Sony blocks some animoo game nobody cares about - here's a thread

Bla.

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-25-playstation-blocks-launch-of-adult-anime-game-omega-labyrinth-z

PlayStation blocks launch of adult anime game Omega Labyrinth Z

The game, which mixes chibi-style dungeon exploration with a slideshow of provocatively-dressed young anime characters, had been set to launch in Europe and North America.

Here in Europe, Omega Labyrinth Z was given a PEGI 18 rating for sexual content, although a physical UK launch had already been scrapped after the Video Standards Council (VSC) refused a certificate for a UK boxed release back in March.

Numerous scenes deemed problematic within the game involved the undressing and sexual stimulation of the game's young-looking characters in various settings.

"The player touches certain points on a female character's body to arouse them," the VSC noted of one mini-game. "A successful action will activate a 'shame break' where parts of their clothing come off revealing more of their bodies.

"The player places honey on the girls' bodies," the VSC noted of another challenge. "A fantastical dog-like creature then proceeds to lick the honey off their bodies which causes them to become aroused. Like the previous mini-game, when they reach a certain level of arousal parts of their clothing fall off or vanish. As the dog licks at the honey, the girls respond with sexualised language."

But the main sticking point was the young age of the characters in question.

"The game is explicit in its setting within a 'school' environment and the majority of the characters are young girls - one child is referred to as being a 'first year' student and is seen holding a teddy bear," the VSC concluded. "The game clearly promotes the sexualisation of children via the sexual interaction between the game player and the female characters. The style of the game is such that it will attract an audience below the age of 18."

What feels odd is that while the VSC's ruling was slapped down in March, PEGI's own classification for European release elsewhere still stood. Still stands, even. And it's only now - today - that PQube has announced it will not release the game in the West at all because PlayStation itself intervened.

"It is with sadness that we announce that the game is cancelled on both platforms [PS4 and Vita] and all Western regions permanently," PQube wrote on Twitter, attaching a further statement as an image. "We will not comment further on this matter. Thank you for your support."

"PQube strives to release Japanese content for its fans as close to the source material as possible," the publisher admitted in its image-based statement, which it accompanied with screenshots of the game's characters discussing their short skirts and breasts. "In the case of Omega Labyrinth Z, while PQube has worked with all relevant age rating bodies in their respective territories, PQube must respectfully comply with the wishes of the platform holder and have therefore withdrawn any future plans for Omega Labyrinth's European and North American release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita."

The interesting thing here is that Sony has stepped in itself, late in the day. It's not the first time we've seen PlayStation releases blocked in this way - but this move is still incredibly rare. In March, PlayStation slapped down the launch of creepy "pick-up artist" game Super Seducer just days before its planned debut.

@boycie cares.

haha the Japanese have certainly gone in a very different direction regarding sex in general to us.

Omega Labyrinth Z was probably banned because of potential negative backlash. But what people are forgetting is it could have received the backlash from multiple groups. People are acting like SJW are the only group in the world who can dislike something. Do you really think if someone at Fox News saw this they wouldn’t make it a story? (Lala Mass Effect)

But let's be real here, there's no indication Sony intends to allow a localization in eastern markets either. Even patching the existing Japanese version to support English is unknown.

Edit: PQube is keeping open hope for a Steam release. With the translation done they might as well still get it released somehow.

And yet, Neptunia series still get's a pass. At least I still have Neptunia :P

Neptunia still sell, I wonder how people actually believe the SJW stuff lol.

"For the players"

Um there are far better games to play so yea

WOW! Who plays these games? LMAO.

Senran Kagura series is a good start :)

Probably Sony doesn't want to be associated with this kind of garbage.

This would be blocked on switch and Xbox one too.

@davillain-: The fighting games? Ah not really I bought Senran Kagura vestival versus and game was not enjoyable maybe because I can't enjoy fighting games or games that gives bunch of copy paste enemies on screen to fight but games like that are not fun

Tales franchise is fun, final fantasy heck even Neptunia games are fun but not the Senran Kagura games to me at least, I play lots of Japanese games but looking at the game op mentioned really there's better games

Boycie. He was devastated.

lonely Japanese men and dynamitecop.

To be honest, I think they blocked it because it's a pretty niche game. Localizing it might not be worth it. Chris Pranger, the Nintendo Tree House guy who got fired, talked about how they don't localize certain guys because people overseas don't buy it enough to justify the costs.

Probably 10,000 people, which is why it's not localized.

It's not they don't want to be associated, it's that localizing the game overseas most likely isn't worth it. Probably like 20,000 people at the most want this game. : /

good for Sony.. freaking disgusting content... developers should be investigated

Hey, creeps are gamers too! Sony isn't for teh players!

It was blocked because of the UK/Germany/Aus and NZ. The UK more or less stated it's child pornography, Japan loves this stuff because in reality they can't **** children. Keep that shit.

From the description of the content this isn't surprising. I think all 3 console manufacturers would block this being on their product.

MS has that doll thing for the main purpose of getting the attention of these weirdo Japanese pedos interested in their platform LMAO

@davillain-: People and the SJW shit are idiots imo. So many people get triggered and then call others "snowflakes" but they're getting triggered by the snowflakes so what does that say for their own sensitivity? Live your life, accept that there is no one way to be in life, and mind your business and manners if you aren't strong enough to be open to friendship with all others is how I try to get by.

Just read the article and gross. I honestly just thought it was regular fan service, like Dead or Alive, so the game was too niche to really justify localization. Good on them for blocking this shitty game.

I mean, that basically describes Persona 5, bar teddy bear.