oh i did not know of the other thread this needs to get locked then so hot heads like me will stop acting like a assholeHence the thread we already have. And btw should they censor much moore then I will be pissed too, but not over confederate flags. Though the character is a redneck idiot so why they removed it I don't get.
As long as you can chainsaw random people and drive over them with a tractor it's all good.
*Insert avatar quote here*I’m not down with censorship but I have to agree with this. I won’t notice any of the censorship unless it’s pointed out to me.
What point are you trying to make here because that's just like me saying "only because it was banned pre 2018".Only because they removed the ban in 2018.
Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games
After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.www.bbc.com
Before that was a no no.
My point is with the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the swastika was censored in the next Wolf game since someone is always offended by this imagery.
In Germany or Worldwide? I believe they are in Vanguard, but are an option that you toggle. Maybe more games could do with toggles.It's been censored in CoD since COD: WWII.
they disapprove a flag.
That's the entire joke, man!!!
The confederate flag was in the original game to piss off and mock the people that care about it.
this is vcpr gone as well
"In Germany, the law considers swastikas and SS sig runes the "symbols of anti-constitutional organizations." Displaying them publicly or selling goods that sport them is illegal. The Nazi salute and statements such as "Heil Hitler" are also banned in public."
Sounds a lot like the confederate flag/symbol?
They changed the law for videogames in 2018.In Germany or Worldwide? I believe they are in Vanguard, but are an option that you toggle. Maybe more games could do with toggles.
In Germany or Worldwide? I believe they are in Vanguard, but are an option that you toggle. Maybe more games could do with toggles.
Satire is lost on morons and sustaining the usage of that imagery normalizes it. I would probably have a slightly softer stance if it mattered, like....at all in this game, but it doesn't.
Yes I am very aware, but WW2 was 2017 if I remember correctly.They changed the law for videogames in 2018.
Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games
After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.www.bbc.com
Start Vice City chopping up a guy with a chainsaw in a bathroom, go outside, get a hooker in your car and fuck her, go to the strip club, get a giant dildo and start beating the shit out of everyone, go rob an army tank and kill 300 innocent civilians = all good in the hood.I mean...good?
If anyone is out there getting upset at the removal of a confederate flag in a video game, maybe you have bigger issues.
INB4 "but, but, buuuuut game preservation"
For the love of bacon, please STFU. There are millions of copies of these games in the world and will be easily accessible long after your concerned corpse is nothing but dust and your bloodline has ended.
"But, but, buuuuut disc rot, but, but, buuut"....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuut it.
And nothing of value is lost.What point are you trying to make here because that's just like me saying "only because it was banned pre 2018".
You say I make no sense? It's you who makes no sense. Do you not think there's a difference between censoring a flag in a game because of the countries laws and censoring a game to appease snowflakes? There is a difference.
My point is with the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the swastika was censored in the next Wolf game since someone is always offended by this imagery. The game being censored in Germany is irrelevant. And if you think it's relevant then my point will be the game could end up looking like how Wolf 1 and 2 looked in Germany for all players WORLDWIDE if things continue down this path.
I honestly don't see why the flag in GTA needed to be censored. It's not celebrated and these guys are not hero's.
The important questions.Are Vespas still called Faggios?
Start Vice City chopping up a guy with a chainsaw in a bathroom, go outside, get a hooker in your car and fuck her, go to the strip club, get a giant dildo and start beating the shit out of everyone, go rob an army tank and kill 300 innocent civilians = all good in the hood.
A flag = holy mother of fuck. We have to remove this. Think of the little children who will be playing this 18 rated game who might become criminalised if they see this shitty render of a flag on a shirt.
Dude, read your own source. The ban is only partially lifted. It is still illegal to release a game or movies in Germany with swastikas appearing out of context.They changed the law for videogames in 2018.
Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games
After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.www.bbc.com
You're annoying. What if someone decides to paint over penises and vaginas in classical paintings? There's pictures everywhere of the originals, what's the problem? Just look at themI mean...good?
If anyone is out there getting upset at the removal of a confederate flag in a video game, maybe you have bigger issues.
INB4 "but, but, buuuuut game preservation"
For the love of bacon, please STFU. There are millions of copies of these games in the world and will be easily accessible long after your concerned corpse is nothing but dust and your bloodline has ended.
"But, but, buuuuut disc rot, but, but, buuut"....shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhuuuuuut it.
These takes are hilarious.That sounds like a them problem to me, and to be honest I'm not even sure if you've played the game before if you think this satirical take would "normalize" the confederate flag. It's unfortunate in this social climate that context means precisely jack shit and nuance is dealt with like hitting grapes with a sledgehammer.
You still have to be approved to use it.They changed the law for videogames in 2018.
Germany lifts total ban on Nazi symbols in video games
After decades of German video games censoring Nazi bad guys, the rules have changed.www.bbc.com
Go on big brain, please explain how that’s a false equivalence, I’ll even copy the definition of a false equivalency to help get you on your way.
You're annoying.
It doesn't take much to understand the difference between a symbol of hatred and gameplay, does it? Oh, I guess it does.Go on big brain, please explain how that’s a false equivalence, I’ll even copy the definition of a false equivalency to help get you on your way.
False equivalence is a logical fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning. This fallacy is categorized as a fallacy of inconsistency. Colloquially, a false equivalence is often called "comparing apples and oranges."
It's impossible to argue his point well. He's just butthurt about the flag and so fragile that he needs censorship to not feel bad about it.Go on big brain, please explain how that’s a false equivalence, I’ll even copy the definition of a false equivalency to help get you on your way.
False equivalence is a logical fallacy in which an equivalence is drawn between two subjects based on flawed or false reasoning. This fallacy is categorized as a fallacy of inconsistency. Colloquially, a false equivalence is often called "comparing apples and oranges."
My point is only snowflakes care about shitty symbolism getting removed. I couldn't care less about triggered kids.What point are you trying to make here because that's just like me saying "only because it was banned pre 2018".
You say I make no sense? It's you who makes no sense. Do you not think there's a difference between censoring a flag in a game because of the countries laws and censoring a game to appease snowflakes? There is a difference.
My point is with the way things are going I wouldn't be surprised if the swastika was censored in the next Wolf game since someone is always offended by this imagery. The game being censored in Germany is irrelevant. And if you think it's relevant then my point will be the game could end up looking like how Wolf 1 and 2 looked in Germany for all players WORLDWIDE if things continue down this path.
I honestly don't see why the flag in GTA needed to be censored. It's not celebrated and these guys are not hero's.
Weak retort mateIt doesn't take much to understand the difference between a symbol of hatred and gameplay, does it? Oh, I guess it does.
It doesn't take much to understand the difference between a symbol of hatred and gameplay, does it? Oh, I guess it does.
Yup, nailed it. Your hot takes on point as usual.It's impossible to argue his point well. He's just butthurt about the flag and so fragile that he needs censorship to not feel bad about it.
It's not about people. It's about ideologies. Ideologies that emphasize fascism.Whats the fucking point if nazis cant even have swastikas anymore.
You can be bad guys but eheeeee that emblem? nope
The thing is that people who wave those flags from their houses or cars do not see this portrayal as a mockery, they see it as a form of validation.If you remember, that character was depicted as a racist fuck yeah USA gun nut which makes sense to have him with a confederate flag, it’s makes a mockery of it in classic GTA style.
Didn't realize that was a gameplay mechanic in GTA.Seriously? So Southern Slave Owner Simulator is fine for a game........as long as they leave out the Confederate flag?
Ding ding ding.The thing is that people who wave those flags from their houses or cars do not see this portrayal as a mockery, they see it as a form of validation.
Didn't realize that was a gameplay mechanic in GTA.
It's called context.
Or....you took that out of context?
nice dodge
Yea, it's a silly thing to waste any kind of energy on.I’m not down with censorship but I have to agree with this. I won’t notice any of the censorship unless it’s pointed out to me.
Or....you took that out of context?
DisagreeThe thing is that people who wave those flags from their houses or cars do not see this portrayal as a mockery, they see it as a form of validation.
Exactly! And You want a facist/nazi/confederate racist character in your story !It's not about people. It's about ideologies. Ideologies that emphasize fascism.