As the title suggests, is RFOM the only game that seems to have some restrictions on it when running on a Jap console?

Where did you read/hear about this? Care to provide a link?


fuad

While I dont have a link as such handy ATM it seems to be common knowledge that the blood is missing from the game when either using a Jap copy of the disc or another region game on the Jap console. Apparantely using a non-Jap game save will fix.

common knowledge?
this is the first ive heard of it...
Its actually more common that the US version has some censorship. eg: in VF5, shun-di's face turns red as he gets drunk in the JPN version. He doesnt turn red at all in the US version.

common knowledge?
this is the first ive heard of it...


Doesn't mean its not common. :p

The blood was removed for ratings purposes. Blood would have bumped it up to the next highest age group rating, restricting its sales. To the OP, I have not heard of any other game doing this, yet.

[QUOTE=RassilonZero]common knowledge?
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Yes, for those of us outside of the US who it may affect.

While I dont have a link as such handy ATM it seems to be common knowledge that the blood is missing from the game when either using a Jap copy of the disc or another region game on the Jap console. Apparantely using a non-Jap game save will fix. I played the Japanese copy of the game on a HK PS3. Saw enough blood.


fuad

I played the Japanese copy of the game on a HK PS3. Saw enough blood.


fuad
Seems to be that the software activates the restriction based on the hardware. For example, imported US copies played on a JP console are still censored, IIRC. It requires a US game save to be used in order to disable it. I would guess the software isn't set to trigger on HK systems.

Gradthrawn is correct. It doesn't matter what copy of the game you have. The game can tell whether or not it's being played on a US or Japanese console, and adjusts content accordingly. The only games that adjust content currently are Resistance and VF5 I believe.

What if you change your console settings to USA?

In the same way you can adjust it to JPN so that the USA version of VF5 will activate the Japanese commentary.

Gradthrawn is correct. It doesn't matter what copy of the game you have. The game can tell whether or not it's being played on a US or Japanese console, and adjusts content accordingly. The only games that adjust content currently are Resistance and VF5 I believe.
What changes were done to VF5? I have a JP PS3 and the US game and wouldn't even know there was changes.

True,
played my US copy on my Japanese PS3 last year and the blood is removed from the game.......it is down to the origin of the console, doesn't matter what account you are playing on or your console settings..
The only way around it was to get a saved game from someone who had played the Japanese version on a US console.....no issues after that..

The blood is present on this US copy when played on a US console and an EU console....not like there was major amounts anyway..

The upside is, its the only game I've heard of that had this regional determination and it could be worked around :)

EDIT: was the VF5 issue relating to Shun on US systems ?

In the US version of Shun Di he doesn't turn red after taking a swig of his mystery booze.

In the US version of Shun Di he doesn't turn red after taking a swig of his mystery booze.

Maybe they assume Americans can hold their liquor a bit better? Alternatively maybe Shun is drinking O'Douls after exiting rehab with Britney.

Why would they remove blood from the JPN version?

I thought it's only us Americans that get censored games.

Why would they remove blood from the JPN version?

I thought it's only us Americans that get censored games.

Not when it comes to violence. Germany is by far the most restrictive of video game violence. Japan isn't crazy about gratuitous violence either.

common knowledge?
this is the first ive heard of it...
Its actually more common that the US version has some censorship. eg: in VF5, shun-di's face turns red as he gets drunk in the JPN version. He doesnt turn red at all in the US version.

Common knowledge indeed.

I've first heard of this awhile ago.

My Japanese friends tell me "Jap" is considered derogatory.

My Japanese friends tell me "Jap" is considered derogatory.

I thought that was common knowledge.