Sony already forbid publisher PQube from releasing Omega Labyrinth Z in the West. It appears that the PS4 is becoming less and less of a free and open platform for developers, particularly in the West.
Kudos to XSEED, too, for being upfront about the issue as they could have tried to hide Sony’s censorship up until Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal’s release. Prominent gaming commentator and human punching bag, Jeremy Hambly (we love ya’ Jeremy), covered the issue very well on his YouTube channel, The Quartering, which you can watch below.įor those disappointed by Sony’s decision to remove such sinful content, XSEED did confirm that the PC release on Steam would survive unmolested with all modes intact. Peach Beach Splash) included an identical version of the mode, so Sony’s insistence on censoring Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal represents a backpedaling on their part. Funny thing though, earlier titles in the Senran Kagura series on PlayStation 4 (i.e. While the Senran Kagura series has always marketed itself on its exaggerated fan service, apparently this “intimacy mode” was too much for Sony to allow on their PlayStation platform. Intimacy mode certainly isn’t central to the rest of the game, as the primary gameplay in Senran Kagura is over-the-top, hack-n-slash action. Sound familiar? If you followed our coverage of Senran Kagura Reflexions for the Nintendo Switch, you might have already realized that Reflexions is essentially “intimacy mode” stripped out and sold as a stand-alone title (yes, even the notorious puritans at Nintendo were okay with it). Depending on how you choose to interact with the girls, they can become either very angry or very enamored with you, and you may even score a kiss from your lady of choice if your touches are to her liking. What exactly is “intimacy mode?” It must be pretty horrifying for Sony to insist that it be removed from a mature-rated title, right? Essentially, it’s a mode where players can “touch” the scantily-clad (not nude) female characters from the game using the analog sticks in place of hands.
XSEED has chosen to do so rather than not release the game in the West, but the extra development time to remove the mode has caused a delay in Senran Kagura’s release.
In a unsettling turn of events, the release of Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal has been delayed for both PlayStation 4 and PC.Īccording to the game’s publisher, XSEED, Sony has insisted that a feature of the game called “intimacy mode” be removed.
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