{"id":108715,"date":"2024-09-30T12:52:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T05:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108715"},"modified":"2024-09-30T12:52:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T05:52:11","slug":"censoring-the-dragon-quest-iii-remake-is-just-silly-and-unnecessary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=108715","title":{"rendered":"Censoring The \u2018Dragon Quest III\u2019 Remake Is Just Silly And Unnecessary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">The &#8216;Dragon Quest III&#8217; remake is released this November.<\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>Square Enix<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a new video interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" aria-label=\"Kazuhiko Torishima\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazuhiko Torishima<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" aria-label=\"Yuji Horii\" rel=\"noopener\">Yuji Horii<\/a> about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/06\/18\/the-erdrick-trilogy-of-dragon-quest-games-are-getting-remastered\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/06\/18\/the-erdrick-trilogy-of-dragon-quest-games-are-getting-remastered\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/06\/18\/the-erdrick-trilogy-of-dragon-quest-games-are-getting-remastered\/\" aria-label=\"Dragon Quest III\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/06\/18\/the-erdrick-trilogy-of-dragon-quest-games-are-getting-remastered\/\">Dragon Quest III<\/em><\/a> remake, they very rightly criticize unnecessary Western game censorship.<\/p>\n<p>The interview is quite long and nicely handled by the team at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/news.denfaminicogamer.jp\/\" aria-label=\"Denfaminico Gamer\">Denfaminico Gamer<\/a>, but the main chunk that covers the situation with Western censorship of the <em>Dragon Quest III<\/em> remake is shown below.<\/p>\n<p>The short version is that some of the characters have had their costumes changed to fit in with what is supposedly more acceptable in the West. Despite the fact that these character designs were from a game that was already released back in the 80s.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s especially interesting here is that gaming has had a long history of age certification related censorship that is tied to specific cultural norms, but that was recently streamlined and unified.<\/p>\n<p>To explain, in Germany, the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unterhaltungssoftware_Selbstkontrolle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unterhaltungssoftware_Selbstkontrolle\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Unterhaltungssoftware_Selbstkontrolle\" aria-label=\"USK\">USK<\/a> rating system didn\u2019t like having games with red blood or people getting killed in them. So the blood was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/a-short-history-of-banned-games-in-germany\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/a-short-history-of-banned-games-in-germany\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/a-short-history-of-banned-games-in-germany\" aria-label=\"turned green\">turned green<\/a> and the people into zombies or robots.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s just one of many examples of age rating related censorship, and to be honest, 15-20 years ago, getting a game through age certification was a complete nightmare because every region had different requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The reason this is interesting is because back in 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Age_Rating_Coalition\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Age_Rating_Coalition\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Age_Rating_Coalition\" aria-label=\"IARC\">IARC<\/a> was formed. The International Age Rating Coalition tried to unify the age certification setup for games and create a single framework for game companies to get their games age rated.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, IARC tends to apply more for digital releases, which would affect <em>Dragon Quest III<\/em> as that will be going physical, but a unified age rating framework has broadly existed for the last decade or so.<\/p>\n<p>Unless <em>Dragon Quest III<\/em> was suddenly rated as a mature or adult game, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-switch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-switch\/\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/us\/store\/products\/dragon-quest-iii-hd-2d-remake-switch\/\" aria-label=\"which it hasn\u2019t been\">which it hasn\u2019t been<\/a>, then these changes aren\u2019t at all necessary and are coming from a place outside of the age rating setup.<\/p>\n<p>This is why to have both Torishima and Horii express their frustration over these changes for a Western audience is entirely justifiable. It should no longer be necessary, at least from an age-rating standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>For me, the fact that <em>Dragon Quest III<\/em> was released back in 1988 and we\u2019re only now seeing changes to the game\u2019s character designs is just stupid.<\/p>\n<p>As for the remake itself, it\u2019s entirely great. I played it at this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/09\/26\/tokyo-game-show-2024-surprisingly-chaotic-and-fun\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/09\/26\/tokyo-game-show-2024-surprisingly-chaotic-and-fun\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2024\/09\/26\/tokyo-game-show-2024-surprisingly-chaotic-and-fun\/\" aria-label=\"Tokyo Game Show\" rel=\"noopener\">Tokyo Game Show<\/a> and will absolutely be picking it up on its release.<\/p>\n<p>If you are also interested in the origins behind the <em>Dragon Quest<\/em> series, then make sure to check out my interviews with both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2016\/10\/15\/kazuhiko-torishima-on-shaping-the-success-of-dragon-ball-and-the-origins-of-dragon-quest\/\" aria-label=\"Kazuhiko Torishima\" rel=\"noopener\">Kazuhiko Torishima<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/olliebarder\/2018\/03\/28\/yuji-horii-talks-about-making-dragon-quest-xi-and-the-origins-behind-the-series\/\" aria-label=\"Yuji Horii\" rel=\"noopener\">Yuji Horii<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Follow me on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cacophanus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Cacophanus\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/x.com\/Cacophanus\" aria-label=\"X\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/x.com\/Cacophanus\">X<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cacophanus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cacophanus\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cacophanus\" aria-label=\"Facebook\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cacophanus\">Facebook<\/em><\/a><em> and <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Cacophanus\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Cacophanus\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Cacophanus\" aria-label=\"YouTube\"><em data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/Cacophanus\">YouTube<\/em><\/a><em>. 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