Jawmuncher
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Ahh ok found it.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=161361013&postcount=477
Hopefully modbot can just keep that post up to date or something for future bans.
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Is Etrian Odyssey no longer safe for public view
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Ahh ok found it.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=161361013&postcount=477
Hopefully modbot can just keep that post up to date or something for future bans.
KirbYuuYuu
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Umm no they are not. They are 2 dimensional fictional characters. THEY DON'T REALLY EXIST!!!
Leafhopper
Banned
Nowi from Fire Emblem: Awakening is 1000 year old dragon that looks like she is 12.
I don't know if that's the exact thing they are referencing though.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
That's why you play Classic mode. 
Honestly, it's kinda disappointing as I assume they do this to get some extra cash and some more sales from the Otaku crowd or something, the Etrian Odyssey games are amazing and hopefully they don't have to do this kinda stuff in future games. To even think that some people might skip the game over this makes me a bit sad, hopefully I'm wrong about that.
I don't think I'll support said DLC.
Honestly, it's kinda disappointing as I assume they do this to get some extra cash and some more sales from the Otaku crowd or something, the Etrian Odyssey games are amazing and hopefully they don't have to do this kinda stuff in future games. To even think that some people might skip the game over this makes me a bit sad, hopefully I'm wrong about that.
I don't think I'll support said DLC.
AcademicSaucer
Member
3000 year old dragons strike again
Barrylocke
Member
If what I understand is true, the worst part about bath DLC is that the bonus bath portraits only apply to the females. At least let us also see Bertrand awkwardly fighting a monster while dripping with water and sweat. Is that too much to ask?
Necromanti
Member
Sexualized children in some games is sometimes euphemized by adding a disclaimer that they're actually a lot older than they appear to justify it, e.g. that she's a century old demon.
freenudemacusers
Member
there is probably an in-universe explanation for the appearance of these characters, stop being so quick to cast judgement. it's possible they chose to dress this way on their own.
shadow2810
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JoeyJungle
Banned
A really common anime trope is for a character that looks 12 years old or younger to actually be ancient race that ages very slowly, so it's totally okay to sexualize them because they're definitely not kids.
Fine Ham Abounds
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KirbYuuYuu
Member
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold in general has really garbage DLC. I think this is the icing on the cake
Dark_castle
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The art direction of Etrian Odyssey is single-handedly holding me back from wanting to get into the series, and I'm in a dungeon-crawling spree these days.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Also known as the "Etna Defense"
Nocturnowl
Member
A shame, even though I don't play the series I always thought the artwork for the previous games had a nice sense of style to them, slowly but surely the female character designs just kept sliding down that slippery slope though.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
They are actully 76 years old.
Jawmuncher
Member
I still have PTSD from getting killed by a Kangaroo in EO4. I have yet to go back.
these lolli dragons are so old and wise they have become sentient beings no longer defined by the constraints of the game's designers.
Steve Youngblood
Member
See also: Fire Emblem Awakening's Nowi.
Dice//
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Children bathing in the onsen(with the adults too) seems like a thing i see a lot in Japanese media. I'm not exactly sure if that's supposed to be sexual titillation or not(of course the girl grabbing her hooters in the menu screen is though
Fine Ham Abounds
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It's a tough sell, I know. They are worth it though. You can just play the male characters, they all look at least 30 and most have clothes
Garrett Hawke
Member
Ummmmm artistic depictions of CP are also illegal so clearly the government doesn't recognise that distinction (and rightly so)
In most of the games you can create parties without the creepy portraits since each class has multiple variants. The Untold games have fixed characters unfortunately in Story mode.
He's reaching for that towel, right?
Please someone tell me Etrian Mystery Dungeon doesn't have this. Please. I really want to play that one
Nah, nothing like this in EMD that I know of.
Barrylocke
Member
At the very least, the games do have multiple portrait options, so you do always have the option of choosing portraits that seem more appealing/less bothersome. The untold games do have storylines and characterization with specific people so that's harder to avoid if you don't play in Classic mode.
This shit needs to stop. Give me scantily-clad adults all day long, but the pedo style is just flat-out disturbing.
Several generations ago, games would have artwork changed when they were localized. I wonder if the developers have ever thought about re-doing the character artwork for English releases? Do these games even have character models or is it pretty much all just artwork?
Several generations ago, games would have artwork changed when they were localized. I wonder if the developers have ever thought about re-doing the character artwork for English releases? Do these games even have character models or is it pretty much all just artwork?
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
The Untold parties are pretty tame in design, but most of the characters in EO are fine anyways.
If the mission is to keep this disgusting garbage out of Etrian Odyssey, it's a mission that must succeed.
Seriously, if the next entry goes down this path... uggggggggh
WHY
Obligatory FE Awkward Zombie comic link.
Like the posters above me already stated, whitewashing your loli by stating she's actually an adult, and going the extra mile by cranking up that age to a couple of thousand years, is a thing. Mostly since Japan passed a law that kinda sorta clamped down on genuine loli stuff a bit.
Leafhopper
Banned
...This is considered CP? Umm.
I think I am out of this thread if people are assuming this.
Unless you were just saying that in general. If so then yes.
vagabondarts
Member
My takeaway is:
I just want to play DRPG's and solve mazes and manage spells and upgrade skill trees and forge weapons and armor and go on quests.
What is all this other stuff doing in my DRPG's?
I just want to play DRPG's and solve mazes and manage spells and upgrade skill trees and forge weapons and armor and go on quests.
What is all this other stuff doing in my DRPG's?
Garrett Hawke
Member
It's not CP but it is sexualising little girls which is nearly as bad.
mrmickfran
Member
Why is Awkward Zombie always so accurate?
Snkfanatic
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Ah...off to a great start I see.
I think what disturbs me the most is the people in here talking about how "tame" this is
the fuck games are you playing?
it's not
but it seems to be aiming for the same audience
the fuck games are you playing?
it's not
but it seems to be aiming for the same audience
Good to know Mystery Dungeon is safe Thanks, guys!
Thanks, guys!I'm team FE and I wish Nowi didn't exist, ugh. But people pretending that bad optional character is the focus of the game, that's annoying too.
Meh. I... was expecting something more.
I think the proper term is Legal Loli (about that 1000 year old dragon). Or at least that was what I heard used.
The third image, I guess it's more intended to be "cute" rather than "sexualized". Like, when you see children running with towel, you don't see it as a pervy thing, but just... children running with towel. The game and art style isn't my cup of tea, but I don't see the big deal.
You haven't watch To aru... index or railgun or something? Watch it, it's quiet interesting.
I think the proper term is Legal Loli (about that 1000 year old dragon). Or at least that was what I heard used.
The third image, I guess it's more intended to be "cute" rather than "sexualized". Like, when you see children running with towel, you don't see it as a pervy thing, but just... children running with towel. The game and art style isn't my cup of tea, but I don't see the big deal.
You haven't watch To aru... index or railgun or something? Watch it, it's quiet interesting.
Komoe-sensei can be considered this, right?
So common I've yet to see one anime with said trope.
In Europe it's common for films to show child nudity for bath scenes. Some parts of the world just see it as normal and not a form of sexualisation.
Mauricio_Magus
Banned
Etrian Odyssey games might be the best selling DRPGs these days, and a big part of it is the artistic direction the series has.
The games are awesome, and this is the first time something like this has happened and it's optional DLC that you don't have to support.
YUP. Stranger in Sword City looks like it is free of this stuff. I don't know that for sure but it is one of the main reasons I want it to come out over here so bad.
Leafhopper
Banned
Not-sex sells.
Ah I get you.
Katie is one of us.
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