Board 8 > Miranda Lawson's "Butt Focus" will be censored in ME Legendary Edition

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Leonhart4
02/06/21 11:01:58 AM
#52:


Maybe I misread the mood of the topic but I don't think anyone was seriously upset until you showed up so this isn't "everyone was in agreement this was awful until I said something"

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CaptainOfCrush
02/06/21 11:28:52 AM
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https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/assets/uploads/2021/02/Mass-effect-legandary-edition-miranda-butt-shots-1280x720.png

This is the probably the "primary culprit" camera angle, btw. It abruptly cuts to that angle when Shepard is presented some dialogue choices, so a player could allow it to linger there indefinitely (which was clearly the intention).

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Bane_Of_Despair
02/06/21 11:35:22 AM
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Oh this topic blew up, was wondering why it didn't sooner-

Oh I see, you know you all can just.....not talk to him or address him at all. I guarantee you it would make the topic much better.

https://twitter.com/DevGameDev/status/1357779296668971008?s=19

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TheRock1525
02/06/21 11:40:27 AM
#55:


tcaz2 posted...
Nobody is suggesting Miranda's only worth is her ass,

The "no ass, no buy" people sure are.

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andylt
02/06/21 11:43:35 AM
#56:


A week ago various animators and writers at Bioware revealed that they had planned to include multiple same-sex romance options in ME2, but these were cut because executives thought America wasn't 'ready for it' and they feared blowback from Fox News. That is actual harmful censorship, not this unimportant nonsense about tweaking a butt shot, yet nobody up in arms here was complaining about that.

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Seanchan
02/06/21 11:50:11 AM
#57:


Leonhart4 posted...
Maybe I misread the mood of the topic but I don't think anyone was seriously upset until you showed up so this isn't "everyone was in agreement this was awful until I said something"

Maybe the true genophage is the stupid nonarguments that get had along the way!

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swordz9
02/06/21 11:51:03 AM
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Not to be that guy, but I didnt like Miranda and her butt was her best quality imo. Im Havent played ME3 yet though.
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Seanchan
02/06/21 11:55:37 AM
#59:


TheRock1525 posted...
The "no ass, no buy" people sure are.

Anyone that's so into Mass Effect that they would say that is definitely buying it, if only to nitpick every single little thing they changed.

It's been a few years since I played but wasn't Miranda designed (in the in game fiction) to be "perfect"?

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Ashethan
02/06/21 11:56:29 AM
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I bet a lot of people wouldn't even have noticed if nobody said anything.

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colliding
02/06/21 11:56:38 AM
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I'm not saying it isn't dumb, I'm just saying "censorship" should be reserved for cases where the artist is being forced/pressured to change something about their work, or in cases where someone else (the publisher for instance) changes something in a localization. I don't even think andy's example above about "executives fearing blowback" should be considered censorship, since that was in the planning stages.

If the devs are like "let's tone down the sex/objectification because it was kind of tactless before" then that's not censorship, that's just a revision/change.

tldr: there has to be an element of the work being changed by outside forces/the devs forced to make a change against their will in order for "censorship" to apply. otherwise it's just devs willfully adapting to an evolving culture

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Shaduln
02/06/21 11:57:19 AM
#62:


I, on the other hand, do base all of my opinions on the opposite of what Ulti says. It's a very good way to live life, tbh.

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azuarc
02/06/21 12:03:55 PM
#63:


andylt posted...
A week ago various animators and writers at Bioware revealed that they had planned to include multiple same-sex romance options in ME2, but these were cut because executives thought America wasn't 'ready for it' and they feared blowback from Fox News. That is actual harmful censorship, not this unimportant nonsense about tweaking a butt shot, yet nobody up in arms here was complaining about that.

Just saw an article about this and was going to bring it up.

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andylt
02/06/21 12:04:38 PM
#64:


colliding posted...
I don't even think andy's example above about "executives fearing blowback" should be considered censorship, since that was in the planning stages.
To clarify, the devs had written and animated the scenes before higher ups had it cut 'late in development', I think it counts. I agree with your overall point though.

A quote from the IGN article on Jack:
the development team were told to "focus the relationships on a more traditional kind of vector."

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colliding
02/06/21 12:14:00 PM
#65:


okay, yeah that definitely changes things. I would consider that censorship.

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XIII_rocks
02/06/21 12:15:03 PM
#66:


andylt posted...
A week ago various animators and writers at Bioware revealed that they had planned to include multiple same-sex romance options in ME2, but these were cut because executives thought America wasn't 'ready for it' and they feared blowback from Fox News. That is actual harmful censorship, not this unimportant nonsense about tweaking a butt shot, yet nobody up in arms here was complaining about that.


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VintageGin
02/06/21 12:27:48 PM
#67:


you guys are literally arguing against someone who is MRA, anti-mask, and who believes the election was stolen

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foolm0r0n
02/06/21 12:29:19 PM
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I'm glad that ulti and vlado are not the horny little boys they were at age 30 anymore. After hitting 40 they seem to have finally grown up, and understand that a video game can be more than pornography. I was afraid they were going to take their fragile egos to the grave.

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banananor
02/06/21 1:00:44 PM
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i do remember the shots being kind of hilariously bad at the time. me2 miranda and mgs4 solid snake at the time absolutely competed for biggest wedgies in gaming

i don't really have any input because i can't imagine myself replaying the series, but i can't decide whether i love or am embarrassed by the internet gaming community's ability to freak out about anything at all

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TheRock1525
02/06/21 1:05:39 PM
#72:


Seanchan posted...
It's been a few years since I played but wasn't Miranda designed (in the in game fiction) to be "perfect"?



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Leonhart4
02/06/21 1:08:45 PM
#73:


UltimaterializerX posted...
This is literally exactly what happened though.

Yes if you read literally with no regard for context or tone

Also I'm surprised it took Rock this long to post that comic

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pjbasis
02/06/21 1:50:24 PM
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Fair but nothing wrong with some sexual objectification.

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PrestonWheee
02/06/21 2:07:59 PM
#77:


Who? No seriously.
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lordjers
02/06/21 2:09:53 PM
#78:


Will they also censor the background fucking during Littlefinger and Catelyn Stark's conversation in the GoT Remastered edition?

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Nanis23
02/07/21 4:39:03 AM
#80:


Damn, I saw a new post and was hyped

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Nanis23
02/07/21 10:17:56 AM
#82:


God damn it

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Mac Arrowny
02/07/21 10:43:52 AM
#83:


lordjers posted...
Will they also censor the background fucking during Littlefinger and Catelyn Stark's conversation in the GoT Remastered edition?

Apparently the final season GoT BDs censored the coffee cup that appeared in the background of that one scene.
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foolm0r0n
02/07/21 10:53:57 AM
#84:


lordjers posted...
Will they also censor the background fucking during Littlefinger and Catelyn Stark's conversation in the GoT Remastered edition?
It's just a supercut of all the sex scenes without all the shitty dialogue/story getting in the way

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Blue-G
02/07/21 10:56:33 AM
#85:


Wow, never go full Ulti.

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colliding
02/07/21 11:43:14 AM
#86:


feels like I missed something important but whatever

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foolm0r0n
02/07/21 11:58:42 AM
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Rest assured it was not important at all

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CassandraCain
02/07/21 3:09:59 PM
#88:


Nanis23 posted...
God damn it

lmao I feel ya

this was a great topic

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LinkMarioSamus
02/08/21 2:29:10 PM
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People are seriously getting mad about butt-shots getting removed. I mean, I wouldn't do this but still, wow.

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SovietOmega
02/08/21 3:27:31 PM
#90:


LinkMarioSamus posted...
People are seriously getting mad about butt-shots getting removed. I mean, I wouldn't do this but still, wow.
People know their Miranda rights.

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redrocket
02/08/21 3:31:46 PM
#91:


SovietOmega posted...
People know their Miranda rights.

How long were you waiting to drop that?

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Ngamer64
02/08/21 3:37:45 PM
#92:


redrocket posted...
How long were you waiting to drop that?
Omega, you don't have to answer that! I advise you to remain silent.


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scarletspeed7
02/08/21 4:25:10 PM
#93:


Replace them with Illusive Man butt shots.

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HanOfTheNekos
02/08/21 4:26:35 PM
#94:


scarletspeed7 posted...
Replace them with Illusive Man butt shots.
A much bigger cotton candy ass than Miranda is.

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mnkboy907
02/08/21 5:06:35 PM
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Illusive Man butt shots can be like Kingdom Hearts 3's hidden Mickeys.

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ChaosTonyV4
02/08/21 8:59:48 PM
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Jesus Christ Ulti lmao

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lordjers
02/09/21 3:00:10 AM
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And perhaps you wouldn't mind if you admired my body.

  • I'm admiring it now
  • No, we can't do this
  • How? The censorship ain't letting me!

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LinkMarioSamus
02/09/21 7:00:15 AM
#101:


People are saying this is going to lead to more censorship. Like, talk about a slippery slope fallacy.

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The Utility Man
02/09/21 7:04:26 AM
#102:


LinkMarioSamus posted...
People are saying this is going to lead to more censorship. Like, talk about a slippery slope fallacy.

Regardless of whether the changes bother you or not, that most likely is going to be the case. I mean, unless we think some people buying DLC didn't lead to more DLC. Some people paying for microtransactions hasn't lead to more microtransactions. More digital game sales haven't lead to more games going digital. Etc etc.

If, and I do stress IF, the gaming industry as a whole wants to push towards more censorship, then casually going along with it will obviously lead to more. If you show you're ok with a teaspoon, and then a tablespoon, eventually you'll find yourself taking on a gallon.

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LinkMarioSamus
02/09/21 7:07:29 AM
#103:


To me it seems like a case where you have to pick your battles. You can go and gaze at women's butts online for free, so why should a game be obligated to provide butt shots?

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GANON1025
02/09/21 7:08:56 AM
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I think the funniest thing about the outrage is that, this isnt the devs taking a stand and making a big deal. It was one nonchalant, off-hand remark during a bigger interview.


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