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They still very well could remove the Japanese voice acting for American release, since that often has less to do with coding and disc space and more to do with licensing the voice-overs for multiple territories.
Fingers crossed, though.
Fingers crossed, though.
I want this game so bad, hopefully the European version won't be censored! Yeah i'm looking at you No More Heroes for Wii! Why?
Good, because things that 18-year-olds can handle would scar 17-year-olds for life and beyond.
But, yeah, I hope the western releases will include the Japanese audio option, as it should be with any game, really.
But, yeah, I hope the western releases will include the Japanese audio option, as it should be with any game, really.
"Good, because things that 18-year-olds can handle would scar 17-year-olds for life and beyond."
Hahaha, oh man. Censorship is so crazy.
Hahaha, oh man. Censorship is so crazy.
Its a game about an American cheerleader killing zombies in her high school and cracking wise with American pop-culture references.
Totally something we need to worry about being in Japanese. We might miss something important to Japan that probably isn't there at all!
Totally something we need to worry about being in Japanese. We might miss something important to Japan that probably isn't there at all!
Yeah, despite the crazy crap that comes out of Japan, they're surprisingly prudish in censorship.
Also, I agree fully with The Silent Protagonist. The game's set in America. No reason to be squawking about not getting Japanese VA. Hell, SUDA himself identifies far more with the West, and has for years. Killer7, NMH, SotD, none of them had a JP option and no one cared about that, nor should they.
Also, I agree fully with The Silent Protagonist. The game's set in America. No reason to be squawking about not getting Japanese VA. Hell, SUDA himself identifies far more with the West, and has for years. Killer7, NMH, SotD, none of them had a JP option and no one cared about that, nor should they.
@Silent
Options are always good. If I can get two different playthroughs with two different voice tracks, I won't be complaining.
Plus, there may be some extra references on the Japanese track that we might be missing, regarding Japanese horror films or other such mediums. We won't know until the game is out!
Personally, despite the fact that Suda and Kojima are clearly enamored with the West, I still enjoy it when games include both vocal options, but it's not a deal breaker by any means.
Options are always good. If I can get two different playthroughs with two different voice tracks, I won't be complaining.
Plus, there may be some extra references on the Japanese track that we might be missing, regarding Japanese horror films or other such mediums. We won't know until the game is out!
Personally, despite the fact that Suda and Kojima are clearly enamored with the West, I still enjoy it when games include both vocal options, but it's not a deal breaker by any means.
I'm definitely interested in this game. Any news in what content takes it over the top, and which version the west will get?
Japan: *tentacle hentai of under-aged school girls is okay, fantasy violence against DEAD zombies is FORBIDDEN*
Japan, you so cray-cray.
Japan, you so cray-cray.
@Chris Carter - Options are nice, but the usual vocal minority (read: Japanophiles/weeaboos) don't ever seem to understand that keeping Japanese voices in a game isn't as simple as cutting, pasting or just keeping a Japanese voice track.
And they do act like its a deal breaker, even if the game is focused on Western themes and characters. There's a reason admins at the Atlus USA forums troll these people and the reason is they never listen or accept facts. They just want their voice tracks.
They don't care about the limits it places on translation. That's because if they actually knew Japanese they might see the problems of a literal translation or, failing that, how less brief the Japanese are about saying things. They might take two sentences to express what an English speaking American might get out in two or three words.
Options are good, but I don't like giving idiots hope, basically.
And they do act like its a deal breaker, even if the game is focused on Western themes and characters. There's a reason admins at the Atlus USA forums troll these people and the reason is they never listen or accept facts. They just want their voice tracks.
They don't care about the limits it places on translation. That's because if they actually knew Japanese they might see the problems of a literal translation or, failing that, how less brief the Japanese are about saying things. They might take two sentences to express what an English speaking American might get out in two or three words.
Options are good, but I don't like giving idiots hope, basically.
If the voice acting is anywhere near as good as in Shadows of the Damned, I'd much rather play the game in English.
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It doesn't seem likely. The Japanese version of No More Heroes was also censored for violence -- the American version was intact.
It doesn't seem likely. The Japanese version of No More Heroes was also censored for violence -- the American version was intact.
It used to be people would wish for Japanese voice tracks because often the localization dub would have terrible acting.
Nowadays, despite a vastly improved and far more talented American voice acting sector in the anime and games industry, the new generation of weeaboos only want Japanese voices because they're Japanese. I say, fuck those nerds.
In the case of Lollipop Chainsaw, it has an American writer and even though it is from a Japanese developer, the "original" version of the game has English dialog, which makes perfect sense given the setting.
A Japanese voice track will not be removed from the Western release of this game, because it was never there to begin with. It's merely being added to the Japanese release.
It's good to have "choice" when it actually makes sense to have Japanese voices, when it's originally a Japanese script, and particularly when the English option has amateur acting. But none of these are the case with Lollipop Chainsaw, so pining for a Japanese audio option is just pointless.
Nowadays, despite a vastly improved and far more talented American voice acting sector in the anime and games industry, the new generation of weeaboos only want Japanese voices because they're Japanese. I say, fuck those nerds.
In the case of Lollipop Chainsaw, it has an American writer and even though it is from a Japanese developer, the "original" version of the game has English dialog, which makes perfect sense given the setting.
A Japanese voice track will not be removed from the Western release of this game, because it was never there to begin with. It's merely being added to the Japanese release.
It's good to have "choice" when it actually makes sense to have Japanese voices, when it's originally a Japanese script, and particularly when the English option has amateur acting. But none of these are the case with Lollipop Chainsaw, so pining for a Japanese audio option is just pointless.
I know some people get a raging hard-on for Japanese voice tracks, but I can't imagine why you would with this game.
If you did get the Japanese version of this game, it is published by Kadokawa Games instead of Warner Bros, meaning you would be supporting someone who isn't going to help draft the next SOPA.
Given that the PS3 is region free and the English voice track is on their already I think it would be worth the extra cost.
Given that the PS3 is region free and the English voice track is on their already I think it would be worth the extra cost.
I want this like, ASAP, but I payed full price for Shadows of the Damned on release day and it was 20 bucks like 2 weeks later online. RAGE did the same thing to me. I might have to wait for a price drop.
Don't the zombies bleed rainbows and sparkles? How much more toned down did it need to be to satisfy their parents' groups? Do the zombies have to inform the audience they they just need to take a little dirt nap but when they rise again, they will be as right as rain at a funeral?
For everyone's information, the censorship of their pornography is so severe (until exported) that one could rightly wonder why the manufacturers even bother with selling it domestically (besides the audience settling for what they can get. Better to have something outlandish enough to be worth almost seeing through mosaic blurs than something mundane, I suppose),not that it would make sense to be more skittish about sex than violence, anyway.
For everyone's information, the censorship of their pornography is so severe (until exported) that one could rightly wonder why the manufacturers even bother with selling it domestically (besides the audience settling for what they can get. Better to have something outlandish enough to be worth almost seeing through mosaic blurs than something mundane, I suppose),not that it would make sense to be more skittish about sex than violence, anyway.
They only censor decapitations and dismemberment as those things are a no-no in videogames in Japan.
@RoBoSexual I'm in the same boat, I felt compelled to pay for Shadows of the Damned because I thought it was totally worth it, but as the sales just didn't happen and the price was lowered so quickly it was kinda upsetting that I should have just waited for a few weeks to see if it would indeed happen. EA basically focused on the shitty Alice game and sorta put shadows to the side of all their marketing it was lame.
I really can't say I like Warner Bros. any more than EA if nothing more than Warner Bros. have since entering the game industry looked for every conceivable way to fck up their published games by pass codes and shit so I really think it will be best to completely ignore the pre-order outfit shit and just get it on the inevitable discount.
I really can't say I like Warner Bros. any more than EA if nothing more than Warner Bros. have since entering the game industry looked for every conceivable way to fck up their published games by pass codes and shit so I really think it will be best to completely ignore the pre-order outfit shit and just get it on the inevitable discount.
Killer 7 SUCKS.. always have sucked.. ALWAYS WILL SUCK!!
just needed to get that out of the way.
lollipop chainsaw looks like a game i wanna play!!
just needed to get that out of the way.
lollipop chainsaw looks like a game i wanna play!!
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