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I'm assuming they're talking about Australia and Germany. I hope this doesn't apply to North America. Indigo Prophecy, Quantic Dream's last game, was censored in North America. I picked up the international version for PC call Fahrenheit out of principal. But, as far as I know, Heavy Rain is a PS3 exclusive. Hopefully I don't have to import this game to play the real version.
@Oncomouse: Well at least the PS3 allows you to do that. If it was an exclusive for the 360 you wouldn't have any way to play the uncensored version.
Let me guess, there's a portion of the game where the protagonist talks to a naked four fingered nazi woman. The American version puts some clothes on her. The German version replaces her swastika symbols on her clothes with some Wolfenstein symbol knock-offs. The Japanese version adds an additional finger to her hand. And lastly, the Australian version removes the entire game.
at least say that you were forced to. To feel the need to adapt the content is pathetic. And this would be art? Adapting products to markets? Puah.
So in other words it sucks to be German, Australian, or Japanese and want Heavy Rain.
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
I wonder if we'll actually get to see the nipples this time. We're to assume that women in Indigo Prophecy didn't have nipples... at least here in the states.
@xenon
Look at it this way, they are well aware that if they don't change the game it probably won't see a release in certain areas so do they make the changes during the development cycle of the game or after the game is done? Kind of a no brainer really. I'm surprised more studios don't do this.
If you can't beat'em, work around'em :P
Look at it this way, they are well aware that if they don't change the game it probably won't see a release in certain areas so do they make the changes during the development cycle of the game or after the game is done? Kind of a no brainer really. I'm surprised more studios don't do this.
If you can't beat'em, work around'em :P
@Narishma
True. But I've played the PC AO version and I can't tell a difference other than the camera was pushed a little further down. I have a feeling if someone dissected the game and modded just the camera during the sex scene it would've been identical.
I don't think it'll be a big deal. By the time Heavy Rain comes out Bioware would've pushed so much sex into the ESRB panel that I think it'll be fine.
*ahem*
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
True. But I've played the PC AO version and I can't tell a difference other than the camera was pushed a little further down. I have a feeling if someone dissected the game and modded just the camera during the sex scene it would've been identical.
I don't think it'll be a big deal. By the time Heavy Rain comes out Bioware would've pushed so much sex into the ESRB panel that I think it'll be fine.
*ahem*
AMERICA! FUCK YEAH!
@SniperXan: All true. My point is: if it's a business decision, at least don't say you, the developer, felt the need to "adapt" the game. And let's admit games are a commercial product and have nothing to do with art.
If you actually felt that need, I don't know what to say. Self censorship is the absolute evil.
@Im OK, you can still chose how to deal with those powers. But again, not when you're a business you can't.
If you actually felt that need, I don't know what to say. Self censorship is the absolute evil.
@Im OK, you can still chose how to deal with those powers. But again, not when you're a business you can't.
I'll quote Wikipedia: "Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions."
So how the fuck adapting the game to different audiences means something stops being art?
So how the fuck adapting the game to different audiences means something stops being art?
I take it this means the sex will be toned down in the American version. Oh how I love you America, with your extreme love-hate relationship for sex.
I will never understand people. Video games need to make money in order for a development company to make more games. Especially in the modern age of HD gaming, games take ALOT of money to develop, they need to ensure that they can sell the game in as many places as possible. Does this make games any less art? No.
People who get all butt hurt when game companies have to make business decisions screaming "ART!!" are living in a world called lala land. It is a business and games take money to make and need to make money to make more games.
People who get all butt hurt when game companies have to make business decisions screaming "ART!!" are living in a world called lala land. It is a business and games take money to make and need to make money to make more games.
The headline is misleading and not at all what the developer said. They made adjustments to different regions in order to relate better to those cultures...not to censor anything.
- The PS3 is region free, yes.
- I'm not upset that Quantic Dream is censoring their game. They're a business and need to do what they have to. I'm upset that they're in a situation where they have to censor themselves. Ratings boards exist for a reason.
- I'm not upset that Quantic Dream is censoring their game. They're a business and need to do what they have to. I'm upset that they're in a situation where they have to censor themselves. Ratings boards exist for a reason.
Well, looks like I'm gonna have to import this one just like I had to do for Fahrenheit, leave it up to the US to glorify blood and violence but get up in arms over the naked human body.
Well, from watching the interview I think he meant more a long the lines of just adapting to a cultures perspective on things. I don't remember a damned thing about cultural "Censorship" being mention even once. Well, from the looks of the comments you successfully mislead most of the masses, Destructoid. But not me.
That sighted Japan as a example, but what they really mean was Australia and Germany.
@Chronic Logic -- nice one.
@Chronic Logic -- nice one.
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