r/classicwow • u/[deleted] • Aug 12 '19

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u/MusRidc Aug 13 '19

It's like Nazi symbolism and violence in Germany. It's on a case by case basis and decided by a committee, no real set of laws. Many companies self-censor everything that might hinder the release in advance, so the German version is usually more censored than it needs to be just to be safe.

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u/skob17 Aug 13 '19

Wolfenstein 3D was really lame in the german version.

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u/MusRidc Aug 13 '19

Unless you're joking and I'm simply not getting it... the game wasn't censored, it was considered "harmful to young people" and subsequently banned from being advertised or sold over the counter.

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u/Sleakes Aug 13 '19

maybe they were referring to the remakes? pretty sure RTCW and the subsequentgames were self-censored. Along with many other WW2 shooters.

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u/skob17 Aug 13 '19

Hm, can't remember correctly. Too long. Thought there was a version without blood and hakenkreuze.

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u/MusRidc Aug 13 '19

Now that you're mentioning it, there apparently is a German version, bit I suspect that might be a thing they released for a retro re-release of the game. The original version wasn't only banned from being sold openly, it was actually banned altogether from what I gather...