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Supposedly in the Japanese release of Fallout 3, you're not given the choice to blow up Megaton because of the fact that it's a reference to the atomic bombs that dropped in WWII. We have had many cases in the video game industry where sensitive material is either censored or causes controversy (an example would be COD: Modern Warfare 2, where you go into the airport undercover as a terrorist and choose to kill innocent lives or not).

Do you think it was necessary to censor out the bomb in Megaton? What are your opinions on this subject?

Bethesda was smart enough to censor a lot in the game.
Not able to kill children was one.
And if Japan wants to censor what I thought was one of the major turning points that tests your character's conscious, then let it be.
I do, however, wonder how much storyline it changes.
What happens to Burke?

This has also been seen in Godzilla.
The American version was completely different because the original Japanese film spoke out so strongly against Americans dropping the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs.
No matter what, we're going to see censorship. I'm sure in over half of the stuff that we have (games, movies, etc.) that there are some parts missing. Propaganda of the nations. They say that we have the freedom of speech and all that bogus junk, but we are honestly blind to what really happens.

I would censor it personally, it's not like destroying the town is a good idea regardless. Many people would be offended, and I don't think a game containing planes crashing in to twin building would make it into the US now would it? I read about this a few months back and though nothing of it, but then I start thinking about censorship in not only Japan but other countries as well.

(On topic but not Fallout xD) One example is Left 4 Dead 2. With the new graphics engine, more "gib" and gore effects were possible in the game several countries tried to ban it, which is a little two faced thinking about what some countries are known for. (Japan and Australia, I'm talking to you) This used to be a long a** rant, but I shortened it, because it was QUITE the rant.

Disco: So the HUNDRED OF THOUSANDS innocent Japanese make up for thousands mostly military causalities? We did it to make an example but too much of an example, even the man who created the nuclear basics of the bomb was ashamed of it's use.

Wrong. We censor A LOT in this world....Japan let's things fly a way more than we do. Austrailia bans games with drug usage in them, (That's right, no GTA.....) It gets worse over the years....lay out a timeline....look in a GAMEiNFORMER and they had a thing with countries and games. Germany cant have gore on the cover; L4D and L4D2 had the thumb put back on, they dont want that on the shelves....