The fact that the CP2077 E3 trailer had beep sounds for bad words yet it depicted extreme graphic violence is really stupid
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Same reason you can show graphic violence on network TV but a nipple would shut everything down. America has fucked up priorities.
There was a trailer that censored a middle finger lol, I was fine with the language but censoring the finger was laughable.
Oh! Lol that makes the Borderlands censoring all the more baffling and laughable then.
I mean with that protagonist. The appeal is for the edgy crowd. It’s quite clear. Here i thought the game would be different.
despite the fact that America has the biggest porn industry in the world. it is really hilarious.
Borderlands censorship apparently came from Gearbox, not MS. The trailer on their youtube channel has the same black bar
I want to see an edit of that trailer like the MadTV parody of a network edit of Sopranos.
Yea the black box fits with Borderlands' self-aware punk aesthetic.
How is this a hot take lol. Censoring swear words but not the violence is dumb.
America is still the same it was when Hot Coffee became a scandal. Badly rendered sex - in a game where you can murder pretty much anyone - was offensive. Extremely strange attitudes.
The first video from a while back had a female player character and it about as bad as you're probably thinking.
I'm pretty sensitive to homophobic slurs but the idea of characters who are violent criminals and killers being expected to use polite, inoffensive language is absurd. It's all in the context, and in the context of Cyberpunk's world it's honestly fine. It's designed to run the line of punk spirited bad taste.
If the game overall has an aggressively homophobic tone then sure, but given they've already been open about gay options then this really isn't a big deal.
It was very jarring, yeah. He was straight up dismembering that dude. Can't have those naughty words, though!
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Beeping out words for an M rated game had me 
but it's because it was broadcasted to everyone in the world and that includes PG13 - E.
but it's because it was broadcasted to everyone in the world and that includes PG13 - E.
The youtube stream was freaking age restricted even. So silly lol.
I guess it is a TV thing, but still silly.
I guess it is a TV thing, but still silly.
It is a dark, gritty game rated M for Mature audiences, there will be lots more than that and I assume you're not a child..so what's the prob OP?
Especially in a game that's set so far in the future where you could reasonably assume that people might have come up with some new (possibly less homophobic) insults.
I know, that's why I am concerned. Don't forget the ass exposition which clearly indicate that the female is for "men who choose to play female to have a waifu".
The worst part is, CDPR is, like Rockstar, intouchable.
Yep, good to take notes on who specifically is equating violence with objectification though. You know, for the future.
There's all sorts of concessions made to every aspect of a game to make it more enjoyable—you don't have to spend weeks in game to walk after getting shot in the leg. It's the same with language.
And the context of their twitter making transphobic tweets is disconcerting.
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... what?
I am not against bad words. I just found stupid how they censor words like "fuck" and have the protag rip somebody else apart in the next scene...
Maybe because is "An event for all audiences"
Even with that the blips does not make senses.
Welcome to america where double standards apply to your needs.
I mean, it's America. We already knew that before, didn't we? Still hyped for the game, immensely!
Don't forget that in 2077, taxi driver are still south asian...
Agreed. Imagine if they beep every asshole character on movies, would be awful.
As has already been said, that's just how American media is (unless it's cable like HBO or a movie). Sex and cursing is somehow much more taboo than murder.
Like on basic cable, you could kill hundreds of dudes over the course of a show, but you better not show any boobs or say "shit".
Like on basic cable, you could kill hundreds of dudes over the course of a show, but you better not show any boobs or say "shit".