Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Vivian a male in the original JP version? Like I thought the original GC EN version was actually censored? Or am I mistaken?
It was. The original was still localized, it was just 20 years ago so the localizer theme at the time which was to sand off anything not super child friendly or overtly Japanese.
So while its far less offensive and disrespectful than the current crop, its also a case of people's nostalgia making them fine with something they'd probably complain about if it happened today anyway.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Vivian a male in the original JP version? Like I thought the original GC EN version was actually censored? Or am I mistaken?
It was. The original was still localized, it was just 20 years ago so the localizer theme at the time which was to sand off anything not super child friendly or overtly Japanese.
So while its far less offensive and disrespectful than the current crop, its also a case of people's nostalgia making them fine with something they'd probably complain about if it happened today anyway.