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[Battlechili]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

 

[Volphied]

Because no one cares about this outside of people wanting to throw an internet tantrum? Why does it changes anything with the game that a skirt is longer? If you were planning to get the game this really doesn't change a thing. It's nothing worthwhile and has been happening in games for a while. Sprites were altered since like SNES games because they were too revealing or religious and no one threw a fit over those.

But for a few month now this has been a hot topic. With all that has happened with Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian it's really easy to rile up a controversy.

Then again, back during the SNES days most people in the West would be blissfully unaware of anything being edited.

 

[John Kowalski]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Don't worry i'm sure there are many people in Japan who were uncomfortable with it too.

 

[Famassu]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Pathetic. SImply put, pathetic. In case of Star Ocean 5, you can hardly even notice the difference, there's pretty much no censorship, just the character is running around with slightly less thong-y underwear than before. Unless you're a perv trying to sneak a peek, you wouldn't even notice it.. -_-

 

[Vincent Grayson]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Your loss.

 

[Steeped in a Sea of Games]

The desperation in that last image... Yay Japan?

 

[DeVeAn]

This shit is always overblown. Leave the shit as is. I means it's ok to chainsaw someone but, jiggle boobs or tight underwear is the worse thing ever?

 

[Volphied]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

You're going to boycott a game because they changed underwear.

OK.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

Used panty machines.

The machine or the panties?

Oooooh

 

[jooey]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

バイバーイ☆

 

[Mendrox]

Just sad. Sad that they have to do this in this year or want to do it rather.

 

[WickedLaharl]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

because of a panty edit?

 

[Onemic]

I was quite specific in my use, citing examples it's likely most people would consider pretty ridiculous stances. SJW is used to describe the radical extreme who create issue where there really is none, which was how I intended it and seems incredibly relevant to the topic at hand.

Maybe in its beginnings, but the way its generally used now, radical extreme can be anything under the sun. Theres a reason why actual bigots use that term a ton

 

[jett]

Those reactions are TOP KEK, as the kids say these days.

 

[IndieJones]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

You simply MUST hear the voice I read this in my head with.

 

[bryanee]

Its barely any different looking at the two images in the op.

 

[Black Republican]

"in Fear of Western Criticism" got these developers shook!

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

Maybe in its beginnings, but the way its generally used now, radical extreme can be anything under the sun. Theres a reason why actual bigots use that term a ton

Sure, actual assholes use the term, but I think it's a valid shorthand for "people who take it too far." Obviously, one needs to explain it beyond that when they use the term, but I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the term.

 

[xZoneHunter]

This is getting pretty ridiculous.... Not that the censor matters, you hardly even notice it. But the fact that something as trivial as this is getting blown up in proportion because of recent topics about western criticism towards nudity in games.

Can we get back to the days of criticizing the newest GTA games because of the violence? At least that made somewhat sense.

 

[injurai]

"in Fear of Western Criticism" got these developers shook!

Western Criticism is our new imperial export.

 

[Volphied]

Its barely any different looking at the two images in the op.

I'm not even sure if anyone playing the game would notice the change, unless they're intentionally looking for it by zooming in.

 

[sonicmj1]

The US scored .07 point(s) higher than Japan.

If .4 is the biggest possible difference between two countries, .07 is fairly significant.

 

[RangerBAD]

Doesn't this make her panties more noticeable?

 

[RockTurtle]

You're going to boycott a game because they changed underwear.

OK.

people boycott games over cleavage or poses so not really that farfetched

 

[mckmas8808]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Man are getting really weird these days with how much booty they aren't able to see anymore in video games. WOW!

 

[AESplusF]

Sure, actual assholes use the term, but I think it's a valid shorthand for "people who take it too far." Obviously, one needs to explain it beyond that when they use the term, but I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the term.

I agree, couldn't have said it better myself.

 

[dity]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Whole game ruined by like 20 pixels. RUINED!

Right?

Sure, actual assholes use the term, but I think it's a valid shorthand for "people who take it too far." Obviously, one needs to explain it beyond that when they use the term, but I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the term.

You could also say "I think you've gone too far", instead of just blending in with assholes.

 

[HGH]

Western Criticism is our new imperial export.

Considering we have reviewers who have never covered Asian English releases importing DOAX3 just so they can give it a bad score, that's not really untrue.

 

[RoboPlato]

This change is especially baffling because no one that would criticize it would be happy with the change. They missed the criticism of gratuitous panty shots entirely.

 

[Volphied]

Considering we have reviewers who have never covered Asian English releases importing DOAX3 just so they can give it a bad score, that's not really untrue.

That game has been getting terrible reviews in japan too.. You don't have to be a westerner to find it shit.

 

[Alcotholic]

I grow weary of the games I'm interested in getting edited or censored in ways due to those uncomfortable with such content in the West.

Star Ocean 5 is another game added to the list of games I'm not buying I guess.

Such an extreme reaction for an insignificant change. I guess you were never interested in the game in the first place.

 

[shadow2810]

That game has been getting terrible reviews in japan too.. You don't have to be a westerner to find it shit.

Using amazon.jp review automatically invalids the whole article.

 

[RangerBAD]

That game has been getting terrible reviews in japan too.. You don't have to be a westerner to find it shit.

All the budget went to physics. They couldn't even animate their mouths moving. Although, I think the budget was never high to begin with. Also, Amazon reviews aren't really a great metric.

 

[KirbYuuYuu]

The covet here is not that they changed her panties, but it is that they got everyone to look at her panties.

We've been had

 

[Palculator]

That game has been getting terrible reviews in japan too.. You don't have to be a westerner to find it shit.

Stop giving that ridiculous article clicks.

 

[Volphied]

Using amazon.jp review automatically invalids the whole article.

It doesn't invalidate the fact that it's still a terrible game.

 

[Alucrid]

You're going to boycott a game because they changed underwear.

OK.

look some people don't like to change their underwear

 

[RM8]

I don't think even DOAX fans would argue that it's a good video game. The purpose of DOAX is not being a good game, it's to have almost naked girls.

 

[Battlechili]

Such an extreme reaction for an insignificant change. I guess you were never interested in the game in the first place.

I was.
I find it strange that people assume that a characters panties are important to me or something like that when I complain and/or choose to not buy games due to changes like this. Its not that I think someone's panties are important or even clothing in general are important. I've done this for many games in the past (FE Fates/Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Fatal Frame 5, Bravely Default) as well that I was interested or even excited for. Its actually that I'm incredibly disappointed that I won't be buying these games (and now Star Ocean 5). It sucks, because I really want to play it. But I cannot bring myself to support any game that gets content cut or edited from it either post-release or out of fear of how people would react. I feel as if its harmful to the game industry as a whole, and is more about the principle of the thing to me than really the content itself. Its almost never really about the content itself.

 

[Greenzxy]

because of a panty edit?

Priorities

 

[Palculator]

I don't think even DOAX fans would argue that it's a good video game. The purpose of DOAX is not being a good game, it's to have almost naked girls.

Does it fail that purpose?

 

[Volphied]

look some people don't like to change their underwear

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Alucrid]

I was.
I find it strange that people assume that a characters panties are important to me or something like that when I complain and/or choose to not buy games due to changes like this. Its not that I think someone's panties are important or even clothing in general are important. I've done this for many games in the past (FE Fates/Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Fatal Frame 5, Bravely Default) as well that I was interested or even excited for. Its actually that I'm incredibly disappointed that I won't be buying these games (and now Star Ocean 5). It sucks, because I really want to play it. But I cannot bring myself to support any game that gets content cut or edited from it either post-release or out of fear of how people would react. I feel as if its harmful to the game industry as a whole, and is more about the principle of the thing to me than really the content itself. Its almost never really about the content itself.

you know, a lot of games have a lot of things cut in fear of how people will react. we just don't hear about it. you probably shouldn't buy any games then.

 

[dity]

I was.
I find it strange that people assume that a characters panties are important to me or something like that when I complain and/or choose to not buy games due to changes like this. Its not that I think someone's panties are important or even clothing in general are important. I've done this for many games in the past (FE Fates/Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Fatal Frame 5, Bravely Default) as well that I was interested or even excited for. Its actually that I'm incredibly disappointed that I won't be buying these games (and now Star Ocean 5). It sucks, because I really want to play it. But I cannot bring myself to support any game that gets content cut or edited from it either post-release or out of fear of how people would react. I feel as if its harmful to the game industry as a whole, and is more about the principle of the thing to me than really the content itself. Its almost never really about the content itself.

This literally does nothing but rob you of having fun.

 

[ZerOmegaG]

It doesn't invalidate the fact that it's still a terrible game.

Glad we got someone to decide for everyone what games are objectively good and bad.

 

[Green Mamba]

I was.
I find it strange that people assume that a characters panties are important to me or something like that when I complain and/or choose to not buy games due to changes like this. Its not that I think someone's panties are important or even clothing in general are important. I've done this for many games in the past (FE Fates/Awakening, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Fatal Frame 5, Bravely Default) as well that I was interested or even excited for. Its actually that I'm incredibly disappointed that I won't be buying these games (and now Star Ocean 5). It sucks, because I really want to play it. But I cannot bring myself to support any game that gets content cut or edited from it either post-release or out of fear of how people would react. I feel as if its harmful to the game industry as a whole, and is more about the principle of the thing to me than really the content itself. Its almost never really about the content itself.

You have a really naive view of the creative process if you don't think this happens to basically every game ever made.

 

[HGH]

That game has been getting terrible reviews in japan too.. You don't have to be a westerner to find it shit.

Same thing happened to Bravely Second and Tales of Zestiria. I guess those are also trash?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=990011
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/01/27/japanese-gamers-tales-zestiria-alisha-costs-1300-yen/
http://www.siliconera.com/2015/04/3...avely-second-but-point-out-some-of-its-flaws/

Amazon reviews aren't a trustworthy source. That article is basically clickbait meant to fan the flames.

In any case your post doesn't address the fact that we do have some western press going out of their way to cover games they normally wouldn't.

 

[RM8]

Does it fail that purpose?

Nope! But that's kind of irrelevant to the game part of DOAX. As a product, it does what it's supposed to do - but since it's indeed a video game, some people are bound to judge it as such.

 

[Onemic]

Sure, actual assholes use the term, but I think it's a valid shorthand for "people who take it too far." Obviously, one needs to explain it beyond that when they use the term, but I don't think there's anything inherently wrong with the term.

The problem is, most dont and just use it whenever something related to social justice is being discussed that they dont agree with. What was once a term that possibly only encapsulated a select few is now generally used as a broad brush. You see it all the time in OT.

 

[Mesoian]

Your loss.

Well see...Edgy.

God I have 0 hope for SO5.