Hey they listened to people. Shout out to the people who read this and are going to get irrationally mad. You give YouTube reactionaries a living.
Edit: Here is the edited scene.
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Persona 5 Royal localization mitigates homophobic scenes
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Hey they listened to people. Shout out to the people who read this and are going to get irrationally mad. You give YouTube reactionaries a living.
Edit: Here is the edited scene.
It's overall a good thing for sure
On the one hand those types of old dudes who creep a lot and don't get no means no absolutely do exist, on the other hand I'm not sure a Japanese game with no real positive representation is the game to have that
On the one hand those types of old dudes who creep a lot and don't get no means no absolutely do exist, on the other hand I'm not sure a Japanese game with no real positive representation is the game to have that
They shouldnt have done it in the first place, but it's good they are listening and changing things.
Unfortunately there is plenty of other problematic stuff in the game
Unfortunately there is plenty of other problematic stuff in the game
Was it just a change in localization or was it also changed in the Japanese original?
I mean, they can change it, but it means shit if the original is still problematic.
I mean, they can change it, but it means shit if the original is still problematic.
Good to hear.
That said, will this make Atlus learn? I am in it for the long haul not just the west.
That said, will this make Atlus learn? I am in it for the long haul not just the west.
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The original still has it. This time around it seems the localization team had more of an opportunity to change it.
Absolutely the right mindset to have. This will require a change of viewpoint on the Japanese side of things so the original product doesn't attack people for being who they are.
To me it sounds like the localization team wanted to fix this mess rather than it being a change of heart from Atlus proper. Good on the team for wanting to change it but it's sad on how they're tasked with needing to clean up whatever messes Atlus makes themselves.
Pushback from Japanese players is the only thing they'll listen to. I've got no idea whether this has been much of a topic over there though (I'd guess not, but that would merely reflect my own prejudice against Japanese players).
Good, at least Atlus West is doing what they can. It's a shame that Atlus Japan keeps dealing them shitty hands. I can't imagine how rough it must be for the localization team at Atlus West to deal with Atlus Japan's bigotry (Hashino especially).
/v/ is already in full "Duh EssJayDubyas are ruining society" mode.
"Japanese translators hate Japan, that's why they erase it" - Actual quote I read on /v/.
Good on them. I think a larger fix is removing it from the game in all regions but the localization team do what they can and that the most they can do.
This is good, and I'm glad the localisation team is speaking up about this stuff. In general I'm pretty sympathetic towards the localisation team anyway (Some of the bigotry in these games is just the point of the narrative, and it's hard to get around that), but that more is being done helps with the whole "believing the localisation team are decent people" thing.
That said. I suspect even with these newer, larger changes, there will be a limit to what they can do. And also it seems like they had to fight for this??? And also also, it's important to remember that the non-localised version of the game will still have these issues. This is not "Bigotry has been defeated", it's "Persona 5 Royal will be *slightly* less painful to play through in English".
That said. I suspect even with these newer, larger changes, there will be a limit to what they can do. And also it seems like they had to fight for this??? And also also, it's important to remember that the non-localised version of the game will still have these issues. This is not "Bigotry has been defeated", it's "Persona 5 Royal will be *slightly* less painful to play through in English".
Yes, a company self-"censoring" itself.
Upsets me when government censorship is such a huge problem in places like China. This changing to not hurt people is a non-issue.
I'm sure Atlus West would if they could. Better yet, Atlus Japan should remove the scenes entirely.
While this is good, is kinda unfair that Atlus USA has to put up for the shit Japan throws at them.
Kudos to them for doing it tho
Kudos to them for doing it tho
bingo. They don't really serve a purpose at all in the game
I wish but too many fangirls want him to be redeemed despite being an unlikeable prick.
"Great, now get rid of an integral, inalienable part of the narrative?"
HUH!?
"Current Generation" lmfao
Atlus US proving to be the better human beings than Atlus JP though. Shoutouts to those at Atlus that pushed for this
Agreed. Fuck Akechi.
What a terrible character.
It's a shame. You got Yakuza series where the games actually removed anti LGBT stuff from the original versions and the developers spoke out why they did that.
Then you get Atlus who only seems to be falling more and more into anime tropes, sexualization, offensive and bad story elements. I have a feeling it will get worse...
I thought /v/ hated Persona 5 because it was liberal game 🤔