What do you make of the censorship issue? Let us know below. You may have seen yesterday's news about the Vita-rubbing, card-battling action of Monster Monpiece making its way to the west this spring.One thing that caught everyone's notice was the fact that. We sincerely apologize for those who do not agree with any level of censorship, but we greatly appreciate your understanding with the decision we have made." "The borderline of what is 'acceptable' will always be extremely gray and vary from person to person, but as a responsible company working in the U.S., we had to make the difficult decision that we did. It added, "Western society is not as lenient as that of Japan when sexual images are involved-especially images of humanoids that appear to be younger than a socially acceptable age. However, Compile Heart added that it was a "difficult decision," as the studio wanted to offer western gamers the same content found in Japan. This means that over 300 cards are left untouched from the original images." Mugen Souls was not censored for Steam, it was already censored for console and the pulbisher simply ported that version without any extra work. The number of censored cards is about 40 out of the approximately 350 card images available in the game. "We kept the same number of cards in the game as the original Japanese version, but replaced some of the higher level Monster Girl images with the “less exposed” lower level versions of the corresponding Monster Girls due to some intense sexual imagery. These cards-meaning the 'Monster Girls' -are able to be powered up by exposing themselves (taking off their clothes) via the level-up features called First Crush Rub and Extreme Love. The statement begins, "Monster Monpiece is a card battle game, in which players summon various 'Monster Girls' onto the game’s battlefields and then fight their opponents. We covered the Monster Monpiece western reveal through the link, along with a trailer. As a precautionary measure, some of the more graphic cards have been cut, and the firm has issued a statement on the matter. It sees players using the PS Vita's touch screen to rub cards of girls to remove their clothes and level them up. Monster Monpiece publisher Idea Factory International recently confirmed that its card-battling RPG is coming west.
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