resolved!
Probably wouldn't compare since it just mimics the mouse... Also the interface on iPad is slightly different.
I'm playing on an iPad 3 and it runs flawlessly.
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