The Stellar Blade Outfit Controversy - Luke Reacts

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[@KK-qs2kq]

It is not about censored or uncensored. It's the principal of it.

[@MeggaMann_theBlueLion]

That part.

[@gemi919]

yeah bro, totally...

[@Muppet567]

I mean, that's good, but I honestly doubt that anyone actually cares about that. They're just "upset" that there's less cleavage shown by 2%.

[@inscription8099]

Exactly. People don't want to be morally policed by people who weren't going to play the game in the first place. It's obvious by shift ups comments and the censorship on a day 1 patch that this was added last second most likely due to pressure from Sony due to games journos

[@user-jt6rh8xy6n]

@@inscription8099 Lol that’s just a conspiracy theory at that point. This isn’t a song thing, just like how you guys have principles so does Sony, which is why they don’t allow certain things and are harsh about it. Allowing it uncensored sets a precedent, don’t ask “what precedent?” It’s pretty obvious what it is. The last thing these companies care about is the opinions of game journalist, let’s be real. The paying costumer matters more than click farming articles by people deemed untrustworthy by the community that they target those articles towards.

[@TheUniversalEclipse]

They did technically “release” it uncensored, they just immediately censored it after that. 😂

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

meanwhile let's everyone support games like BG3 and it's sex scenes with full frontal nudity as it it's not the same thing. meanwhile Steller blade doesn't have nudity of any kind and nor does it have sex scenes, so why is this bad for this game but not bad for other games? to be honest there shouldn't be any censorship on either side of the games, both games should allow nudity and sex scenes to their fullest, these are adult games btw, maybe instead of treating every adult game with kid gloves perhaps maybe have some consistency in the releases of your games and stop censoring? is this really too much to ask for? that's all i want, is some damn consistency in the games we play that are rated M for mature.

[@BARDI77]

to this point I still belive that the censorship could have been because of china instead of sonny, its just that sonny dont want the game to succes since it goes against what the west is pushing so they will do everything in their power to make stellar blade look bad

[@outland2874]

@@user-tp5yb4hr4w none of the bg3 characters are hot like eve is tho

[@lukeluke333lukeluke]

Haha true! I will never understand how nudity gets censorship or is worse then any violence. The game rated M and there should be no censorship.

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

@@outland2874 ok,? why is it ok for one game but not the other? if you can't answer this, then you have no argument.

[@Alex_Martin_]

When your entire marketing strategy is sexy characters and grandstanding about how your game is not going to be censored, and then you censor the game to tone down the sexiness, people are going to feel misled.

[@StygianDogs]

People are concerned about the fact that some group of self-appointed neo-Puritans get to dictate what the rest of us get to see and experience. And that's not cool. Afterall, it's already rated as Mature.

[@StygianDogs]

And yes, it looks great and I'm excited to play it. 👍

[@TheUniversalEclipse]

There was a big drama with those type of people around Bayonetta when that came out and it ended up becoming a nothing burger because they never gave in and censored it. I feel like them censoring just made the discourse way more toxic on all sides. Stellar Blade should’ve just taken a queue from Bayonetta 3 and added “Naive Angel Mode” 😂

[@BlackieChan7.62]

Exactly. It went from will someone think of the children in the 90s. To will someone think of women? Today it'd just as stupid as it was then

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

@@TheUniversalEclipse all i want is some damn consistency for M rated games, i find this so stupid that it's ok for games such as BG3 to have full on nude sex scenes and this game is being censored for far less reasons and it's also rated M for mature. like it's just so dumb. like these people act like the Christion's back in the 90s except they like their degenerate porn and sexuality, but they like to force it on everyone else, if you ask me that's the only message they care about. so if your game shows degenerate sex it's good and must be praised at all costs, but if your game supports traditional values and sex or supports the male gaze, it must be banned at all costs. these people deserve the clown makeup that they put on every day when they make such dumb arguments all the time and just for them being the rainbow group makes this so much funnier because this is how general people view them.

[@mrthewhite2620]

Except there's still like 6 other more revealing outfits so it's not about being puritanical. They just made a design choice.

[@many_lives4925]

Im personally pretty indifferent to it but i understand the ruckus over it. It is a rated M game so it shouldnt have to worry about censorship. And it was promised to NOT have censored outfits. Its the principle of the thing more so rather than the actual act of censoring.

[@gameexpert133]

I hate to be that guy but they promised no censorship to the gore

[@yme3267]

​@@gameexpert133hate to be that guy.... the claim was no censorship

[@Doggies-Styl]

Just want to point out rated M games still have to worry about censorship. They still have to worry about getting an AO rating if they get that it can't be sold in stores.

[@many_lives4925]

Dead or Alive has more revealing outfits than Stellar Blade lol don't see them with an AO rating.

[@holy9781]

​@@Doggies-Stylu can have sex with bears in bg3 and u can be nude the entire game,how is that even rated m

[@ShinjiIkari007]

You know why I don't believe that the devs made this call & Sony didn't pressure them to change it? Look at Shift Up's previous work "Nikke" then tell me this is the same studio that is toning down the sexualisation & covering up the character 😂 There's no way they just changed it on their own they were made to. Just like Sony made them change the Hard R

[@Alex_Martin_]

They actually pulled the same stunt with Nikke. Several outfits were toned down between the initial release and the closed beta.

[@jamiefroud633]

So why didn’t Sony force them to change all the other outfits. You’ve seen them right? Have you seen some NPC outfits? Look at those warrior women from Xion……they’re not censored and there’s a lot more on show, so…

[@arielrivera1331]

​@legacysquid0625 "How can it be their original design when the game was shipped with the previous designs" Like any project in any field, gaming included, there are deadlines where you just submit what you have if it's considered "ready". In this case the studio probably submitted the certified and tested work (outfits included) that would make it into a gold/master build of Stellar Blade (i.e. the one that gets shipped to retail/digital). It's possible that the art team that handles the design of Eve's outfits didn't have time to fully complete what some outfits were intended to look like and submitted what could qualify as completed before that deadline and decided to complete the original design as part of the post-launch support. Gamers see this happen with a ton of games all the time (games that have a "day 1 patch") where something gets altered after it's gone gold which makes this reaction so confusing to so many people.

[@h.serafin1489]

@legacysquid0625 Did you know Shift Up is made up of actual human beings? Humans who can change their minds? Like everyone else in the world? Regardless of the *intent*, it's their design. They can do whatever the hell they want with it. They have creative control. So what if the devs decided "Eh, I think we should make Eve a bit more modest in this outfit" It's literally their design. And there's literally dozens of more outfits more revealing. I have still yet to get an answer when I ask this question, why weren't those outfits censored if big bad Sony is holding a gun to Shift Up's back? *Creative design changes is not the same as censorship.*

[@Lowkey-yb4nm]

It’s abt principle and hypocrisy. Tlou 2, bg3, and cyberpunk are far more graphic yet, no censorship. Maybe it’s because the above games check the right boxes 🤷‍♂️ Even the gore. In the demo, after landing the finishing blow on the boss at the end of the demo, blood spills over eves body. It looks awesome af. The full version no longer features such characteristics.

[@k--music]

TLOU2 doesn't have full nudity iirc, just a fade to black sex scene, and the others weren't published by Sony (and that's assuming Sony made the decision and not the devs). its not about "boxes" devs don't get allotted more or less cleavage depending on how many minorities are in a game lmao

[@smokedbeefandcheese4144]

honestly its about time glad to see new types of games being made

[@sk33t3r_v2]

Maybe, just maybe, it's because, unlike TLOU2 and BG3, Stellar Blade unfortunately has a fanbase of incels and weebs who fetishize asian women and want to see them only as sexual objects. Also, he explained how the gore aspect was proven false

[@setiem13]

gore is heavily censored in Japan tho, if you play Japanese versions of said games you would see it most of the time. So it really depends on the country, tho i think when it comes to the west, they just released a homogenous EN version for everyone including western countries that dont speak english lmao

[@ThatKidTony]

I think the reason the Hogwarts boycott didn't work is because it was completely unfounded and had nothing to do with the game.

[@ThinkerT]

It certainly wasn't unfounded. Rowling is a huge mask-off TERF and I completely understand trans people not wanting to give any support to her, even tangentially. But most people certainly didn't care that much because it was a good game and they don't get that involved in things.

[@victory7763]

Boycotts of video games is dumb in general. People put too much energy into things they don't like instead of the uplifting the things they do

[@nihren2406]

It didn't technically have nothing to do with it. The Harry Potter/Wizarding World IP is owned by JK Rowling, the original creator. She gets royalties off of Warner Bros. usage of the IP, the details are not known to the public as to whether this is a general royalty payment or if it's on a sale by sale basis or something like that. The boycott was because the game is based off of her IP and therefore even if she herself was not involved directly with the game she still makes royalties off of it selling. So the boycott was to try and stop her from making any money from it. Mind you I was not a supporter of that, but to an extent I understood where they were coming from I just didn't agree, I thought it was stupid and the game not selling would only hurt the developers, not their intended target.

[@horgecondaliza6644]

​@@nihren2406And the crazy thing about it all is that jk Rowling isn't even transphobic lol. For a decade it feels like everythings been held hostage by a minority of radicalized people on either side, meanwhile the vast majority of us have to be sandwiched between it. I'm tired lol

[@captaindestruction9332]

@@horgecondaliza6644 I feel like while shes not transphobic but the way she says things or her bluntness isn't always the best approach. Shes that famous person that needs to shut up and just make great content for fans to enjoy, not preach a particular view thats going to get taken the wrong way no matter how or what she says.

[@TKRepository]

The ol' butt 'n switch.

[@Keblash]

Youre right, the changes are small and not substantive. So why did they change it? And why are sooo many people so vehemently against the people who are against the censorship. And why are people putting bounties on Grummz's head? Its obviously important to them.

[@Artician]

Mark "Firefall bus" Kern deserves all the shit he gets

[@410MaXiMuS]

This is clearly a direct result of IGN & Kotaku crying to the Sony overlords about tiddies. This is not a Spyro game for the kids, we don’t need censorship in adult entertainment. We are on a slippery slope.

[@F34RDSoldier805]

The thing is that if the final outfits is what we were showed from the beginning, literally nobody will complain, because they would have been the outfits adverised and many of the outfits are still revealing, so in substance, it's really not a big deal, but at that point, then why censor at all? And it is censored. In all the outfits that are censored, it's always an added material to the original design and never a change to the actual original "structure" of the design for lack of better words. Like the Bunny swimsuit for example, you can literally see where they censored, because it was done so lazily and last minute that they didn't actually change the swimsuit itself, but added material over the original design to censor it, and this goes with all the censored outfits. And this goes to question, why are there other outfits that aren't censored but more revealing, and I think that goes to show how last minute this actually was. They only censored a few because they couldn't get to more, and the fact that only few are censored and lazily censored at that, to me, kinda suggests that. I remember that New Game + was going to come out "shortly after" launch, but then it was pushed to launch day, and I believe that was an attempt to soften the blow of the censorship. They didn't just want the patch to be for censorship alone so they packed it together with the new game + that was supposed to come later. I see a lot of fishy stuff around it and It's pretty clear to me that they know what they were doing. They lied or Sony forced them to lie and they continue to act like this was the original design they wanted and anyone with a brain can tell that's BS by just looking at the designs and the fact that 1.0 build still has the OG designs, either way, the result is that they advertised one product and gave us another and that deserves to be shat on, even if I believe that the game is great. I think censorship in itself is horrible as I hate censorship in 99% of situations, but what makes it worse is the clear double standard towards some games being ok and some not, and the ones not, more often then not, are Eastern made games, and it's pretty blatant.

[@gerardoalvarado8425]

I ain't reading all that. Good for you or so sad that happened.

[@F34RDSoldier805]

@@gerardoalvarado8425 You don't have to engage bud...

[@ninjamonkey8865]

You hit the nail on the head

[@Ghost_Mouse]

Exactly!!!

[@h.serafin1489]

This doesn't make sense. "They couldn't get to more outfits"???? What??? If big bad Sony wanted the game to be censored, it would be censored to hell and back. The fact that there are more revealing outfits is proof of that. What you guys are actually mad about and have the right to be upset about is the *creative intent* of the developers, not censorship. The devs have full creative control of all the outfits in game, why? Because they fucking made them. If the intent was "I think we should make Eve a little more modest in this specific outfit, let's change it even though it's last minute" Then that's in their right to do so and fans have a right to critique it afterwards. The whole new game+ thing doesn't make sense either. That day 1 patch had actual bug fixes, performance fixes, it fixed the Parry timing issue, and etc. It was a lot more than just a "new game+ and let's sneak in the cosmetic changes to soften the blow" patch. Censorship is horrible, and especially when it affects media, *but this is not one of those times.* This was a dev team exercising careless use of creative control, because to the public, it looks like you're backtracking when changes are made. It's very loosely false advertising, but it is definitely not censorship. There's no outside force forcing them to make a lingerie change to a fucking bunny suit and almost nothing else. That sounds absurd.

[@chuchuleptitrain]

it’s not about the outfit but about how they sneakily censored the game when they said they wouldn’t then playing ignorant making their customers like fools. This is a company being irrespectful with their customers. They’ll keep doing that if nobody tells them.

[@OMEKS_1]

It’s about the double standard. Abby’s cheeks getting clapped in 4K or gay animal seggs in Baldur’s Gate can be shown but not sexy lady?

[@OMEKS_1]

It’s about the double standard. Sony puts out Abby’s Cheeks getting clapped in 4K but wanna censor waifu cleavage

[@OMEKS_1]

It’s about the double standard. Sony puts out Abby seggs scene but censors waifu cleavage?

[@OMEKS_1]

It’s about the double standards

[@distinctbutter9075]

This is the first I've heard of this entire situation. I have been loving the game so far and will continue to do so. However, I strongly dislike the idea of a public announcement to the community being a lie. The outfits are very attractive, but saying one thing and then going back on your word is not okay, and if something as simple as outfits can get away with it, then what's next???

[@Grimjr7]

The only thing I care about and the only thing that should matter really is the fact that they sold the game to people under one specific criteria and then once the game was purchased they changed that criteria. It's like if we were at a store and you bought a gift basket and then after you've already paid for it, the cashier starts replacing things in the gift basket because they don't like those things. Even though you bought the gift basket because it had specific things in it. All the people trying to defend this wouldn't defend a cashier doing this to them. So why defend this? A product was advertised and showed in a specific state, you bought the item in that condition specifically because it was in that condition and then they retroactively changed the product after you paid for it.

[@xNemesis_]

Yeah a bait and switch

[@antoniogoralski2930]

I personally don’t care but they are rightfully upset, you promised big booba and butts and then cover it up, that’s not okay lol

[@mrthewhite2620]

They got big booba. There's literally a half dozen other outfits that are more revealing than the ones people are complaining about.

[@Da1Rocky]

To call it censorship when 20 other skins are more lewd. Just seems silly

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

There's literally a skin suit in the game that leaves little to the imagination.

[@M_k-zi3tn]

@@Da1Rocky Yes. This is very silly, especially coming from grown ass dudes.

[@BARDI77]

@@Da1Rocky how can you call it silly at this point after all that has been happening in the last 10 or more years in the videogame industry? look at how the dlc at the begining it was just some litle extra content that you could get and know you are left without key features of the game, NG+ or even the ending of the game, look at microtransactions, at first it was hourse armor and now you have games selling a color for your character at 10 dollars, at first we just laugh with betesda with the "it just works" and now more than half of the big games are a buggy disaster at release, the reason most people is upset is because the big companies keep going with this stuff and whe always say "its just a little", of course its just a little censorship, we all know it but are we going to let it grow until it explodes in our faces again? I know its just a little thing that you wouldnt even notice 99% of the time but it will keep going until its all over our faces, and if you think its not your problem well thats fine but let the rest defend what they belive

[@larrythecableman6963]

People really are ok with corporations telling them as adults whats safe to consume and don’t understand why people find that pathetic

[@ThinkerT]

Welcome to free-market capitalism.

[@inscription8099]

​@@ThinkerTthis isn't capitalism it's radical activism

[@francisr8563]

@@inscription8099no it isn’t.

[@inscription8099]

@@francisr8563 tell me how its capitalism when people are refunding their psn subscriptions en masse? this isn't making shift up money it's making them lose money. Unless you think Sony is using the censorship to boost their ESG score.

[@old_newbie9498]

@@francisr8563 Before the controversy, when ShiftUp announced it would be uncensored, Stellar Blade shot up to the #1 pre-sale game in the Playstation store and on Amazon. Sales figures were 80% male, 70% aged 30-45. Free market capitalism would say, this is highly reflective of the customer base that will drive revenue, so continue to market the game to this segment for the duration (ie. dont do anything stupid like change the game or the target market). In stark contrast, Radical activists dont understand basic economics (or rather, dont care about them). They only care about scoring imagined moral victories amidst their delusions of oppression.

[@thewatcher9500]

There shouldn't be controversy over this game. AT ALL . gamers WANT sexy female characters in there VIDEO games NOT the PC CRAP . its a fictional video game . Its supposed to be escapism. Theres nothing wrong with eve BEING SEXY OR HER OUTFITS BEING SEXY THERES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH IT . ITS A VIDEO GAME !.......ITS A VIDEO GAME ! JOURNALISTS ARE MAKING CONTROVERSY UP TO TRY AND DESTROY THE FUN AND ENJOYMENT OF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES .

[@thewatcher9500]

@Kizaru755 very true

[@Keblash]

Not to mention, now that theyve compromised and censored some things, whose to say that the next patch wont have more censorship? And then the next and the next and the next until the game is unrecognizable? Or maybe it wont happen for a ling time. Remeber skull girls? Hows that game doing now?

[@TechnoMinarchist]

It's just another example of how you don't have control over the games you buy. They can remove content post release. We cannot allow this to become normal.

[@wkadalie]

It already has...i feel like they were put in a hard place...Sony said change it or it doesn't come out. You work so hard on a game....and then they put a road block in the final stretch.

[@Phillycheeeeze]

5:47 I noticed the same thing with Ada Wong in the RE 4 remake; The original ‘Ada’s dress’ outfit didn’t have leggings but the remake outfit does .. I never played the original so I thought that’s how the outfit was (With leggings) but when I saw a review video that showed the original game’s Seperate Ways menu, I noticed she had no leggings AND had a gun holster on her thigh, I was like “This way better, why’d they add leggings ?!” Now we’re here at Stellar Blade where they did the same thing .🤦🏻‍♂️

[@deandre6559]

The remakes turned all the skirts into shorts, removed Ashley's pop star outfit and removed all the flirty dialogue in 4.

[@Artician]

​@@deandre6559Bro Luis and Ada literally have the most flirty interaction at the start of Seperate Ways lol

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

meanwhile let's everyone support games like BG3 and it's sex scenes with full frontal nudity as it it's not the same thing. meanwhile Steller blade doesn't have nudity of any kind and nor does it have sex scenes, so why is this bad for this game but not bad for other games? to be honest there shouldn't be any censorship on either side of the games, both games should allow nudity and sex scenes to their fullest, these are adult games btw, maybe instead of treating every adult game with kid gloves perhaps maybe have some consistency in the releases of your games and stop censoring? is this really too much to ask for? that's all i want, is some damn consistency in the games we play that are rated M for mature.

[@WastedChildhood]

Have you seen the Playstation version of Succubus? Meanwhile I’m running full nude party BOOBAS&MUFF in Bg3 🤣

[@SamWulfign]

It's a case of double standards always has been. Look I don't care if you want to start cleaning up the image but make it for both sides.

[@user-tp5yb4hr4w]

@@SamWulfign agreed, that is why i used the word consistency, because it relegates both sides are using the same method of release without any discrimination of the product. like i get the idea if your a Christian or whatever who just wants to take out the nudity and sex scenes, but they seem to be ok with violence because they plan on spending time playing the game allegedly, but there is a reason why there is a rating system for these games, it's the same reason it's in movies and tv shows, and i find it a bit hypocrisy to suggest it's ok to do this for some games but not others , especially for games that is clearly stated as rated M for mature audiences. idk why purists are even playing these games to be honest lol the games clearly have violence in them but oh the nudity and the idea of that is somehow more evil lol, all i'm saying is there is a reason why the rating system exists, so why don't we utilize it for what it was meant for?

[@ireallyhomeinvade4311]

why censors this game is rated M…but man on bear sex scene is okay

[@MrFwibbles]

It's perfectly OK for a bear to nut inside a human, but God forbid we see an Asian woman's hips or cleavage.

[@deadnorth8648]

Rules for radicals

[@redninja3056]

Yeah different studios and completely different companies so that comparison is fucking stupid

[@jakecool9342]

​@@redninja3056why is that stupid, how come in bg3 and cyberpunk they have full on nudity and sex scenes, but stellar blade is so problematic that they need to censor it?

[@thecrimsoncurse9070]

Here - let me explain it to you. BG3 and cyberpunk have their horniness locked behind game settings and dialogue choices. You can play either game and avoid the horniness. Stellar blade forces its horniness on you at all times. Also, a few cosmetic changes to a handful of outfits it’s hardly “censorship”. Just wait for it on PC.

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Sony is now giving full refunds and the most important part is no game that is rated M should be censored what’s the point of the rating system at that point

[@NateSchmidt-wn3bo]

Why is everyone missing the hypocrisy. People made a big deal in the 1st place for them to change it. The same people saying it’s not a big deal that they changed it are the ones that complain it’s too “showy”

[@ThinkerT]

Who made a big deal? All I've ever seen is one article in French mentioning that she looks unrealistic.

[@xNemesis_]

​@@ThinkerTone? Cmon don't be bad faith. I don't care about that game but i saw articles companing about her looks and a weirdo saying she looks under@ge. It was the same for Bayonetta lots of people crying about her looks and there was no censor. Just like that US politicians that tried to censor the famous GTA. I agree with the principale that this is not good. Just like how the new dead space got censor for gore in JP and Calisto protocol in Korea, not good

[@inscription8099]

​@@ThinkerTyou're in every comment. Be real you think it's a big deal and are defending the censorship. If it wasn't a big deal to you you wouldn't even be commenting like crazy.

[@watchmehope6560]

​@@ThinkerTyou can Google stellarblade and articles come up crying and trying to gaslight people. You can see videos of people being asked what they think of stellar blade (usually fat women) and they're upset by it. Just type 'male gaze Stellar blade'and enjoy.

[@Boi_yippey]

They went from: this game is killing women to: it's just an outfit, why do you care?

[@jimcarrey2866]

It is a funny situation if you look out of context. We aren't sure if it was Sony that did this or some other country/region that asked for that. But given the history it was probably Sony. The censorship came even before the game went gold, it's just in the disc is easier to compare. IMO it's a great game, I loved it. It's annoying it was censored but, it's not the type of game that comes out everyday. Whatever you think of it, vote with your wallet.

[@BlazeSwigglePlayzMc]

While the outfits are still skimpy for todays standards in gaming the fact that an 18+ game STILL recieved a censor patch is just stupid and should not be accepted. Also yes the issue isn't just "Oh no my beloved eve isn't showing her hips" its the fact that shift up promised one thing and didn't deliver, like you mentioned gore was nerfed a lot. Another thing driving this is sonys double standards for censorship why does one game recieve the censorship when arguably other games have even worst stuff in them (Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, TLOU2, BG3, etc) like who are we supposedly censoring this for? The answer is no one but the DEI minority that don't even buy or play games.

[@vodkavecz]

It's not that big a change. The problem is more like the precedence. Like, you give them an inch they take a mile. You accept the change with this game, they'll change a future game more.

[@Amadeus_A]

I'm pretty upset about the censorship. But honestly, I'm just upset in principle. For full transparency, I probably wasn't going to use the outfits anyway; it's just a bit too coomer brain for me. Maybe if the outfits make sense in context but it looks to me (haven't played it yet), it's just for fun. However, since this came from a day 1 patch, I can only assume that something last-minute scared the devs to not release the costumes as it was. And I think it's a shame they felt the need to do it. It would be one thing if it was actually something controversial, but it's just outfits.

[@battlep0t]

Now i've actually played the game and there's an outfit that's practically lingerie for collecting every can collectible, this controversy seems kinda dumb.

[@KillerTofuDrums]

The bunny suit isn't even the best or most revealing outfit. People are worked up for basically nothing. Get the cans and youll see what i mean. Or heck, slap a dress on and slide down a ladder, this game is NOT censored

[@Boss_Fight_Index_muki]

It's not about censorship, it's about false advertisement. Look at Escape from Tarkov, imagine you have years invested into an mmo (eg FF14). They then sold you a $150 package (which Tarkov players bought), then told you to pay an extra $100 to get all the modes and items they said was in the $150 package. SB's simply symbolic of pubs changing the conditions post sale.

[@gerardoalvarado8425]

☝🤓

[@lilporky8565]

Why can't it be about both?

[@francisr8563]

It’s about none of these things. Weird perverts getting raging at nothing 😂😂😂

[@strictly_fades]

What does having the disc version do ??

[@Fabius619]

The problem is not the toned down outfits, the problem is not Eve being not sexy enough now,.. The Problem is someone against the developers vision gets to decide what is too much in a 18+ video game and is now forcing their opinion with a "you want a balanced game and New Game + content, download the patch" onto the customer. The only option the customer gets is to buy physical and never patch but miss out on balance and extra content..

[@ArielCleirigh]

Simply they say No censorship But day one patch having censorship, while physical copy does not have censorship, so clearly we blame PlayStation cause they censored others games in the past, plus this is how it will be now little censorship and in the future will be more censorship if we dont say something.

[@mrwalker6026]

They flat out lied and censored it after saying the contrary..definitely Sony decision and Shift Up complied.. Gore was also cut and blood splattering on the female protagonist Imagine Mortal Kombat being censored and all female characters toned down and fatalities/brutalities removed... Dead Or Alive 5 had boob physics removed but at least we were aware of that before it released

[@squirrelthegamer8483]

I’m so fucken glad the comments passed the vibe check. It’s not about booba, it’s about the fact the *Mature Rated* game was marketed off the idea it wasn’t going to be censored and yet, it was still censored for the *adult audience* as if we’re children who can’t handle nudity. Fuck Sony for being so insulting to their fans and Shift Up for enforcing their morals that nobody fucken wanted. We’re adults. We don’t need their coddling.

[@darkbornelines4587]

Is it silly and fun being that mad about this - yes, but if you sell you game on the sexy lady you shouldnt change the thing you promised.

[@johnpen269]

Sony buys off exclusive rights to a game which main appeal are sexy women then it censors sexiness, its really dumb. Hopefully this game will release on PC one day.

[@darkwarrior92]

It will probably be in 1-2 years, depending

[@TheGamerCritic]

I do not care how small the censor is….all censorship is BAD censorship. You can’t tell me what I can, or cannot find acceptable.

[@sadmarinersfan8935]

Any censorship is too much the principle of it the most important part

[@XGiveMeLibertyX]

It’s not an outfit controversy it’s a censorship outrage. People don’t like being gaslit. The real final version of the game was printed on disc months ago. I’m currently playing the uncensored version. This shit really pisses me off because in the future we won’t have a choice but to play the digital version and these corporations can change our games at any time they choose.

[@hiyasuamv9776]

Whyd they get rid of the gore though, i like to be drenched in blood

[@noctyd9322]

I love the combat and outfits. While I'm not in love with any censorship, I do like the game quite a lot. People throwing a fit and even getting refunds over this is ridiculous to me. Also, I'd hate to be their PR guy 😂

[@saerbhreathach540]

False advertising is false advertising doesn't matter if the content is thirsty or not...🤷🏼‍♂️

[@robertdelgado544]

I dont think ive seen a conversation about this game from either side that isnt toxic. Game looks like fun. Thats all i care about and thats all i wanna talk about in relation to it.

[@nathanscott2871]

That's a shame that's what you've experienced. I havent found this issue any more toxic then others.

[@TheUniversalEclipse]

That’s just the internet, no one knows how to have an actual conversation.

[@deadnorth8648]

​@@TheUniversalEclipse I start with hello...

[@giovannirosario4274]

Are they going to revert all the changes?

[@Daniel_D-bo]

from what i can sense its not about the actual clothing of eve but the principle of the double standard which is obvious in the gaming culture

[@rule665]

The problem really isn't with Stellar Blade, but with an inconsistency in the application of "censorship." You also have to ask where the alteration requests are coming from.

[@rule665]

People outside of a community will demand a change, people inside the community get upset about the change, and then the people outside the community deflect. A single instance is one thing, but when it happens again and again, even an honest change is viewed as something coerced. That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did, you deserved it.

[@FRPlayerOne]

Last video I've watched from you, you said ; "Give them an inch, they will take a mile" Reminder that this apply to censorship and false advertising, too. Also people don't really boycott the game, but they unsub from PS+.

[@shaythomas817]

Was it noted in the day one patch?

[@colorless_crown3789]

My problem is that I find it hypocritical for the game to be patched with altered costumes and gore because of censorship, but then we have games that have much worse content in them that go untouched. I still bought and played Stellar Blade because it looks and is a fun game, but I can see why people are mad. It's an M rated game being censored when we have games like cyberpunk 2077 in the same rating where we can literally change our d-size in character customization and customized how big a character's cleavage and butt is. To me I dont see why they pick and choose to get mad at a game and alter the game but won't touch products of the same category or worse. It's either hold the line or dont have one at all but moving the line wherever they want just because they feel like it is disingenuous to the customers and feels like a bait and switch.

[@danielmiles7666]

"Boycotts don't work... Look at Hogwarts Legacy". All that shows is that boycotts don't work *if the boycott is being done by a tiny minority of obnoxious, creepy weirdos who mostly go out and buy the game anyway because they don't even have the conviction of their own insane beliefs*.

[@cornheadahh]

Going to wait for the PC version to release to play so I can mod in the better outfit

[@TheUniversalEclipse]

I’d say that they might uncensored if/when it comes to PC, but P5R wasn’t so I wouldn’t count on that.

[@greasysox]

This is the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen people get mad about. It’s not even censorship, there’s real issues of censorship going on in the real world and people are getting mad about this shit? It’s truly pathetic to see people lose their minds about this

[@rafaelploumis8682]

Its all about the principle. Not just the outfits. Also, they reduced the gore, this is what I hate the most.

[@matthewmyers4831]

I've said it before on other posts-why censor just one outfit? What is the point of that when the rest are very revealing?

[@robertkolb2288]

yeah... so funny... just like how Pokeman Go was so funny with their latest update... If the game was censored in the opposite way I'd be pissed just as much as this right now. If I order a burger with no onions and it comes to me with onions, OR they remove everything but the meat, it's the same thing, ITS NOT WHAT I PAID FOR. It's silly because its sexy outfit... There are only a few different things that get censored, "Outfits, Language, Gore" This got all three. These MF aren't our parents, they aren't our government, they need to be put in their place.

[@k--music]

Am I the only one playing this game for the gameplay lmao

[@thedeltaagent6678]

Hey Luke, just wanted to appreciate how well you covered this, not being dismissive of the legitimate concerns like a LOT of other people but also going “c’mon guys you can laugh at yourselves a little”. For someone just casually talking about this topic in a livestream, you covered a lot better than some dedicated videos. One thing I will say is that I don’t think your mod was completely right about the gore. As someone who believed it was censored, it apparently wasn’t but not for the reason they stated. It appears to be a quality mode versus performance mode difference, which is why a screenshot comparison looked so damning.

[@ArthurLocatelli]

I agree with everything in this video, what I don't understand is why they don't just let players decide, make a pop up screen when you first open the game asking what the player wants, and then leave it as on option to change whenever they want. And this is coming from someone who was never interested in stellar blade and was just watching people fight about the sexy robot lady.

[@WastedChildhood]

I’d imagine the game will come out to PC in ~2 years and BOY HOWDY the mods will come 🤣

[@Tyrannosaur6265]

Was the game not already rated? I dont have a PS5 so it doesnt affect me but it really is just false advertising, even if they are pretty small changes, enough of them turn it into a different game than what was promised

[@ShinjiIkari007]

My main issue is not the changes itself I'm okay with how the game is right now. I have an issue with : 1. The devs specifically promised the game would be 100% uncensored & used it as a selling point. Then they did a complete U-turn changed things in the game after they got millions of preorder & positive marketing & the game released. This is false marketing & that's why Sony is also offering refunds on Stellar Blade for anyone who wanna return it cuz they got misled into buying it. They know this can form a basis for a class action lawsuit. 2. These changes are done with a certain intent/agenda in mind. We are not children we can see when devs are genuine & changing something as part of the development process VS when they are being forced by their higher ups & pressured by activist groups & journalists & committees to change things to pander to a specific demographics. I don't like that shit one bit. Seems very controlling & fascist if you ask me how these mobs have so much influence over someone else's art & force them into changing their creative vision just cuz they personally don't like it or find it "more inclusive or diverse" or any of that BS. Seriously F these people they have ruined everything they have ever touched & sucked the fun out of entertainment space.

[@justinsanity501]

Mods will save it if/when the game comes to PC

[@Da1Rocky]

Honestly cant wait for this shit to be done and over. Ive seen way more people fixated on "censorship" and how the game industry doesnt have sexy women than people on the other side.

[@xNemesis_]

This has always been a problem because of the USA. Reminder that GTA nearly got terminated because of a mad politician. "Both side" are crazy, in general the USA has a problem when it comes to Violence, Adult stuff and more. Glad in EU it's not a problem

[@Da1Rocky]

@xNemesis_ yes its like when some feminist and religious groups group up against porn. You mean the crazy lawyer Jack Thompson. I Honestly would love to do a film about that man. Fuxking nuts but entertaining

[@Da1Rocky]

@@xNemesis_ and Im not saying people aren't complaining about the skins being too lewd, I just see waaaaay more people complaining about the complainers.

[@xNemesis_]

@@Da1Rocky yes that dude thank you, i remember when a few years back i've heard about it but didn't look to much into in and years later i found out the details and that Jack is nuts like you said haha. And for your 2nd comment, i have the same sentiment i agree.

[@seniorsterling1064]

@@Da1Rocky it’s because their mostly on twitter

[@ThatTempesTGuy]

No new game + for me I guess til the PC release... Not playing a censored game lmfao what a joke did the vatican have them censor it for extreme Christians or what? I dont get it... Have they been to a beach in their lifetime....? Man they would hate seeing what people wear at public beaches... 😂

[@yme3267]

And.... yes.... boycotts work (which people ate boycotting Sony PSN services) Money talks. If the reason for the boycott is justified and people believe in it, yes. That's how that works. Ask Bud Light as a brand (which only has survived by having attachments to other company brands)

[@iiRolltide]

The mods are gonna be crazy when this game launches on pc

[@Barot8]

Players should have the option. If they are offended they can pick the option to cover. Otherwise, it should be uncensored.

[@Urboyyycarlos]

One thing I wish people would understand is not true is that the update in question was never a "Day 1" Patch. - It was a 4½ GB update that came out a few days before the actual release. Ironically, the update included the NG+ patch along with the rearranged shop R name and the outfit changes.

[@juggernaut6666]

ill be honest the legging on montan peony makes it look better to me. and there are still plenty of revealing suits like ocean hued maid.

[@user-qf3ro1vn1p]

who else was waiting for this video thanks luke

[@silentfenrir6927]

I was pro Stellar Blade as a demonstration of anticensorship and was on to Preorder it, then they censored it and lied about it so I'll wait for a sale because buying it is no longer the message to the industry it could have been and solely as a 30hr AA 7/10 is not worth £80 to me right now.

[@ibnhe9024]

this is very silly lmao

[@dony2852]

They would be able to win a judgement for false advertising because of the hard R fiasco. The problem is that the legal fees likely would not make it worth persuing the case.

[@NoNamoono]

this just gives me horse amor vibes tbh. everyone was like, you dont have to buy it dont be mad. 10 years later we are in microtransaction hell. if this happens for censoring, it is a problem.

[@LorenTR]

30 years ago companies would do anything to prove that their word was gold. Your country is going a nice place if you think it is normal now.

[@spiderbeebs]

On principle, I don’t agree with the action. As far as the outfits. The only bad one I think is the bunny suit. The lace looks nice, but that extra layer they added.. I wish they would’ve just stretched the existing fabric to make it longer lol. Altogether, it’s cool if they revert it, but the game is fun and I’m enjoying it. I signed the petition, thats the end of it for me.

[@Gav_Noctem]

They shouldn’t censor a rated M game. The people that want to Eve covered weren’t ever going to play the game anyway. People shouldn’t boycott the game the more people buy the game the more games like this will be made. You can play the game and speak out about the censorship

[@TwilightRunner]

I've got the game downloading so haven't played yet, but does it embrace or bring up Eve's sexuality? In BG3 and the Witcher you HAVE sex, and the sexy characters are sexual, and show parts of the internal character. Does Eve engage in her sexuality at all, or is it just not brought up and it is all just eye candy?

[@pse2020]

ok gamers are not healthy... this boykot is freaken sad

[@Pillock25]

It's no big deal if the games you play are given to you for free, but if you buy a game advertised as one thing, and when installed it's different, regardless how minor some might see it being, it's not so funny when that game costs $125.

[@HeyImSupercoo]

Well glad i got the physical release. I can play it without the dumb patch

[@pindrop.]

Of course people who have no pricipals can't understand those that do. Some people don't like hypocrisy, some people swim in it.

[@Paul-fi7og]

This uncensored crap is BS. I think they cut the gore as well

[@dan41234123]

Boycots do work wtf r u talking about

[@ericsaari2901]

Not buying this game unless the censorship is reverted, and I was going to. The changes are also in a day one update. The game shipped as advertised and then they tried to pull this. That's a huge red flag, and I can't support it. It also completely ends the ability to preorder a game. It was already a bad idea, except for developers or studios you trust, or if you played the demo, but they even broke trust here. Has nothing to do with the outfits, its the principlr, and I'm fine with that. I have too many games to play and get, so I can pass on this.

[@TheMarine316]

People have far to much free time on their hands, boycotting a game over this is just pathetic

[@Seanydevil]

Just remember….. things start of small …… so you won’t notice or go meh don’t matter …. If accepted … watch what happens 10 years from now imagine what’s gonna be cencored

[@hanrimail5431]

but in short time, fans realize, refund is a wrong move, fans think, the right move is by canceling PSN subscription, and survey tell's like thousand fans doing that (can be real or just pretend) but if it's real, i don't know the impact for sony, how do you think about that? will sony feel the effect?

[@nekromi97]

I hate this gaming period we're going through... it feels like all it takes is 20 people to cry about something on Twitter and the company instantly folds and does something about it.. What about those of us that just want to enjoy a game the way it was meant to be enjoyed? nah they bow to the few certain people on Twitter for that agenda..

[@Daniel_D-bo]

the people who "make the call" to Sony headquarters to complain about stellar blade are much more loud , proud and persistent w/ their activism then the people who complain, if any at all, about baulders gate or abbey getting drilled nasty in TLOU2. Sony doesn't want to deal with that certain crowd of people and i dont blame them

[@wkadalie]

Those people are ruining gaming, and they don't even like gaming....that's why Stellar blade was so important. A studio that was giving gamers what they wanted. And damn the haters....so this news is very sad. It's like Elon promising a free speech platform. But then picking and choosing who he wants to censor anyway.

[@theplug1485]

it would've made more sense to do this for zenless zone zero tbh

[@marcdwonn9772]

This happens when you play on closed platforms like Playstation (and Sony isn't exactly known for being customer friendly - if you have watched them in the last 10-20 years you'd know :). On PC there would've been already a mod out that fixes the issue. On of the reasons i play on PC.

[@danielbonnett1596]

This goes against creative freedom

[@richh7180]

Shout out to TheGumCuzzler69 1:03

[@iam_ALEXWHAT_]

1:03 digitally, I believe

[@stephananemaat]

Another day... Another call for a boycott