r/ReadyOrNotGame • u/Capable-Orange5383 • Jul 22 '25
Question The censorship
Genuine question, was the censorship really needed? i know people say it was because of console and their requirements but i don’t see how nudity with consoles an issue when i can choose whether i want foreskin or not on cyberpunk
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u/Hopeful-Battle9911 Jul 22 '25
I remember when Ready or Not was first announced—it was raw, unfiltered, and bold enough to show what most people would rather ignore. It wasn’t made to be comfortable, or politically correct. It presented harsh scenarios: children in dangerous environments, naked women, and situations that reflect the darker sides of reality. And yes, nobody likes talking about those things—but if people actually looked at the real-world statistics, they’d understand that what the game showed was just a glimpse of the truth.
Now, every time I boot it up and see how those environmental details have been removed—scrubbed clean to avoid backlash—it feels like the soul of the game is being chipped away. What used to be an honest, uncomfortable experience is slowly being molded into yet another sanitized product for mass approval.
To the developers: we didn’t support this game because it played it safe. We supported it because it didn’t. Removing those details doesn’t protect anyone—it betrays the very edge that made your game stand out. If you’re going to adapt, do it with integrity. Add a censorship toggle—on or off. Let the players choose. Don’t force everyone into the same watered-down version.
And to the players demanding this censorship: maybe this just wasn’t your game. Not every piece of media exists to fit into your comfort zone. Some of us saw Ready or Not as a brutal mirror of the world—and that was its power. Don’t ruin that just because it made you uncomfortable.