Mad Max

Mad Max

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Biohazard☣JP 2015 年 9 月 1 日 上午 6:04
When does Mad Max Release in Japan?
I have followed this game for months, and as the release day drew closer I awaited being able to purchase it. But as of Sept 1st, the game has been removed from Steam for anyone in Japan.

I am confident the game will release in Japan because it states it supports Japanese language. I would like to know when if at all possible. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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最後修改者:Biohazard☣JP; 2015 年 9 月 1 日 上午 6:08
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Chika Ogiue 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 4:53 
引用自 Biohazard☣JP
I am confident the game will release in Japan because it states it supports Japanese language.

While correct that Mad Max will release here, don't take the inclusion of Japanese as a firm indicator of that. There are several games on Steam with Japanese language support which are not available for purchase in Japan.
John Doe 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 5:20 
I am shocked. Do they lower violence in Japan and Germany? Really?
I have seen a lot of anime and most of them was bloody as hell...I don't get it. I see tons of blood and death in japanimations which target 15+ kids, but same time some action games targeted for adults must be censored?
最後修改者:John Doe; 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 5:27
Rigolax 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 6:27 
引用自 Max Payine
I am shocked. Do they lower violence in Japan and Germany? Really?

Well, Mad Max passed the rating without censorship in Germany. Loads of low violence versions of other games though, sometimes downright broken, missing modes, robots isntead of humans, no multiplayer compatibility. But all that's mainly a thing of the past.

And don't question this censorship and age rating nonsense. Some countries are just irrational.

But anyway, I don't think it's confirmed yet that Japan will get a low violence version. Would explain the delay though.

WB should just unlock it already. They can wait to sell it till October 1st but there is no reason to not let people who already activated it play, I think.
最後修改者:Rigolax; 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 6:29
Chika Ogiue 2015 年 9 月 3 日 下午 7:44 
引用自 Max Payine
I am shocked. Do they lower violence in Japan and Germany? Really?
I have seen a lot of anime and most of them was bloody as hell...I don't get it. I see tons of blood and death in japanimations which target 15+ kids, but same time some action games targeted for adults must be censored?

The problem is there are at least three different rating boards in Japan. The one that rates normal films (Eirin) is happy to accept violence and gore as suitable for a PG-12 rating.

The group that rates console games (CERO) are far less accepting of violence and gore. This tends to result in console games being censored even when rated as Z (adults only).

The third rating board (EOCS) is connected to the adult entertainment industry and thus only rate eroge, visual novels and similar on PC (as well as adult films).

You'll note that none of these boards actually have a mandatory rating requirement for normal PC games (especially when sold digitally). So technically speaking, WB should not be providing a low-violence version of Mad Max on Steam. But like several other companies, they insist on providing the same version on PC as they do on console. Other companies, like Bethesda Japan and (on some occasions) Square Enix, make a point of providing uncut versions of their games on Steam in Japan.
marshce 2015 年 9 月 17 日 下午 7:53 
I've just noticed that the Mad Max store page finally shows up here in Japan. (At least I should say "again" for it did appear for a limited time until the night before the western release!)

But the game is being sold for an exorbitant 7,668 yen! Where the heck did that price come from?! (When the page showed up before, it was going for around 5,500 yen.)

If that's what they want to sell it for, I see why they waited. I just hope that all of us who purchased it elsewhere will be able to play normally. (I don't see why not; my game preloads normally.)

There's no release date as of yet, but I assume October 1st is still the date.
Chika Ogiue 2015 年 9 月 24 日 上午 1:51 
引用自 marshce
But the game is being sold for an exorbitant 7,668 yen! Where the heck did that price come from?! (When the page showed up before, it was going for around 5,500 yen.)

The RRP excluding tax is 7600 yen. With tax, it's 8208 yen. Given that the Japanese government has caved into Japanese business demands that they start taxing overseas online sales (for "competitive equality") do not be surprised if the price on Steam goes up on October 1st to match, or exceed, the 8208 yen price of the console versions.

The original price shown in Japan, was the result of Valve's auto conversion of the US price using Valve's recommended pricing. But publishers are free to ignore that and set their own pricing (which always means a higher price in Japan to at least match the console prices).

But hey, at least they're not using the "open price" model Japanese publishers usually set for PC releases. We'd be charged over 10,000 yen in that case.
Rigolax 2015 年 10 月 2 日 下午 12:03 
Okay, so in the Japanese version one cutscene is censored and apparently gameplay violence was toned down as well, but that isn't documented yet as far as I know.

Here a video that compares the censored cutscene, which was responsible for the delay, with the uncensored one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dAJZvLYg7Y
最後修改者:Rigolax; 2015 年 10 月 2 日 下午 12:04
Emperor of the Sun 2015 年 10 月 3 日 上午 3:48 
If my brother bought me a copy from the UK via Steam, I don't need to worry about this BS, right?
Nannou 2015 年 10 月 9 日 上午 5:38 
Any of you played the Japanese version of Until Dawn for PS4? Basically every death scene is replaced with a blank screen and only audio cues. Probably the biggest piece of ♥♥♥♥ cop-out that I've ever witnessed.
Emperor of the Sun 2015 年 10 月 9 日 上午 6:35 
I want to play that... I'm thinking of buying a PS4 in the UK and bringing it back next time I visit home, just to avoid the BS censorship. What is wrong with the Japanese government? Have they seen the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hentai this country produces?
Nannou 2015 年 10 月 12 日 上午 4:35 
a Japanese PS4 won't make any difference. PS4 games are region free. The censored state of a game is determied by the games region. So the JP region of Until Dawn will be censored, but the US or UK version is not, and will work on a JP PS4.
animaitor 2017 年 1 月 1 日 上午 2:41 
So, could any of you who bought it before the Japanese release date play the game? I'm thinking about buying this from Bundle Stars ($4,50 after 10% discount coupon) but realized the only country locking this is Japan and that's where I live and made my Steam account...

The thing is, I managed to get Pac Man CE DX+ as a gift from a friend and this game is not even available in Japan (go figure) but it loads and plays fine. My friend made his account in the US but lives in Japan now. He could even see the Pac Man game on Steam (without changing IPs or using other tricks.) My point with this is, maybe this region lock restrictions on Steam are not as strict?

Do you think a US Mad Max key will work in a Japanese account?
Emperor of the Sun 2017 年 1 月 1 日 上午 3:38 
Might be worth going to Akihabara and buying a hard copy for with one. I've seen it on the shelves... which makes this situation all the more ridiculous. Same problem with Alien: Isolation... companies like SEGA America and WB Games need to get their heads out their asses...
animaitor 2017 年 1 月 1 日 上午 3:57 
Agree XD I was thinking about buying the US PS4 version and be done with it. Hate when censorers/governments restrict my freedom to enjoy any entertainmnet I consume. The price though, is dirt cheap right now on Bundle Stars while in Steam Japan after all this time and even with the 75% discount is still expensive!

As for Akiba, I'm done with it for imported games. Amazon Global has most of the items from the US store at great prices and shipping is pretty good.

Still wondering if the Bundle Stars copy of Mad Max will work... but I have a feeling it won't.
Someone else 2017 年 1 月 1 日 上午 4:19 
If you have a Japanese credit card then BUndle Stars will block the pruchase even if you use a VPN. I have tried buying region restricted games from them in the past. If you do get the key, then most likely you'll have to use a VPN to activate it on your account, and that is ricky business from what I hear.

Your best bet is to get another steam user to gift it to you and then you pay them back. That's how I got this game during the sale from a friend in Australia. Also how I got Resident evil 5 before it was released steam in Japan. Otherwise you could probably organise a trade. From my experiences, if the title is bought through Steam it can be easily transfered.
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