Oh no, it's not the portrayal on them that is the problem, but that Native Americans wear clothing like that and dawn feathers on them, like kind of stereotypical. Some natives could be offended by that, or they could not. I'm not saying Ninten is in the right or wrong, but it's something they decided to do, and I see the reasoning behind it.

If Ninten is making the change, perhaps they don't want this game to be treated as a niche game? That's another thing I personally feel here. I figure they're doing what they see is best for the game. That's just me though.

Nope: it wasn't really that hard, and us baka gaijin would have beaten it just fine, thank you.

Vikings! At last, Teddy Bridgewater will have a chance to shine.

Not all censorship is bad, and not all changes for localisation are censorship. Much ado about nothing.

I like the original design better, but as long as it doesn't affect the story or character development, then I don't have a problem with it.

Oh man, I laughed way more than I should. Between Ragnar and this, the Vikings have a hell of a time with motorcycles, don't they?

This isn't necessarily censorship, as we now have what you could say a costume that Japan doesn't have. It's more of a change. Kinda like the text that is completely modifyed. People complaining about not playing the game in the devs "original way" like uh... You do realize text is changed a shit ton in every Japanese game that gets localized.. Right? Lol

That's still censorship. For example, let's say you wrote a fictional book like the game of thrones and it was finished then published in your home country. If you or your publisher change anything from original beyond the language it's written in, it's censorship for the most part.

And since nothing was suppressed or prohibited, this situation does not fall under that definition and therefore is not censorship. This is localization, it is what videogame publishers do in order to market their games in foreign markets. When something is changed, it is not censored. That is like saying the Japanese text was censored in the English version, this is just not the case.

Which would be insignificant compared to actual censorship. That's like saying that because the game makers put clothing on their characters, they are self-censoring nudity.

What this is is localization. When a game is localized, they change text and art so it is more marketable in other regions.

Localization is the adaptation of a product or service to meet the needs of a particular language, culture or desired population's "look-and-feel."