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Senran Kagura producer: Next game may take some more time due to regulations
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He should just release the game on platforms that allow it instead of giving into Sony's inconsistent new policy.
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Switch doesn't require the same level of censorship as PS4? I would've thought they'd require more.
It'd be nice if Sony could at least outline what these regulation changes are. I have this feeling that certain high profile, Western developers could be exempt from them. And it also feels a bit weird when it's all about the sex but not about the violence.
Wonder what even brought these changes about. And why it's being applied worldwide.
Basically, these regulations are forcing developers to remove/change certain aspects of their games that aren't in PC/Switch versions.
Wonder what even brought these changes about. And why it's being applied worldwide.
Nah, it's less. This thread details some of it: https://www.resetera.com/threads/ge...on-hindered-by-recent-sony-regulations.77431/
Basically, these regulations are forcing developers to remove/change certain aspects of their games that aren't in PC/Switch versions.
Considering the decreasing sales and flops like the mobile game, I don't think this series had a future at all anyway.
It's funny because just last year he made comments about Switch's not being a good fit for the mainline series and would prefer a Vita 2. lol
"we have to make games in a way that they aren't misunderstood"
There's no way you can misunderstand what these games are about.
Because the creator saw 3D and said "well obviously we have to do 3D boobs."
But don't misunderstand his games, please.
There's no way you can misunderstand what these games are about.
The Senran Kagura series started on 3DS, of all places.
Because the creator saw 3D and said "well obviously we have to do 3D boobs."
But don't misunderstand his games, please.
Nah. Nintendo isn't messing with the developers as it backfired them before.
Hasn't been a thing on Nintendo systems since the introduction of rating boards.
Kinda stopped caring for Senran Kagura since I didn't like Estival Versus and I found the combat of Valkyrie Drive to be better but is still disappointing to hear.
Don't get why some are uptight about comically absurd bouncing anime boobs in Japanese games, but actual nudity in western ones is ok? And they sure are not always for plot or some deeper connection between characters. Let them make the nonsense games they want I say.
Oh no, they might have to find a way to make women sexy without resorting to ripping their clothes off.
That's what baffles me about this, as the fans of this kind of content are going to move away from Sony platforms because of the new content guidelines, so who the hell are they going to be selling Senran Kagura to at that point? What a bizarre hill to die on.
These topics always get locked on here because they devolve into posters defending minors being sexualized. If not outright groped and slapped about like in this game.
Sony's policy has to be consistent, but if it just targets underage shit I have no issues with it.
Sony's policy has to be consistent, but if it just targets underage shit I have no issues with it.
No one knows. The censorship has been really inconsistent so far, and Sony refuses to comment on any of it.
... I was talking in response to the headline about the game being delayed but ok...
I don't think Sony would give a fuck that their platform isn't getting these kinds of games.
Given what happened with the most recent game in the series Sony doesn't seem to care about that(though it's super inconsistent with them). This is probably related to petting/rubbing mechanics and they might have been building on it with this game.
Well, Sony didn't give a f*ck about the Vita so that might be true.
This is...worrisome.
If they develop the games from the beginning to be different in order to comply with Sony's new regulations, then doesn't that mean there won't be "uncensored" versions to release on other platforms? This would effectively ruin any potential PC/Switch ports to suffer from Sony's regulations, would it not?
If they develop the games from the beginning to be different in order to comply with Sony's new regulations, then doesn't that mean there won't be "uncensored" versions to release on other platforms? This would effectively ruin any potential PC/Switch ports to suffer from Sony's regulations, would it not?
A shame because the Vita was a really rad system. It deserved some more love. Forever salty the PSTV didn't catch on because for the library you're getting its price was incredible. Plus if you're a JRPG fan/fan of niche Japanese games the system was heavenly.
It's the inconsistency of the edits that I have issue with. Regardless of whether people feel the content being edited is "creepy" or not, why not just let the ESRB do their job? It's kind of what they're there for. If Sony keeps this up developers are going to be wary to create games on their platform, out of fear of possible restrictions. The back-and-forth between the Japanese and American branches only further unnecessarily complicates things.
People are free to enjoy what they enjoy, as long as said thing isn't illegal in any way. If there''s an audience for fanservice games and the ESRB gives it the rating it deserves, that should be enough.
People are free to enjoy what they enjoy, as long as said thing isn't illegal in any way. If there''s an audience for fanservice games and the ESRB gives it the rating it deserves, that should be enough.
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They should. It's a bad look to drive devs away, regardless of the reason.
Well, that depends on whether or not they would apply the same guidelines to non-Sony version. We're seeing with the VNs being affected that they're not stooping to censoring them on other platforms, so it's not entirely unthinkable that if a new SK game was hitting multiple platforms, they would only censor the PS4 version. Who knows at this point, though.
No, it's never a bad look to drive devs of questionable content away.
Never. We're talking about sexualised children here.
That's why I put Sony's weird stance as #1 in that Fail Of The Year thread... Forcing devs to go through another audit when the content has already passed the main international ratings board is bizarre. How they handle that new Catherine game is going to be really interesting.
Well I mean that's the thing; all those VNs are already games that are pretty much finished, right? So they just have to remove content that was already there.
But in this game's case, the game isn't finished; if edited during development, things get a lot more hazy, right?
Atlus has already addressed this. Many people had sent questions through their Q&A form concerned that Sony's new regulations would affect Catherine: FB. All Atlus had to say about that was basically, "There won't be mysterious rays of light."
So the game might have been affected, but it's not something we'll know from the game itself. The game doesn't have underage characters, and there've still been some racy scenes in pre-release media.
Honestly, Catherine: FB (and games potentially like it in the future) is the only reason why I care about this. It's why I would want to see specifics on these regulations. 'Cause if it's just about limiting the amount of nudity shown by underage characters in games, then whatever.
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