Key Takeaways
- Guilty Gear Strive has implemented a new patch that prevents players from attempting to view or take inappropriate pictures of any character, male, female or non-binary.
- Any attempt to pan the camera into a forbidden area will have the camera turned off.
- It’s unclear why the patch was implemented, but the game did recently have its CERO rating changed to a different classification.
Via a new game update, Arc System Works has prevented players from attempting to view or take any inappropriate pictures of Guilty Gear Strive characters in its Digital Figure mode.
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As first spotted by Automaton, and later reported by Video Games Chronicle, Update 1.4 includes two major changes to the photo mode. Per the Guilty Gear website, “when viewing certain areas of the figures via the camera, the display will be toggled off,” along with the implementation of an icon to note when the display is off.
In other words, trying to look up the skirt of a female character is not possible. The same can be said for the game’s non-binary characters, including Testament, who wear more revealing clothing.
It’s unclear why exactly the patch was implemented, but Automaton theorized that it could be in response to the game having its CERO (the Japanese equivalent of the ESRB or PEGI) rating changed from CERO B to CERO C. A notice posted to the Guilty Gear website reported that the game would have its rating changed, though the exact reasons why were not listed.
Per the CERO website, a C rating is intended for gamers aged 15 and above, with games having content not suitable for anyone younger. A CERO B rating is intended for gamers aged 12 and above.
Content that could be covered by a rating includes things like swimwear and underwear exposure, per CERO’s website, meaning the rating change could be due to the potential of viewing undergarments via a photo mode, though that has not been confirmed.
The patch would, in theory, limit such exposure and could lead to a rating reversal. And if not, at the very least, it limits would-be bad actors from doing inappropriate things with virtual characters.
Stellar Blade Also Did Something Similar
As TheGamer reported earlier this week, Stellar Blade’s 1.009 patch brought the highly-anticipated crossover with Nier Automata into the world of the 2024 release. That patch brought photo mode and paid Nier-inspired costumes for Eve. However, similar to Guilty Gear, inappropriate photos cannot be taken.
If the player tries to upskirt Eve while she has one of the crossover outfits equipped or just pan the camera to that area if she’s skirtless, Eve will boot the camera away, causing the screen to shake. Part of it is a reference to Kaine from Nier: Replicant, though another part likely has to do with the potential for inappropriate behavior. It’ll be interesting to see what changes are made to future photo modes given their popularity.
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