Neodegenerate said:
SE thinks it is a smart thing to do financially because of the Western audience and their criticisms of the sexualization of characters in Japanese games. That is still Western pressure. Even if not directly applied, it exists. They see the criticism others get and opt not to go that route. They self censor to avoid it. |
No one is saying that no such pressures exist, simply that "western pressure" is not a tangible enough thing to force their hand. Teeqoz already said they are censoring themselves. Its like Nintendo saying consumer pressure made them cancel windwakers artsyle and revert to something more realistic. Only difference would be that Windwaker actually recieved significantly more backlash then any of these Japanese games, also backlash from their primary consumers not random people who do not represent their audience. Really we're talking 1 Bayonetta review and someone writing an article about Dragons Crown.
Moreover western games like GTA, COD, MAss Effect, Mortal Kombat have recieved much more backlash then any of these Japanese games. Backlash that has reached mainstream news. Yet they haven't censored their games.
