I guess I'll stand up on my soap box, dictionary in hand.
The game is not censored, the US government is the only group who has the power to censor something and they didnt do it, because they would have to answer for it. The game company CHOSE to edit the US version of the game of their own accord so as to not upset the delicate people of the country. That was a business decision and had nothing to do with government or politics and very little to do with conservative, uptight special interest groups.
There is no censorship in the US, you can show and say anything you want, just not everywhere.
You cant have fucking on broadcast TV but you can have it on HBO. Did everyone forget about their Real Sex series in the 90's?
The makers of Witcher could have very easily put out a game that made Caligula look tame. They chose not to. They didnt want a big fat A on the box because most game venues would not sell it. That was a business choice. Not censorship. Its a business decision for Walmart to not have Adult-rated games. Of course, I believe the publishers of the Witcher could also have ignored the rating system completely, to the best of my knowledge its not legally required. But again, the businesses often decide to not sell games without a rating. Again thats business, not censorship.
Sorry, I get upset easily these days.
I'm not sure I understand what you want. The US version can have all the censored content patched back in, but you can order the UK version directly and save the time. It costs more though it's better to vote with your wallet against the censorship in the US version.
I thought the Enhanced Edition had everything included anywhere you buy it? Or if you have the normal version and patch it to EE, you get everything back? My memory might be off though... but I'm like 95% sure that's the way it works.
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There is no censorship in the US, you can show and say anything you want, just not everywhere.
There are no obscenity laws. There are PUBLIC obscenity laws, which is what I was just talking about.Of course we have censorship. What else would you call obscenity laws.
FYI, people on soapboxes rarely have answers.All that and you haven't answered the question.
There are no obscenity laws. There are PUBLIC obscenity laws, which is what I was just talking about.
http://www.sld.cu/webs/cedisap/indice.htmlThere are obscenity laws, and not just public obscenity laws. Distribution of obscene materiel is a crime. Importation of obscene material is a crime. I don't know how you can say there isn't censorship.
The US also blocks Cuban websites.
It costs more though it's better to vote with your wallet against the censorship in the US version.
http://www.sld.cu/webs/cedisap/indice.html
And its possible to get Russian porn mags here in the US, as well as British mags and others.
The only thing you cannot have or view is kiddie porn, BUT, underage naked kids in not illegal. So I guess you are correct, we do have obscentity laws that do not allow us to view underage kids fucking but we can see them buck naked in an art gallery if we want.
That lady who photographed her kids in B&W on the beach? She was acquited. Sometimes we have to fight for it, and argue over it, but basically America is free. Even if we sometimes forget. If I need to shove you in China for 10 years so you can appreciate how good we have things, I would gladly do so.
I guess I'll stand up on my soap box, dictionary in hand.
The game is not censored, the US government is the only group who has the power to censor something and they didnt do it, because they would have to answer for it. The game company CHOSE to edit the US version of the game of their own accord so as to not upset the delicate people of the country. That was a business decision and had nothing to do with government or politics and very little to do with conservative, uptight special interest groups.
There is no censorship in the US, you can show and say anything you want, just not everywhere.
You cant have fucking on broadcast TV but you can have it on HBO. Did everyone forget about their Real Sex series in the 90's?
The makers of Witcher could have very easily put out a game that made Caligula look tame. They chose not to. They didnt want a big fat A on the box because most game venues would not sell it. That was a business choice. Not censorship. Its a business decision for Walmart to not have Adult-rated games. Of course, I believe the publishers of the Witcher could also have ignored the rating system completely, to the best of my knowledge its not legally required. But again, the businesses often decide to not sell games without a rating. Again thats business, not censorship.
Sorry, I get upset easily these days.
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