Developer Spike Chunsoft has announced that the first enhanced entry in the Science Adventure franchise , Chaos;Head Noah , will no longer be released for PC via Steam due to guidelines imposed by the store. However, the Nintendo Switch version of the game will not be affected. The press release wrote:
- Spike Chunsoft, Inc. regrets to announce today that it will not be able to release CHAOS;HEAD NOAH on Steam as originally planned due to changes required by Steam's guidelines for in-game content. Spike Chunsoft, Inc. believes that these changes will not allow the game to release to their standards.
- The company offers its sincerest apologies to all fans waiting for this release. The company is studying the possibility of distributing the title through alternative stores and, when the details are decided, will make another formal announcement. Until then, we appreciate your patience and understanding. Please also be assured that the Nintendo Switch version will not be affected and will be released on October 7, 2022, as planned.
The news drew a variety of comments from fans, disappointed that other Japanese content will no longer be released on Steam , marking the umpteenth time this has happened, highlighting: " This game doesn't even have sex, just a lot of violence "; " This video game is rated PEGI 16. This is just Steam spreading its hate for content produced in Japan "; « Hey, Valve, I have an idea: if the classification board of a specific market says that a game does not deserve to be classified as “adults only”, then there is no reason to reject it in said market »; among others.
Synopsis for Chaos;Head Noah
Takumi Nishijo is a high school sophomore about to lock himself away forever. "I have no interest in 3D." He lives surrounded by his beautiful female figures in his room. He lives in Shibuya, where there has been a series of bizarre serial killings known as "New Generation Madness" (also known as NewGen). The culprit has not yet been caught and has caused an uproar on the Internet and on television.
One day, a gruesome image that seemed to predict the next NewGen assassination was sent by a mysterious figure named "Shogun". The next day, on his way home from school, Takumi comes across a horrific crime scene, exactly as predicted. In front of the corpse is a girl drenched in blood: Rimi Sakihata.
Source: Official Site
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