You know....the constant complaining towards Sara's face is getting to be kinda offensive.

Hmm... I'll half agree.

I would really like more slim body types on my male characters. I've noticed that female MCs never have a lot of muscle in these games, even though it would be more realistic, and wouldn't even fit into the stereotypical beauty standard. I'd like if I didn't have to be built like a golem in every Bioware game. Ryder is a bit better than Shepard, though I hope his proportions aren't as off as they appeared to be in some of the photos. 

Same for me, people rage about everything if you look for it but many times (like now) people are complaining about the same thing but for different reasons nothing really to do with men or women complaining just plain complaints.

Don't ask me why but I would love to see some of the women in MassEffect with some abs

Aveline is the true unsung hero of Bioware games. RIP Muscle Maiden. 

It really just goes to show that you can't please everyone, haha. Although I find it strange how Bioware fans are so interested in playing supermen. Maybe that's just because I'm also in the anime fandom, so I'm used to guys all being androgynous. 

Body sliders, for sure though, please. 

And freaking hairstyles with bangs please!

I didn't know that, actually. Does that mean there was a time where we censored porn? Seems unthinkable. Wtf would even be the point in porn? Lmao.

I feel as long as it was done maturely it would be incredibly difficult to actually justify any kind of drastic action, like recalling the game or something. Like, controversy, sure, but how many people are going to flat out refuse to buy something because of optional content they don't like? As long as it's done well, it'll ultimately succeed. I mean, GoT has plenty of rape and incest and no one is leading a crusade against it. Or rather, no one's leading a successful one.

That's also surprising, though. I guess it makes sense, now that you mention it, but I always kinda figured Rockstar got special privileges for being constantly controversial, in the same respects as South Park, while Bioware got away with it just because it was pretty sneaky, and most didn't notice it until after launch, lol. Also thought it might have been like saying "fuck" in a PG-13 movie. You get one freebie, and then it's an R rating.

Outlast gets one penis, then it becomes AO. Something like that. Idk, haha.

Definitely "unique", yes. Still doesn't beat that "What does Tali's sweat taste like?" thread of old BSN though. Never forget. 

I actually liked Inquisition's hair. I mean, there were only two styles that really stood out to me, but one of them is the best one we've had in a DA game, in my opinion. 

Just did some research to make sure. The actual censorship laws apparently come from a Japanese Penal Code that was written in 1907 during the Empire of Japan, but when we went into Japan and occupied them, we got rid of most of the censorship in Japan, besides on pornography. They also couldn't say anything negative about the United States government or any of the other Allied powers.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupation_of_Japan#Censorship

As far as pornography is concerned, obscenity was a huge issue from the 50s to the 70s in the United States Supreme Court. Anything that was considered "obscene" was construed as unconstitutional, making it illegal. Eventually, pornography was interpreted as being protected free speech, so almost all forms of pornography are constitutional. The only obvious exception would be child pornography. Playboy, ironically enough, was actually one of the major driving forces for modernizing obscenity laws in the 50s.

Going back to censorship in Japan, the law doesn't even seem to be enforced that often as rarely anyone is actually charged with a crime if they happen to violate it.

Game of Thrones is a good example. I think since it's on HBO and is television, they are able to get away with a bit more. It would probably be harder for a video game to justify such actions. I remember Fox News was bashing the first Mass Effect for having full frontal nudity... The most that was in the game was side boob... If the romance was done well and wasn't overly sexual, BioWare might be able to get away with it.

The only time Rockstar really got in trouble was because of the Hot Coffee mod in GTA San Andreas, which featured a fully simulated sex game showing penetration and all. That game had to be recalled and all those versions were re-rated as AO.

I remember that thread. There were so many troll threads on BSN, I honestly was surprised to ever see a "normal" one.

Anyway, at the very least I'm hoping that the sibling dynamic is believable and really adds to the story. This is the first time a BioWare game has ever made the other gender protagonist the sibling, so it should be interesting to see how that fits into the narrative.

I actually think the sibling banter will be one of the highlights of the game, considering the BroRyder and SisRyder voice actors know each other in life and are really good friends. I'm a bit concerned about how the other sibling is taken out of the picture early on, but we know one of the major subplots of the game is about the Ryder family. Hopefully, we'll get plenty of this goodness:

I admit, I wasn't expecting Fryda to be the crazy sibling, lol. Figured she was the bookish type. Poor Tom, lmao.

If I had to guess, the source was this German PC gaming site. I believe it was released today. It's probably one of the screenshots the gaming media obtained from BioWare for the embargo lift that's going to happen Friday morning:

www.computerbild.de/fotos/cbs-Vorschau-PC-Mass-Effect-Andromeda-Bilder-Screenshots-17385715.html#7