The July 4 GOG.com release of the 2013 action game was promptly made unavailable in Japan moments after launch
  • NeryK@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    36·
    4 months ago

    Bottom line: Konami is a weird company making odd calls and has been for a long time. Someone in charge likely decided 11 years ago that MGRR should not be released on PC in Japan and that’s all there is to it.

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      4 months ago

      This has happened before, for games from other publishers, as per the article. I don’t remember all of the reasons for it, but if I’m not mistaken, this is why Shogun: Total War 2 has a blood DLC for a few dollars, so that they can make everything but the DLC available in Japan.

      • Etterra@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        4 months ago

        That’s Australia. They have weird anti-violence laws, and God-fucking-forbid anyone learn that blood exists. I think their stupid drug portrayal laws are why the first Fallout had to call them “chems” instead. It’s all pretty stupid moral crusade bullshit.

        • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          4 months ago

          I suspect Australia is responsible for Streets of Rogue changing “cocaine” into “sugar” as well, but I know Japan doesn’t allow things like beheadings in their games, which I thought was part of that DLC.