how to obtain fully uncencored version?

[Luna]

so im planning to buy the full set all the volumes in a bundle but ive been told steam censors it partially meaning no h scenes just nudity and ive also been told something about a patch yet i cant find anywhere on the internet a confirmaction about either of these or a explenaction on how to get the game without censorship. is there somewhere else i can buy the game other then steam fully uncsensored and if not a actual explaination or direction on how to get the fullly unscencored version would be great since any info i find is in fragments or outdated and all links are either deleted or outdated thanks. and dont just send me a link an actual explanation is needed

[fllthdcrb]

Right now, you have two options (well, two legal options, at least):

A. Buy the full version. This is sold outside of Steam. It is a non-Steam game. As such, you don't get any Steam features, like achievements, cards, etc. If you're okay with that, this is the option I recommend, as it's not dependent on Steam (though you could still set up your Steam client to launch it, if you want that convenience), and there's no risk of an update breaking the patch, which happened a couple of times.
B. Buy the Steam version, plus the DLC that restores the adult content. Install Nekopara in Steam, then apply the patch.

Both the full version and the DLC are sold in the same places: Denpasoft (Sekai Project's 18+ store), dlsite, and nekoworks.booth.pm. Denpasoft is probably your best bet. The Steam version and the DLC are priced in such a way that you pay roughly the same amount as if you bought the full version.

One other thing: Valve recently announced they are going to be changing their policy to "allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling." It's not happening right away, as they need to sort out some things, like the tools they promised to allow players to decide what they see and developers to deal with harassment and such, as well as legal issues. But it might eventually have an effect on whether this type of content appears directly on Steam.

[Ryuu]

If you mean "fully uncensored" = without mosaics then it does not exist at all.

[fllthdcrb]

Yeah, I meant to mention that. It's a Japanese product. They can't sell completely uncensored porn in their own country. It takes special effort to produce a version they can only sell abroad and make sure it stays that way, which most devs won't find worthwhile.

[Luna]

Originally posted by Ryuu:

If you mean "fully uncensored" = without mosaics then it does not exist at all.

No if mosiacs are the small 8bit pixels covering genitals then thats fine

[Luna]

Originally posted by fllthdcrb:

Right now, you have two options (well, two legal options, at least):

A. Buy the full version. This is sold outside of Steam. It is a non-Steam game. As such, you don't get any Steam features, like achievements, cards, etc. If you're okay with that, this is the option I recommend, as it's not dependent on Steam (though you could still set up your Steam client to launch it, if you want that convenience), and there's no risk of an update breaking the patch, which happened a couple of times.
B. Buy the Steam version, plus the DLC that restores the adult content. Install Nekopara in Steam, then apply the patch.

Both the full version and the DLC are sold in the same places: Denpasoft (Sekai Project's 18+ store), dlsite, and nekoworks.booth.pm. Denpasoft is probably your best bet. The Steam version and the DLC are priced in such a way that you pay roughly the same amount as if you bought the full version.

One other thing: Valve recently announced they are going to be changing their policy to "allow everything onto the Steam Store, except for things that we decide are illegal, or straight up trolling." It's not happening right away, as they need to sort out some things, like the tools they promised to allow players to decide what they see and developers to deal with harassment and such, as well as legal issues. But it might eventually have an effect on whether this type of content appears directly on Steam.

Thanks for the answer im aware i can pirate the game for free but id rather just buy it and in regards of steam changing their policy should i wait too see if steam allows the full version without anything removed to be sold on the market or should i just buy it outside of steam, and i do care slightly about cards and achivements but my main concern is updates breaking the patches how big of a problem is this, at this point my question is answered im just looking for a opinion

[fllthdcrb]

Originally posted by distronic:

in regards of steam changing their policy should i wait too see if steam allows the full version without anything removed to be sold on the market or should i just buy it outside of steam

I really can't say. Maybe they'll have their new system ready in a month, maybe half a year, maybe... And it's still up to NEKO WORKs and Sekai Project whether and how to do it even if/when they are allowed to do it. Until then, the above options are what's available.

my main concern is updates breaking the patches how big of a problem is this

Well, if you can tolerate it being broken for a few days once in a great while, then it's fine for you. Maybe they'll never do another update. I dunno. I like the non-Steam version just because it never has such a problem and is not tied to Steam. It's more about the principle for me, really.

[Luna]

Originally posted by fllthdcrb:

Originally posted by distronic:

in regards of steam changing their policy should i wait too see if steam allows the full version without anything removed to be sold on the market or should i just buy it outside of steam

I really can't say. Maybe they'll have their new system ready in a month, maybe half a year, maybe... And it's still up to NEKO WORKs and Sekai Project whether and how to do it even if/when they are allowed to do it. Until then, the above options are what's available.

my main concern is updates breaking the patches how big of a problem is this

Well, if you can tolerate it being broken for a few days once in a great while, then it's fine for you. Maybe they'll never do another update. I dunno. I like the non-Steam version just because it never has such a problem and is not tied to Steam. It's more about the principle for me, really.

Alright thanks man youve been a great help

[twajjo]

All games with only a pixelated adult version or patch should be explicitly marked as such to let the buyer know. Pixelation is a game killer.

[fllthdcrb]

Originally posted by twajjo:

All games with only a pixelated adult version or patch should be explicitly marked as such to let the buyer know. Pixelation is a game killer.

Perhaps. Perhaps you can bear in mind that it's a legal requirement in Japan, so you can expect pretty much anything being published in Japan to have it. For their part, I think it's just something that is normal for them, so they wouldn't think to mention it. OTOH, it might be good if they can be more aware that non-Japanese people tend to be less tolerant of it.

[neko-chan]

Most Japanese are intolerant to it too just as I am, since it is the principle, things have changed in the world over the last century. I am really hoping the law in Japan will change in regards to censorship. It is not that the people who want things to be censored (old people have their views, but in reality I doubt they sit there watching adult mosaic movies), its the government treating adults like children, but over the years it's turned into a strange cultural things. Censorship has been a law for many many years.
We are part of the international or world citizenship, trading, tourism etc. Nekopara like so many other games and lite novels can be released uncensored overseas via a third party, so long as Neko works has a third party company. They are generally very easy to set up in Europe, because of the non censorship, either in print or anything else. Except age restrictions which is correct and proper. That is why so many Japanese adult videos release as uncensored, mainly in Germany / France etc. As long as the uncensored version is not released in Japan everything is fine.

[King Of Lolis]

japan really be like
-creates hentai
-is afraid of pp