Censorship The calisto protocol's japanese version cancelled because of violence

[Hexasheep93]

According to the japanese twitter account for the game the japanese ratings board refused to rate it unless they tone down the violence which the devs refused to do.

The Callisto Protocol developer cancels Japanese version

Striking Distance and publisher Krafton have announced the Japanese version of upcoming space-horror The Callisto Proto…

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Its often good to not forget that Japan is not inmune to screeching over fiction. Its just that in their case is less about sex an more about violence

 

[Narmy]

Its just that in their case is less about sex an more about violence

No, CERO is super strict on sex too. They don't even allow nipples, so many western games have to be censored to be released in Japan.

 

[Ebicentre]

While it's good to see the devs won't censor their game to appease that shitty ratings board, it would be even better if they include JP subtitles in the international release. That way Japanese gamers can still play it if they're interested. I think Gears of War 5 did this, too (correct me if I'm wrong).

 

[Narmy]

While it's good to see the devs won't censor their game to appease that shitty ratings board, it would be even better if they include JP subtitles in the international release. That way Japanese gamers can still play it if they're interested. I think Gears of War 5 did this, too (correct me if I'm wrong).

They did. CERO only affects console releases so they can buy it on Steam uncensored.

The Callisto Protocol™ on Steam

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

store.steampowered.com

 

[Ebicentre]

They did. CERO only affects console releases so they can buy it on Steam uncensored.

The Callisto Protocol™ on Steam

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

store.steampowered.com

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Beautiful.

 

[Narmy]

Beautiful.

Also the western console version might also have Japanese support too. It doesn't seem to list the supported languages on the PS store like it does on the Nintendo Eshop, but I was checking the Japanese Amazon sales rankings and the western PS5 version was pretty high up there so they are definitely importing it.

Amazon.co.jp 売れ筋ランキング: ゲーム の中で最も人気のある商品です

Amazon.co.jp 売れ筋ランキング: ゲーム の中で最も人気のある商品です

www.amazon.co.jp