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Fallout 3 censored in Japan

November 11, 2008 in News comments 4

Bethesda recently announced that the Japanese version of Fallout 3 will be censored for Japan, as some content might be considered "inappropriate" for the country ...

Developer Bethesda has made changes to the Japanese Fallout 3.

The side-quest The Power of the Atom has been changed. Non-playable-character Mr. Burke has been taken out of this side-quest, removing the option of detonating the nuclear bomb. That's not all, the name of a weapon was changed as it was deemed "inappropriate" for Japan. Smart money says the weapon is mini-nuke launcher "Fat Man" for obvious reasons.

The online reaction from the Japanese users seems to be largely disappointment to these edits.
Miss Razz via kotaku.com »
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    Salvador_Dog Nov 11, 08
    OHHH I GETZ IT.
    they shouldn't have done that, if they put that there then they weren't caring for personal feelings and now is not a time to start... it makes them seem weak.
    Bethesda your game kicks ass but how dare you change ANYTHING in it. they should have changed the ending if anything.
    (Still a badass game though)
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      Daigoji_Gai Nov 11, 08
      I hate to get serious here... but kudos to Bethesda. Do you realize that this was a change that should be respected because of sensitivities given Japan is the only nation to actually experience the destruction caused by not one, but two nuclear bombs....

      It doesn't make Bethesda look weak for changing that. It shows that they respect their audience no matter what nation they are from.

      That is still a bitter legacy, and the damage caused by the two bombs in Japan and their lingering after effects is no laughing matter. It is easy to mock this situation since we've never lived in a nation attacked by such a horrific and devastating weapon.
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        Salvador_Dog Nov 11, 08
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        The online reaction from the Japanese users seems to be largely disappointment to these edits.
        That is why they seem weak, they disappoint gamers. not because of the nukes. Besides when people think of nukes do their minds go directly towards Japan?
        I agree its no laughing matter but it seems funny to censor something that has a purpose in the game, what are they going to say about the story line? The US and China shot magical fairy bombs to each other rather then nuclear missiles? the fact of the matter is that the game is centered around the whole idea of a nuclear fallout and if nukes are no where to be seen then it doesn't seem right.
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          Daigoji_Gai Nov 12, 08
          Point taken, but disagree with your last sentence. The game remains about nuclear fallout and nukes being the cause of it, what is removed is the ability TO nuke in the game. I hear what youa re saying, but the first two games (and Fallout 3 now) convey fully the results of a world recovering from nuclear war WITHOUT giving players the ability to nuke a town and obliterate the entire population. Is it a cool quest, yes, but does it need an actual nuke in the game to (quoting you) be centered around the whole idea of nuclear fallout? The answer is honestly no.

          Remember, nuclear fallout is the aftermath of a nuke, and the world is already suffering from it hundreds of them that went off...

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