Hehehe, good example. But I think most of it is premature censoring on the side of the publisher. The only thing really is not cool, is nazi crosses (did stick of truth had them, i don't know?). Fractured but Whole is uncesored in europe.

Barkley said: It isn't just Sonys fault you're not getting this game. The rating boards for the united kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand have all banned the game. The issue isn't just "boobs" so all of the "we can kill people but not allowed cleavage?" Posts in here are meaningless. The issue that is taken with this game is sexualisation of underage characters. Here's what the rating board in the UK said in there statement for why the game is banned. "he game is explicit in its setting within a “school” environment and the majority of the characters are young girls – one child is referred to as being a “first year” student and is seen holding a teddy bear. The game clearly promotes the sexualisation of children via the sexual interaction between the game player and the female characters. "

Ah, so that's that. Well, this could certainly be a problem, even the hint of underage porn is taken very seriously. Wasn't aware this could be a problem.

On an unrelated side-note: it bothers me how people cannot watch football WM in silence and instead have to scream about everything. I hope this dreadful WM is over fast.

Hey, don't preach me about that. I've long thought U.S. is super backwards on violence versus sex.

Barkley said: It isn't just Sonys fault you're not getting this game. The rating boards for the united kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Australia and New Zealand have all banned the game. The issue isn't just "boobs" so all of the "we can kill people but not allowed cleavage?" Posts in here are meaningless. The issue that is taken with this game is sexualisation of underage characters. Here's what the rating board in the UK said in there statement for why the game is banned. "he game is explicit in its setting within a “school” environment and the majority of the characters are young girls – one child is referred to as being a “first year” student and is seen holding a teddy bear. The game clearly promotes the sexualisation of children via the sexual interaction between the game player and the female characters. "

Nintendo fixes that all the time. They change the localization text to make the girls 18 instead of 12 or 16 or whatever they are.

I'm guessing based on the description I read in this topic, this is one of those VN type games, so static background and basically a dating sim. No reason they couldn't change the text to make everyone a senior and 18 years old.

Not saying hooking up with an 18 year old high schooler is cool for say probably the demographic of the gamers who will end up playing this, but legal anyways. I've seen enough Japan anime to know that when they sexualize a 10 year old, she looks like she is 18 minimum, 90% of the time.

It was never a concern about being banned in the US, but the game was banned in Germany (and AUS/NZ but that was always expected).

Some of you guys are creepy. Game depicts clearly underage girls in high innuendo activities (one of them is like 10!). This isnt about a M rating, its about potential shit storm about cartoon child pornography and SONY wanting no part of that mess.

It's not some new policy, in fact I can think of BMX XXX which had to be censored on the PS2 all the way back in 2002, I think Censored Gaming even did a video on games that they forced the publisher to censor.

Really hoping this is sarcasm. Otherwise I don't think you've seen hardly any anime.

Seems like pretty standard Japanese mobile game-esque 'touch' mechanics with some girls moaning and fanservice hotspring steam shots. Nothing terrible, but likely had some loli characters which is hard to push through globally.

Anime, like video games comes with box art so I can tell if said anime is about elementary school girls or not. Yes I know there is a ton of completely pedophile anime out there, but also 99% of anime woudl probably be considered pedophilia if you took their ages seriously. I mean look at the huge big famous ones like One Piece or Naruto. They completely sexualize some of the females who are not 18 years old. But without someoen stating their ages, they could also pass for being 20 something. 

I decided to watch a trailer for this game, hoping my recommended in youtube doesn't get too pervy now, and besides one girl I saw, the rest are easily passable for older than 18 if the localization changes the text. And even the one I did see that looked a tad young, she did not look elemtary school young. It wouldn't cause an uproar if they changed her age too. They could just cut her pervy content and upset the 20 people who would have purchased this game as well. 

But I know Xenoblade chronicles X in its localization changed Elma's age to 18 from like 15 or 16 from Japan. Can't recal if they changed the little girls age, but whatever they changed it to, it was not over 18 and thsu they basically gave her undershirts, lol.  But she could have passed for 18 as well, she didn't look any younger than many 18 year olds right now. if not told their ages in game, I woudl have thought she was 18 and elma like 25 or something. Maybe its me being the age I am, but most 18 year olds look young as fuck to me.  I would feel like a pedo if i hooked up with one. 

Im not a fan of the series (nor have i ever even played one of their games) but its a shame they couldnt release the game as they wanted it, in my case im not against sexually mature content on consoles (we do have the ESRB so parents can check up on what games they let their kids play and which they should avoid).

Also to me its just weird that Sony demanded the game to tone it down despite the fact that the ESRB approved the game, but i will admit that i have no idea how "sexy" this game is so i cant really judge wether it warranted the censorship or not.