Heavy Rain Uncensored Everywhere

[John Funk]

Heavy Rain Uncensored Everywhere

Good news, people who like seeing naked breasts and violence in their games (but who live in censorship-happy countries)! Heavy Rain [http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Rain-Playstation-3/dp/B002CZ38KA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279054514&sr=1-1] will be completely uncensored no matter which version of the game you're getting.

There's no denying that Quantic Dream's Indigo Prophecy [http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Rain-Playstation-3/dp/B002CZ38KA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1279054514&sr=1-1] (aka Fahrenheit).

No worries on that end! In the game's box art [http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/01/introducing-the-official-heavy-rain-box-art/], Associate Product Manager Cristian Cardona revealed that the game had received a "M" rating (no surprise there) for "Blood, Intense Violence, Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language and Use of Drugs."

Cardona continued that M rating aside, "for those of you who have asked, the content is exactly the same as what's being released in all our territories, so you'll get to enjoy it exactly as Quantic Dream intended."

So there you have it, folks. The violence won't be taken out of the Aussie version, the sex won't be taken out of the NA version, and the drug use won't be taken out of the Japanese version. I would have included the Euros in there but I don't know what Europeans are afraid of. Whoops.

(Via VG247 [http://www.vg247.com/2010/01/12/heavy-rain-wont-get-censored-confirms-scea/])

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[Mantheron]

The Euros don't really care; here's to hoping it stays that way.

 

[tomtom94]

Europe is afraid of everything.

I predict this decision generating a MW2-esque wave of publicity...especially the aforementioned "nightclub owner" scene.

I can hear Britain's outspoken anti-video games moron person, Keith Vaz, now.

 

[Plinglebob]

Damn, I was hoping I could gloat about getting the more complete game as well as the better box art.

I would have included the Euros in there but I don't know what Europeans are afraid of. Whoops.

Future wars is the only thing I can think off, but we're smart enough to know that games won't lead to that.

 

[TheNamlessGuy]

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[Jared]

The Euros don't really care; here's to hoping it stays that way.

Aye! Censortshop, no thanks! lol

Good to see it will be the same across the world, and no changes anywhere, will make it more united across fronts =D

 

[Jaranja]

Violence is good. Nudity is meh. I could live without it.

Thank god for violence, though!

 

[crotalidian]

...
Everywhere?

Including Australia?

I can't wait for Yahtzee to do this one then

its a 'game' that is trying to be an interactive movie. and dont forget its from the same studio as Indigo prohecy/farenheight which Yahtzee regularly pans as machinima where you press buttonsand accuses games of Indigo prohecy sydrome. He will love taking this one to pieces

 

[SantoUno]

That's great to hear I guess. Finally a game everyone everywhere can enjoy equally.

 

[Woodsey]

Europe is afraid of everything.

I predict this decision generating a MW2-esque wave of publicity...especially the aforementioned "nightclub owner" scene.

I can hear Britain's outspoken anti-video games moron person, Keith Vaz, now.

You're either American and have no idea how bad it is in America or you're British and you have no idea how bad it is in America.

 

[GrinningManiac]

EUROPE FEARS NOTHING

Pretty cool

I can't play this, though. I mean, I'd be breaking the 18+ rule anyway (I own Fallout 3, so that's not a problem), but I got nervous when the de-dressing scene in AC2 came about, because I didn't want my parents walking past and getting the wrong message.

With this, the wrong message is already there!

 

[Simalacrum]

I would have included the Euros in there but I don't know what Europeans are afraid of. Whoops.

We fear nothing. MUAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAAAA!!!

*ehem*

OT, good to see that censorship didn't happen on this one, its always a shame when countries become paranoid about their little children seeing a little bit of skin and gore when its pretty much impossible to hide it from them in this day and age anyways.

 

[ModsDeleteThisAccountPlease]

Yahtzee is going to have a field day with this one...

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Good for yall I guess.
Indeed zero censorship here, so yawn from us in Europe

 

[Casual Shinji]

In the words of The Bloodhound Gang: Hurray for boobies!

 

[Zero=Interrupt]

Maybe all the delays with the Dragon Age DLC are b/c Bioware saw this and decided to go full-speed ahead with the nudity/sex in their own franchise?

Naaaaaaaaaaaah.

 

[oliveira8]

Maybe all the delays with the Dragon Age DLC are b/c Bioware saw this and decided to go full-speed ahead with the nudity/sex in their own franchise?

Naaaaaaaaaaaah.

Bioware already did sex scenes in 2007 with Mass Effect. They were not breaking new grounds with Dragon Age. And they doing it again most likely with ME2.

 

[Jonny49]

Hooray for creative freedom!!

 

[Nimbus]

Hehe, our censors have only ever banned one game: Manhunt 2. The ban was later lifted.

Go Ireland! Apparently, censorship (or the lack thereof) is the one area our government doesn't suck at!

 

[Random Argument Man]

I would have included the Euros in there but I don't know what Europeans are afraid of. Whoops.

I thought Germany was a censorship-happy country...I'm maybe wrong.