Random: Switch eShop Censorship Of Metropolis: Lux Obscura Doesn't Go Far Enough

You're joking right?...

On one hand, I can't really say I'm glad for this type of mature content being on the esophagus because I just don't see these games as worth buying.

But on the other hand, I like Bayonetta... Though strictly because the gameplay is just so good I cam ignore most of the adult junk.

I think protecting kids from trying out magic mushrooms should have precedence over them possibly seeing part of something that they used to be very familiar with in their first year of life...

Society is becoming more and more prudish, while we're supposed to become more modern, accepting/liberal and most of all relaxed with each other and our choices in life.

There are black bars, on both the website and the eShop in TV mode. Whatcha talking about?

Here in America we are obsessed with only covering the nipples. The rest doesn't seem to matter so not sure the censor bar will get bigger.

Cue all the 12-year-olds to complain about the rest of society being so prudish.

@ThanosReXXX it's a paradox isn't it? You got some people who would otherwise claim that they're very progressive about anything displaying the most puritanical attitude in things like this without the slightest hint of irony. It's amazing really

@gortsi Indeed. If things keep going like this, women will be wearing bathing suits with a turtle neck before the decade is over...

This detail (little nudity) of the screenshot comes to my attention since this game comes out to eshop. I was thinking it was totally ok and natural. The context (nude dance club) on the other side, is not good for a child or teenager.

In Murica we protect children from such filth with the right to bear arms. It's super effective.

Yes blood and guts and curse words are perfectly OK but showing the humam form and any sexuality, possibly the most human thing of all, is completely ridiculous!

Grow up people. And if you aren't old enough move on please because I do believe in age ratings.

There is also a DEMO for this game. I am sure it is something worthwhile to mention in the article.

I think censorship such as this is pointless and actually somewhat harmful. Kids can handle seeing human bodies just fine. Why do people get so worked up about this

Babies seen boobs, even sucked on a pair, so why should it be censored? Yet violent game disguised as a cute cartoony game is allowed... the world is very strange indeed.

@Thisismycomment On the PC you can patched out the censored images and unlocked even more hardcore stuff.

So this game is totaly fine in the UK while it's 16+, but Omega Labyrinth Z that is 18+ is not?

...

That aside, just use pictures that don't need censorship problem solved.

@Damo

You are right of course. To clarify my point was in relation to some comments on the story and not on the story itself.

@Damo The black bar IS there.

http://a64.tinypic.com/90oqxz.jpg
http://a65.tinypic.com/zl3vap.jpg

I soooo mis-read '...glad such mature titles are allowed...'

@CptProtonX - As soon as I saw that image, I pulled out my pocket piece and shot my iPad. Then I pulled out my other pocket piece and shot it again so it would be deader. Then I didn’t talk to my kids about gun violence, but told them to repress all their desires way down deep inside til they become splosive powder kegs of rage, and went to the garage to drink alone and seethe.

Had to see for myself. The black bar fails twice. First, it's slightly transparent so you can see the lines underneath. Second, her left nipple peeks out over the top right corner of the bar.

(Unpopular opinion alert! Please don't target me because I am just saying my thoughts. In fact, I'd rather nobody reply to this because I don't want I get into an argument. Best wishes, MH4)

Wow... Just wow.

I'm all for censorship in games, tbh, but this is pretty disappointing.

Part of the reason why I love Nintendo and am proud to have grown up with them is because their platform was for the most part squeaky clean. However, by letting more mature games and content on their consoles and in their games, I fear Nintendo fans of the next generation may not understand what it's like to have a console where it's safe for them to browse around.

I don't know exactly how to word my feeling on the relationship between mature content and Nintendo without triggering anyone, so I'm just gonna say it: I think there shouldn't be a relationship there. If you want your fill of mature, "adult" content, go to the opposition. For good, clean, unadulterated fun, Nintendo. I wish this were so, but as I type this I realize a "mature" Nintendo was inevitable. I can't stop it, no matter how much I want to.

I'm thankful Nintendo themselves still puts out good clean fun, as well as 3rd parties who do as well. If someone who makes those kinds of games reads this, know that I appreciate you and the work you do to stay "kid-friendly" in such a "mature" environment, if that makes sense.

(Again, anyone who reads this: don't @ me because I don't want an argument. Thank you very much and have a blessed day, MH4)

@Damo You have better eyes than me then, because I can’t see it. However I did play the demo, to see what this game is about. That image, uncensored is in the demo for anyone interested.

My overall impressions, this game is basically Candy Crush wrapped in a noir-style story. Fights are determined by playing a puzzle.

MH4 ( not @ing you as requested) I understand your view and agree to a large degree. I want the majority of Nintendo games to stay as they are i.e. pure joy.

But the harsh lesson is if you don't evolve you die and I think so far in the Switch's life Nintendo has recognised this and is welcoming games of all genres for all people and that is a good thing. They pretty much have to to survive this generation of desensitised youths where nothing is hidden because of the internet and social media.

Also this has been coming slowly and surely from Nintendo when they let Mortal Kombat 2 on the SNES relase on all its gory glory. What a game that was.

@ThanosReXXX Don't you know it's patronising to call a woman a woman?Well not yet it's not but it will be the way things are going. There is a former government mental health tsar in the UK trying to get school teachers to stop calling boys and girls boys and girls. Ladies is a no go as well. They should be referred to as "people,pupils or students" only. You couldn't make it up.

To their credit, Nintendo has added some elements of optional censorship to some 3rd party games by way of Nintendo-themed items.

If you use the Master Sword in Skyrim, it doesn’t drip blood like the other swords do. Also in Bayonetta, wearing a costume mean s when her hair is used as a weapon, she stays clothed.

@OorWullie I think we better stay on the safe side and call all of them "fellow Earthlings" from now on...

@Grawlog My initial comment was meant as a joke, that poked a bit of fun at the mushroom edit that NLife made on that picture, but apparently, people missed that and the smiley that should have made clear that it was a joke.

And then there's people calling other people names, immature or 12 year olds... (shakes head)

Makes me feel kinda sad to have to come to the conclusion that more and more people online are (apparently) unable to interpret other people's comments in the way they're supposed to be read...

Weird thing is, if it was a guy topless, nobody would care, and I doubt it would get censored. Weird world huh?
Also, it's kind of funny how some people react when you point out that they sucked on their mums mammories. They forget that they were babies once. It's also a great way to win an argument btw.

These comments have been keeping my interest abreast.

Typical Nintendo, peddling smut to the children. I kid, or course. I don't really mind either way and there is an age verification process anyways. They didn't have to even try to censor it, but they still tried. If you're kid sees it because you didn't setup your parental controls, that's a you problem. However, if you are an adult offended by a boob, sounds to me like you've got some personal problems to work through.

@Rayquaza2510 I mean, Omega Labyrinth sexualizes underage girls so there is a level of justification there.

@AlanJones84 Good thing I never said it was.

Nintendo should just age-gate pages for M-rated games on underage Switch accounts. Anyone 17 and under gets a message telling them they're not old enough to view the content. Anyone 18+ should be able to handle a few boobs in a screenshot.

Easy to get around? Absolutely. But it's also easy for kids to go online and find stuff millions of times worse than this.

@Grawlog Agreed (and very much so) on the internet unfortunately having given everyone a voice, making things worse in the process, but I certainly don't see myself as not respecting an opposing side, and I'm most definitely not doing anything in that regard out of spite.

But I stand by that second part of my comment. The world factually IS going mad with censorship, convicting other people for misbehavior or "crimes" that we wouldn't have even lifted an eyebrow at in the 70's or 80's, or even the 90's, and a lot of parties and societies are making people feel more and more ashamed of who they are and how they want to behave or dress or whatever, so to me, that's a clear sign of regression instead of a society moving towards the future and actually progressing.

And that most certainly IS a sad conclusion to come to. But in all fairness, it is a discussion that might not be suitable for this medium, and it is veering considerably off-topic, even though some parts of it are related. Which is also why it sprang to mind once I started commenting.

EDIT:
Just to be clear, I'm not ridiculing the whole #metoo movement or anyone coming out about abuse in any way, shape or form, because that's disgusting, so these kind of people should all be getting their just deserts.

This article seems really rather.. out of place. Us Brits are generally a lot more tollerant and accepting of nudity, sex and the like, while violence gets more of a crackdown.

You even get nudity on some daytime TV..

So its kind of weird seeing this brought up by a British writer.

As for the black bars. If you guys are talking about that very very slight bit of under boob shown, you really reaching.

what is this game? is it a telltale type decission making story?

@ValhallaOutcast
It's a match 3 battle game wrapped up in a noir style story.

@Darlinfan No, I don't have a romanticized view at all. I am that old that I actually lived through all of that, and I've seen the world become more prudish and self-aware with every decade. Sometimes for the good, but unfortunately, most of the times, for the bad.

And of course you can always find examples to show that it isn't all that bad or different, but the reality is, that we haven't really improved at all, whereas we like to believe that we have, on certain levels or in certain areas.

And I'm in sales & marketing, so I can't be influenced by BS or SJW's: I see right through that. I'm actually the one doing the making people believe stuff, and on a daily basis as well... (although only business to business, so no consumer is ever harmed in the process of me doing my daily job)

@Darlinfan Oh, and I'm not religious either, so the whole Sodom and Gomorrah thing couldn't faze me either, even if it tried.

It's a news story that a stylized ink drawing of a woman's nipple can be seen through a 90% opacity black bar if you squint hard enough?

GOOBY
PLS

Huh? I don't know why MH4 is posting if he doesn't want replies...

Mario's male nipples; fine. Any female nipples; must be censored!!!

What a fair society we live in.

@Darlinfan Not saying you suggested I was religious, just telling you that Sodom and Gomorrah doesn't have any meaning to me, so you telling me I would potentially deserve that, only made me shrug, because it doesn't spell any kind of doom to me.

On another note: none of what I said to you was meant in a negative or sarcastic way, so it would be nice to see that you could also refrain from going into whatever kind of name calling and vitriol that you had going on there. No offense, but I was just trying to make a point and have a normal discussion.

And yes, in certain ways, I actually AM above influence. Seeing as I have been doing my current job for almost 20 years now, any and all people in this line of work that have had a just as long or an almost as long career as I have, have seen and heard most BS lines that people can come up with, so any variation of that in regards to gaming and/or society isn't all that hard to recognize.

Obviously, that doesn't mean that I'm above ALL influence, because no man is, but I more than likely have a better batting average than Joe public...

And I didn't mention that to "get you" or convince you, I just added that to signify that it would be a bit harder for SJW's and the like to persuade me or get me to reconsider my own views, that's all.

And to end on a more positive note: we actually agree on the whole black and white thing.

@Indielink fun fact it doesn't, and I played the japanese version too.

VSC makes people think it does, they base themself on what they saw without playing the game, it's like saying that someone is 20 because he/she looks that young while the person is 40...

And the age VSC concluded, again without playing the game at all wasn't the true issue for the ban, they in fact conclude Pegi doesn't work (by saying young people are gonna buy such game while it's Pegi 18) and because the game looks like a cartoon young people will buy it.

I've never seen someone play Senran Kagura on Vita or 3ds while under 18, let alone other japanese anime games.

However I still see and know enough people that have kids under 18 that play CoD or GTA, and some parents are even fine with that stupidly enough (18+ is 18+ so if I had kids they can forget such games till they reach that age)

Barely anybody cares about niche japanese games, and except online barely any shop will sell them.

And the people that do care about such games are in 99% of the case 18+ already. (and Omega Labyrinth Z IS Pegi 18)

@Ralizah: Nintendo probably will age-gate eventually, use screenshots considered less offensive, or perhaps both. Those are the best options.

The trouble with an age-gate is that different regions have different ratings. The workaround would be a separate age-gate set for each shop, or one that gates content on all shops above a certain age, regardless of rating discrepancies between regions. The less-offensive screenshot option, only works if the game has gameplay that is not considered offensive. That's why I said both options would work together.

@Damo "This isn't a debate about what is and isn't suitable (although I think we can all agree that bare breasts on the eShop might be a no-no), it's pointing out the fact that an attempt to censor the image pretty much fails if you view the screenshot on your TV."

Then word your headline differently. "Child friendly storepage fails in TV mode", "Censorship measures meant for Handheld mode rendered ineffective in TV mode" etc.
"Censorship doesn't go far enough" completely misses the point you actually seem to be making here and certainly isn't a headline i want to read anywhere without context.

@MH4: I just want you to know, I respect you opinion. Even if I didn't, I would only respectfully disagree with you. Everybody has a right to their opinions. It's ok to disagree.

As for my take on what you said, I would not want to take away a co.'s(company's), or individual someone's creative freedoms. There is a usually obvious point where freedom of speech can go too far, but I think using common sense, and moral judgement can keep things civil.

As for Nintendo, they are a co.(company), a business. They are naturally going to do what makes them money. Likewise, the creator of this game, "Sometimes You", is also doing what will make them money. If "Sometimes You" desn't make what they consider enough money on this, they probably won't make other games for the Switch, unless they believe it is easier to put games on Nintendo's platforms, instead of other platforms.

@Capt_N That's not a bad idea, either. There's no reason the game NEEDS to have a topless woman in the screenshots. I'm honestly surprised Nintendo doesn't have rules regulating what can or can't be shown in those screenshots.

@Ralizah: Nintendo might be, just not strictly enough for end-users to notice. They might be doing this, for the purpose of allowing a game developer/publisher to showcase what their game is about, or contains. This is just a theory.

@Darlinfan @Capt_N Thank you for at least replying respectfully. I appreciate that.

Darlinfan, you're right in that fact that I'm "triggered" about content I don't like being on Switch. You're also right that that's silly. I just don't really like that the content is there, and the fact that it's beyond my control does bother me a bit. And yeah, it's silly. But sometimes in life silly things bother us, and one of those times is now for me. So I guess I'm stuck. Ah well, I suppose the best thing I can do about it is to just ignore it.

Maybe I will start a blog. In the future, not now. Thanks for the suggestion.

Capt_N, I agree with your points on not taking away individual freedom. That was actually one of my reasons in a paper I wrote about why highly violent video games should not be banned (even though I don't play or like them).

@Aerona I was simply stating my views on the matter. I just didn't and don't want to start some kind of "flame war." (I noticed your comment when replying to the others.)

Are you serious? Are you actually arguing for more censorship? Shame on you author. Shame on you. The only censorship that is okay is a rating on the game and parental controls. That is it. End of discussion.

And thats what happens when you censor stuff while wearing sunglasses.

@MH4: I agree about video games that are violent, overtly-sexual, or whatever else. Don't ban them from existing. I simply don't buy content that I don't like, or agree with. Simultaneously, I would not want content I create to be banned, even if others consider it offensive.

To a co., money dictates things to a certain degree, and simultaneously to a certain degree, the people in charge do.

This game, from what very little I know about it, reminds me of another eShop game, Enchanted Mahjong, & an older game on Wiiware/mobile phone from years ago, Sexy Poker. There's a market for games with sexual, or at least sensual content, even if it's implied, or just slightly risque. Just as there is a market for other genres.

As usual one of these topics spirals out of control when this is very simple. Somebody screwed up. I have no problem with nudity, violence, any of that stuff in games and I damn sure don't believe in censorship, but, this is advertising 101. You're trying to reach the widest audience, what we have here probably isn't going to help attain that goal.

I saw this earlier and didn't notice it was see-through.

This isn't the first time I have been shocked by something on the eShop. There's another indie game, can't remember what it's called, but it's about driving... and there's a swear word in the trailer.

Nice TOAD!!!

you (as in nlife) need to take a deep breath and return to your convent where you can scold each other silly without bringing everyone else into your sex hating, soy latte drinking bubble

@Heavyarms55 This piece isn't arguing for censorship of the software itself, though. More just pointing out that a side effect of the Switch's hybrid functionality makes this bit of censorship on the eshop ineffective.

I see nothing wrong with Nintendo censoring publicly available screenshots on their service. That doesn't impact the games one jot.

Well, consider my innocence lost - I mean, I've always naively thought that censorship bars are photoshopped right over images and stretch out along with them regardless of resolution! XD This is the first time I hear of any that don't.

That said, I'm not sure what such games' depiction has to do with children as some comments here discuss - maybe I'm still naive, but shouldn't displayed eShop content vary by user age? After all, you can't go online without a Nintendo ID whose birthdate setting can't even be changed post factum, and that's before we get started on parental control.

I actually just saw this image today. It doesn't bug me at all, but I feel for the parents of younger kids.

Anyways, sex is part of life, violence shouldn't be. So yeah, I feel like we need to get our priorities straight.

@Nincompoop Yeah, the world is whacky. You can see someone get shot on a TV show, and then the next second they’ll bleep out some curse word on the same show.

Do people not get this? The article isn't bothered about more adult games or partial nudity, in fact it states the opposite several times. The point of the article is the attempt to censor hasn't worked because in TV mode you can still see it.

It's just a humourous observation, hence why it's listed as random.

Eshop needs an M or 18+ section that ties into the accounts parental controls. Anyways what a goof. Someone didn't look hard enough.

Needs no more censorship than topless Mario.

@Aerona Sex creates life, it should be censored. Violence and killing destroy life, they are welcomed in this world. What does that tells you about this world?

Yeah, I got caught out browsing the eshop last night with my 8-year old son. "Not appropriate for me" he hollered

I know this isn't the discussion but see others have given their opinions.
I agree with @0muros.
It's the context of the nudity.

Showing a kid someone nude purely for others pleasure (even though you hope the character is willing) seems a bit of a bad lesson in my view.

The violence debate is unrelated.

My opinion anyway.

"someone has clearly made a bit of a boo-boo here"
Unlikely, it's pretty hard to make this sort of mistake with such a simple edit - drag out selection, fill with black.

The transparency was probably a deliberate choice to show nipples and gain some attention.

@Nincompoop You’re GIF reminds me of Aeon Flux. That show didn’t shy away from introducing pertinent, novel ideas either.

Violence masks hurt in a way where it’s visceral like a black bar attempting to cover up something that is at worst innocuous. As you said “sex creates life”. That act when consensual is the opposite of violence, and is literally dressed down, with no black bar to be found.

@kokirii Well here's a 12 year old who couldn't care less

For what its worth, the Steam listing has the same bars. This isn't just Nintendo.

Seriously? Non story

lmao. the black bar is clearly see through. Also it's just another match 3 game. I'm surprised these games are still around, and have not disappeared.

Should’ve used that black bar on Luigi’s shorts

lol - society is facing bigger problems right now

I was sure those games and their informations were not accessible at all on accounts with age restrictions. On the other accounts I don't think there is really the need to censor this kind of stuff..

This is a joke article right? Barely visible amount of breast we should protect people from, but it's okay for them to rip humans apart limb by limb and commit acts of violence every way possible? I don't know about the match 3 part, but the trailer makes game look pretty interesting. Nothing going to buy it, but I'm glad games of all types are on the switch.

Eh, in eShop this probably should be covered and entirely not visible if parental controls are in place. Also works as marketing: you won't see what's under the black bar until you put your money down
Also I think there's some decensoring patch for the Steam version, like they do with eroge? As outright porn isn't allowed on Steam, so the devs make a "patch" that needs to be downloaded and installed onto the game. Something a lot harder to do on consoles.

I dunno..... I had to bring up the image on my computer and do a lot of zooming before I was able to get off to it.

@Radbot42 Match 3 is a timeless formula. It was used as a mechanic in interesting ways, e.g. Puzzle Quest, Gunhouse or HuniePop.
This genre won't die as long as there's women with some time to kill and an access to an electronic device.

@MH4 After that Octoling trailer it's hard to call Nintendo "squeaky clean" anymore... It did make me a little uncomfortable. This game not so much.

Newsflash: The sun is shining, so it must be warm. (i.e. who cares).

By including this screenshot the developer is using sexualisation of women in order to promote the game. I definitely take issue with that, irrespective of age ratings and censorship.

The comparison to breast feeding some people have drawn is completely irrelevant and frankly a highly immature stance to adopt.

The fact a game like this can be promoted alongside a game like Kirby Star Allies merely highlights, once again, the shortcomings and limitations of the Switch eShop after an entire YEAR of release.

Oh No! Oh the humanity.... Nintendo is no longer “safe”... will someone think of the children.... society has been eroded.... this will lead to dark dark things....

No doubt Trump will round up game executives and blame them for Gun crimes.... haha ok ok I went too far that would be stupid....

This is awful... I’m glad the internet is restricted so kids can’t get to mature content and the TV - but this one screen shot will lead to society falling...

Shame on you Nintendo shame on you....

Let’s get our guns and march on their HQ - it takes a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy and this is one time we can teach our kids this...

@StormtheFrontier I got that my response is in response to the responses.... which are frankly ludicrous..... it’s like people walk round with their eyes closed there is worse than this all around us

@Galenmereth

@RainbowGazelle totally agree with you.

I'd prefer having the violent games censored than the sexy ones !

yeah, hide the boob but let's teach them that they can identify as transdragonkingenderqueeralien+ and switch (no pun intended) back and forth "gender identities" whenever they feel like it.

My reaction to playing this demo last night was one of relief that this sort of thing is still allowed. The way things were going, I wouldn't have been surprised if there had been in-game censorship, not just on the eShop. In fact, I suspect this game is partially a kick back against the puritanical movement - after all, you are promised more "sexism" if you buy the full game. It's not sexism anyway, just sexual.

Besides, the most shocking thing about this game is the realistic implication of brutal street violence, not the "nudity", which is only the same sort of thing that until recently you could see in a British or German newspaper.

@ThanosReXXX is right - society has become more censorious and puritanical, and that's not romanticising the past. I remember the 1990s well. Since then there has been a crackdown on lads' mags, Page 3, music videos... you name it. Sure, there has also been the proliferation of much more extreme material, but I think what a lot of people don't realise is how the erotic is being driven underground, putting the user at much more risk. You used to be able to see something fairly erotic on sites like YouTube, for instance, but now it's all being driven to much more dodgy sites linked to crime and grubbiness. With the push for age checks as well, certain forces are basically trying to make all this stuff out of bounds.

So I welcome ventures like Metropolis: Lux Obscura, and if other artists can come up with some less violent erotic adventures, I'd be even more pleased to support them.

A puzzle combat game with a noir aesthetic and actual mature content? I'm interested.

Oh my goodness, a nipple was shown! The children's innocent eyes are going to explode!

@Ooyah - Hilarious! Unintentional innuendo on my end, but now I’m glad it’s there. If this had existed when I was a kid; I would have looked at it 480 times a day until I got caught doing so by my mom, and that would have just been supplemental to get me through the school week until I could spend yet another night at my friend’s house with the giant satellite dish in the back yard that received ALL the channels.

@DABYX Glad someone have a similar idea than me and took the time to write it.

@Bliquid Point taken, although as far as me being defensive: I think I have a right to if I'm being attacked/undermined concerning the things I say, which are all sincere and truthful.

Having said that, the discussion was already over, so this is just me acknowledging your positive comment. Nice to get these from time to time...

@MetalKingShield Thanks for the support and for getting my point. That is exactly what I meant, even though I kind of went on a tangent because this isn't really what the article is about.

Having said that, though, I wasn't even talking about anything X-rated, but for example more about what you see on beaches and so on: topless was never a problem, and no woman was ever assaulted for doing that, far as I can remember. It was just normal and accepted, but nowadays, women are made so self-aware by media and what not, that we're reverting to being ashamed about it and feeling uncomfortable to do even something so simple.

And there are dozens more examples like that, including the ones you mentioned.

But enough of that. I suppose I've caused enough derailment as is...

@Darlinfan My understanding is that the Parental Lock would prevent the purchase of the game, and would prevent the opening of the game if already purchased. I don't believe that it would prevent viewing the content on the eShop? Nintendo's parental controls are by and large very good, especially with the accompanying mobile app.

Actually, when you consider all the features Switch is still without, even a year on, you can see Nintendo very clearly prioritised the Parental controls. Which makes this particular incident and that screenshot seem even more ridiculous.

Comparing the sexualisation of women to breastfeeding or a topless man IS immature. I've stated it twice as matter of fact because it's not open to debate in my view. Perhaps that's immature of me to adopt that approach, but I really struggle to see how anyone can draw those comparisons and keep a straight face.

@Darlinfan I said the comparison to breastfeeding or a topless man was not open to debate... not whether the game or screenshot demonstrates the sexualisation of women. That is open to debate (EDIT: that is not to suggest that I don't think it does, as it quite clearly does, in my view!)

For anyone that was curious, I tested the parental controls and can confirm that the software description and screenshots (and trailers, if there are any) can be viewed on the eShop, and the demo can also be downloaded. You cannot open the demo once downloaded though. So referring back to my previous point, when Nintendo review their eShop interface and surfacing of content, a good starting point would be hiding all the age restricted games from the store for anyone on an age restricted profile!

For those that cry foul of censorship, you should note that this works both ways... If you're on an Over 18 profile, why would the screenshot need to be censored at all?

Dear nintendolife, please don't go to such heights to try and "protect" my eyeballs. Thank you in advanced.😁

@whanvee They should have used the 1 Up mushroom...

Okaaaay, not stepping into THAT minefield of comments...rather, when I saw the image here the first thing I noticed was the funny expression. Lady clearly is not impressed by the clientele.

I played the 5 new demos and I liked Metropolis Lux Obscura and Vostok Inc. the most. But I encountered a weird bug in Metropolis where the puzzle blocks disappeared when I tried to move them. Fortunately the game saves after each match and I was able to reload from where I left off. I liked how you were able to level up and get different skills. Yeah, there was some mature content, taking place in something similar to Sin City with the tropes you would expect: dark sidewalks, street violence, drinks and meds, bars and dancers. I don't think a game like this turns up in the eShop when parental controls are activated. It has an 18+ age rating after all.

@Kalmaro I'm sorry Nintendo didn't ask you what you thought before okaying this game.

@Totaldude911 No you're not.

@Kalmaro You're 100% right.

@Totaldude911 Glad we agree.

Lol, black bars...isn't that racist (just joking, guys)?

@Thisismycomment its not black bars if you buy the game