• The Last of Us censored in Europe and Australia
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So an internet detective discovered that The Last of Us is censored by comparing playthrough videos on YouTube. The changes mostly concern the multiplayer, but other subtle changes may be present in other areas. There's been nothing official on this as far as I'm aware. Comparison: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/xmf0W1G.gif[/IMG] PAL/EU/AUS version left, US version right. [URL="http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/The-Last-of-Us-Multiplayer/The-Last-of-Us-Censorship-Compared-GIFS-NSFW/m-p/40854677"]Source[/URL].
So, just import from the US then?
Weird, Last of Us was rated R18+ in Australia, the classification board states Adult Themes and Violence can be as expansive as the developer wants it to be and shouldn't make it a candidate to be RC'd
This is such bullshit. We just got an R rating for games here. The game is obviously not meant for kids.
Maybe they just censored it themselves to avoid any possible troubles, there'd be news if the classification videos banned it.
[QUOTE=dude2193;41311360]This is such bullshit. We just got an R rating for games here. The game is obviously not meant for kids.[/QUOTE] Theres still stuff thats just dumb. This I disagree with but a literal rape sword cannon in SR4 is really dumb considering rape culture ect.
Funny how we spend so much time trying to get an R18 rating and it's amounted to equal amounts of fuck and all so far. But think of the children who wouldn't even fucking touch it you outdated conservative troglodytes.
I feel sorry for developers, this give pirates another reasons to pirate.
I noticed theres no gore in the MP. But it's in an abundance in the SP. Not really sure why it's in one part of the game, then removed for another.
is the UK PAL version censored?
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;41311475]is the UK PAL version censored?[/QUOTE] [quote]PAL/EU/AUS version left, US version right.[/quote]
[QUOTE=Bad)-(and;41311461]I noticed theres no gore in the MP. But it's in an abundance in the SP. Not really sure why it's in one part of the game, then removed for another.[/QUOTE] I don't think online multiplayer can be rated
[QUOTE=Noss;41311559]I don't think online multiplayer can be rated[/QUOTE] Online games can be rated for their Violence, Adult Themes and such but really can not be rated to what can be possible transmitted over chat or mic Hence why rating boars carry "Online Activity may vary"
At least the singleplayer is just as brutal. Heads exploding, guts hanging out from shotgun blasts, arms and legs flying off etc. I've played like one match of multiplayer, so this might be true on that part.
Heh, I'm surprised the UK version has this, normally we have no censorship. This sucks. If they have a gore on/off in the options, why censor it further?
[QUOTE=xianlee;41311682]Heh, I'm surprised the UK version has this, normally we have no censorship. This sucks. If they have a gore on/off in the options, why censor it further?[/QUOTE] the whole area here is pal, why compile 20 different versions for each country when you can just do the one?
you people are SERIOUSLY complaining about a little less violence in a video game? you'd actually pirate it so you could get muh bloodshed? jesus fucking christ i know you're saying it's illogical and stupid, and i agree, it's fucking retarded that you censor a video game in the nation that has its own 'r18' for video games, but you guys are just spewing mindless twaddle
[QUOTE=codenamecueball;41311707]the whole area here is pal, why compile 20 different versions for each country when you can just do the one?[/QUOTE] What I mean is, if you have the option to turn gore off / on why censor it further? You would still have the 2 versions, EU etc could be full gore and then reduced gore for countries with different laws or whatever and then gore option that is in the options already just turns it on/off as usual..
to be fair i think the censored version looks better if only because LUDICROUS GIBS always looks pretty stupid
[QUOTE=Pelican;41311769]you people are SERIOUSLY complaining about a little less violence in a video game? you'd actually pirate it so you could get muh bloodshed? jesus fucking christ i know you're saying it's illogical and stupid, and i agree, it's fucking retarded that you censor a video game in the nation that has its own 'r18' for video games, but you guys are just spewing mindless twaddle[/QUOTE] The issue is developers actually had to spend time editing a game to remove even minor stuff to satisfy a bunch of old farts who are trying to play moral guardian about fucking video games.
[QUOTE=Doomish;41311779]to be fair i think the censored version looks better if only because LUDICROUS GIBS always looks pretty stupid[/QUOTE] A shotgun blast in your face would look pretty nasty. This is no "ridiculous amount of gore", this is realism.
[QUOTE=dude2193;41311360]This is such bullshit. We just got an R rating for games here. The game is obviously not meant for kids.[/QUOTE] Just going to quote my post in the Australia thread: [QUOTE=Antdawg;41205142][QUOTE=Xonax;41204708]The R18+ rating is not even being used correctly, I hope Kevin can fix this or do something about it, heck even mentioning it I would be happy.[/QUOTE]The R18+ rating is being used as it should be. Games which received 17+ or 18+ ratings in other countries were being released as MA15+ in Australia as that was our highest rating. Now those games are receiving their proper classification which is a good thing. Did people honestly think that R18+ would let the same bullshit that was getting refused classification into the market?[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Pelican;41311769]you people are SERIOUSLY complaining about a little less violence in a video game? you'd actually pirate it so you could get muh bloodshed? jesus fucking christ i know you're saying it's illogical and stupid, and i agree, it's fucking retarded that you censor a video game in the nation that has its own 'r18' for video games, but you guys are just spewing mindless twaddle[/QUOTE] It's the fact that it's fucking retarded to censor it when we literally just got an R18 rating. Besides, violence/gore in games can make or break it, look at L4D2, censored versions have no gore and bodies that disappear before they even hit the ground, some other censored copies iirc have green blood. It's fucking retarded
I've got it and it's only the multiplayer that seems to be censored and weirdly enough only the special executions are low violence. The entire single player campaign is freaking gory as hell. Still sucks though. edit: the censoring of content sucks, not that game.
introduce X18+, that shit will never get banned and will only be made available to the NT and ACT :v:
Politics and video games should not mix. If they are worried about kids seeing this shit then stop parents from buying kids games that are not their age and take them to court however games that featured such violence\gore never fucked me up and we all played those games back in the day like resident evil and such so even then those grounds are still stupid.
[QUOTE=SgtTupelo;41311652]At least the singleplayer is just as brutal. Heads exploding, guts hanging out from shotgun blasts, arms and legs flying off etc. I've played like one match of multiplayer, so this might be true on that part.[/QUOTE] I've played a fair few rounds of multiplayer and I haven't seen much gibbing or anything. It might be because very few people I've seen finish people off with the shotgun pistol/I've never actually seen someone get outright killed by a bomb.
I bought this game in Norway, and it had full on violence. It's only censored in the EU, not all of Europe like the title suggests.
[QUOTE=mokkan;41311384]Theres still stuff thats just dumb. This I disagree with but a literal rape sword cannon in SR4 is really dumb considering rape culture ect.[/QUOTE] Censoring a game (or any piece of art) because it has a theme or specific idea that you don't think is socially appropriate, which I think is what you're getting at with the whole rape culture thing, is a very bad and very dangerous idea.
[QUOTE=mac338;41312076]I bought this game in Norway, and it had full on violence. It's only censored in the EU, not all of Europe like the title suggests.[/QUOTE] With Europe I think he means Germany and possible some other country, Sweden has full on violence in the game both SP & MP.
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