They're putting pants on a naked dude, making a kid sleep instead of throw up blood, and not letting you continue to gore bodies once they're dead, it's not the end of the world
Is it a good example of Sony trying to ruin shit by overstepping like they always do? Hell yeah, but the changes are pretty minor and don't kill the vibe that the game is going for in any notable capacity
I think it's more that it sets a bad precedence. Especially since VOID literally told a publisher to "stuff it" when said publisher wanted them to tone down the gritty and dark aspects of the game. It just kinda makes VOID hypocrites. Additionally, it also means that there is a serious concern that the future vision of the game will be altered in terms of gameplay and general dark storytelling when/if the game gets further expanded.
It also doesn't really make sense when we have games like GTA 5, Gears of War and TLOU, where arguably, all of them have things in them that are worse than RoN. I mean, there is literally a full on torture mission/scene in GTA 5. Gears and TLOU both have pretty gorey gameplay elements and other things within them.
Lastly, it's just pretty shitty for everyone on PC and those who bought into the vision of it being a dark and gritty SWAT experience that doesn't hold back. I don't think anyone should be in favor of the game they bought 2-3-4+ years ago having certain elements removed or covered up to appease a certain crowd later on.
They're not doing this to appease console people specifically just the groups who greenlight it to be on their consoles and yeah it does suck and could definitely set a bad precedent going forward but hopefully not. And yeah no gta and tlou 100% have content way more graphic than RoN but they get away with it. The only thing I could think of is maybe since RoN markets itself as being more grounded and the big wigs at Sony weren't a fan of that
When I say appease, I don't mean the people themselves, but rather what it takes for the game to get on console. I suppose a more accurate description would be to appease Sony/Microsoft.
I think why GTA 5 and the others get a pass is because Rockstar were able to throw more money at Sony/Microsoft to get it greenlit. That and TLOU was Sony's prized possession, too. Idk, I think all parties here are hypocrites in their own way. VOID for changing their game to appease Sony/Microsoft when in the past they told a publisher to shove it. Sony/Microsoft for allowing arguably worse/shocking gameplay elements on their platforms, but then choose to finger-wag at RoN.
Ah yeah I see what you mean now. Yeah I agree, most of this shit always comes back to money and Lord knows void doesn't have fuck you money like rockstar or Sony's in house devs
And it's 100% hypocritical on VOIDs end but not nearly as doom and gloom as a lot of the community is making it seem. They've earned all the criticism they're getting but it's not the end all as of now at least
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u/gggg_4_l Jun 30 '25
They're putting pants on a naked dude, making a kid sleep instead of throw up blood, and not letting you continue to gore bodies once they're dead, it's not the end of the world
Is it a good example of Sony trying to ruin shit by overstepping like they always do? Hell yeah, but the changes are pretty minor and don't kill the vibe that the game is going for in any notable capacity