Lol knew it was Hollyoaks. Haven't watched it for ages but I assume its John Paul who's the victim? Anyway it sucks they're censoring the game.
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South Park: The Stick of Truth has been censored in EU (only consoles affected)
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Lol knew it was Hollyoaks. Haven't watched it for ages but I assume its John Paul who's the victim? Anyway it sucks they're censoring the game.
All you're doing is hurting the developers and yourself. All Ubisoft will be convinced of is that they should avoid making controversial games in the future, they certainly aren't going to be scared into not censoring a game again. And this game not selling as well as it could have isn't going to bankrupt them either.
Yeah I actually prefer it, especially RPGs have a tendency to bloat.
Surely censoring abortion is something they should do on the US copies, not EMEA
Americans love showing other Americans abortion pics.
They come out in hordes to our campus on nice days to yell and berate everyone who is contributing member of society.
Marc
Member
Been considering cancelling my preorder, I hate this crap. It is a south park game, why would you censor it... and in the bloody UK? Europe for that matter? Have they been here??!?!?! Apart from the odd stuck up mother, who coincidentally buy this kind of game for their kid without looking into it, no one cares! So why cut content?
Agh, so many dumb people running things in games. The bad side of it being a successful industry is it attracts leaches and board room people who haven't got a clue about the public or gaming as they were too busy playing croquet.
Btw, won't Matt and Trey be pissed off about this considering how they hated the network censoring them?
Dictator93
Member
I disagree, but to each their own.
I normally am not bothered by small censorship (though I will usually always think it's stupid) but something about this just makes me furious. I mean it's SOUTH PARK. Censoring South Park of all things just seems like one of the most stupidest decisions a company could make. Why would Ubisoft think this would be a good thing, any South Park fan that wanted the game and found out it was censored will get angry about this.
Just.. wtf.
Just.. wtf.
but that would make it even odder to be censored in Europe where abortions are relatively straightforward and not hugely contentious (other than a couple of countries like Ireland), but leave it in in the US where abortion is a very controversial topic.
Just found this out. Thinking that because the UK started to use PEGI for 15 and 18 rated games Ubisoft can't be bothered to release UK versions of games so we've now been grouped up with "Europe" and therefore we'll be affected by other countries censorship laws...I think!? Ugh.
Any UK-sellers selling the US version of the game? Would resort to the PC version but my graphics card doesn't meet the minimum requirments according to "Can You Run This?"
Any UK-sellers selling the US version of the game? Would resort to the PC version but my graphics card doesn't meet the minimum requirments according to "Can You Run This?"
Mt Heart Attack
Member
Oh I'm still buying it personally. If the pc version is fine I'll get that, if it's not I guess I'll just wait a while and get it when it's cheaper, and I'll make sure to tweet Ubisoft or something and let them know why I wasn't there from day 1. And that's what I'd suggest to everyone who's planning to avoid the game due to censorship, let the publisher know why you're boycotting the game otherwise it's pointless.
Great
No doubt. It's the one thing that makes me hopeful the censored version will actually be better. But I'm not going to preorder, wait and see for the commentary.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
They almost certainly will be. The censorship jokes will be glorious.
We can always wait for the uncensored/censored ultimate GOTY version release then.
thesuperfunk
Member
Exactly right! If people are upset about this they should head to Ubisoft's Facebook page or tweet them and let them have it.
Looking at the pewdiepie videos the game is very light on "filler".
Things we expect from RPGs like long travel times, huge maps full of nothing, random battles, and walls of text aren't there. What is there is thick with detail though. Every encounter is fully voiced and crafted as a set piece to fit into the story. Even the vendor trash seems to be unique to a given area.
I can see how its not easy to keep that up for 20-30 hours.
CreepingFear
Member
PC Uncensored Race!
I hope this is true but it sucks of course for console players.
Why can't just UBI say something so that the speculations come to an end?
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
The original release should have been the uncensored/censored version. Just have a little thing at the start of the game saying "This game contains certain scenes which may offend anyone who is a pussy. Would you like to be able to access this content?"
Yes.
No, I am a pussy.
Ah, well then.
razgriz417
Member
Really hope this is true
Backfoggen
Banned
It's Australia that has problems with the butt stuff. Germany just replaces the swastikas.
EdwardTivrusky
Member
If the PC version is uncensored then that will be the one i go for. Uncensored and cheaper, hmmmmm.
1. Ok then, pre order saved
2. Why? Why only the console version?
ValeYard
Member
I included myself in that comment, I'm a Brit in Germany, so am getting doubly censored
. I guess I can still go for the UK version though.I can't shake the idea that this has been Ubisoft's plan from the start regardless. Smacks of an attempt to create buzz, considering the censoring comes direct from Ubisoft marketing and they have new content all ready to go.
Marc
Member
pfft, we won 1812, who got their capital city burnt down?
Ours burns down on its own, US couldn't even manage it. And the French won the american revolutionary war for you, no fair!
Seems like they have some decent control of the game, considering it is an obsidian game delayed to polish it which never happens. Probably will wait for a price drop, maybe buy second hand... really desperate to play this game though. Been in a gaming drought (well, stuff I really want to play), its quite the first world dilemma.
Hey, you can blame cut swastikas and renamed jew-classes on us, but we love abortions and analprobing as much as the rest of the world!
edit: Oh, the renamed jew-class was a hoax, sorry.
Eurogamer's source is the same document that was posted earlier in this thread, not Ubi itself. Don't get excited just yet.
Mt Heart Attack
Member
Fudgepuppy
Banned
Do we have a summary yet of how this affects the PC-version? Was thinking of buying a key from Greenmangaming or something.
We don't know for certain whether or not the censorship applies to the PC version. Ubi's yet to clarify the matter.
thelatestmodel
Junior, please.
Absolutely shameful. Why did they think this was necessary, in this day and age? PC version for me then.
robertsan21
Member
Can someone answer this:
Will the US PSN sell the game on launch ?
If so, we who live in PAL territory can just buy it there! Easy as that guys.
Will the US PSN sell the game on launch ?
If so, we who live in PAL territory can just buy it there! Easy as that guys.
Wouldn't there be a big difference in price though?
TheKingOfPain
Member
Yeah, the US PSN version costs a lot less.
It can still be region locked if Ubisoft desire. Atlus did it with Persona 4 Arena.