thelastword
Banned
Lol, ha ha....Good one......I have never seen such an overreaction before, they didn't even get cocaine on the guy......Yet, I'm trying to figure out how this affects persons playing the game, who are they apologizing to...?.
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Kotaku: Sega halts sales and erases Judge Eyes/Judgment after Pierre Taki arrested on cocaine charges
shark sandwich
tenuously links anime, pedophile and incels
Imagine if entertainment products were pulled from shelves any time an actor/musician is discovered to have used illegal drugs. Raffi would be the only artist left on iTunes.
Lionel Richie
Member
Please tell me we're still getting this beauty.
JunkerWoland
Member
Japan goes hard against drug use, with companies and brands tending to wilt in the face of any association, regardless of how tenuous.
I won't be surprised, if the game stays out of retail, until SEGA can push a patch replacing the voice and probably adjusting the character's in-game appearance. Assuming SEGA does opt to perform some additional work on the game, I expect it'll also contribute to a delay in the Western release.
I won't be surprised, if the game stays out of retail, until SEGA can push a patch replacing the voice and probably adjusting the character's in-game appearance. Assuming SEGA does opt to perform some additional work on the game, I expect it'll also contribute to a delay in the Western release.
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Rest
All these years later I still chuckle at what a fucking moron that guy is.
Everybody?
Whitesnake
Banned
Wow. I didn't know that.
I'd like to see someone try to defend these policies.
"Are drugs bad?"
"Yes, unforgivable."
"Is porn bad?"
"It's only okay if it's censored."
"Is child porn bad?"
"Uh... give us a moment to think about it."
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
A little bit of booger sugar, and everyone loses their minds at Sega.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Starry Night burned after it was discovered Vincent van Gogh used absinthe.
CuNi
Member
Only siths deal in absolutes..
DeliciousDoc
Member
このまま終わらせはしない。
このままなかったものにはさせない。
いつか、必ず、復活させる。
The producer, Mr Sato, strongly emphasizes that they will rerelease the game.
"This will not end here. It will not be as the game never existed. Eventually, with certainty, the game will be revived."
このままなかったものにはさせない。
いつか、必ず、復活させる。
The producer, Mr Sato, strongly emphasizes that they will rerelease the game.
"This will not end here. It will not be as the game never existed. Eventually, with certainty, the game will be revived."
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Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
What an absurd overreaction.
Hopefully they just change the actor and still release the game.
Hopefully they just change the actor and still release the game.
HeresJohnny
Member
Most of the greatest entertainers of all time are cokeheads. I mean, Richard Pryor.... was hilarious until he STOPPED taking drugs. Same with Robin Williams. Chris Farley was amazing and it was at least in part due to his being cranked up on dope all the time. Of course, all those dudes are dead now. But it doesn't change that they were AWESOME entertainers whose work is legendary.
SoulChamber
Member
Japan isn't the US. Their laws operate differently from them.
Doing drugs in Japan is career ending. Not to mention that censorship does exist in games of what you mentioned.
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Kazza
Member
For the PC people here, what is the likelyhood that people could mod the actor back in if and when this eventually releases on steam? It sounds like it would be difficult to do, but modders often do some incredible stuff, so. He plays a very important role in the game and I heard he gives a very good performance, so it would be a shame to miss out.
I hope they just release the game as is in the West. We don't really care about this kind of thing.
I hope they just release the game as is in the West. We don't really care about this kind of thing.
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Most likely they will either recall and then up re-releasing the game with a different voice actor for the character or patching in one. They might end up delaying the western release by a few weeks as well.
For those who are wondering: Drug use in a japan is EXTREMELY taboo and career ending as nobody to be associated with it. This has happened before in other forms of media in japan and the result is just cutting them out entirely or recasting.
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Dthomp
Member
You are right, it is a cultural thing. Japan doesn't take drugs as lightly as America does.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Do the same as they do with Kingdom Hearts III, Launch a patch changing the voice and resolved issue. They do not have the reason to stop selling a game, when they can do a re-dub.
So its time to Buy the game now...will become a rare gem value in ebay
So its time to Buy the game now...will become a rare gem value in ebay
dottme
Member
I don’t think it’s this easy. My understanding is that they also use the actor as a character model. So they need to change both the voice and the model. Which is much more complicated.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Damn.
thats complicated, i dont even know that are using their model.so can considered buy now the game before is too late?
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Maybe someone can answer this for me, but do they do the same for their films, etc.?
DeliciousDoc
Member
Another actor was recently involved in a scandal trying to get a masseuse to give him a happy ending. Same thing happened with all the various movies and shows he was involved in. However I think it only affects stuff in production. The dvd and blu rays of his recent movies were not recalled as it was rentable for me in a local video store I went to last week. One of his movies is a yakuza movie (outrage coda) which is ironic on multiple levels.
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DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Very insightful, thank you for answering.
Maguro
Member
It's interesting how cultures are different. I remember back in the day when the Scorpions album "Virgin Killer" was released, which shows a female child naked with spreaded legs on the cover. In Japan nobody cared. In the west though that LP had to be sold in a black wrapping under the desk.
They have other cultural sensitives and that's alright.
They have other cultural sensitives and that's alright.
Well I meant that people charged with crimes related to pedophilia (like Nobuhiro Watsuki) continue to have their work published.
Woo-Fu
Banned
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/494645-you-see-i-think-drugs-have-done-some-good-things
The real question is who snitched on him and are we seeing the beginnings of a new Old Boy.
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