I’ll defend the game and its players any which way, simply because someone has a right to enjoy what they want to enjoy, including quirky games. I played Senran Kagura demos at conventions and street events, so yes I HAVE played them in a public setting, as well as countless others. You can argue it isn’t the same,…

Considering America’s state at the moment, I don’t see why should have any shame.
Isn’t the concept of, “I like what I like and fuck you if you dont like it.” all the rage now these days? Also, its because I’m in my kotaku cocoon of weeaboos and waifu pillows that I can talk about this. Its a Senran Kagura article,…

Thank God the Switch is Region Free.

Example A of standard reply to any senran kagura article.

Before the whole comment thread gets out of hand with all sorts of righteous posts, let the people who like senran kagura enjoy the news, including the ones stateside.

Exactly, its all fiction so in the end it doesn’t really matter. Rei is a timelessly loved character in the anime realm and many people young and old have had an attraction for her.

Some of us are adults and aren’t embarrassed by our hobby. I mean, if your playing an anime RPG, “normal” people already think your weird. Just embrace it

I consider removal due to peer pressure or societal norms to be censorship. Even at the highest artistic level it is a means of cutting out something you designed to appease someone. In this case, its the ESRB who are the real censors here. Because apparently it costs a LOT of money for a game to be re-rated, who gets…

“the people who actually work at Nintendo say they’re far more concerned with pleasing everyone.”

The amount of games you can buy now has increased because of technological advancements; it has nothing to do with what we’re talking about. Censorship doesn’t create more freedom and variety in the industry.

Video games are more varied and played by more people because of technological advances.

Maybe consider a free download that will revert the game back to the Japanese version that way consumers can decide to have it one way or another.

If you’re happy with the changes then kudos; no one’s saying you have to feel the same way as anyone else about this kind of censorship.

The problem is that Western standards generally involve immediately and completely buckling to any special interest that even looks in your direction. Eventually little concessions become big concessions, until all we’re left with is bland, neutral content that’s as stilted and boring as it is inoffensive.

Allot of people thought that the censorship was handled poorly and in the most lazy way possible. At least when Nintendo censored Fire Emblem: Fates they added in a new feature to replace the one removed. That and a boob slider isn’t that controversial. Hell, I would have thought that people would have put up more of…

Actually its the opposite, people are trying to change the definition of censorship to fit to some weird narrative that you need government involvement. That is completely incorrect, that is just the only ILLEGAL form of censorship. There are tons of other types of censoring, including self censorship.

Censorship has always been A subject I could never get ahold of... Why censor anything. We have a rateing system that with a careful practice. Rates media for an age range. And I know that if I see something I don’t like. I just look away. No damage done. Why people feel they have to deny others of something just…

They talk about the differences in culture, but at the end of the day the only people complaining about what’s in games are people that don’t even play games at all. Japan isnt afraid of western gamers being offended, they are worried about western activists being offended. I’ve never come across a feature in a game…

They replaced the native american outfit with a cowboy one too... talk about adding insult to injury. Now instead of native american representation, we get the representation of those that drove them away

It’s cool that he wants to make everybody happy. Though it’s really not necessary to cater towards people that would never buy the game in the first place. I think most Xeno fans just want the game without any changes. Xenosaga always had some risque elements in it with the unlockable swimsuits and people love to play…