The create a map function is being altered for it's US release...

[zferolie.livejournal.com]

http://nisamerica.com/nart/pbombs/2011/152/D4%20PressRelease20110714_pb.pdf


Map Editing adjustments:
-Instead of individual blocks to create maps, a number of preset “landforms” will be available for users to create their own maps.
-Multiples of the same object, not including geo blocks or characters, cannot be placed next to or on top of each other.
-Character/map names and descriptions will be randomized.

They say this is do to regulations and laws or something. I am confused. Why would a create a map with blocks be an issue with laws, as well as the same object/character being next to each other? The names I can maybe see, with copyrights, but LBP gets away with that...

Comments

[shinhawk.livejournal.com]

Still... could be worse. I mean at least its not like Mortal Kombat and Australia. ^^;

With it being a Teen-rated game, NIS America could very well get in trouble when some rather tactless people decide to abuse the customization which could cause parents to complain. I know its BS, but I wouldn't want Disgaea 4 to be pulled off shelves due to that.

Everyone seems to be blowing this situation way out of proportion though. Is this situation really going to ruin the game to the point where the game is not fun anymore? I understand its going to dent the replay value a bit, but the game has enough content and charm that everyone can get their money's worth.

[taiga_ameca]

I'm going to have the unpopular opinion here and say that people just like complaining. Yes, censorship sucks, but in this case, NISA outright said "It's these alterations, or the entire function will be removed". Yeah, I'm going to take this as it is, because it honestly sounds as if they didn't have a choice. It's not like they cut it off because of fixable glitches or laziness. They have to do it, and maybe later, if the problems are solved, they could re-insert it via the magic that is patches. But yeah, it sucks, but in between having it scalpeled and not having it, I'm gonna take the presets.

[burnfist23.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna have to agree with both of you. As awesome as an unrestricted map creator would be and that Sony is being ridiculously anal about this, it's either this or no map creator or, heck, even no Disgaea 4 at all. We've played the last three games without a map creator and I'm not the creative type (I just play LBP to play everyone's levels and create Disgaea sackpeople), so it really isn't that much of a loss to me. It sucks because it was such an anticipated feature but I think we'll live with it.

I do hope that if they're going with presets that they throw in some interesting presets.

[zferolie.livejournal.com]

Have you played my Disgaea map in LBP?

But yeah, I want to see how it plays out. WHo knows, it might be more fun!

[burnfist23.livejournal.com]

Which one is that? Is that the one that ends with Flamaz as the end boss?

[zferolie.livejournal.com]

No, it ends with Laharl being a boss, though due to level restrictions, its not much of a boss, lol.

It's called Little big disgaea, and the user is my name.

[burnfist23.livejournal.com]

Wait, is that the one with the corridor of Magic Knights shooting ice magic? The one I can never beat?

[zferolie.livejournal.com]

I do have something like that, one shoots ice, one shoots wind, the other shoots fire. The trick is to change planes. The color of the magic shows what plane it is on.

[shinhawk.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm thinking that as well. I take several minutes even trying to come up with a character name ^^;. I know trying to come up with a map from square one is going to take me a long time as I'm really nitpicky and anal about these kinda things, so the presets will save me a lot of time and keep me less frustrated. I never got that far in the Japanese version, but were there presets in that version as well?

If they have about 20 preset maps, I think I can live with that.

[shinhawk.livejournal.com]

Same here, I'm able to get through quite a bit of the story and my previous experience with Disgaea helps me get through, but damn there's so much kanji I've never seen that it becomes really difficult.