Arc System Works Reassures "Crazy Conspiracy Theorists" Kill la Kill: IF Has Not Been Censored

It's not really a crazy conspiracy. The west has long established in media that intense violence is okay but boobs are just crossing a line. You can have torture mini-game in GTA and COD's famous "airport level" and it's no big deal, but god forbid you show a nipple or two! AO rating, can't be on a game console! Kill la Kill has a lot of visible skin in it and some rather suggestive scenes. It's no wonder fans would be worried about censorship.

This was a spectacular anime! But the lack of a Switch demo leaves me very suspicious. Makes me worried the Switch version will run poorly.

This game makes me feel wildly uncomfortable.

Wasn’t worried about the Switch version being censored, but the PlayStation version might of been a different story.
I still think they should of pushed for 60fps on Switch though.

@GutayS5 Its nice to see someone isn't desensitized to stuff like this. Me, I don't care I've seen too much stuff.

Oh cool. Seen the anime, liked it, prefer Triggers other projects but I'll try the demo

This looks so extremely stupid I actually wish it was censored. WTF man.

is it too much to ask for a control system like blazblue where you can switch between tactical and stylish?...all these arena brawlers have moves pretty much dumbed soooo far down it bores the gameplay down super fast for me. like jesus, take a Hint fighting game producers, your arena brawler control mechanics are kinda trash.

Doesn't seem that crazy a conspiracy when other games like this have reported being censored by Sony.

@Heavyarms55 there's a demo coming out on the 22nd on the Switch

Good. It always feels cruddy to know you're playing the baby-proofed American version of something. I know what Kill La Kill is. If I end up playing this game, I want it to be Kill La Kill in its purest form.

@gortsi I heard that was only on PS4. Maybe I was mistaken.

@Heavyarms55 PS4 demo is already out, the Switch one comes out 4 days before the game's launch

@Heavyarms55 seems lot of people didn't like your comment which is sad because you are right.

That aside here is some Switch gameplay of the game.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vPOiKpWjpL0

@Rayquaza2510 A lot of people buy into the hypocrsy that anything sexual is indeed worse than violence. "Boobies bad, violent murder good". They've been brainwashed. But such is life.

Thanks for the link!

@gortsi Oh, okay. Thanks for the info!

The otaku neckbeard crybabies are always holding everything back. That's why anime/manga is still seen as some pervy stuff.

Like when Tokyo Mirage Sessions was released. Instead of celebrating a great localization (a niche game for a niche console) , they were crying and boycotting the game because the upskirts of underage girls were toned down. That's not censoring, that's localizing and taking cultural differences in consideration.

Same with Xenoblade Chronicles X.

@Heavyarms55 The airport level is not a good example as it sparked controversy and was indeed removed or altered in several regions and versions.
But recently it was the Japanese Sony that started censoring everything even vaguely arousing. Though some people blame their American part for that.

Krusty the Clown said it better: "And remember kids, TV violence is fine - as long as you don't show a nipple."

@SmaggTheSmug The airport level is an extreme example, but one that still saw release. But don't misunderstand me. My point is not that violence should be censored. My point is that the level of violence we tolerate compared to the level of sexual themes are horribly misaligned. I completely understand why companies like Sony and Nintendo do not want outright porn on their games. But the fact that there is an abundance of violence in games and it takes something like that airport level to get any reaction at all. But an M rated game can't even show female nipples in pretty much any context. You can't even portray a healthy sexual relationship between two consenting adults. If you do it needs to fade to black or just be vaguely alluded to. On the flip side, torture mini game. You can make a game out of torturing a prisoner and show it in great detail. Nipples are too much, but it's no probably to show someone's head getting blown off! Genitals are yucky but hey, you wanna nuke every city on the planet and call that a win? No biggie!

@Heavyarms55 I remember the whole controversy behind the first Doom game for being violent.

Nowdays nobody cares, it would be nice to see the same with famservice games because that's essentialy what I would like, that people ignore them if they don't like them because nobody forces you to like them.

But no, people prefer to censor it or make a huge drama of how "sexual" they are (and some go as far as calling it pornographic).

Meanwhile Doom, CoD, GTA V and it's lovely torturing scene and The Evil Within are fine, and don't get me wrong because I like games like GTA V and Doom but it feels so wrong I can murder people or stuff in cold blood and everybody is fine, but when I start about Senran Kagura people call that disgusting, pornographic and think you are a pervert.

In that case I am a murderer (because Doom) and a pervert (because Senran Kagura) and probably I should never have a car because I like riding fast in racing games.

Todays world logic.

@Heavyarms55 not "the west". the US.

these people overly paranoid about censorship are pathetic, it's blatantly obvious to everyone that the only time they actually care about "censorship" is when it involves female outfits, to such a bad extent where they get outraged at the mere idea without any proof to support so. They honestly should be called much worse than just crazy.

I love these articles. Why aren't you boycotting them for calling you all crazy? Could it be because deep down inside you know this fake outrage about censorship is pointless?

At least I can give you that you no longer claim the government is doing it. Also, people still judge you for playing violent games. I've had many a discussion with nongamers about it.

@ComposedJam self-censorship at best. It's like saying it's censorship when they change pop culture references(like mentioning local celebrities/movies which tend to get localized so the target audience understands the joke).

You can't blame the companies. They have to choose between upsetting a handful of sweaty Japan-fetishists and alienating a bigger group op potential buyers who don't feel comfortable looking up the skirt of barely clothed 15 year old girls.

@ComposedJam I don't assume anything.

The people who make the game called your outrage fake.

Sony considers games published by Arc System Works above the "niche" category and thus does not enforce censorship on them.

By the way, for people who don't know anything about Kill la Kill, while the protagonist is female, the men show off their bodies and get naked as often as the girls.

We've come a long way since Nintendo made your female sidekick in Pokemon Colosseum lose the midriff and get a longer skirt in the US.

Basically means all platforms get the censored PS4 version.

@manu0 Don't try and act like it's only the US. I say the west because Europe, Canada, Mexico and all of Latin and South America exist and are part of the general cultural heritage. All stemming back to Europe.

@Heavyarms55 naked breasts are not crossing the line in Europe. You can see them daily and uncensored in European media on TV (movies, news, documentaries), in newspapers, etc. And yes, even in media that's easily accessible for children.

@manu0 That's good. They aren't something that should be considered taboo. It's simply part of the human body.

CANT play it aww it rated M