Fire Emblem Fates Controversial Scene Changed for Western Release

Can this game be played without the homosexual content?

It is always sad when content gets cut (no matter how stupid it sounds) just because someone somewhere might be offended

I've never really understood the relationship aspects of games. I can understand that if you have higher relationship levels those characters work better alongside eachother, but do we really need video game characters marrying and having a family? It just seems like most RPGs have some sort of marriage/relationship aspect to it now.

***Brenda received your gift, Brenda liked your gift, you and Brenda are now married

I don't get it... is the issue roofies that's so "vontroversial" to the eyes and ears of Americans or is it gay sex? While not being big on gay sex myself, it's cartoon anime characters...... that's like banning your colored pencils for having gay sex with each other.

Does Nintendo believe us to be more sensitive than they are? Well, maybe. Everybody seems to criticize everything these days.

Wow that would've been a cool scene, nothing like it out there.

I think the whole plot of this romance sounds way too ridiculous to begin with!

I sure hope if Advance Wars comes back, that they don't ruin that game with romance stuff.

From what I could tell Soleil is bi-sexual with a strong preference toward women. I would also be fine if the hero was the one who had to take the magic drug in order to be female and help her out. Slipping it to her is pretty bad. But the whole falling in love with him afterword I could even accept if its written well or tastefully.

What really bothers me is that Soleil has 7+ other male romance supports and zero female. It just strikes me as bad writing and poor taste to have a self claiming, female preferring, bi-sexual and then not even have a single female option for her. You can't even romance her as the female avatar.

because we are all children that might get our feelings hurt...

Couldn't they just change the scene, so she willingly drinks the thing as a way to help resolve her issues? That way it could still work without the creepiness effect of spiking her drink.

The bill Cosby effect in action here...........

With it still bring fresh in the news probably has a lot to do with it.

Well at least no use of the jello pudding was involved in the scene in fire emblem

... "what might be considered "gay conversion or drugging." And that's just it. "What might be". If you wanna see homophobia or anything controversial, you sure will see it. That's the biggest issue all the time. Mario eating mushrooms can be considered drugging as well. Link drinking certain potions could be called that as well. And what about Yoshi being hit by spores in Yoshis Island (SNES)? Boy he sure is HIGH as hell after that - and that's even clearly visible! There's so much controversial, if you wanna put it in that way...

Anyway, as a "gaymer" I see nothing problematic with that scene, because, well, I see the context. It sure is weird and pretty japanese, but that's all I can see here. Thanks to the internet and other media the whole issue is boiling over once more. Without that, nobody would care and don't take it that serious.

What I don't like is the argument from Nintendo. "When we localize a game we do so in order to make it appropriate for that particular territory". I think that's more a classic, "cliché" american issue, to make sure nobody's getting any clay feet. Don't get me wrong here, but I thing it was changed to make sure nobody could call NoA homophobic and stuff (same with the breast issue in Xenoblade, or the costumes in Fatal Frame).

And what I don't like as well is this: Europe has to deal with that as well, because their localization is most of the time based on the US-Release. Talking about "particual territory" here - PFT!

Wait for the DLC,

Fire Emblem: There are no winners in Cultural Relativism.

Good. It was an insult to include that option in the first place if all they did was offer players an effective cheat code. I'm glad they decided to remove the code overseas. Followup from Nintendo sounds like they've adjusted the two LGBT characters so that their relationships remain same-sex, which I think is marvelous. That's been worrying me about the game ever since the first stirrings around June-July last year.

Yeah that's a bit messed up.

Do or do not. There is no BS. _-_

This game sounds more like a simulator, after all Harvard University number of forcible rapes (between 30-80 per year) could use this as a teaching tool. Rohypnol for when you do not have time to brew those potions.

You drug a girl to make woman appear as men ?! THats sound fun to me

I'm surprised that some people get disturbed by that. It is just a game.

Guy reads article, then precedes to create mod for Dragon Age Inquisition to spike Sera's drink while playing as a Male Inquisitor. Romances Sera. Mod wears off, Sera leaves party, Red Jennys kill Inquisitor ;)

Well, I can't say it was a bad move. If I had gotten that conversation I would be really grossed out, so I have to say it was an okay move. It's a shame it even came up though. The writers really dropped the ball on this one... Just... ugh I am still grossed out!