The Stellar Blade Drama Gets Worse & Worse

In today's video, we discuss Stellar Blade and what has been happening lately with this forever-evolving story.
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[@houseoftheted637]

😎👍

[@greenkoopa]

It shows that I have 100 ♥ containers now tap my beak 🐢

[@MaxAbramson3]

LIKE... except that American leftists called themselves "woke" or even "woke hereos" and "stunning and brave" for bickering with blue collar conservatives. Woke = dumbass bloke

[@the_gratefulgamer]

11:27 I love the way you say...

[@CheapestGamer]

The word of the day is Titkerchief. Add it, Merriam-Webster.

[@ClockworkGearhead]

Those that bought it didn't want it censored. Those that wanted it censored will never buy it.

[@mage1439]

Which is clear to anyone with a brain, but still it happens.

[@grumpynomad3551]

I bought it and could care less about the outfits. The gore censorship is pretty bad but I didn’t buy it for the main characters outfits.

[@EpisodeAceholla2011]

My sentiments exactly

[@LichEmperor]

or they will buy it, and play it for 5 minutes, supporting literally zero gacha

[@netplane]

I don’t agree, I know for a fact these weirdos lowkey bought the game, they’re just playing pretend for social media lol

[@ripplecutter233]

We live in a world where games being made to satisfy people who will never buy them

[@bjwalker1371]

Agreed, the same thing has happened in so many other mediums it’s not funny. Comic books, movies, television… it’s rather tiring.

[@aj.j5833]

@@bjwalker1371 Blaming the fans for not watching movies, reading books and comic books any more.

[@thatHARVguy]

@@aj.j5833 Kicking the fans out and then blaming them, *before* their product releases. This is some messed up anti-marketing campaign they all do.

[@bytoadynolastname6149]

No virtue matters if you don't spend millions of dollars signaling them.

[@Kay_86]

And we who buy and support the game are an afterthought.

[@HoleLeashIt]

It’s funny that Kotaku and the like are insulting these gamers who probably have respectable day jobs and careers like doctors and engineers, while they’re just “games journalists”. One of the most useless jobs in the planet 😂

[@JGreen-le8xx]

That being said, game journalists use to be a decent and respected job. Too bad now it's full of activists skin suiting as game journalists. Don't forget, these are the same types of "journalists" that can't even get past the tutorial level in Cup-Head....

[@demyxix1273]

Don‘t forget Alyssa Buk(kake) was a prostitute (is a more honorable job then urinalist)

[@pieflingerpt2]

​@@JGreen-le8xxThey're also being forced to make gaming guides to buy some time until their bosses can find someone to replace them.

[@Hunter-jo8ud]

@@JGreen-le8xx You dont even need game journalists..

[@Tkozuh]

​@@Hunter-jo8ud We need them. Just not asshats like these. Many honest reviewers out there. You just need to sift through all the garbage first with a very fine tooth comb.

[@Relkond]

My read of this is that they can't stand complete strangers enjoying themselves - and take it up as a personal crusade that nobody has fun, starting with games.

[@blockmasterscott]

This is EXACTLY what it is. 👍

[@greenkoopa]

Ask the same people if a bear is more dangerous in the wild than a man

[@wolvenar]

They seem to want everyone to be as miserable as themselves. Its really sad when you think about it.

[@Relkond]

@@greenkoopa before, or after, they try hugging a poor, defenseless polar bear -stranded- resting on a tiny iceberg?

[@greenkoopa]

​@@Relkondidk what you're on about Bears will tear your soul apart

[@lendrick]

Let's be honest. The censorship in Stellar Blade is a paper cut. On the other hand, it's disingenuous to talk about people reacting to the thousandth paper cut while ignoring the context of the previous 999.

[@aj.j5833]

Lingchi: "slow slicing" or "death by a thousand cuts".

[@aj.j5833]

​@@Seducier I read more saying even if you think or consider it minor you still have to take into account all of the "small" and "minor" things they did in past stuff they and sadly many gamers consider no big deal adding up.

[@MrLightlike78]

@@Seducier I think you're mis-understanding what they're saying. They're actually on your side XD

[@Seducier]

@aj.j5833 oh yeah 😎 can be. Haha mb. That is true.

[@WatanukiProductions]

Having principles means being consistent even when the violation to that principle is minor. Besides, give an inch and they'll take a mile, always.

[@kdog3908]

I live in a world where sexytime with a bear (Baldur's Gate 3) is lauded but this is censored and deplored. I'm confuzzled.

[@dddux]

Because women and simps are constantly bored and actively looking for places where men are happy to ruin them for us.

[@Shadowhunterbg]

That's an elf, not a bear.

[@kdog3908]

@@Shadowhunterbg Shapeshifted. A shapeshift isn't an illusion. To get technical, It's part of the 'Transmutation' school. Not illusion. For all intents and purposes, it's a bear. Not an elf. I get the distinction you're trying to make and it's an important one. But it doesn't change the essential fact. The character is a bear.

[@the7blargs]

One is asian made that's why

[@scot3296]

Because only the abnormal is acceptable to these woke freaks.

[@ziusudra1729]

Please , correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't theses the same journalists that gave praise to Baldur's Gate 3 , which shows male and female parts in great detal unclothed and in adult situations as well? But they believe a low cut top is bad over that?

[@phantomstarlight1366]

Yes it is. I've been mocking them saying "It's bad to sexualize characters unless you sexualize them EVEN MORE"

[@TrackMediaOnly]

Yes and that a character based off an actual Korean model is an unrealistic depiction of a woman.

[@scottpilgrim2]

Evil typically disguises itself as good

[@greenkoopa]

Life is the opposite of death

[@iAmNothingness]

Just spell the name.. Sweet Baby? Yeeeah. Sure.

[@KhalCrochet]

What is there you will find that is much within

[@thelaughingmanofficial]

Evil likes to disguise itself as virtuous. I think that is what you meant.

[@scottpilgrim2]

​@@thelaughingmanofficialIt's pretty much the same thing!

[@Ajmes]

Stop preordering games, wait until they release and you watch reviews by reviewers you trust, and you can examine the news and gameplay.

[@wesmyone9562]

Facts

[@darrylsmith8754]

Eve is a beautiful character, but if she weighed 250 pounds, her speed wouldn't make sense and would throw the game off. Why are people so offended that she's hot?

[@WillQuinXStation]

Because those jealous trans or women if you will cannot obtain a body like Eve and may I add Eve body is modeled from a real Korean Model.

[@stormy6029]

On the other hand, why is she dressed like a stripper when she's fighting monsters in a post apocalyptic world? Is that realistic? Or is it because coomers will cap for the game?

[@liamcollinson5695]

Mainstream Games journalist know they days are numbered people trust gaming KZbinrs more game journalists spend way to much time playing Twitter instead of actual games

[@RabidMouser]

I'm starting to trust KZbinrs less these days since most of them only go with popular opinions instead of just sticking to their own.

[@hermitcard4494]

If the game industry wants me to stop supporting them, I'll GLADLY DO. Enjoy the classic timeless past. Let the present collapse.

[@tengr0057]

I'm with you! Elden Ring DLC is the greatest jumping-off -point for me personally.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

This statement is becoming my 'signature response'... When *THE FEMALE GAZE* was being induced by the likes of _Chris Evans'_ *CAPTAIN AMERICA,* _Chris Hemsworth's_ *THOR,* _Henry Cavill's_ *SUPERMAN,* and _Jason Momoa's_ *AQUAMAN,* I do not recall hearing or reading very much backlash from journalists, or anybody else for that matter. My how times have changed...🤦‍♂️ #FreeStellarBlade *EDIT→* As I have ALSO commented in the past, while I live in North Carolina, USA now, I was born and raised in Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA. I also lived near Miami, Florida, USA from 1988 to 1995. I say all that to support this statement: THESE PEOPLE DOING THE CENSORING NEED TO VISIT A FLORIDA BEACH. What is being displayed in these games is mostly TAME by comparison.

[@aj.j5833]

You see even crazier things during Halloween as well all over the world.

[@ladislav-galgoczi]

Problem is when you are at the beach you gazing at them ,they getting the atention. But when you playing with a s*xi artificial woman in the game it takes away the time and all atention from them. Jelauosy at its finest. Woman are more satisfied and happy when a man suffers so they hate seeing you being happy with the game with s*xi protagonist cause they think they got a full control over you. Woman dont even make a effort to make you happy but in the same moment they cant stand when they see you happy with someone or anything else. Its a end of the world for them when they see you smile or happy. And lets be clear im not a womanhater. Im just saying what i experienced over 46 years with hundreds of woman around me on my lifejourney.

[@greenkoopa]

FL sucks 😂😂

[@ArielCleirigh]

Yes Gamers sign the petition its free and would hel Stellar Blade and future games.

[@aj.j5833]

@@ArielCleirigh Be careful because they are a conniving bunch. They have uncensored by censoring in a different way in the past and claimed see we uncensored it because it is different.

[@mastergodai]

For a while we used to get stuff uncensored and now we're once again living through this nonsense WHY?!

[@azizalfa752]

@@aj.j5833how we should win we must free whole western world from feminism and Woke then we had a chance but its gets not better even East European is getting woker even my country 😢 i don’t want woke more and more even japan and korea are slowly bend the knee we are losing i don’t want a world full of men hate and feminism

[@dariengoheen747]

@@aj.j5833 that era @mastergodai is probably talking about is over a decade ago.

[@NineToFiveGamerUC0079]

@@aj.j5833 How is Palworld woke? What?

[@aj.j5833]

@@NineToFiveGamerUC0079 If you are a gamer it should be obvious for you. So stop asking questions tourists asks.

[@sown-laughter4351]

Korea law is prob the real why..

[@nukesakuukasekun9050]

They just hate that straight men like me like Eve for what she is. That’s all it is at the end of the day 😤 I will not apologize for liking attractive women!

[@Eichro]

Not just men, girls also like playing as attractive women

[@aj.j5833]

They also hate that attractive women also like Eve as well.

[@IAmBrandonTho]

That's weird. Do you not like morbidly obese women either? YOU BIGOT! How dare you not be attracted to what I deem is acceptable!?!?!

[@nebwachamp]

Transphobic racist

[@Luciana_McC_99]

​@@aj.j5833they hate everything beautiful.

[@RandallCrook]

And the journos wonder why their medium is failing and why so many are losing their jobs. The echo chamber is starting to ring even more hollow.

[@thetruej7872]

In Last of Us Part 2, Big Poppa Pump Abby takes it from the back. That's fine, but Eve from Stellar Blade having a nice body and jiggle physics, that's bad. Make it make sense.

[@greenkoopa]

It was an artful backshot

[@CTomCooper]

The nickname big papa pump Abby will never not get me to laugh. Lol. Indeed, make it make sense.

[@davidanderson3362]

I fully agree

[@markoholic_]

definitely a comeback

[@CarlRei]

This is one of the main reasons. Most games being censored are asian ones. Western games like TLOU2 are being left alone.

[@itsdeonlol]

Why can't we just enjoy our video games without drama???

[@embercub]

Agreed, I just want this stuff to be done with

[@aaronatkinson177]

I agree to its ridiculous 🙄 😒

[@zaphael7238]

I signed the petition, not because I want to put Eve in the bunny girl outfit. I could not care in the least. It’s the double standard of what Western Game devs can put in their games vs East Asian Devs can put in their games. We have full frontal nudity and customizable sex organs in both CyberPunk and Baulder’s Gate 3. We cannot get sexy characters in East Asian games… because? I haven’t heard a reason yet as to why but Sony assured us they are not racist against East Asian Developers. They just treat them unfairly and censor the crap out of their games.

[@scot3296]

It's because they weren't bowing the knee and therefore needed to be cowed.

[@RaenRyong]

Weirdest thing is Baldur's Gate 3 has far more explicit stuff, nude privates etc, and yet is given a free pass

[@Gamesta100]

That's because it's not Asian and it's not a Sony pushed/backed/made game. Sony are Wayne Kers lol

[@IllemDaFunk]

Jessica Cogswell is a top contender for "Queen of Professional Victims."

[@TheLiamis]

Queff is what I call em.

[@JGreen-le8xx]

@@TheLiamisA better word is "grifter"....

[@Viewable11]

More importantly, she suffers from the "white savior syndrome". She as a white person tells white people to shut up and listen to non white people and she tells us what these non white people want and do not want. Which also makes Cogswell arrogant beyond belief.

[@PeteDorr]

This is a masterful analysis on the current situation with Stellar Blade, probably the best one I’ve watched thus far. Your take on the fans that left video comments on the petition is spot on. It takes courage to put your face and voice out there like that, and for many of them it’s likely the first time they’ve done such a thing. The people ridiculing them hide behind the anonymity of their keyboards and can’t take an ounce of criticism themselves without breaking down into a tantrum. Thank you for your fair take on all this craziness.

[@darkrulier]

Yeah, meanwhile the coward RGT85 mocked these guys. What a loser!

[@user-ws3pw5pe9m]

I was put off a bit by all the hair scratching. 😮

[@SG-pj5zl]

I bought the disc version… Uninstalled the patch update.. Reinstalled the game 1.000 version and playing it offline…. I win

[@eW91dHViZSBpcyBjZW5zb3JzaGlw]

ez game, ez life

[@marklucachev6695]

Same. Also unsubbed from PS+, and made sure to tell them why and exactly where they can stick their censorship.

[@TheJazzmodian]

So now you have a version of the game with worse combat, and the exact same amount of gore all so you can have two outfits with slightly less material. Not quite a win.

[@Senkoau]

How did you do that? When I cancelled my subscription I didn't get an option to say why.

[@zealootkim3813]

@@TheJazzmodian then you upgrade it start ng+ unstall, reinstall go offline again and start from save win win.

[@Viewable11]

Lady Decade, I disagree that Stellar Blade has _"a _*_certain_*_ demographic in mind."_ This game is *massively popular with women* and men. I watched 95 women play the game demo, and 94% of these women have no problem with Eve's character design and clothing, most of these *women love her design and her clothing* . The only restriction to its target demographic is the age limit. I agree with Mark Kern alias Grummz that this game is "a beacon for freedom of expression", because the game - more specifically its protagonist Eve - has been attacked relentlessly by Western game journalists and political activists on Twitter. It therefore *is* a question of free speech and artistic expression to allow this game to exist as intended by its creator company _Shift Up._

[@pauloazuela8488]

"Certain demographic in mind" can be still interpreted many ways including age limit and people who just doesn't like the genre because personal reasons. Like some people saying action rpgs are just dumb to them so they tend to lean on strategic type like turn based.

[@Ghostel3591]

I mean c'mon Eve has so many dress up options - of course girls will also like it.

[@TheAcad3mic]

It absolutely is aimed squarely at straight men there be honest. the game itself seems solid, i haven't played it, and there's always been instances of girls liking things designed and marketed towards men and that's completely fine, but the character designs of this game, like NIKKE before it, are very clearly aimed at dudes don't be silly. I'm not saying that's a bad thing btw, but arguing that this game isn't aimed at straight men just because some women happen to like it, just isn't correct sir.

[@Viewable11]

@@TheAcad3mic _"arguing that this game isn't aimed at straight men..."_ I never did that. I wrote, _"This game is massively popular with women and men."_ Besides that, it isn't just "some" women who like this game. 99% of the women I watched playing the demo liked it very much. The only woman who did not like the game found the combat too difficult. 99% of the women liked the body of Eve. One found her face "child like", which she disapproved of. 94% liked Eve's outfits. Because my sample size is 95 women (all I could find in all languages except Japanese and Korean), I dare to speak with the authority of empirical evidence on this topic.

[@TheAcad3mic]

@Viewable11 you're arguing against the point that this game is aimed at the male demographic. The fact that women like it doesn't change the very clear fact that it's made with men in mind. Also if you're going to act like you're talking about this with an air of academia you should consider the very strong bias that's built into the group of people, men or women, that would be among the crowd to download this game, plus the cultural bias of your dataset. But that's semantics; this game is absolutely aimed at straight men primarily come on dawg.

[@arturmagomedov1088]

The official Stellar Blade account posted today quote: ,,Thanks to all our Stellar Blade fans for your passion & feedback. Stay tuned for updates". I think we might have achieved a change with all our efforts to get the uncensored game back. I am curious to see what they're decided

[@kamenriderovant9676]

You get a patch and a patch. The patches come immediately after each other...but I just got the game earlier this week.

[@aj.j5833]

I wouldn't hold my breath. I expect them to uncensure by censoring in a different way, while tell us we uncensored it, see because it is different.

[@patyos2]

I will laugh if they add back the uncensored outfits as alternate unlockable outfits 😂

[@aj.j5833]

@@patyos2 That would make me even angrier at them.

[@alexsanimeart5706]

​@@aj.j5833I expect some sort of toggle if you want censored or uncensored

[@silverrider918]

Play has no limits. That’s a PlayStation slogan. Seems that a beautiful woman that doesn’t represent deviancy is the limit. As I watch this video, I am seeing commercials with more skin and cleavage than anything in the game. Where is the outcry?

[@dddux]

Who would knew they were referring to stupidity.

[@OrangesodaTR]

It's bigger than Stellar Blade. The reason Mark and others are making this an issue, is that AAA games have been uglifying female characters and making other political/cultural motivated changes to games for years. Gamers are sick of it. The context is that SB looked to be a win for gamers.. then sony bent the knee to the activist game journos at the last minute. Is the costume change minor? sure. But it's not the point. Point is gamers are done with censorship and activism in games and SB is as good a place as any to make a stand

[@SturmAH]

These video "essays" are so good 🔥 and I feel are very important right now. Here in Denmark (a country that prides itself with its free speech) a man just got 7 days in jail for hosting a website for jokes, because some was considered discrimatory. Yes, a site with thousands of jokes of all kinds, on a web site called Jokes & Vitser (Jokes and gags) didn't clue people in that its content wasn't to be taken seriously. Sadly no news outlet wants to talk about the situation, because they themselves cannot even give examples out of fear for being jailed too. But having done some digging, most of them are dad jokes levels of humor. One I found was: - What do you say to a crying African? - Things must be looking black. (In Danish you would use the word black instead of bleak) Yeah a pun joke, that because it involved someone from Africa, was deemed too offensive and required this guy, who himself was from Iran, some prison time. Sigh ... My point is, I know video games are next, because our current politicians are very much in line with the average gaming journalists. Denmark that has never, ever, banned a game before, even some of the most controversial ones have been protected by our free speech right. But I know this is the first step in the wrong direction, a lesser direction. So thank you for speaking up against censorship and the thought police. 🇬🇧 🇩🇰

[@Zultzify]

stellar blade looks like a fun game, the sexiness isnt that interesting as im asexual, but i still dont think its good to censor something after showing it off to ppl. it is a small, minute change but its still censorship, especially the blood. i hope it comes to PC in the near future! if anyone knows a game similar in gameplay to stellar blade please let me know!

[@aj.j5833]

If it wasn't a big deal they wouldn't of censored it in first place. Fact they censored Stellar Blade means that it is a big deal.

[@DogmaticDave]

I suspect that the push to avoid the term JRPG has more to do with the growing stigma surrounding “western RPGs” rather than “othering” language. Most of the dumb stuff people say comes from the attempt to mask their true motives.

[@aj.j5833]

I think this as well they want to conflate their fake JRPG with the real stuff, like how they now make "anime" and write "manga" now as well, instead of calling them what they are cartoons and comics. I've even ran across a "manga" written in west by westerners they payed an independent printer in Japan to print it to claim it's really is a manga. the western "anime" are absolutely terrible as well.

[@scottcheg9]

Also it’s korean.

[@aj.j5833]

@@scottcheg9 You want go that direction, it isn't an RPG either, it is an action beat'em up as well.

[@pauloazuela8488]

I grew up understanding JRPG as Japanese Role Playing games and after some time not playing much at all because we all have different things to do , I got confused why the term now is going randomly from people saying different stuff.

[@FF-tp7qs]

Back in early ps3 era there was only 1 Final Fantasy game which was divisive and lots of lacklustre titles from studios like Compile Heart and Nippon Ichi Software that relied heavily on visual novel style storytelling. I also heard some Japanese developers struggled with adapting to developing for HD which is why some games went onto Nintendo ds instead of consoles. Kingdom Hearts skipped PS3 entirely and Persona 5 was released right at the very end of the PS3's lifespan. SMT4 was exclusive to 3ds as well.

[@AceTheMadAngel]

I think the censorship is incredibly minor but I also understand why people feel betrayed by it. I’ve seen loads of posts of people saying how they pre-ordered it or upgraded their pre-order to deluxe because of what they saw in the demo and what the devs said about nothing being censored. Having that changed after the fact is disingenuous.

[@patshowiedoit5340]

I don't believe in censorship of any form. If you don't like something, don't buy it.

[@PsychoKillerSquirrel]

The problem that people are upset about is that they had already purchased the game before the censorship had been implemented, especially after the developer texted a week before that it was going to be distributed to all markets "UNCENSORED". They received the game, then after having to parch it , after installing it uncensored, the day 1 patch made the changes that are being discussed. So the option to "not buy it" was circumvented by the distributor by changing it after the fact.

[@Daniel_C_Griffin]

In any form, you don't even believe in the censorship of places like China or Russia? Stellar Blade is ultimately minor, but changes were made at the outcry of some people. It is censorship in a literal sense although it wouldn't call it that as such to not devalue the word for serious censorship taking place around the world.

[@nolancheck1465]

Unless the zombie game woman doesn't look enough like a supermodel, in which case, time to harass the voice actress!

[@mapzep]

This goes for everything, “If you don’t like it” don’t watch, listen or buy..Leave us alone make your own content play it have fun!

[@Svensky]

It'S JuSt FiCtiONaL ChAraCter WhY dO YoU CarE? do you remember these words, wokes?

[@BeetleSkyGames]

They have to be the victim. As soon as they lose that title they lose their power. They have to be outraged to support their identity and the power that comes with it.

[@Rm-kr2bp]

I think I saw that movie. Yes, with Sylvester Stallone; Demolition man

[@darchangeldavid]

The simple truth is that they censored many outfits that show her cleavage and hips. Now Sony has to issue refunds for false advertisement. Until they fix this mess you can only play with the original outfits if you have a physical copy and keep your system completely offline and don’t update the game.

[@Gamesta100]

That's what I'm doing.

[@phoenixxxashez]

It's a build-up of all the crap we had to put up with in the gaming industry for the past decade. They tried to bash HeelsvsBabyface too for his pronoun rant, but it wasn't about the pronouns. It was all the build-up, and people are just tired of it.

[@KungFuHotdog]

Hey Lady Dee, discovered your channel a few days ago and love it. I've been a fan of Stellar Blade for a long time and planning to play my physical disc offline, to avoid patches. The blood splatter may have to do with which graphic setting you choose in game, which appears to reduce the carnage. Wait until Vindictus: Defying Fate comes out, that will cause more ire in the west.

[@bring_me__thanos2]

What I don’t understand is why an attractive woman is being censored in a video game when players of the Last of Us Part 2 [SPOILERS] had to watch Abby having sex with Owen in a cutscene. Yes the cutscene could be skipped; but if a full frontal scene of Abby is allowed, why is a scantily dressed woman being censored?

[@darkspartan566]

kotaku is toxic all across platforms and will mute you or report you for being honest

[@nebwachamp]

Racist transphobe. Gayboys like me will stay with Kotaku. Kamala Harris is smart.

[@Zirus_Blackheart]

I really don't understand why there isn't a "Censorship ON/OFF" option in the game, any games settings *rolleyes* That way, everyone gets what they want....

[@hornymonk23]

Because that's not what this people want. Most of them don't even wanna play the game, they just don't want people to enjoy something that they disapprove of

[@michaellombardi5831]

BE EXTREMELY WEARY OF ANY PRO CENSORSHIP JOURNALIST.

[@DrJ3RK8]

Disappointed that the devs felt it necessary to remove and alter their art. Artists should stand up for themselves.

[@DrJ3RK8]

@@fq4580Ah, not much choice there then. Still…. …dumb… :)

[@Viewable11]

This happens when your financial survival is depending on someone else (Sony). Sony financed the creation of this game, which is why they have so much influence on the game they can censor it.

[@DrJ3RK8]

@@Viewable11 Yeah. Used to work in the industry actually. Quite familiar with things like this unfortunately. Get how it happened, just don't like it. I don't even own the game, (no PS5) I just don't like to see artist's work stifled. It can even be something I personally don't like, but I'm one of those weird people that just doesn't consume it if I don't like it, and get on with things. :D

[@chrislex2598]

To your point, just because some gamers are bullies doesn't mean that all bullies are gamers and this can be applied to any identity group you choose. When you assume that somebody is fundamentally rotten because of their associated identity without considering their individuality, you only piss off those within said identity group that are not what you assume them to be. As for your views on woke, I saw somebody describe woke media in a non-derogatory way as replacing character with identity and story with ideology.

[@kuma1388]

These developers and publishers spend thousands of man hours in millions of dollars creating a piece of art and they can’t even stand up and defend their own work. So sad and pathetic.

[@bboykiddblack]

Ignorance

[@mgass1354]

I wasn't going to comment until Lady Decade hit on JRPGs. As a member of the OGG (Original Gaming Generation), I watched the start of video games from PONG on home console in '76, to various consoles that were manufactured (Playstation, Sega, XBOX, etc) and computer games such as ZORK on the Commodore. When the RPG rose in popularity, the market got games from different developers who were located in different countries. This meant you saw different art styles, game mechanics, narratives, etc, all brought into one genre. This diversity gave rise to the consumer gradually making a distinction between these RPGs, such as JRPG, merely to highlight these various differences due to culture differences that a consumer would find in the games. I knew as a consumer if I bought a JRPG I would see a certain art style, game mechanic, etc, and if I bought a western RPG I would see a different art style, game mechanic, narrative structure, etc. There was no negative connotation; merely a way to distinguish between them.

[@garrie2976]

I will say WTF I want to say I will never police what I say

[@randallscott4581]

I just signed the petition, I don't own a PS5, but EVE is meant to be sexy, and censoring content this way will eat into sales. You'd think a BUISNESS who's goal it is to make MONEY would realize this.

[@yumyumeatemup]

Sony doesnt care though they already have shit tons of cash and ESG/DEI investments on top of that, so long as they behave like good little boys and girls. They're the ones responsible, they hold all the power. The fact that the costumes even exist in the game's on disc physical release is proof positive that Shift Up have EVERY intention of releasing them to be worn and enjoyed by the playerbase. That they're mysteriously censored out thanks to a mandatory day 1 patch (for anyone who bought the digital version) is only something that could have been a thing at the behest of Sony. And since Sony only cares about their DEI/ESG driven agenda these days, it was an easy call for them to make. Thats why Mark's petition is so important. Sign the petition, cancel your PS+ membership. If 10s of thousands of gamers did this it would impact Sony's bottom line by millions of dollars.

[@thebigbient8736]

thank you!

[@xXSH1N0B1Xx]

​@@yumyumeatemupits also mandatory for the physical you cannot boot the game if the patch is even detected even after you cancel amd delete. It'll tell you to download the update to play the game.. which is a first ever usually you get the option to.. play the game while the update is being downloaded.. something def up at sony hq

[@benvideokid]

@LadyDecade ive been enjoying the long format news videos you have been making to cover this topic. Thank you for covering the topic :) Side note for fun: if every petition signer for #freestellarblade has also canceled their psplus subscriptions, sony is already over 5 million in the hole.

[@ttrev007]

the who point of a ratings system is to allow for a variety of levels of consideration for different age groups. With an adult rating their should be NO censorship. We don't need big brother to figure out what is best for me.

[@jamiefroud633]

What was censored exactly

[@0730bcorm]

@@jamiefroud633 blood and a bit of cleavage

[@personatodo]

I don't think the petition will do much if anything. Just like Tekken director Katsuhiro Harada said recently on X, sending physical letters is more effective.

[@zerooskil7161]

We absolutely have to go after woketivists localizers next the translation hellscape is unforgivable

[@dddux]

NO Wokie Talkie! 😂

[@thepeternetwork]

We can see this issue in two ways: 1) People are stupid. 2) People are gonna people.

[@Allin7days]

The question is who's pressuring Sony?

[@Viewable11]

Western game journalists and game consultancy corporations.

[@allenniumfalcon]

Blackrock

[@markkipanga1933]

Despite all the talk about booba and butta. No one is talking about the gameplay. the fact this game was not broken mess at release and its not fill with 120 dollars micros. The fact that this game is this studios first AAA, they did better then most studios that been making AAA for years.

[@mikejames4910]

Even mentioning a bounty is crazy

[@Viper3220]

25:15 "Feels a bit ick" It's not lost on many of us that the ideology of these people makes them gravitate to brain-dead viscerally emotional reactions and descriptions as complex and intricate as "ick"

[@kraft75]

Historically gamers are just open to all people, period. JRPG is a term of endearment as much as descriptive title. Gamers love video games from anywhere! Just like music lovers love music, doesn’t matter the language or country of origin! ❤️✌🏽🙏🏽😊

[@xdelisiusx]

I agree with Mark Kern here. This isn't just about the censorship, it's about the bait and switch they pulled with the trailer, the X posts saying it would be uncensored, thus causing people to preorder it only to be met with a day one patch that changed the product.

[@thebigbient8736]

First time watching, I like you . I'll sub. 10k new signatures a day! keep it up!

[@onlypvpcaterina-6669]

There is a workaround going about to play the game uncensored from day1 without the patches censoring the game, The game was made using click bait to make sales, Man sony is getting hammered from playstation + subscriptions cancellations, Fans have even voted the game intentionally to be be the highest rated game of all time also, This company and sony are getting it hard for lying to the fans.

[@nolancheck1465]

Yes, I'm sure Sony is really suffering from all the high ratings

[@ragewireloki6213]

I’ve said this before and I will say it again. To quote ParaNorman: Agatha: I’l make you SUFFER! Norman: Why? Agatha: BECAUSE… because. Norman: Because you want everyone to hurt just as much as you are. So whenever you wake up, you play this mean game. But you don’t play fair!

[@darrellsmith9727]

Loved the video. I personally believe these people are not game journalists. They are more extreme activists trying to push whatever the current thing is at the moment. They bully gamer's then lock there replies then pull the victim card. Rinse & Repeat. Now we have death threats at Grummz. It's getting way out of hand that someone can have an opinion about a game of all thing's then get people raising a bounty on you.

[@embercub]

Yeah this situation has gotten way out of hand, just hope this drama ends someday without anything worse happening. May not be for a while but here's to hoping that it will tone down someday.

[@unrealdevon]

Hats off my lady! For another grown up voice, we sure need more of those in these strange utterly insane times.

[@YggdrasilsBranches]

Current signatures now 66,584

[@Ryoga5]

Thank you so much for delivering this information in the most level headed way and straight to the point with facts. Its very hard to get this kind of journalism now a days.

[@basedelon]

Kotaku and IGN have always been the worst but Sweet Baby Inc was the straw that broke the camel's back. Geeks & Gamers, HeelvsBabyface and the like warned about these companies and journalists for years.

[@Pendarr]

I remember when HeelVsBabyface made fun MMORPG content instead of screaming about pronouns

[@kinglear6150]

What's the point of being an adult if companies will continue to infantilize me, deciding for me what is best for me. Give us the game as it was and let us grown-ups decide if we want to play it or not.

[@blackenedrylehrising]

Wow, great video, thanks for collection things what need to be in the light for those unaware. I love your honesty, keep it up.

[@miinyoo]

Huge gaming news site is never the correct terminology to use. A gaming news site is far more appropriate. Soon to be former... gaming news site.

[@tyaus548]

@ladydecade I've been watching your videos for a while. I have really enjoyed your retro gaming history videos, and love diving into the 'alternate history' of what gaming could have been. Today I watched this video and it has only garnered even more respect for you. You see whats going on in our world today and call it like it is. Just subscribed. Cheers, this beer is for you.

[@Lamar154]

Remember when Cyberpunk 2077, had an optional censoring setting. Same for Bayonetta. Everyone wins if they would've just delivered

[@stephenwright437]

This is the first time i have come across this channel this women should fight on the behalf of the games

[@swapnilchaudhary2944]

If it is ported to pc it will be uncensored even if devs don't do it 😂. Oh yeah and cj as main character

[@SkemeKOS]

EXCELLENTLY done!! Thank you for representing those of us who can not express ourselves so eloquently.

[@grahamrobbins7926]

What up, my JRPG's?

[@jorgealonso9792]

I got my copy and I won't be changing her outfit as I don't ever really do that in games especially single player games can't wait to get into it!

[@johnnysmythe7767]

Im impressed at how eloquently articulate you are at describing the nuances of this topic. You made me an instant subscriber! Cheers :)

[@level9drow856]

When is GO going to close down or sell off Kotaku already? Can we speed this up? They're so annoying.

[@dapperfan44]

I thought Kotaku went elsewhere and Gawker already died.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

What LD says at about 11:35 in this video reminds me of this quote... *_"The monster never sees a monster in the mirror."_* - J Michael Strazinski, creator of *BABYLON 5.* *EDIT→* I also thought of a music quote, which kinda/sorta applies as well... *_"The wolf is always at the door."_* - Don Henley, _New York Minute_

[@jeffreyjeffrey007]

Sony has been the worst as of late. The Big N will rework their stuff, but they get points for not censoring their e-shop to death, shovelware and all. Seems like the fans have spoken on Stellar. DEI and ESG are prerequisites these days. The thing is, none of that applies if you are a straight male: Good for the developer; a new studio getting headlines, they're pulling a MSM stunt the likes of Orange Man Bad, FOR A GAME. This propaganda is using your word, manufactured. Never played the game, but since when do people hate T&A? Game "Journalists" trying to gain clout. It's all pathetic. As I understand, there is no real rubric or baseline requirements to be a Journo, so why listen to them? This isn't DOA beach volleyball. Do you want to be represented, or be in a fantasy world? Best representation for me is being able to drive a car I've owned IRL in Forza. Does Mario represent anyone? Maybe we should retcon that character. I have an idea, lets make a game that represents everyone and pleases no one. That'll be a banger. Hollywood is doing a great job with that tactic.

[@Blazehoof]

About the JRPG thing: Final Fantasy XVI's producer Naoki Yoshida recently shared that he doesn't like the term "JRPG" when referring to the role-playing games Square Enix creates. At one point, Skill-Up asked Yoshida about a previous comment he made about how the action game genre has advanced and was now the norm, and if he was implying the JRPGs hadn't advanced in the same way. Skill-Up explained that it seemed Yoshida didn't like the phrasing of the question, to which his translator said, "The thing that [Yoshida] wants to get across is that when we are creating games, at least with our team, we don’t go into them thinking that we’re going to be creating JRPGs, we just go into them thinking we’re going to create RPGs." When asked to elaborate, Yoshida said, "This is going to depend on who you ask but there was a time when this term first appeared 15 years ago, and for us as developers the first time we heard it, it was like a discriminatory term. As though we were being made fun of for creating these games, and so for some developers, the term JRPG can be something that will maybe trigger bad feelings because of what it was in the past. "It wasn’t a compliment to a lot of developers in Japan," he continued. "We understand that recently, JRPG has better connotations and it’s being used as a positive but we still remember the time when it was used as a negative." Those two are still dumb, and their point has no nuance but there actually was a time when the term JRPG was as a derogative.

[@yumyumeatemup]

Lady Decade, youve been on a hot streak with these videos. Consider me a fan. Have a sub!

[@cactusrosi1409]

So I started up Onechan Bara Chaos z 2 on my ps4 and the banana split edition outfit is still up along woth zombie slashing gore. Why is Sony into censorship on this game? I don't understand the hypocrisy.

[@kokujinblack77]

Hey I support the direction change of your videos. The quality of your work is why is watch your videos in the first place.

[@darkspartan566]

very good topic today! lady decade! much love!

[@Mmachine88]

You're absolutely correct, all f this was harmless for the game devs to remove and censor many of these things. Censoring and removing Bowsers remarks were silly and harmless, I agree. It didn't affect anyone when they played the game without the fat shaming.

[@milesprowr]

Nothing more machiavellian than polarizing 2 sides up to a extreme that they defend each other's essences against each other... By directly making them do so right in their faces, no less. I bet there has always been a solution ready that involves making all THREE sides compromise, so it seems reasonable. That and/or some entity is just looking to disrupt this side of the world, the one in which all of this is taking place.

[@ScottJohnson-dm9tp]

Great video with great content keep up the good work.

[@KaryudoDS]

I thought "JRPG" was commentary on design philosophy differences and it's now somehow racist and I have a headache.

[@mgass1354]

Exactly. I made the same point in my reply. When the term "JRPG" came about, it was so a consumer would know the product, ie game, would have certain art styles, game mechanics, story narratives, etc. That's it. How this has now become "you're racist" is beyond me.

[@KalopsiaLoveless]

Thank you! this is one of the best videos on the subject out there right now !

[@iam0verl0rd63]

I just found you and just by your phenomenal introduction, I subscribed.

[@graffitikingdom4081]

I ❤ Sega ! Fxck the haters 😊

[@grumpyolbadger]

Another great video Lady D! Like you I guess, my brain hurts trying to make sense of all this inane waffle. Lol!

[@dony2852]

Thanks for the info. I've heard it called modernity or modesty cloth but I never knew the proper name was boob apron.😅

[@AndymionD]

The first I remember hearing about the JRPG term being derogatory was about a year ago. I think it stemmed from an interview with a developers in Japan who felt the term was derogatory bc they stated that it changed from JRPG when Western developers in the XBOX/360 era started making the open world RPGs and coined the terms WRPG (Open world) and JRPG (Turn based) to differentiate the two types. (Found the article. Naoki Yoshidawas interview in PC Gamer, titled "The face of Final Fantasy doesn't like the term JRPG, once considered it 'discriminatory'" By Joshua Wolens published March 1, 2023 .) I had heard nothing about it being derogatory until that interview. I always just considered it a genre descriptor. I found it easier to use. (Edited as I found the article)

[@drakenabarion]

Surprisingly accurate and detailed analysis that reaches far beyond just gaming. As you said, replace "Gaming" with any other topic, and it makes just sense in so many ways. I really enjoyed your breakdown and how you supported your arguments. And how it is clear that you are being self aware at each point, showing that you considered the point carefully and assessed if its biased and etc. Personally, I am loving Stellar Blade. Amongst other things, I am also amazed at the quality of texturing on the materials of the outfits - these materials just look real. Sure, some outfits can be ridiculously revealing (probably targeting a certain demographic that most likely would be male - I am not judging here) or some outfits are questionable aesthetically, but they fit the style of the game overall. (It does seem weird that Eve would have such revealing outfits while Adam is so completely covered - Adam is more interesting to me than Eve and needs a more interesting set of outfits ;) But it fits the anime heroine trope so I'm okay with it). In terms of the censorship - the dev team said it was aesthetic reasons for the changes (paraphrased a little but that's what it boiled down to). It seems like a decision of the design and art team, and is possibly something they were switching back and forth with for some time (given that complete models for both were available on release. That does not seem as much like censorship - unless an external force made the decision, its an internal design decision. Its not like the changed outfits are more revealing than others that exist in the game, which would make the argument that it is censorship even less likely. And what was changed seems to mostly focus on 2-3 outfits - I have used two of the outfits for a bit. I like some of the changes to the Peony outfit - the tights look nice and make sense here and add a little elegance. I dislike the changes to the Holiday Rabbit - they should have changed the shape of the top as this added cloth looks weirdly shaped - but also, I'm less interested in this outfit as it is just very plain in general. But honestly, what they could have done was give the option for both versions and let the end user decide, perhaps in the form of "Style Variations" rather than separate outfits. Could that make everyone happy? Honestly, the biggest aspect of the game I enjoy is the amazing soundscape. And the combat system. The outfits are fun to collect, but I am likely going to complete the game wearing the "Red Passion" outfit. Apparently I did have lots of feelings about this topic. I wasnt expecting such a wall of text. Which is likely just my inarticulate ADHD brain thought stream. :) Hope you enjoyed reading :D

[@houseoftheted637]

Twaddle. That's a great word 👍

[@greenkoopa]

Ted is an even better word 🐻

[@Gamesta100]

I'm great at twaddling on lol