Hold on, are you saying Tsubasas skater outfit with the dumb sideways cap was added censorship? Because that's the best fucking costume in the game.
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Least favorite regional censorship?
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They gave a synopsis of the cut content so the story wasn't hindered. Not sure why you have an issue with it.
Iirc it was "newhalf" which I wasn't under the impression was derogatory. Perhaps I am mistaken though.
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Interesting!
I thought that it was *slightly* censored i.e. not so much gore compared to the US version.
Thanks for enlightening me to that.
Iriscomeback
Member
Yup, that outfit isn't in the Japanese version
...you people are insane. We obviously got the superior version.
Cracklox
Member
Down here in Aus we didn't even have an 18+ classification till 5 years or so ago. As a result, there was a bunch of stuff that never saw release like mortal kombat 9 (it was later when they added 18+ though) or was butchered to shit, like LFD2.
Haha. Yep. Completely agree. They actually had fun with it, which sort of made it funnier then the actual joke.
Haha. Yep. Completely agree. They actually had fun with it, which sort of made it funnier then the actual joke.
shira
Member
China's Low Violence Dota 2 models are so awful.
http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Low_Violence
Kinda sucks when several characters and art have bones
http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Low_Violence
Kinda sucks when several characters and art have bones
Pretty sure its not. It was coined by transperson decades ago when they didn't really have another word for them.
Unless I remember incorrectly, this isn't regional censorship (if you can even call it censorship when every version does it).
Regarding TMS, while I certainly think that most (if not all) adjustments were unnecessary, I don't really mind them. Even the changed wedding dress doesn't bother me in concept, though it does bother me how shoddily it was edited, especially since the other changes were executed a lot better. The dress is one of the few things were I'm sure everyone can tell that it was changed, even without prior knowledge of the Japanese version of the game.
thats localisation not censorship.
JamesJoyce1882
Member
Germany is pretty idiotic in still censoring all Nazi symbolism. People are not going to turn into Nazis 70 years after the war because they see swastikas in Wolfenstein. The censoring is also extreme, uncensored games go on a forbidden list and are not allowed to be legally sold even to adults. So German Wolfensteins have stupid made up symbols.
I also disliked to TMS censorship a lot. I could understand the censoring in that vita body part rubbing card game, but TMS is absolutely harmless and to think that cleavage or a bikini would be too much for a Western audience to handle, is ridiculous.
I also disliked to TMS censorship a lot. I could understand the censoring in that vita body part rubbing card game, but TMS is absolutely harmless and to think that cleavage or a bikini would be too much for a Western audience to handle, is ridiculous.
It wasn't European censorship, but Japanese. However, Rising Star Games, in all their wisdom, thought giving us the Japanese version would be giving us the more authentic experience even though the American version is the true version (one of the bosses in NMH2 doesn't even make sense with the way they are handled in the Japanese version).
But hey, at least we got a Genki Rockets music video that you'll probably look at once!
Thank goodness they saw sense with the sequel.
All censorship is bad by definition, isn't this why they implemented the rating system anyway, to avoid censoring stuff? Ugh.
Anyway, didn't know about the Stick of truth one (played on PC) and the result is actually funny. Compare that with the Xenosaga 3 one and, well...
Also, it's amazing how in a lot of games they just put pants or something on female models and then it's suddenly ok. It's a mental process that has always fascinated me.
Anyway, didn't know about the Stick of truth one (played on PC) and the result is actually funny. Compare that with the Xenosaga 3 one and, well...
Also, it's amazing how in a lot of games they just put pants or something on female models and then it's suddenly ok. It's a mental process that has always fascinated me.
killatopak
Member
All of them.
drotahorror
Banned
Probably Siren Blood Curse censorship in the NA version. Cuts out lots of blood decals/stabbings etc.
That's egregious. While simple, it changes so much.
TMS bombed everywhere. It should've stayed M, at least. But it wouldn't have stopped it from bombing.
RadioHeadAche
Member
Reminds me of Outlaw Star on toonami
Shadylunchbox
Member
Please elaborate.
Benzychenz
Member
Yeah this one.
I actually didn't care about most of the censorship in TMS, but this was just absurd.
Yeah I used that outfit the entire game, was awesome.
Ultimately what's considered the more offensive in each region.
It is pretty ridiculous though that Gohan can have his arm missing in the morning cartoon in Japan, but not in the actual video game.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I can't believe no one mentioned one of the most censored/altered games of all time. Streets or Rage 3 or Bare Knuckle 3 in Japan. Character colors are different for some peculiar reason, female enemies are altered severely, especially Electra, different storyline, difficulty was changed, different dialog, longer introduction in Japanese version, Ash the mid boss was missing, different names of moves, voices and items.......
Too many to name, just take a look. Yes, while the American version was definitely good, the Japanese version was noticeably better imo.
http://www.soronline.net/sor3_sor3vsbk3.htm
Honestly, I never liked censorship and I guess that is why it usually irritates me when I see paltry things altered between regions even today.
What I always found strange was back in the SNES days, you cannot beat up on Roxy and Poison, but you can have Maki in Final Fight 2 or Lucia in Final Fight 3 get beat up and beat thugs up. Maybe be cause they were playable or something and didn't appear as defenseless? Honestly, how did saying Roxy and Poison were transgender help things out when they still looked like 100% females when you were beating them up? Yeah, I was shocked when I saw Billy and Sid. Didn't know what to think.
Too many to name, just take a look. Yes, while the American version was definitely good, the Japanese version was noticeably better imo.
http://www.soronline.net/sor3_sor3vsbk3.htm
Honestly, I never liked censorship and I guess that is why it usually irritates me when I see paltry things altered between regions even today.
What I always found strange was back in the SNES days, you cannot beat up on Roxy and Poison, but you can have Maki in Final Fight 2 or Lucia in Final Fight 3 get beat up and beat thugs up. Maybe be cause they were playable or something and didn't appear as defenseless? Honestly, how did saying Roxy and Poison were transgender help things out when they still looked like 100% females when you were beating them up? Yeah, I was shocked when I saw Billy and Sid. Didn't know what to think.
matrix-cat
Member
Yakuza 3 had huge chunks cut out of it, there's a full list here. Shogi and Mahjong minigames, Hostess clubs and everything associated with them, instances of racism, 22 out of 123 side missions, and on and on.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I never knew that.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH7QCtuaXgI
Enjoy this clusterfuck called left4dead2 australian version
Enjoy this clusterfuck called left4dead2 australian version
In the German left 4 dead versions zombies pretty much disappear before they even hit the ground. It's so silly and unnecessary
They also added back the thumb on the cover, because "ewww, gross" i guess
The UK cover for L4D2 was changed because it was feared that people would think the original was flipping them off lol
More of a humorous change though.
cj_iwakura
Member
Made even funnier due to the fact that you manage a hostess club in Y2.
Funny how concerned Valve was with these covers.The UK cover for L4D2 was changed because it was feared that people would think the original was flipping them off lol
More of a humorous change though.
Charlouie Jonesman
Banned
The older 3D GTA games were censored in Germany and some decisions went a bit further than just removing blood and whatnot.
Vice City had all the rampage missions removed as well as one or two story missions that were basically just "Cause a bunch of mayhem". Killed civilians didn't drop any money to remove any kind of reward. But the worst change for me was that they removed the ability to kick people when they're down. Admittedly, it's not a nice thing to do, but without that, combat became incredibly cumbersome and more difficult, always having to wait until the opponents get up again.
Vice City had all the rampage missions removed as well as one or two story missions that were basically just "Cause a bunch of mayhem". Killed civilians didn't drop any money to remove any kind of reward. But the worst change for me was that they removed the ability to kick people when they're down. Admittedly, it's not a nice thing to do, but without that, combat became incredibly cumbersome and more difficult, always having to wait until the opponents get up again.
KeyBladerXIII
Member
Kingdom Hearts 2 had some weird censorship when it came to the US.
One of the late game bosses combines his weapons to form a sniper rifle, which doesn't happen in the NA version.
The Hydra boss has its green, slimy blood replaced with black smoke.
A character who attempts a suicide attack was supposed to be on fire in their scene. The fire was removed.
Some enemies in the Pirates of the Carribean world used muskets, but those were replaced by crossbows that still sound like muskets when fired. The pirates were also supposed to catch on fire when a fire spell is used but they took that out too.
One of the late game bosses combines his weapons to form a sniper rifle, which doesn't happen in the NA version.
The Hydra boss has its green, slimy blood replaced with black smoke.
A character who attempts a suicide attack was supposed to be on fire in their scene. The fire was removed.
Some enemies in the Pirates of the Carribean world used muskets, but those were replaced by crossbows that still sound like muskets when fired. The pirates were also supposed to catch on fire when a fire spell is used but they took that out too.
Ouah, what a thread, i disagree with so much people.
I think Poison is one of my favorite regional censorship since it made a transexual character... And i think the censorship helped a LOT Tokyo Mirage Session as a game because i really don't think it's important to have ZIPPER PANTIES
In order to talk about the idol market. Yeah, it's also censored in the Japanese market but still ! I also think the change of the picture work better for the narrative than the swimmsuit one. Yeah, covering cleavage is kinda ridiculous but the number of person who mention the Tokyo Mirage Session localization as being horrible because of that is baffling. Did you PLAYED that game ? Did you see how little it was ? Did you see the impact in the story ? I think most person doesn't and are just angry for no reasonable reason with an out of context picture with "Before Censorship", "After censorship".
No, really, my least favorite regional censorship has to be I have no mouth and i must scream in the French and German version. It totally cut the story of the nazi doctor in a game which talk about the sins. To their defense it's the most disturbing chapter by far, you actually make horrible experience on human with a point & click interface... The story was cut but the cage where the Nazi doctor is is still there so it's really strange to not have access to it. It would be as if, in Mario 64, there is a painting in a room that you can't enter...
Cutting interesting story, that's really the worst kind of censorship for me far above "Hey, we don't see cleavage anymore, what are we ? Children ?"
I think Poison is one of my favorite regional censorship since it made a transexual character... And i think the censorship helped a LOT Tokyo Mirage Session as a game because i really don't think it's important to have ZIPPER PANTIES
In order to talk about the idol market. Yeah, it's also censored in the Japanese market but still ! I also think the change of the picture work better for the narrative than the swimmsuit one. Yeah, covering cleavage is kinda ridiculous but the number of person who mention the Tokyo Mirage Session localization as being horrible because of that is baffling. Did you PLAYED that game ? Did you see how little it was ? Did you see the impact in the story ? I think most person doesn't and are just angry for no reasonable reason with an out of context picture with "Before Censorship", "After censorship".
No, really, my least favorite regional censorship has to be I have no mouth and i must scream in the French and German version. It totally cut the story of the nazi doctor in a game which talk about the sins. To their defense it's the most disturbing chapter by far, you actually make horrible experience on human with a point & click interface... The story was cut but the cage where the Nazi doctor is is still there so it's really strange to not have access to it. It would be as if, in Mario 64, there is a painting in a room that you can't enter...
Cutting interesting story, that's really the worst kind of censorship for me far above "Hey, we don't see cleavage anymore, what are we ? Children ?"
For what it's worth, this is 'least favorite'. If nobody's played 'I have no mouth and I must Scream' in French or German, they may not have a reason for it to be their least favorite since it didn't affect them.
Edit: DAMMIT!
GreenAlien
Member
Any censorship is "reasonable reason" enough to be angry. It's condescending to the consumer.
China's Low Violence Dota 2 models are so awful.
http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Low_Violence
Kinda sucks when several characters and art have bones
I don't know, I like the low violence icon a bit more. It's a bit creepier.
purseowner
Member
Vlaphor
Member
Potentially, the idea behind the changes was that it would open up the game to a larger audience...which didn't happen. The new people didn't show up and potential fans of the original were turned off by the alterations.
To be fair, the US be version had them also spouting random things, Rastafarian slang and what I believe to be a reference to the Project Reality.Guess Nintendo catched on.
Pretty much all censorship is stupid but I think some of the worst censorship is the kind that ends up affecting all versions of the game, rather than just the region it has to be censored in. Like the genitals being covered up in all versions of Heavy Rain just because the US-American market can't handle it.
Ouah, what a thread, i disagree with so much people.
I think Poison is one of my favorite regional censorship since it made a transexual character... And i think the censorship helped a LOT Tokyo Mirage Session as a game because i really don't think it's important to have ZIPPER PANTIES
In order to talk about the idol market. Yeah, it's also censored in the Japanese market but still ! I also think the change of the picture work better for the narrative than the swimmsuit one. Yeah, covering cleavage is kinda ridiculous but the number of person who mention the Tokyo Mirage Session localization as being horrible because of that is baffling. Did you PLAYED that game ? Did you see how little it was ? Did you see the impact in the story ? I think most person doesn't and are just angry for no reasonable reason with an out of context picture with "Before Censorship", "After censorship".
No, really, my least favorite regional censorship has to be I have no mouth and i must scream in the French and German version. It totally cut the story of the nazi doctor in a game which talk about the sins. To their defense it's the most disturbing chapter by far, you actually make horrible experience on human with a point & click interface... The story was cut but the cage where the Nazi doctor is is still there so it's really strange to not have access to it. It would be as if, in Mario 64, there is a painting in a room that you can't enter...
Cutting interesting story, that's really the worst kind of censorship for me far above "Hey, we don't see cleavage anymore, what are we ? Children ?"
What's important is relative. I don't need things that weren't intended to be there, but if the character designer designed zipper panties, then I don't want my localized version to lack zipper panties. I don't care about the reason or justification, I want the original version without concessions made to accommodate my market.
It's on the first page. Post #38
And yeah, that game gets my vote, too. The changes make little sense. I really need to play the Japanese version someday...
You know, I've always wondered why Capcom and/or Nintendo thought it was necessary to change Poison and Roxy to Billy and Sid. There were whip-wielding female enemies in Double Dragon, which was released a few years prior to Final Fight, and nobody batted an eye back then. The NES version of Renegade also contained female enemies if I recall correctly, so why the sudden change in attitude?
Ah, not too bad:China's Low Violence Dota 2 models are so awful.
http://dota2.gamepedia.com/Low_Violence
Kinda sucks when several characters and art have bones
In Return, how about "Wolfenstein: The New Order"? In a total crapshot, we in Austria got stuck with the German version, which features an exclusive German dub because all Nazi references were deep scrubbed and instead replaced with fantasy names. So not only do I have to deal with no Nazis, I have to deal with the terribleness that is German Video Game voice acting to boot.