if live in an age where we are more liberal and more restrictive at the same time. doesnt affect me, and even if it does, it doesnt matter - its just special effects

Eatme

Switzerland3919 Posts

September 02 2009 19:31 GMT

#83

I'm not entierly sure about this but did Germany have any school shootings before this censorship was implemented? Iirc, they didnt. Not that I think that it even have anything to do with oneantoher but it's one of the key arguments for those who are for censorship of games.

[DUF]MethodMan

Germany1716 Posts

September 02 2009 21:34 GMT

#84

On September 03 2009 04:31 Eatme wrote:
I'm not entierly sure about this but did Germany have any school shootings before this censorship was implemented? Iirc, they didnt. Not that I think that it even have anything to do with oneantoher but it's one of the key arguments for those who are for censorship of games.

The censorship was always this strict (at least from the point I started playing games which might be in 95). I didn't buy or play many games past '03 but I feel like the censorship even got a little softer since then. Funnily the first school shooting in Germany happened around '02 iirc.

AdunToridas

Germany380 Posts

September 02 2009 21:36 GMT

#85

On September 03 2009 04:04 MasterReY wrote:
hello english sc2 version ^^

I think Battle.net will recognize our country, whether with the English or the German version.

Pyrrhuloxia

United States6700 Posts

September 02 2009 21:56 GMT

#86

Germany will be imba with less blood blocking out the screen. What if they get more immediate / distinguishable death animations too?! IMBA!

Count9

China10928 Posts

September 02 2009 21:57 GMT

#87

Hahaha, hatcheries blowing up in a spray of orange.

TurboMaN

Germany925 Posts

September 06 2009 12:27 GMT

#88

Although this is very gay, it doesn't matter for me, cause I'll buy the english version of SC2.

Mah Buckit!

Finland474 Posts

September 06 2009 12:52 GMT

#89

The question is: WHY?

LordofToast

United Kingdom250 Posts

September 06 2009 12:57 GMT

#90

Poor German politicians when will they learn, video games don't kill people. Guns do.

Extremist politics ftl.

h3r1n6

Iceland2039 Posts

September 06 2009 13:16 GMT

#91

I don't really care, as long as it is not game breakingly stupid. Like in Half-Life, where blood is green, the military guys are robots and people that are dead sit down and shake their heads.

Pengu1n

United States552 Posts

September 06 2009 13:59 GMT

#92

thats annoying i love lots of blood and gore in video games

reciprocate

United States41 Posts

September 06 2009 14:22 GMT

#93

Fallout was mentioned on page 2, I think, but it's more than the third version that's been censored for European audiences. Both one and two had a light blood version, and two had children removed in both the German and United Kingdom releases.

It's just a decision that the ratings board has to make. Think of it this way: SC:BW has a relatively massive following, and it's a ten year old game. SC2 will have just as much of a following, and since it's updated it will appeal to younger audiences than the original does these days. Sure, censorship is bad, but I'd think that exposing potentially impressionable children to the gore of Sparks Terran could be just as bad.

(Besides, if you're from Germany and want your blood, there's always the good ol' internets.)

dnosrc

Germany454 Posts

September 06 2009 14:30 GMT

#94

the most annoying localization till now was quake4 ..
it was changed that you couldnt play online on uncensored servers

at least i read about before and bought the uk-version :D

StorrZerg

United States13919 Posts

September 06 2009 14:33 GMT

#95

glad im not in germany, i want as much blood and gore as i can get

Zabestrial

United States194 Posts

September 06 2009 14:50 GMT

#96

On September 06 2009 23:33 StorrZerg wrote:
glad im not in germany, i want as much blood and gore as i can get

lol same here i mean just why it kinda sounds stupid.

If you are...
for blood Then add 1
Aginst blood Take 1

Aka add either +1 or -1 and the total of everyone elses, at the end of your post

me? im +1
Total= +1

-Zabestrial

AdunToridas

Germany380 Posts

September 06 2009 16:39 GMT

#97

On September 06 2009 23:33 StorrZerg wrote:
glad im not in germany, i want as much blood and gore as i can get

...I start to realize why they want to censore the game...

No really, that sounds weird xD

[X]Ken_D

United States4650 Posts

September 06 2009 17:49 GMT

#98

Human are really alien after all. They die in a pool of green blood.

Seeing the green blood in House of the Dead games was so annoying.

garmule2

United States376 Posts

September 06 2009 18:06 GMT

#99

Uh, you guys have to understand that this is Germany. They've only had a relatively minor bit of stable history. Most of this century they were at war or suffering severe internal civil problems. It's only natural their political climate is harsher against violence, especially directed at the younger generations who will grow up with the violent history of the last century attached to them, compared to some place like the United States, which hasn't had war or strife on its home soil in over a hundred years.