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shiyrley · Oct 30, 2015

Thanks.

LewieP · Oct 30, 2015

I am outraged at Nintendo's decision to censor Nintendo. This is unacceptable.

Vampirolol · Oct 30, 2015

Looks better now.

kinggroin · Oct 30, 2015

Fucking Japan. The og pic was a 13 year old?! The hell is wrong with them?

Azusa · Oct 30, 2015

What is wrong with her eye?

Alucrid · Oct 30, 2015

Clearly a violation of the developers original intent.

Scientist Supreme! · Oct 30, 2015

Didn't have a problem with her original outfits but this is much better of a design, I guess.

NeonZ · Oct 30, 2015

Hm... Is the shorts part of that censorship too, or is it just showing different chest armor/bras? It seems like for the bra they just added some kind of armored sports bra to her base model, with the bras, without any visual change, appearing over that, but the shorts look like they're completely covering the bikini bottoms, and they seem to be identical in both pictures. It also seems like they're the same shorts from her initial equipment. That could mess up either other characters' equipment or other equipment worn by her if those shorts are part of the censorship rather than just unchanged standard gear.

PillarEN · Oct 30, 2015

Since she now isn't dressing like a 13 year old trying to dress like a college girl on halloween night why change her to 15? I mean there is nothing questionable about the new wardrobe.

Linkstrikesback · Oct 30, 2015

Escalario said:
Fucking NoA. This is what happens when they handle localizations. Can we go back to NA not getting franchises llike Fatal Frame or Xenoblade, so NoE can be the one localizing them considering they don't bother with this censoring horseshit?

You realise now censored ff2 Wii edition right?

Escalario · Oct 30, 2015

Oh god, now that I think about it, #FE will be censored to hell and back too. Fuck this shit, WiiU was the last Nintendo console I've ever bought.

Forkball · Oct 30, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
Why the fuck would they even dress a thirteen year old character like that in the first place?!

Maybe she's really a 1000 year old robot.

Starwolf_UK · Oct 30, 2015

What if Japanese fans reacted badly to Lin's outfit and the change is actually intended in order to produce a more positively received product?

Character age aside (which I think is a big part of it) it does come off as odd considering some of the late game costumes in Xenoblade Chronicles (which were also unchanged for the 3DS port).

But fuck you treehouse, sooner NOE take over NOA, the better seems to be a meme these days.

Gaiaknight · Oct 30, 2015

Escalario said:
Fucking NoA. This is what happens when they handle localizations. Can we go back to NA not getting franchises llike Fatal Frame or Xenoblade, so NoE can be the one localizing them considering they don't bother with this censoring horseshit?

hate to break it to ya but NOE localized and censored Fatal frame 5 none of the treehouse members or there mention is in the credits for the game only NOE staff. NOA pulled a xenoblade and jsut changed the region code and tossed it onto the eshop.

jackdoe · Oct 30, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
Why the fuck would they even dress a thirteen year old character like that in the first place?!

It's Japan after all. I just didn't realize that Xenoblade X was targeting THAT kind of fanbase.

KainXVIII · Oct 30, 2015

If this outfit okay for japanese people - its ok for me, give it back, Nin!

Dark_castle · Oct 30, 2015

New outfit is of course better, but why does her head kinda seem bigger?

Edit: Never mind, it's the camera angle issue.

BGBW · Oct 30, 2015

The off camera shot has been taken at a downwards angle. That is the likely cause of the proportions looking different. Also looks slightly squashed in since her head is weirdly elongated compared to the one of the right.

Oddish1 · Oct 30, 2015

Escalario said:
Fucking NoA. This is what happens when they handle localizations. Can we go back to NA not getting franchises llike Fatal Frame or Xenoblade, so NoE can be the one localizing them considering they don't bother with this censoring horseshit?

I think you're joking, but just in case you're not, the changes being shown off are from an European build of the game and the changes in Fatal Frame were done by NOE as well.

hey_it's_that_dog · Oct 30, 2015

Censorship is always wrong! Artistic integrity trumps all other concerns.

p.s. I am Jared Fogle.

Faiz · Oct 30, 2015

The original was over the top and embarrassing and needed to be changed.

But... Geez, they could have done better. Maybe it will look better in motion.

matrix-cat · Oct 30, 2015

Are we talking actual 13 years old or 1000-year-old-dragon 13 years old?

FunkyDealer · Oct 30, 2015

That's a tremendous improvement. It actually looks kinda cool instead of cringeworthy like the original.

Heyt · Oct 30, 2015

The game lets you preserve the armor stats while being able to look like any other armor, doesn't it?

giancarlo123x · Oct 30, 2015

Wtf? This wasn't the artist original vision!

Jonneh3003 · Oct 30, 2015

I'm really happy about this, a friend of mine online is so pissed off that they change her age and called it censorship...i'm not for censorship but this is really appropriate. Good job Nintendo.

threelights · Oct 30, 2015

I don't care at all about any of this...

But seriously guys, can't you see the first pic is an offscreen pic that was taken at an angle close to the screen? That's why it's deformed >.>

kuroneko0509 · Oct 30, 2015

Escalario said:
Fucking NoA. This is what happens when they handle localizations. Can we go back to NA not getting franchises llike Fatal Frame or Xenoblade, so NoE can be the one localizing them considering they don't bother with this censoring horseshit?

********

Fiend said:
He is.

Cannot comprehend this view. Are you saying her first outfit is fine and appropriate?

Linkstrikesback said:
You realise now censored ff2 Wii edition right?

Gaiaknight said:
hate to break it to ya but NOE localized and censored Fatal frame 5 none of the treehouse members or there mention is in the credits for the game only NOE staff. NOA pulled a xenoblade and jsut changed the region code and tossed it onto the eshop.

Oddish1 said:
I think you're joking, but just in case you're not, the changes being shown off are from an European build of the game and the changes in Fatal Frame were done by NOE as well.

or not....

Shaanyboi · Oct 30, 2015

Way fucking cooler. Way less creepy.

Something something the original was the artist's pure vision something something 1000 year old dragon something something it's not a real kid something something.

Codeblue · Oct 30, 2015

Regulus Tera said:
both are equally shitty designs and the MonolithSoft artists should feel bad about them

Monolith Soft has always had bad character designs.

FunkyDealer · Oct 30, 2015

matrix-cat said:
Are we talking actual 13 years old or 1000-year-old-dragon 13 years old?

I believe she's a 1000-year old slow-lorris, evolved to take on human form.

SmokedMeat · Oct 30, 2015

The original outfit is disgusting. I can't believe they designed that for an underage girl.

repeater · Oct 30, 2015

This is a marked improvement, good choice by Nintendo.

truestatic · Oct 30, 2015

See outfit, "That's a little sketchy."

Phazon said:
Lin Lee is one of the youngest characters in Xenoblade Chronicles X (13 in JP version, 15 in US version).

Uuuuh. Monolith. What's goin on there?

danmaku · Oct 30, 2015

This isn't a special case, censorship is always about making things better.

and that's why it's bad

Scientist Supreme! · Oct 30, 2015

hey_it's_that_dog said:
Censorship is always wrong! Artistic integrity trumps all other concerns.

p.s. I am Jared Fogel.

Really? Why do people imply this all the time in these threads?

NeonZ · Oct 30, 2015

Triggerhappytel said:
Why the fuck would they even dress a thirteen year old character like that in the first place?!

The equipment in Xenoblade X was universal for each gender, rather than having character specific designs. Like I said in my post above, for the bras, what NoA has done seems to be to add an armored sports bra to her base model, with the bikini tops appearing over that when equipped.

I'm not sure what they've done regarding the bottom there though. Those shorts she's shown wearing there are just her initial shorts. So, either they've done something where the appearance of her shorts never changes, which would be pretty messed up for various equipment sets, or they just changed the bikinis to have the same appearance as her shorts, which might mean appearance changes for other characters too. Of course, alternatively, there's also the chance that the post was misleading and she isn't actually equipping the bikini bottom there, just the top.

See her original initial gear for comparison

DownGrader · Oct 30, 2015

The localized outfit actually looks like, you know. an actual outfit. The original costume does not even qualify as a swimsuit.

Sevyne · Oct 30, 2015

Escalario said:
Fucking NoA. This is what happens when they handle localizations. Can we go back to NA not getting franchises llike Fatal Frame or Xenoblade, so NoE can be the one localizing them considering they don't bother with this censoring horseshit?

Really? Blame NA when some EU countries are far more strict about this stuff by law? You are a funny little one aren't you?

King Tubby · Oct 30, 2015

Why are they putting a 13 year old girl in a skimpy bikini in any version of the game?

AppleSeason · Oct 30, 2015

Definitely an improvement. I must be the only person who thinks "I wouldn't go around killing monsters and doing acrobatics without at least wearing a sports bra". And seriously, 13?

Phazon · Oct 30, 2015

the person on Twitter just told me he only changed the top (added that to OP). The pants are just the default one, but I'm pretty sure it'll also look different than the JP version ^^

FunkyDealer · Oct 30, 2015

Codeblue said:
Monolith Soft has always had bad character designs.

Which is such a shame, because their animal-/creature-/monsterdesigns and world-designs are generally top notch.

Quonny · Oct 30, 2015

King Tubby said:
Why are they putting a 13 year old girl in a skimpy bikini in any version of the game?

I mean, 13 year olds wear swimsuits. If every character gets a swimsuit I don't see a problem with it (no idea if they do).

But I don't have a problem with this change either, so ¯\_(&#12484

_/¯

kuroneko0509 · Oct 30, 2015

Sevyne said:
Really? Blame NA when some EU countries are far more strict about this stuff by law? You are a funny little one aren't you?

woops someone got baited even when the bait is spoiled :^)

Escalario · Oct 30, 2015

truestatic said:
See outfit, "That's a little sketchy."

Uuuuh. Monolith. What's goin on there?

Same thing they were doing for over a decade. I mean, MOMO in swimsuit exists.

marmoka · Oct 30, 2015

This is OK for me. I don't see why do we have to see 15 year-old girls nearly naked.

Out_Of_Ammo · Oct 30, 2015

I usually don't like censorship but it's totally justified here. The new costume looks way better anyway. Did they also change the length of her legs though, or is it because of the camera angle?

Stallion Dan · Oct 30, 2015

Is the one on the left a dwarf?

Fbh · Oct 30, 2015

Man one of the thing I hated about the original Xenoblade is how at times the best armour was a bikini for the girls and Swim shorts with no shirt for the guys..... it was just stupid both in how it looked and in the context of the game.

Seems like the Japanese version of Xenoblade X took it to a whole new level. So Im glad they at least changed that

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