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Bravely Default censored for western release
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Smiles and Cries
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so are westerners just prudes? or is it just differences in cultures?
censorship still sucks no matter what the excuse is
censorship still sucks no matter what the excuse is
Deified Data
Banned
Hate censorship, but in a happy accident the censored costumes actually look better to me. Way to go.
Linkstrikesback
Member
Wowee, some costumes are slightly less ridiculous and we already have a 'fak u square no sael', when this news is months old.
Game is great, you should all buy it anyway.
Game is great, you should all buy it anyway.
TheOohChild
Member
mmmm..dat spherical avatar pelvis
As far as we know this is self imposed censorship. In that case, there is no "moral obligation" to stand against it, and if the results are better then there is no reason to be upset.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Not for nothing, but I do know people who stated they were likely to pass on the game because of the "loli" sort of look.
I don't know that this changes things for them, but I get why they did it.
I don't know that this changes things for them, but I get why they did it.
Too hard to understand simple mechanics for you?
We're trying out that whole de-objectification of women thing 'round these parts.
Karsticles
Member
Ditto. I don't care about costumes, especially when the graphics are this undefined. But changing text? Ugh.
Davey Cakes
Member
The costumes on the left actually look better IMO.
Matrix XII
Member
I don't really have a problem with this.
Usually I'm against censorship, but it's not a big deal here and the original costumes were a bit off putting.
Usually I'm against censorship, but it's not a big deal here and the original costumes were a bit off putting.
Sir Garbageman
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What sexual innuendo is the OP referring to?
Oh no, not my childish sexual innuendos. Immersion broken.
Acquiescence
Member
Don't care about changing revealing costumes on characters that are meant to be 15-16 years of age (creepy!), but faffing around with the original text? Not cool.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Costumes on the right are really tacky and just plain tasteless. Girl wearing lingerie and knee boots...okay Japan.
pancakesandsex
Member
This is dumb, I don't like it, but it's also not going to keep me from playing the best RPG to come out in a long time.
Vire
Member
Because Japan is still stuck in the dinosaur ages of game development.
After reading a little on the story, I actually support the ages being bumped up. It seemed a little weird to me that kids so young would have free reign to do so much.
But I guess that's a pretty typical RPG trope so I might be the only one.
You're censoring what makes the characters what they are.
JRPG rules dictate that skimpy armor is way strong. This ain't Chivalry: Medieval Warfare.
wat
n00bsauce87
Member
Probably why 3ds is region locked. So stuff like this won't even end up in blurred lines. But it's not even that serious. Also the age thing. Can't be promoting (screw this stupitid strike code) anything underage that isn't intended for little kids on your nintendo devices
flyinpiranha
Member
This has IAP right? Hopefully I can still buy a slinky outfit to match my pillow of said 15 year old character.
It protects you from attacks.
New outfits are better, being 100% against censorship in all forms isn't good.
Not sure, haven't played the game myself.
But considering some dialogue in Fire Emblem: Awakening had this, it must've not been all that subtle.
Noble Neckbeard
Banned
At least it's not the blood censorship from Xenosaga III. Lordy lord, what a stupid change. I had no idea what was even happening in that cutscene.
When I was a teenager I saw nothing wrong with it. But now as an adult, when I look at other 16 year olds I just think... I hope these guys are not in charge of saving the world any time soon.
In a Western counterpart, the Game of Thrones TV show aged up a lot of the younger characters as well from the books.
It's confusing, boring, and ugly. Like, it tells me there's jobs, but half of them don't even do anything. I can't find/there isn't a healer, an inn, or whatever. The default system I understand, but everything else is just a tremendous annoyance.
I thought at least the enemy designs would redeem the game, but if the art style on the first group of enemies is even a fraction of what to go by, there goes the barely slim chance of me purchasing it. I can't stand the goddamn chibis. At least give me regular art in the equipment screen or something, as I had no idea it would be this bad.
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