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It is silly but what's even sillier is being legitimately mad at this

Right. In a world of unlimited and free internet porn where every niche is well catered for, what we need to worry about are skimpy swimsuits in games.

Inb4: I don't have any issues with pornography, each to their own. But you can define have too much of a good thing!

I think they were trying to avoid getting a Cero Z rating in Japan.

I read Japan is making them censor the game so that could be part of the reason. The 'Hard R' graffiti is something else.

Correction: It was EA Japan complaining about why the Japanese rating board banned their game but allowed Stellar Blade uncensored.

https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-japan-exec-criticises-japanese-ratings-board-for-allowing-stellar-blade-uncensored-but-banning-dead-space

Same, I spent like over a minute trying to find whatever the fuck they were talking about.

I actually like the new one better, because it has a bit more interesting details. It's not all about the amount of skin shown, IMO.

I think it's the blood most people would be upset about. It's clearly toned down and diminishes the original intent. At least, that's what I hope they're upset about.

'cause it's published by a giant corporation and they have to be as insipidly neutral as possible.

It’s great value brand Nier: Automata.

This game has a good story, great combat, and an interesting world. The ONLY reason you think it's for wanking is because the women characters in the game are all dressed in fetish gear and lingerie despite there being no mention of sex or sexuality anywhere in the game. It's pure fetishization and it's especially creepy on the two different characters who look underage.

Good marketing. I would never even have heard about this game if it was due to constructed outrage.

It is by the developer of Nikke, which is the 3rd biggest mobile game, after Genshin Impact and Star Rail. It has a very attractive protagonist, apparently great combat and was praised by the Nier Automata creator(with which it shares many similarities).

What other similar DMC games, with similar fidelity and attractive female protagonist, have come out recently? Also this game is kinda more dark souls like in combat, less actiony, more deliberate.

than immersion and logic

That's not how fiction works. I'm not interested in a perfect recreation of reality in my video games. What would be the point? I can't even play Stellar Blade, but I fucking hate the puddle deep take that Realism = Good. Are The Muppets bad because it's not realistic? Is Star Fox bad because furries aren't real? Is CoD better then Halo because Halo has Plasma Rifles?

Immersion doesn't break because there's titties on screen. It breaks when the game stutters because of poor optimization or when an MTX menu pops up.

I honestly wouldn't care if the male characters were fully nude, as long as it fits the style of the game and it is rated appropriately.

To answer your question: i do not mind sexy men in a game with sexy women. Quite the opposite. It makes "sense". Then again it is, in my opinion, also ok to cater to only a certain group. Your point of immersion also holds true but it very much depends on the game. I do not need logic and immersion in all games. Also you have universes where things just work weirldy and you have to accept it. I have no issue accepting the rules of fantasy worlds.

Depends on the game. It would be out of place in Beyond Good and Evil or a lot of story-focused games. In a spectacle fighter? Everything should be absurd. You're flying through the air smashing shit - gravity defying tiddies isn't an issue.

Screw the straight men and gay women. Where are the himbos in v strings?

They really didn't leave much to the imagination..

The sign did say "hard r"

That just feels like an accidental fuckup tbh

There is an extra fabric covering the clevage on the censored version.