US gets the Uncensored RE 4

Aerozord · 03-03-2005, 04:50 PM

I was just reading my EGM and I was rather suprised. Japan the land where they have animated sex and gore that puts most US rated-R movies to shame is getting the censored Resident Evil 4. While the US is getting the uncut decapitating version.

Am I the only one that finds this odd?

VA_Ninja · 03-03-2005, 04:54 PM

Japan gets the censored version? What the hell? Isn't this the same country that has half their video game outlets devoted to hentai dating sims?

Maybe it's because of some Japanese custom about a certain type of violence in the game.

lordofstuff · 03-03-2005, 04:56 PM

hmm... that IS odd... maybe they only accept drawn extreme gore. its probably some culture thing, or they dont like graphic images of the living dead...

CHICAGO�lollie · 03-03-2005, 05:03 PM

Take that, Japanese Video Game Industry! Now you'll know what it's like to get a game that's missing vital gaming content!

Aerozord · 03-03-2005, 05:04 PM

the main edit is decapitation. I would say more, but that might ruin the awsome

Karrrrrrrrrrrresche · 03-03-2005, 05:22 PM

maybe the japanese govt's devoleped a t virus and dont want there people thinking the fact tha there dead uncle walking down the street is a bad thing.

Viktor Von Russia · 03-03-2005, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by lordofstuff

hmm... that IS odd... maybe they only accept drawn extreme gore. its probably some culture thing, or they dont like graphic images of the living dead...

Or maybe they enjoy watching violence and gore, but don't like pretending to inflict said violence.

Cybren · 03-03-2005, 05:58 PM

I've also heard the american version of DMC3's normal mode is the Japanese' hard mode.
How strange. The same japanese industry didn't give us the real SMB2 because it was 'too hard'

Kikuichimonji · 03-03-2005, 06:23 PM

I believe it. Japanese art (at least mass-produced, such as Magic cards) can't have skeletons in the pictures. Japan has heavy censors on violence for social and safety reasons. And hentai DOES have to be censored in Japan. Even so, their regulations on pornographic things is not as strong compared to violence because they have their shit together - they realize a kid going out and killing people because of violent media is worse than a person watching some porn.

Radsquire · 03-03-2005, 08:14 PM

Do you know if anything else was cut from the game? The Novistador's acid bath attack might be worthy. Was decapitation removed from the Japanese version of the REmake? Because it was in that game as well.

03-03-2005, 04:50 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	US gets the Uncensored RE 4 I was just reading my EGM and I was rather suprised. Japan the land where they have animated sex and gore that puts most US rated-R movies to shame is getting the censored Resident Evil 4. While the US is getting the uncut decapitating version. Am I the only one that finds this odd? __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-03-2005, 04:56 PM	#3
lordofstuff lost in my own mind Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: the net Posts: 101	hmm... that IS odd... maybe they only accept drawn extreme gore. its probably some culture thing, or they dont like graphic images of the living dead... __________________ "n00b," "noob," "newbie," or "newb": Combinations synonymous with new user. Some leetspeekers view "n00b" as an insult and "newbie" as an affectionate term for new users. -A parent's primer to computer slang My dick. He lunges. I restrain. He struggles. I cry. This Endless Waltz. -Azrael

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CHICAGO�lollie From Another World~ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Queensland Australia Posts: 1,287	Take that, Japanese Video Game Industry! Now you'll know what it's like to get a game that's missing vital gaming content! __________________ http://birdsock.blogspot.com/

03-03-2005, 05:04 PM	#5
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	the main edit is decapitation. I would say more, but that might ruin the awsome __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

03-03-2005, 08:14 PM	#10
Radsquire Excels at Mediocrity Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 37	Do you know if anything else was cut from the game? The Novistador's acid bath attack might be worthy. Was decapitation removed from the Japanese version of the REmake? Because it was in that game as well. __________________ The only use Square has for it's pre-3D legacy is smashing it to pieces, then taking the jagged shards and jabbing them into our hearts. -- fifthfiend

03-03-2005, 04:54 PM	#2
VA_Ninja :3 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 395	Japan gets the censored version? What the hell? Isn't this the same country that has half their video game outlets devoted to hentai dating sims? Maybe it's because of some Japanese custom about a certain type of violence in the game.

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Cybren ҉҉҉҉▒▒▒▒▒▒ Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 279	I've also heard the american version of DMC3's normal mode is the Japanese' hard mode. How strange. The same japanese industry didn't give us the real SMB2 because it was 'too hard'