Final Fantasy VI is not a game about Japanese culture. Turning onigiri into donuts is one thing, but good localization needs to help the new audience understand

Final Fantasy VI is not a game about Japanese culture. Turning onigiri into donuts is one thing, but good localization needs to help the new audience understand the story as it was interpreted by its original audience. That said, most of the censorship in this game had little to do with "cultural norms" and a lot to do with Nintendo of America applying extremely strict standards to games, which itself had as much to do with politics and market maneuvering as it did American culture: https://www.filfre.net/2021/04/the-ratings-game-part-2-the-hearing/ https://www.filfre.net/2021/04/the-ratings-game-part-2-the-h... > Senator Lieberman: So, people actually complain that they can’t have the more violent game on the Nintendo system? > Howard Lincoln: That’s correct. Letters and phone calls say, “Leave in the violence! You’re censoring!”