Whew. The official Doki Doki Majo Saiban website has been updated, and it looks like SNK's troubling game isn't as troubling as it ... could be. CERO, Japan's equivalent to the ESRB, rated its content a C, which means it is appropriate for ages 15 and up. At least we know it's definitely not full-on pornography, and that following the development of this game is somewhat less like watching a train wreck in slow motion than it was when we thought it was going to get a Z rating (18 and up).
The website also corroborates our idea of the story and gameplay; the player, as a high-school boy, is compelled by an "angel" called Lulu to hunt witches by staring and prodding at girls to make their hearts beat quickly; their facial expressions and the background indicate their level of tension.
[Via NeoGAF]
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4-13-2007 @ 10:57AM
honeyboy said...
Am I the only one that thinks this whole fear of sex thing is ridiculous. In America in particular it is widely acceptable to play a game where your main objective is walking around and shooting some one in the head, but a game delves only slightly into any thing remotely sexual in nature and evry one is upset. This says some thing very disturbing about our society. Are you scared of sex? Does it make you uncomfortable? Get over it!!!
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4-13-2007 @ 11:18AM
chris said...
honeyboy, I totally agree with what you're tryin to say. We as a culture are way too obsessed with eliminating all sex references. But somehow I'm okay with it when people get freaked out about games that involve touching little girls in naughty places. Gotta draw the line somewhere man.
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4-13-2007 @ 12:45PM
honeyboy said...
To say little girl is not correct. Animation is animation and what is perceived as a little girl is not intended to be. I am sure according to the story of the game all characters are adults. This games art style may make it an easy target, but if you look at the reaction to a game like the latest instalment of GTA with its hot coffee mode, getting much more negative attention than the violence. I also want to say that I am not in any way against violence in video games.
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4-13-2007 @ 12:53PM
Sarah said...
Think about the europeans that settled in this, Puritans. Modern american values are directly related to their religious fanatic roots. It's a strikingly different ancestry than that of the rest of the world. Sex was seen as the enemy, and since the beginning, the United states was a highly dangerous place to live, violence is not as much of an issue. It's a culturally different place, and there's nothing that is going to change it any time soon, it's easy for outsiders to say, "hey what's the big deal?" (or even insiders that are aware of the differences) but a culture that is hundreds of years ingrained to the point that no one knows why they think that way anymore, is going to take possibly hundreds of more years to change. Sorry, I'm an anthropologist... people ask this question a lot on here..I just wanted to offer a brief explanation that that's just how american culture is, it may change, but probably not anytime soon.. Every culture has it's little idiosyncrasies.
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4-13-2007 @ 1:01PM
Ray said...
When I found out my friend was turned on by anime, I'm pretty sure his defense was something like "It's okay, dude, it's just the spirit of a 3000 year old wizard trapped inside a 12 year old girl's body."
That guy was an asshole now that I think about it.
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4-13-2007 @ 1:07PM
Alisha Karabinus said...
honeyboy: They're not adults in the context of the game. That was my early prediction as well, until it was revealed that these characters are 14-15.
I agree with you, however, that America still takes a very strange and Puritan view of "mature" content, in that violence is okay, but sex is still a major taboo. This puts us at odds with most of the rest of the world, where the opposite view tends to dominate public opinion.
What I like about this game is that it's bringing a lot of issues to the table, and it's interesting to see all of the different ideas and takes on the situation. Personally, from what we've seen of the content, I don't find this game offensive. I think that in the modern world, it's fact that teenagers are often sexual, and I don't have a problem with light-hearted sexual themes (as this game seems to have underpinning the story), but I can certainly understand the fact that it's a gray area due to the age of the characters and differences in sexual standards.
It makes for some interesting debate.
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4-13-2007 @ 1:58PM
honeyboy said...
"but a culture that is hundreds of years ingrained to the point that no one knows why they think that way anymore" I agree with this statement, and think it really offers a scary dose of reality.
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4-20-2007 @ 3:44AM
Sparky said...
Chances are that in the EXTREMELY unlikely event that this game makes it to the states, they'll do like they always do in Japanese bishoujo games that make it over here and alter the ages of the girls. They all suddenly become 18, the younger looking ones either get cut or touched up to look a little older. Anyways, this game looks like it'll be all extremely suggestive themes and near nudity but no actual sex or nudity.
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