Didn't Erin Fitzergald say that the localization team will be doing something about that? Not sure what though.
Definitely all the OG dub cast.
No word if they're fixing the borked online, doesn't even show it.
(The JP version still hasn't patched it, it's practically unplayable.)
I'm done with giving Atlus the benefit of the doubt. Fuck em.and that's progress compared to atlus's handling of this stuff in the past. they're trying to learn imo
the transphobia in this game has been a bit misrepresented on here - the way they handle erica still sucks, and there's a lot of very ignorant handling of queer subjects, but the entire rin route
is pretty clearly meant to be a positive queer romance option for the player even if it's clearly written by a bunch of straight people who have never talked to A Gay in their lives
and that's progress compared to atlus's handling of this stuff in the past. they're trying to learn imo
I certainly don't share your views. But, hey: you do you, of course.
Still hyped about it, so day one for me. Fuck everything else. Might get the limited edition if its still available.
The original is one of my favorite games. I can't believe all the gross transphobic stuff they added.
I'm so torn on whether I should buy it or not.
It sucks that there's no Vita version for the West but it's still a day one buy on PS4.
Still hyped about it, so day one for me. Fuck everything else. Might get the limited edition if its still available.
Replayed the original 5 times, one of the best PS3 games. Day one.
I'm currently playing the 360 version on XB1 for the first time. Loving it so far, not going to double dip but Catherine is a hell of a game
Easy day 1. Loved and beat the first Catherine and looking forward to the remake.
Already played through on Vita, but pre ordered the ps4 special edition too. One of my favorite Atlus games for sure.
"Transphobia doesn't bother me!"
Is it actually necessary to judge an entire person's character because they are choosing to enjoy entertainment with admittedly problematic stuff, but presumably not because of said problematic stuff?
This is the biggest issue with ResetEra, things have no nuance, they're totally binary. Either you're the greatest thing ever, and a shining beacon and example, or you're trash, and everything about you is trash.of course it bothers plenty of people who are still interested in the game. christ, queer people especially are plenty used to putting up with problematic shit in media they enjoy.
some people on this forum really need to back the fuck off on jumping down people's throats for liking problematic media
Is it actually necessary to judge an entire person's character because they are choosing to enjoy entertainment with admittedly problematic stuff, but presumably not because of said problematic stuff?
I am asking this question as someone who never had any interest in Catherine, and has even less so now that the details of its poor handling of LGBTQ issues has come to light. I would never presume to say that people who can still enjoy Catherine are "okay with transphobia", any more than people who still enjoy Michael Jackson's songs are okay with pedophilia.
Jesus.
Who the fuck do you actually think you are kidding? Have some respect for the intelligence of others and just flat out say you don't care about issues like pedophilia or nazism to not want to buy a game you were interested in, I'd at least have some respect for your honesty if nothing else then. You're not choosing to buy THQN games now because you "don't want to hurt innocent developers", give me a fucking break, you're buying their games because you were interested in buying them, and you won't let the publisher being a vile entity that endorsed pedophilia get in the way of that, because you lack the moral fortitude to have some actual priorities.
And that's okay. I mean, it's not okay, it's terrible, but at least have the decency to be honest about it. Rather than not having any decency at all.
I'm applying that principle to myself. I'm saying I don't want to buy Catherine because of this. Reading the transphobia controversy completely killed my interest in it.Mate, I like you a lot, I hope you remember my interactions with you on Era to know that I'm sincere when I say this, but you did the exact same thing when it came to a company you weren't a big fan of like you are of Atlus:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/i-don't-want-to-punish-innocent-developers.103003/
If buying games that are being published by a company that had an AMA in a forum where others posted that stuff means you don't care about that stuff, how in the world is supporting those who are actually doing or previously did the terrible stuff completely ok?
This is what you wrote:
I get the difference of "no one is using that excuse here", but if you're saying that supporting those devs means you don't care, and that you lack the moral fortitude to have some actual priorities, the same should apply here.
Yeah, I definitely think that either this kind of "oh... so you're a transphobe/homophobe!!!" shaming should be bannable, or discussion on the game should be banned. There's no reason to allow discussing something if talking about it means you're a bigot.I'm applying that principle to myself. I'm saying I don't want to buy Catherine because of this. Reading the transphobia controversy completely killed my interest in it.
That said, you're right, I agree. I am more frustrated with the lack of gradients in discussion on Era. I don't excuse Atlus their behavior here, for the record, and nor do I think they are "innocent".
Yes, I agree.Yeah, I definitely think that either this kind of "oh... so you're a transphobe/homophobe!!!" shaming should be bannable, or discussion on the game should be banned. There's no reason to allow discussing something if talking about it means you're a bigot.
Why have a Catherine OT and a P5Royal OT if the only reason they'll exist is to serve as a list of suspect members?
Absolutely, the OT would be the perfect place to discuss how the transphobic content is handled, how it compares to the original version, and how to conciliate that discrepancy, as in "is it ok to be happy with the game because the western version doesn't have it, when the original creators still included that content?".Yes, I agree.
And I am not asking for the issues with the games to not be brought up, even in OTs, to be clear. If for instance tomorrow, someone were to make a "hype check" thread for P5R, and someone else were to go in and talk about how the homophobia in P5 has killed their hype in future iterations of the game, I support that discussion, and I support keeping these issues in public eye until Atlus actually publicly apologizes, and walks back on this kind of thing in the future.
My issue is more "oh, so you like the game, clearly you are a terrible human being".
Again, saying this as someone who has zero interest in Catherine Full Body.
Yes, definitely. It's a valid discussion about the game's issues, and those are the kinds of discussions any thread about a title should have. That said, has Atlus indicated that the western version is actually curbing the problematic elements? I know that one of the VAs said they are, but is there an official statement? That would be a good first step (though obviously not ideal, given that those elements should never have existed in the first place).Absolutely, the OT would be the perfect place to discuss how the transphobic content is handled, how it compares to the original version, and how to conciliate that discrepancy, as in "is it ok to be happy with the game because the western version doesn't have it, when the original creators still included that content?".
You just need to see how many people love Kanji and Erica and then compare to how the game treats them to see that a lot of people are clearly enjoying both the game and characters despite some of the creator's views, and not because of them. If that wasn't the case, they would both be treated by the fanbase as merely "comic relief" at most, but they're not, especially Kanji, he's my favorite character in P4, and many other people's favorite as well.
I think the "official statement" on that will pretty much be when the game actually releases in the west. I don't think Atlus USA is going to go spoiling the game since the problematic elements are also major spoilers. I am curious how they attempt to step around it, because I am really unsure how they dodge some of that stuff without literally redrawing certain animated scenes.Yes, definitely. It's a valid discussion about the game's issues, and those are the kinds of discussions any thread about a title should have. That said, has Atlus indicated that the western version is actually curbing the problematic elements? I know that one of the VAs said they are, but is there an official statement? That would be a good first step (though obviously not ideal, given that those elements should never have existed in the first place).
I agree about Kanji, he's fantastic. And yeah, the extent to which P-Studio's games resonate with the LGBTQ demographic makes me feel that in spite of the creators' views and opinions, people enjoy the titles, and a lot (though hopefully not all) of what they have to say.
Probably an early localization and the cut happened much later in development. Sekiro has whole questlines that were cut that are fully dubbed as well.I think the "official statement" on that will pretty much be when the game actually releases in the west. I don't think Atlus USA is going to go spoiling the game since the problematic elements are also major spoilers. I am curious how they attempt to step around it, because I am really unsure how they dodge some of that stuff without literally redrawing certain animated scenes.
That reminds me something I've always been curious about though: In Persona 4, is there a reason there was an English dubbed line on the disc for a certain character's cut romance lines? It wasn't used in both the English and Japanese versions of the game.
Ah gotcha. That makes sense. And yes, the extent of the localization in that case is going to be interesting to see. Is it possible for them to just cut the problematic parts without anything being lost in the story? I assume that no amount of recontextualization makes them acceptable.I think the "official statement" on that will pretty much be when the game actually releases in the west. I don't think Atlus USA is going to go spoiling the game since the problematic elements are also major spoilers. I am curious how they attempt to step around it, because I am really unsure how they dodge some of that stuff without literally redrawing certain animated scenes.
That reminds me something I've always been curious about though: In Persona 4, is there a reason there was an English dubbed line on the disc for a certain character's cut romance lines? It wasn't used in both the English and Japanese versions of the game.
Interesting, that's very different from Atlus's MO as of late, where Atlus usually doesn't get much while the Japanese version is in active development.Probably an early localization and the cut happened much later in development. Sekiro has whole questlines that were cut that are fully dubbed as well.
Imagine seeing the world black and white like babies do.
If I had to bet,Ah gotcha. That makes sense. And yes, the extent of the localization in that case is going to be interesting to see. Is it possible for them to just cut the problematic parts without anything being lost in the story? I assume that no amount of recontextualization makes them acceptable.
I bet you 20 fucking dollars RE:Fantasy is going to have some lame ass caricatures of lgbtq people.and that's progress compared to atlus's handling of this stuff in the past. they're trying to learn imo
To me that doesn't sound like it would be enough. I lack the context for the full story, but I feel like they need to be more thorough than that.If I had to bet,the deadnaming should be fairly easy to fix, and the anime cutscene showing Erica before transitioning could be somewhat made better if they made it abundantly clear through dialogue, even if the outfits indicate otherwise, that this takes place much earlier than the main game. After all, Catherine going back in time was so she could meet Vincent earlier, so that things would play out differently.
It would look weird and somewhat forced, but at least it would indicate that the transition didn't happen yet, not that it didn't in this timeline.
It still sounds bad because it is, but I don't think there's anything else that can be done. I doubt Atlus JP would let them straight up remove an ending, or would be willing to remake an anime cutscene.
It's very hard to, it would essentially involve redrawing a character during one of the anime cutscenes at the end of a game, and including all the animations for them.Ah gotcha. That makes sense. And yes, the extent of the localization in that case is going to be interesting to see. Is it possible for them to just cut the problematic parts without anything being lost in the story? I assume that no amount of recontextualization makes them acceptable.
I never completed that sub-story through the optional dialogue but there's this maid character who I think starts dating one of the main support characters and it turns out she's trans but then there's a nod in a final cutscene that shows how she "overcomes it" as if to say that her transgenderism was a curse or something.What's the transphobia stuff about? Stuff from the original game or stuff that we found about the japanese release (if it's already out).
Probably don't want to talk about that without spoiler tags.I just pre-ordered Full Body. Transphobia does bother me and I have a lot of love and respect for trans folks out there.
Personally I don't consider buying Catherine Fully Body as at all an endorsement of those views. Just like I don't think buying Persona 5 or Persona 4 is an endorsement of the shitty views expressed within. If that was all the game was about I wouldn't buy it.
I'm also interested in seeing the game in a language I fully understand. I feel like too many people jumped the gun to condemn Atlus for Fully Body based on some rather muddy interpretations of what actually goes on in those scenes. Japanese is a language that relies a lot on context and so it's easier to misread text if you have an elementary understanding.
That's why I want to experience the game myself in English to fully judge it.Correct me if I'm wrong but it wasn't stated that Erica didn't transition, right? Some people presented it as if saying Erica's life would be better if she didn't transition.
At the end of the day regardless of what happens, I will criticize Full Body for it's transphobia and I recommend everyone else does so too once it's out in English.
Let me elaborate on the second, as someone who's cleared and beaten Rin's route on the import.It's very hard to, it would essentially involve redrawing a character during one of the anime cutscenes at the end of a game, and including all the animations for them.
In the ending where Catherine wants to have met Vincent under different circumstances (high school), show Erica as having transitioned. The implication is that the other circumstances were generally a "better" life for everyone else, and that Erica didn't transition in that timeline because that would be implied to be "better" for her. Keep the lines about her saying to Tobey that the girl he would want "might be closer than he would think", and I think it would be a nod to what would happen in the future where Tobey and Erica end up together. Obviously this would require redrawing and reanimating Erica in this scene, because it shows her pre-transition. They could just chose a woman for the English voice actor and that part isn't an issue.
There's an entirely different scene that would could possibly have dialogue reworked to actually disapprovingly frame the actions of certain characters, or the scene would have to be redone entirely.
Vincent freaks out when he sees that Rin has a penis, in a "trans panic" moment. Again this one either takes somehow framing Vincent's actions here as shitty or just redoing the scene entirely.
That's my two cents on the scenes above. Disclaimer, I am a straight cis male, so if my ideas are bad, please call me out on it.
To me that doesn't sound like it would be enough. I lack the context for the full story, but I feel like they need to be more thorough than that.
It's very hard to, it would essentially involve redrawing a character during one of the anime cutscenes at the end of a game, and including all the animations for them.
In the ending where Catherine wants to have met Vincent under different circumstances (high school), show Erica as having transitioned. The implication is that the other circumstances were generally a "better" life for everyone else, and that Erica didn't transition in that timeline because that would be implied to be "better" for her. Keep the lines about her saying to Tobey that the girl he would want "might be closer than he would think", and I think it would be a nod to what would happen in the future where Tobey and Erica end up together. Obviously this would require redrawing and reanimating Erica in this scene, because it shows her pre-transition. They could just chose a woman for the English voice actor and that part isn't an issue.
There's an entirely different scene that would could possibly have dialogue reworked to actually disapprovingly frame the actions of certain characters, or the scene would have to be redone entirely.
Vincent freaks out when he sees that Rin has a penis, in a "trans panic" moment. Again this one either takes somehow framing Vincent's actions here as shitty or just redoing the scene entirely.
That's my two cents on the scenes above. Disclaimer, I am a straight cis male, so if my ideas are bad, please call me out on it.
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