Mainly why this is an issue to me is that they had enough time to release this publicly to be absorbed, but they chose to do this a month before release date. After stating they want gamers to take their games seriously and maturely. When a certain person with that spirit died I hoped it would be enforced forever. It can be considered a minor feature, but when you're dealing with a what-if plot and put an American flag and US State city name, but remove content like this for their version raises serious questions especially for a game that focuses on personal immersion.
Censorship is okay when it is reasonable from religious references to historical events and age appropriate content. Lyn's age change and risque clothing removal was within those reasons and allows the character to still be the smart young girl that she is, however the removal of the female avatar's bust size change was not within those reasons. Yes some people may make inappropriate characters, but the fact that the male avatar's muscle size change is still in the game raises questions of fairness. I'm a 22 years old, short, and slim male and would be offended if there was a preset muscle setting and i'm sure that some not well developed girls wouldn't want to create themselves in the game with a bigger bust than real-life; while the others will because they hope to be that size. Which raises the next question; if a young teen girl gets the game as gift for the holidays since it is rated Teen, how upset do you think she would be to see a default bust size for the female that is bigger than hers and the male avatar has the ability to change his muscles when girls of that age are already body conscious and questioning gender equality. Xenoblade Chronicles X is about a fictional what-if and the player's role in it so immersion in crucial and it's bad enough overweight players can't make a full immersive experience and be forced to make a "perfect" version of themselves, but to take the female immersion out of the game would be even more of a mistake. Thank you for your time.
