



Another game that should have been well-recieved in the west is another victim of puritan standards as the dev team confirmed via twitter that, to ensure a western release, they had to cut some parts out.









They wrote up their own blog article explaining exactly what they did, perhaps unknowingly providing a checklist of why many people won't be buying the game. You can see that HERE. But if you want to save yourself a click, here's that list:





To ensure a release for the West, content changes will also be included in the localized PlayStation®4 and Steam® (PC) versions. To reduce content which could be interpreted as sexualization of characters depicted as minors, the following changes have been made:

– PlayStation®4 Packaging art

– In order to conform to public storefront display standards, images that can be interpreted as too sexually provocative must be modified.

– Sachika Bedroom Scene CGIs

– In the Japanese release, Sachika’s panties are visible. In the Western release, Sachika is wearing pajama bottoms.

– Sachika CGI in the Opening Scene

– In the Japanese release, Sachika’s panties are visible. In the Western release, the camera angle has been raised to not show Sachika’s panties.

– Child Rinko Extend Machine CGI

– In the Japanese release, Child Rinko covers her chest with her arms. In the Western release, the position of her arms has been adjusted.

– All “Child” bedtime event cutscenes removed





Just once, I'd like to see one of these people say "Oh, we need to cut stuff from our game before we can bring it over? No deal. No cuts. We'll just handle the translation ourselves and offer a port option. Few systems if any are region locked anymore." One of these people need to grow a damn spine.





If this isn't a dealbreaker for you, expect the gutted Zanki Zero to hit these shores April 9th.



