This is a good question. Last of us 2 had extremely realistic violence.
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The Callisto Protocol Banned In Japan Over Violence, Devs Refuse To Censor The Game
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
Good on the devs for refusing to censor in this market. I remember buying the JPN version of Resistance 2 when it came out, V7 Splicer "saw gun" didn't dismember enemies, was the last time I bought the JPN version of anything with any kind of violence in it, stuff like Gran Turismo is fair game though 
VeganElduderino
Member
Fucking stupid governments always controlling and dictating everything ! Let people live and fuck off !
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
NANI ?
Shits_McGiggles
Member
Porn is technically illegal in Japan. The censorship of genitalia (nipples and assholes are fine) is just a way to work around the laws. Legally it doesn’t make any sense, but it’s a ban that is only marginally enforced it seems.
ChoosableOne
ChoosableAll
This is the first time I've heard of Japan banning games. We are talking about a country where all kinds of crazy anime(I love them) come out. Very interesting.
Dorohedoro
Member
They will be able to play it. Just set your location to another country and buy it from that store. They might also include Japanese language settings.
Fess
Member
And people thought nu Tomb Raider was going too far with gore porn.
GymWolf
Member
You can blow up heads and limbs and hearing scream of terrors and agony in tlou2 aswell.
Also killing humans with arguably the most realistic and bleak depiction of violence in any game ever i think should classify as more violent than just shooting fantasy zombies, also
I can't find the tlou 2 version.
ByWatterson
Member
Next time some dumbass tells you America isn't exceptional, point out that literally only here can you say, publish, sell, and champion essentially anything.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Bruh, they have some of the craziest and violent horror/action movies.
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Portugeezer
Member
That's why they have the craziest porn.
tommib
Banned
There’s no dismemberment in Japanese versions, going back to the original TLOU.You can blow up heads and limbs and hearing scream of terrors and agony in tlou2 aswell.
Also killing humans with arguably the most realistic and bleak depiction of violence in any game ever i think should classify as more violent than just shooting fantasy zombies, also
I can't find the tlou 2 version.
Japanese censorship
- All European censorship applies.
- Dismemberment was removed in single player mode.
- Gore was removed from single player mode.
- The scene that shows a corpse getting butchered in a cutscene was modified for the Japanese release. In the Japanese version, the camera angel was changed so you don't see any detached limbs nor do you see anything getting cut off.
https://censorship-history.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Us
oldergamer
Member
but ok in cartoons and all other forms of media
Seems like they think that interactivity of violence make a big difference
remember_spinal
Banned
You mean the country with stuff like GANTZ and Battle Royal that is literally just about murdering highschool kids?
Dr.D00p
Gold Member
The Devs should include a 'Hardcore Japanese Mode' where you have to play through the entire game with the screen pixelated.
kyliethicc
Member
Yes there is less gore and blood in The Last of Us Part 2 in the Japanese version.
No dismemberment etc.
GymWolf
Member
Just wait the switch version release for that.
Dr.D00p
Gold Member
I thought Series S
Nautilus
Banned
Mister Wolf
Member
Japan banning stuff too violent and gory :|
me after watching everything from Takashi miike:
That Yujiro Hanma clap.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
I admire them for standing their ground.
More should do this.
Drizzlehell
Banned
SSfox
Member
Mortal Kombat don't release on Japan, so if the game is too violent it's not really surprising. It sucks for the Japanese people that wanted to play this game but i think they can still preorder from other countries, just like how other countries fans buy some games from other countries when a game don't release in their territory.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Yes and everything was completely fine. Everyone enjoyed their version of the game.
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Arachnid
Member
Same.
Can't wait to see monsters and people get brutalized. Hell ya, Callisto.
That doesn't work in this game. Dismemberment is the point. You take off a limb, and they mutate into something else from those missing parts. I feel like taking away the evolution of the monsters from their missing parts wouldn't work
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Negotiator101
Member
I say it warrants the violence given the genre so unfortunately Japan won't get to sample what's looking like a spiritual successor to Dead Space.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
This doable standard exist in west as well, for example in games like Catherine and Bayonetta which both have adult characters if it had nudity and sex as much as Cyberpunk it would be either censored or outright banned.
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Icymanipulator
Member
Good on them for sticking to their guns.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Good move. Stay true to the game. It's not like a game like this would sell great in Japan anyway so who cares. The worst selling games in Japan are basically anything westernized involving guns, blood, realistic graphics or pro sports teams.
Let Japan's ratings boards get into hissyfits over violent games while allowing peeping tom upskirt games with photo mode. Such classy media rules.
Let Japan's ratings boards get into hissyfits over violent games while allowing peeping tom upskirt games with photo mode. Such classy media rules.
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CherryFalls
Banned
Japan doesn't want to give their kids ptsd with violent stuff, i can respect that
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Thats what ratings is for, you dont buy your children “M” rated survival horror game.
hemo memo
You can't die before your death
Yeah why would you care about a version being sold in another country that you will never buy and in no way shape or form will affect you?
Trogdor1123
Member
Personally, I don’t like that the game is so violent that it needs to be censored there. Im not a fan of unnecessary gory violence for the sake of gory violence (which may not be the case here I might point out).
That being said, I don’t understand the need to censor it either. as stated by others, there are loads of examples that are terribly violent already
That being said, I don’t understand the need to censor it either. as stated by others, there are loads of examples that are terribly violent already
Jinzo Prime
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Glen Schofield is a great developer. No compromises to his vision. Mad respect.
