regardless if this effects you or not its fucking retarded. 90% of the time censorship is a fucking retarded. The whole concept of censorship is something that is fucking retarded.

TheYango

United States47024 Posts

September 01 2009 23:40 GMT

#44

On September 02 2009 07:59 thoraxe wrote:

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right, especially now that many people are whining that you can't tell apart when ur units are either dead or alive cuz of the death animations.

I feel like zerg exploding into bright blue and neon green blood would be easier to see than the current dark red.

StalkerSC

Canada378 Posts

September 01 2009 23:41 GMT

#45

Sucks to be you mates

Could always order an american copy on Ebay, etc

Sindri

Australia56 Posts

September 01 2009 23:46 GMT

#46

Being an Australian gamer is frustrating. The idea of no Diablo 3 or a Diablo 3 lite version (Sans-blood) is a nightmare. I really hope they finally take another look at the rating system and implement a higher age rating. It's ridiculous that we're still living under the belief that games are for 'kids' only.

Mutaahh

Netherlands859 Posts

September 01 2009 23:57 GMT

#47

Germany's government is stupid... thinking that forbidding aggressive games will SOLVE useless violence. Really, that is the most stupid thing ive ever heard. Movies are OK, but games are not?

haahahaha
movies are even closer to reality ....

damn ignorant people!

and btw, can't you just download your SC2 (non-censured copy from a site, then install it with your legal key?

Doso

Germany769 Posts

September 01 2009 23:58 GMT

#48

I'll be buying the english uncut version anyways. The good thing about a cut German version is that they can use it for eSports broadcasts an therefore a bigger audience can be reached

And yes the censorship in Germany is pretty pathetic..

GeneralStan

United States4789 Posts

September 02 2009 00:00 GMT

#49

On September 02 2009 04:01 Bash wrote:
Bunch of games have this in Germany, it's no news. The German version of Team Fortress 2 has people exploding in springs, toys, rubber ducks etc. instead of the innards the rest of the world sees.

OMG, that sounds so awesome. It makes me want to censor my own version of TF2 (there has to be SOME way to turn on this option from the console, there just has to be)

Chuiu

3470 Posts

September 02 2009 00:01 GMT

#50

On September 02 2009 09:00 GeneralStan wrote:

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OMG, that sounds so awesome. It makes me want to censor my own version of TF2 (there has to be SOME way to turn on this option from the console, there just has to be)

I agree, I don't want blood in TF2 it doesn't fit well. Give me toys and shit flying out of people any day!

snorlax

United States755 Posts

September 02 2009 00:16 GMT

#51

In some ways it bugs me and in some ways I don't really care, the blood and all is neat but in some ways a little unnecessary, and who knows maybe there will be a future German flash who is only playing cause he could play at a younger age.

fabiano

Brazil4644 Posts

September 02 2009 00:19 GMT

#52

wow, after that i wonder: do they release WWII games on Germany?

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

September 02 2009 00:25 GMT

#53

arrrrg this is fucking stupid.
But if the german version will not have english language then I'll be getting the english version anyways.

On September 02 2009 09:19 fabiano wrote:
wow, after that i wonder: do they release WWII games on Germany?

lol yes they do. I think developers have to remove swastikas though.

Excalibur_Z

United States12243 Posts

September 02 2009 00:32 GMT

#54

On September 02 2009 09:25 7mk wrote:
arrrrg this is fucking stupid.
But if the german version will not have english language then I'll be getting the english version anyways.

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lol yes they do. I think developers have to remove swastikas though.

Yep, no swastikas are allowed. And of course, it's the same in the French version of games.

DeCoup

Australia1933 Posts

September 02 2009 00:53 GMT

#55

I'm guessing China will get the same copy as Germany then based on their recent event bans?

Btw. Wheres the option 'Good because this means they will not lower the gore on all versions just for more censored countries. That's the first thing I was worried about during all the hype of China blocking their events earlier this year.

7mk

Germany10157 Posts

September 02 2009 00:55 GMT

#56

On September 02 2009 09:53 DeCoup wrote:
I'm guessing China will get the same copy as Germany then based on their recent event bans?

Btw. Wheres the option 'Good because this means they will not lower the gore on all versions just for more censored countries. That's the first thing I was worried about during all the hype of China blocking their events earlier this year.

wasn't australia also ridiculously strict on violent video games?

Nightmarjoo

United States3360 Posts

September 02 2009 01:02 GMT

#57

This won't effect me, but I think it's bad anyway.

zatic

Zurich15365 Posts

September 02 2009 06:12 GMT

#58

On September 02 2009 09:32 Excalibur_Z wrote:

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Yep, no swastikas are allowed. And of course, it's the same in the French version of games.

Everyone read my post. Again, this is just the distributors overregulating themselves. No, swastikas are not generally banned in Germany. They are only banned in a political context. How would we enjoy The Inglourious Basterds otherwise? Unless a movie is plain nazi propaganda no one will object the use of swastikas. Same applies to computer games.

But since computer games are a fairly new media and their value as cultural works has yet to be accepted, the distributors will minimise their risk and rather butcher their own games.