2008-11-18, 01:56 PM
I love how people don't understand exactly why Showa Town was censored and why Pirates run around with guns.
The monsters in Showa Town are a reflection of the Yakanza, a Japanese Mafia. Now, a mafia is a group that goes into organized crime. The reasons why they took it the guns away from the Showa Monsters is because they do look like a gang, and in ratings, a gang-like NPC and such is a higher rating in maturity then a fantasy pirate running around.
It's obvious they took out the guns out of Showa Town because it's Gang Activity looking, which would shot up the game rating ASAP. I do believe that in America, we have a huge gang problem in certain areas. On top of that, the culture is different from Japan and America. In America, this type of violence link would be unacceptable in such an E rated game. Another example, nudity is more acceptable in Japan, then in America, same with cussing, and such. An old-fashion pirate, which are completely wiped off the face of the earth now, that is fantasy like, isn't as bad as gang violence.
The monsters in Showa Town are a reflection of the Yakanza, a Japanese Mafia. Now, a mafia is a group that goes into organized crime. The reasons why they took it the guns away from the Showa Monsters is because they do look like a gang, and in ratings, a gang-like NPC and such is a higher rating in maturity then a fantasy pirate running around.
It's obvious they took out the guns out of Showa Town because it's Gang Activity looking, which would shot up the game rating ASAP. I do believe that in America, we have a huge gang problem in certain areas. On top of that, the culture is different from Japan and America. In America, this type of violence link would be unacceptable in such an E rated game. Another example, nudity is more acceptable in Japan, then in America, same with cussing, and such. An old-fashion pirate, which are completely wiped off the face of the earth now, that is fantasy like, isn't as bad as gang violence.