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    Fallout 3

    Game » consists of 45 releases. Released Oct 28, 2008

    In Bethesda's first-person revival of the classic post-apocalyptic RPG series, the player is forced to leave Vault 101 and venture out into the irradiated wasteland of Washington D.C. to find his or her father.

    Japan Controversy

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    Scieran

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    #1  Edited By Scieran

    I'm bringing something old up to talk about.. The Japanese censored the Nuke stuff from this game in their country. I'm getting the idea that they're pretty much going to censor any game released there that has something to do with nuking a place.

    Maybe I should make a arcade game about nuking Japan. The game centres in Japan which the player gets to nuke realistic, lifelike Japanese cities, countrysides, villages and seaports.

    Wonder how well that would sell.

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    #2  Edited By m_rum
    @Scieran said:
    "Maybe I should make a arcade game about nuking Japan. The game centres in Japan which the player gets to nuke realistic, lifelike Japanese cities, countrysides, villages and seaports. "
    Yeah very classy. They've experienced the most horrible thing imaginable first hand so I'm ready to give them some slack with one video game.
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    #3  Edited By AgentJ

    There's no way you'll be seeing a game company making a game about flying planes into buildings for years, and thats not nearly as devastating as a nuke, so i'm going to give Japan the benefit of the doubt. 

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    #4  Edited By nexas

    Japan didn't censor anything. Bethesda changed the Japanese version of their own accord. Hell I doubt any high level Japanese official even heard of Fallout 3.

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    #5  Edited By Suicrat

    While you should definitely be free to produce and sell your own little piece of hateware, it's not as though the Japanese aren't rightly squeamish about the most devastating event in the country's history.

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    #6  Edited By Diamond
    @AgentJ said:
    " There's no way you'll be seeing a game company making a game about flying planes into buildings for years, and thats not nearly as devastating as a nuke, so i'm going to give Japan the benefit of the doubt.  "
    Fallout 3 wasn't about nuking, it's a single mission.  Games still have planes flying into buildings (Saint's Row 2 for example)...
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    #7  Edited By keyhunter

    If anyone's seen Fist of the north star, which came out in the 70's, then you know Japan loves violence and nukes. Bethesda is just being a pussy.

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    #8  Edited By KaosAngel
    @m_rum said:
    "
    @Scieran said:
    "Maybe I should make a arcade game about nuking Japan. The game centres in Japan which the player gets to nuke realistic, lifelike Japanese cities, countrysides, villages and seaports. "
    Yeah very classy. They've experienced the most horrible thing imaginable first hand so I'm ready to give them some slack with one video game. "
    They've also committed some of the worst things in WW2.  Google Unit 731 and Nanking.
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    #9  Edited By The_A_Drain
    @Nexas said:
    "Japan didn't censor anything. Bethesda changed the Japanese version of their own accord. Hell I doubt any high level Japanese official even heard of Fallout 3. "

    This. Because it's what happened. All they did was remove the ability to Nuke Megaton and change the 'Fat Man' to the 'Nuka Launcher' because 'Fat Man' was the name of one of the bombs dropped on Japan. So yeah, they really didn't do anything atrocious. The stupid drug name changes to satisfy Australia on the other hand...  While it's arguable that names present in the original games are better, you shouldnt fucking censor the rest of the world just because of australia.
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    #10  Edited By jeffgoldblum
    @Scieran said:
    " I'm bringing something old up to talk about.. The Japanese censored the Nuke stuff from this game in their country. I'm getting the idea that they're pretty much going to censor any game released there that has something to do with nuking a place.Maybe I should make a arcade game about nuking Japan. The game centres in Japan which the player gets to nuke realistic, lifelike Japanese cities, countrysides, villages and seaports.Wonder how well that would sell. "
    You are an asshole.
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    #11  Edited By eclipsesis

    I happen too know that during WW2 japan wasn't exactly the living jesus they did do some horrible stuff. However to bring up two nuklear attack which thousands of innocents is a bit shameful on your part. 

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    #12  Edited By m_rum
    @KaosAngel:

    Well no shit. I didn't say that any country is holier than another did I?
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    #13  Edited By Endogene

    Ehhh was the controversy not that Japanese players were upset at Bethesda for censoring the game for them?

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    #14  Edited By The_A_Drain
    @Endogene said:
    "Ehhh was the controversy not that Japanese players were upset at Bethesda for censoring the game for them?"

    Quite probably. I would be if I was a japanese fan, especially given how central the megaton choice was in Fallout's press releases and marketing.

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