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Something like that would never fly here... not that I'm not disappointed it was removed

Well, its kinda understandable. The scenes they are removing have you rubbing down naked lolis in the bath, earning more points for removing more soap.

RyanSaotome wrote:

Well, its kinda understandable. The scenes they are removing have you rubbing down naked lolis in the bath, earning more points for removing more soap.

I don't see the problem.

And here I thought they were bring progressive by releasing Hyperdimension Neptunia in the US.

Lets say that NISA did keep it in the game... Would it even be allowed to be released with a rating? Games need to go through ESRB ratings to get a game rating, and without a game rating (or if it gets an AO rating) stores won't pick up your title... and the ESRB is made up of more normal people. If they saw a scene where you are rubbing down naked girls who look like 6, they might not approve the game for rating, or give it an AO (Adults Only rating), leaving NISA in a tough spot where they can only sell the game through their website.

Is a potential loss of profit like that worth it just for a bathing scene? Or do you take away the risk of it not getting rated and just remove one minigame? It makes sense to me.

Lets say that NISA did keep it in the game... Would it even be allowed to be released with a rating? Games need to go through ESRB ratings to get a game rating, and without a game rating (or if it gets an AO rating) stores won't pick up your title... and the ESRB is made up of more normal people. If they saw a scene where you are rubbing down naked girls who look like 6, they might not approve the game for rating, or give it an AO (Adults Only rating), leaving NISA in a tough spot where they can only sell the game through their website.

Is a potential loss of profit like that worth it just for a bathing scene? Or do you take away the risk of it not getting rated and just remove one minigame? It makes sense to me.

All the girls in School Days are underaged so Setsuna is the least of the problem

And if they released Summer Days...

Anyways, I'm not bothered by the bathing thing myself. Proper hygene is important! It may even motivate those smelly otakus to groom themselves more!

I understand why it would be cut, though, and it's not like I own a PS3 anyways

The problem is people outside of our community. If something like this leaked to the mainstream media and was brought to the attention of the morality police it would not be pretty.

Honestly, the LAST thing the anime (and anime-ish game) community needs is the attention of "family groups". As much as some people whine that the anime community is so small, I think it is a blessing that we have gone under the radar of all of the moronic groups that would censor us in the name of "morality" and "decency".

Lets say that NISA did keep it in the game... Would it even be allowed to be released with a rating? Games need to go through ESRB ratings to get a game rating, and without a game rating (or if it gets an AO rating) stores won't pick up your title... and the ESRB is made up of more normal people. If they saw a scene where you are rubbing down naked girls who look like 6, they might not approve the game for rating, or give it an AO (Adults Only rating), leaving NISA in a tough spot where they can only sell the game through their website.

Is a potential loss of profit like that worth it just for a bathing scene? Or do you take away the risk of it not getting rated and just remove one minigame? It makes sense to me.

Hardgear wrote:

The problem is people outside of our community. If something like this leaked to the mainstream media and was brought to the attention of the morality police it would not be pretty. Honestly, the LAST thing the anime (and anime-ish game) community needs is the attention of "family groups". As much as some people whine that the anime community is so small, I think it is a blessing that we have gone under the radar of all of the moronic groups that would censor us in the name of "morality" and "decency".

If they don't like it, they don't have to play it. Seems like a simple solution.

TitanXL wrote:

Hardgear wrote: The problem is people outside of our community. If something like this leaked to the mainstream media and was brought to the attention of the morality police it would not be pretty. Honestly, the LAST thing the anime (and anime-ish game) community needs is the attention of "family groups". As much as some people whine that the anime community is so small, I think it is a blessing that we have gone under the radar of all of the moronic groups that would censor us in the name of "morality" and "decency". If they don't like it, they don't have to play it. Seems like a simple solution.

Except for the part where they will push for legal action and regulations to make sure no one else can play it either. That's the part people always seem to conveniently forget.

On a more serious note, ESRB is weird and always over-rates a game. Persona 3 and 4 are rated for pre-teens in Japan, yet it gets slapped with an M in the US.

The problem is people outside of our community. If something like this leaked to the mainstream media and was brought to the attention of the morality police it would not be pretty.

TitanXL wrote:

On a more serious note, ESRB is weird and always over-rates a game. Persona 3 and 4 are rated for pre-teens in Japan, yet it gets slapped with an M in the US.

Well, in North America it's "better safe than sorry". If a mom out there that complains on national news that straws she bought in Walmart for her kid resembles male anatomy, you BET someone out there would complain about a T game with some questionable content in it.