I think it's good that they censored it. Gratuitous blood is unneccesary. I used to be the kind of person that was really upset about having to shoot 'robots' in some games, but then I grew up. I would protest if I saw the violence have any form of artistic merit, but in an FPS developed for multiplayer, who are we kidding? It's the most dumbed down view of conflict. 2 sides, kill each other.
What I won't swallow however is that they cut the Stones song. What the fuck?
Therumancer said:
On one hand they go through great lengths to try and convince you they are ashamed of the whole Nazi thing. On the other hand the method they choose to demonstrate this point with is the censorship of foreign products, including things that they somehow feel are "anti-constitutional symbols" which smacks of the kind of hyper-patriotism they claim to be over...
I don't know why you keep coming back to the whole censorship of "foreign" products, like they're an alien thing or whatnot. It doesn't matter where it's from. Germany has strict guidelines about what is censored, be it local or otherwise.
I think you got the whole 'anti-constitutional' bit overdramaticised. All it means is that any Nazi sysmbol is removed. It's against the constitution to show the symbols, no matter in what context. Even Skate 2 had censorship because one of the T-shirt brand used an old S-rune (like the one found in the SS symbol). It sounds ridiculous but it really is that strict.
It's against the law.
As for hyper-patriotism: Germany is almost unparalleled in that regard. I've been to a lot of countries and lived in a few counrties and Germany isn't patriotic in the slightest. It's getting slightly more patriotic now (sort of a revcolution that was caused by our football team doing well in tournaments) and that's making me sick.
