June 15, 2007 2:15 pm - PS2, news

Raw Danger: details on the butchery

Juicy details on the changes made to Raw Danger have surfaced over at NeoGAF. Several cuts have been made to reduce the rating to a more marketable Teen, and one change might drag out old memories of how the original Persona game ended up in the US. Poster randomwab explains (after the cut, spoilers ahoy):

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In the original Japanese release, you went into the girls bathroom and his pants were on the floor, then when you checked the only closed cubical, he came out, put his pants on and chased you. He doesn't do that anymore. When you check the cubical it comments something like "This is a bathroom, there is noone here". Instead, he appears when you leave the room. And yes, he now says about how "Your grades are terrible, we must study right now!"

They also removed the things he held originally. During the second incounter, he says something about "I'll save you but then we must study!". The student teacher comments on how there was nothing we could do to save him, where in the original, she said about how she couldn't believe a fellow teacher would be like that.

In the fifth scenario where you play the doctor with amnesia, the normal end is changed. In the japanese version, before you can kill the virus, you are shot and thrown into the water. However, he struggles back to the switch and kills the virus. Then the mayor ran over and shot you while yelling. He keeps shooting you for about 15 shots and each shot sprays more blood until the character is in a huge pile of blood. Then his men pull him to the helicopter and they fly off. Now, after you hit the switch, he yells, and it cuts to the helicopter flying off, skipping the entire scene where the mayor unloads his ammo into you. However, you do see a quick glimpse of our character in the huge pile of blood, though without the other scene, it makes it seem like he just bled to death.

Another odd thing from the schoolgirl scenario. When you see the doctor from scenario 5 in the school, there are a list of options. I never knew what they said in the Japanese release, but I knew they affected how he remembered himself. The first line is usually "pervert" in reference to the teacher, as the girl is getting the men mixed up due to the white coats. However, despite the pedo teacher being heavily edited, the "pervert" line is still there, which makes no sense now.

And yes, in scenario 2, the detective who persues you in the scenario is now black. Possibly the most "wtf" change i've seen so far.

Sounds like potential hilarity all around! Gamespot's review sounds more than fair, and actually makes the game sound interesting despite all the silliness and technical problems. If you're still looking to pick this up - or if you've been encouraged by all this - online retailer Family Video have it available for $13 plus 99-cent shipping. Family Video is completely out of stock, but this seems to be around for $15 (check Game Crazy and Amazon).