Kojima's pissed, reportedly. Apparently a "certain scene" that is "absolutely necessary for MGS" had to be cut from the Japanese version of the game to get CERO's proper certification, which is a C (age 15). You know Hideo Kojima and how much of a perfectionist he is, though I can't picture him with a mad face.
On our side of the pond, a T rating from the ESRB leaves the game fully intact, just as Kojima intended. Same with the UK and its 15 rating from the BBFC. But as the PSP is used by younger gamers in Japan, the cut had to be made there.
Here's what Kojima said on the topic, probably still steaming: "There's tolerance for fantasy games, but for games where you show war or real violence between people, you apparently can't complain about anything. With this, it seems impossible to communicate something through games."
Again, he's pissed.
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12:20 PM on 04.16.2010
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Of course, without knowing what the 'one vital scene' is, it's hard to call this fair play or foul by the ratings folks. Just because something's narratively sound or highbrow doesn't necessarily make it ok for kids... see Irreversible.
MGS:Diva.
Uwe Boll should make a Halo or Final Fantasy movie...THAT will be his end.
also, Kojima pissed :) ---> :/ ---> >:(
Wonder what kinda scene it was? nakeed Metal Gears? prolly a decapitation.
America!
It's hard to picture him like that
Also, if this really is "absolutely necessary," that really sucks for Japan. It sounds like a brutal scene.
I mean i bought yakuza 3 with hopes of convincing sega on a eventual non-fucked yakuza 4 (Emphasis on not not fucking it up with censorship) but it still hasn't been taken out of it's plastic, instead i pirated the japanese version to play the full game and not some version with much less content and for some reason a $60 price tag. Wall of text ends lol
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