Mugen Souls (PS3)

[PringlesXD]

Ah, this was announced! So coolios ~

[Redsonic]

...And then NISA put all the onsen pics into a Calendar that comes with the Premium Edition.

i would actually be okay with this, it's a good enough workaround.

i hate the ESRB by the way.

[Darcnova]

Ah, this was announced! So coolios ~

I know, right? I was about 60/40 (60 being expecting a release) in terms of expecting a localization, so I'm glad that it came to pass

[Rednal]

@Redsonic: I like the ESRB, myself. They provide a compelling reason to keep the Government away from Video Games. I imagine things might be worse without them. 'Sides, as I understand it, it's not like they personally control the content or anything. They just rate it.

@Ellipsis: Nah. For one thing, I guess the official name is Chou-Chou, so I'll be using that instead, and I don't want to edit all my previous comics. XD

[Obake]

I hate the ESRB, but I would hate the alternative considerably more.

[Rednal]

What is it that you hate about the ESRB, exactly?

[Ellipsis]

What is it that you hate about the ESRB, exactly?

I think everyone in this thread is just hating on it's existance because it ends up in content being cut or edited.

[Darcnova]

What is it that you hate about the ESRB, exactly?

Most people hate on it to hate on it, or because they sometimes force companies to edit games to keep a rating, and I'm pretty sure that the loli content would have gotten this to an AO, due to the taboo, so I dunno...I'd rathe rget the game with some censorship than not at all

[Rednal]

I don't think the ESRB actually forces companies to edit games. More... companies recognize that certain things will get certain ratings, and in order to appeal to certain crowds (or for other reasons), they may decide to modify the game on their own.

[Obake]

What is it that you hate about the ESRB, exactly?

They rate games.

To elaborate, its the rating scale I really have a problem with. If it was just the list of possibly objectionable content off to the side I'd have nothing to say, can't argue with a list of facts. But when you put things in a scale like that, you get the console makers banning anything that gets AO (that's what comes after MA right?), which then leads to publishers preemptively censoring content that might get them that rating. Or worse, censoring further to get an even lower rating to 'broaden their audience.' Then you get stores (I'm guessing its them and not law) slapping on an arbitrary minimum age to buy such content. Being mature enough to handle a work of fantasy has very little to do with age. I've been watching R movies every since I can remember, and violent videogames not much less, and I turned out fine. Yet middle-aged conservatives and regulators still can't handle it. I feel like there's something else I was going to say, but I just lost my train of thought.

Anyway, you could say it isn't the ESRB I have the problem with, and you'd be right. But when everything I do hate centers around them, they get the attention.

All that said, it is still better than government regulators.

[Ellipsis]

All that said, it is still better than government regulators.

Quoted for pure truthfulness

[Rednal]

Console makers generally have an image they want to maintain; rating system or not, there's things that aren't allowed on consoles in particular areas, period. The scale itself really has nothing to do with that. Stores also tend to only stock rated games (THEY don't want to be liable for kids getting their hands on adult content, y'know? Lawsuits out the wazoo.), and in keeping with their desire to maintain images, I doubt they'd stock AO games anyway. I understand the rating is pretty much a death sentence for games.

Basically, content past a certain level ain't happening. I dunno about broadening the audience, but don't forget that publishers (etc.) also want to make a profit. Given the choice between "No Censorship, Practically No Sales" and "Minor Changes, Reasonable Profit", I think most companies would choose the latter.

[Obake]

Symptoms of an insecure, lawsuit-happy society.

I probably sound more pissed than I really am. I'm over getting pissed over this sort of thing. It'll never make me happy, but when the alternative is not getting it at all, I'll take it. It is what it is, nothing I can do to change it. Stupid or not.

[vertical09]

Yeah, the censoring sucks (especially when you was so looking forward to said contents) but i guess we just gotta suck it up, I wish i knew how much they are censoring it though.

On another topic, since you basically deal so much damage you cant even say the # correctly, im assuming the monsters havean enormous amount of hp too right? Wouldn't be fun to kill a monster with a 100 hp with a 1 trigalillion hit =P

[Rednal]

Hah. Goodness knows there are enough images on the internet anyways; I don't even need the game. I was more interested in the comedy and gameplay portions anyway. The fanservice is just a bonus.