History Main / VideoGamePerversityPrevention

* In ''[[VideoGame/QuiltsAndCatsOfCalico Quilts & Cats of Calico]]'', the Cat Creator automatically prevents you from using swear words to name your cat.

SubTrope of {{Bowdlerize}} and DevelopersForesight. Compare BleachedUnderpants, VideoGameCrueltyPunishment, and WhyTheFandomCantHaveNiceThings. For troubles text-based censorship causes, see ScunthorpeProblem.

* Similar to ''Franchise/{{Pokémon}}'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games also have in-game word filters and a system where inappropriate custom designs can be reported. Players can end up with their towns/islands banned for anything inappropriate that’s submitted online or displayed on the town/island. Also, if anyone tries to use hacks to remove the player character’s clothing, they’ll find that DevelopersForesight added black bars across the character model’s private areas.

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* Similar to ''Pokémon'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games also have in-game word filters and a system where inappropriate custom designs can be reported. Players can end up with their towns/islands banned for anything inappropriate that’s submitted online or displayed on the town/island. Also, if anyone tries to use hacks to remove the player character’s clothing, they’ll find that DevelopersForesight added black bars across the character model’s private areas.

** This gets taken up a notch for [[VideoGame/ResidentEvil4Remake the remake]], where if you try this, Ashley instead bends over and gives a disapproving glare [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou directly at the camera]] -- as if armed with out-of-universe knowledge that Leon would never do something so perverted.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games disallow the players from nicknaming their Pokémon vulgar things (such as words related to sexual acts), insults, or slurs (Gens I-IV had no name censorship whatsoever); they also forbid mons that already have such a name from being traded on the GTS, which occasionally [[ScunthorpeProblem causes problems when a species name sets off the radar]]. Players are known to circumvent it with foriegn language accented letters or by replacing letters with numbers,though.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Uniracers}}'', if you try to rename Unis with words such as "shit", "Satan", "jizz", [[GetBackInTheCloset "lesbian"]], etc., they will be rejected as "not cool enough". Amusingly, "Creator/{{Sega}}" and "Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}" [[TakeThat are also on the blacklist]].

* ''VideoGame/WWEVideoGames'': Textures cannot be applied to the crotch (or chest for females). Newer titles no longer have this restriction, but character models and clothing options have also gotten lifelike enough that trying to draw naughty bits onto them wouldn't look the least bit titillating.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games disallow the players from nicknaming their Pokémon vulgar things (such as words related to sexual acts), insults, or slurs (Gens I-IV had no name censorship whatsoever); they also forbid mons that already have such a name from being traded on the GTS, which occasionally [[ScunthorpeProblem causes problems when a species name sets off the radar]].

* ''VideoGame/{{Webkinz}}'' also has a "safe chat" function like ''VideoGame/ClubPenguin'' does.

So as you can guess, countless game developers have developed ways to [[DefiedTrope end this]] and keep their servers clean, typically this trope comes in the form of a name censor, preventing the player from naming characters and objects naughty things. However, some players will still [[LoopholeAbuse try to circumvent this]], such as altering profanity.

SubTrope of {{Bowdlerize}} and DevelopersForesight. Compare BleachedUnderpants, VideoGameCrueltyPunishment and WhyTheFandomCantHaveNiceThings. For troubles text-based censorship causes, see ScunthorpeProblem.

* ''VideoGame/GachaLife'': Due to the ongoing controversy regarding how the game is used to make softcore porn, amongst other very sensitive topics, [[https://www.instagram.com/p/B67RDSaH05y/ Lumine later issued an update]] that removed any inappropriate colors (i.e. NudeColoredClothes)

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' games disallow the players from nicknaming their Pokemon vulgar things (such as words related to sexual acts), insults, or slurs (Gens I-IV had no name censorship whatsoever), they also forbid mons that already have such a name from being traded on the GTS, which occasionally [[ScunthorpeProblem causes problems when a species name sets off the radar]].

* ''VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame'': Several games limit the amount of colors for crotches, effectively making it impossible to go bottomless (it's still possible with an AmazingTechnicolorPopulation).

* [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Sbaitso Dr. Sbaitso]] was a digitized voice software toy; when users started entering profanities, it would give the user a few warnings; if the user kept doing this, then it would have a "Parity Error", give off a loud screeching noise, and then rapidly spew out random characters until the screen was filled with them. The good doctor itself could easily be coaxed into saying all manner of offensive language, however, simply by typing "say" in front of whatever you wanted to hear from it.

* ''VideoGame/WWEVideoGames'': Textures cannot be applied to the crotch (or chest for females). Newer titles no longer have this restriction, but character models have also gotten lifelike enough that trying to draw naughty bits onto them wouldn't look the least bit titillating.

* ''VideoGame/WWEVideoGames'': Textures cannot be applied to the crotch (or chest for females).

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': In the virtual world the students at Haruyuki's school can use, the tactile sensations of the avatars have been dulled to the point that they can only feel a flat box if they attempt to touch one another. This makes sense given the somewhat provocative avatars said students can sport, along with their burgeoning hormones. Haru points out that any attempt to change the settings alerts the administration and the culprit can get into serious trouble.

* A ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrothersUltimate'' update darkened the area under female characters with dresses or skirts (such as Palutena or Peach), because the camera can be easily adjusted to get a PantyShot.

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* Similar to ''Pokémon'', ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' games also have in-game word filters and a system where inappropriate custom designs can be reported. Players can end up with their towns/islands banned for anything inappropriate that’s submitted online or displayed on the town/island. Also, if anyone tries to use hacks to remove the player character’s clothing, they’ll find that DeveloperForesight added black bars across the character model’s private areas.

* Similar to ''Pokémon'', ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' also has in-game word filters and a system where inappropriate custom designs can be reported. Players can end up with their islands banned for anything inappropriate that’s submitted online or displayed on the island. Also, if anyone tries to use hacks to remove the player character’s clothing, they’ll find that DeveloperForesight added black bars across the character model’s private areas.

* Similar to ‘’Pokémon'', ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'' also has in-game word filters and a system where inappropriate custom designs can be reported. Players can end up with their islands banned for anything inappropriate that’s submitted online or displayed on the island. Also, if anyone tries to use hacks to remove the player character’s clothing, they’ll find that DeveloperForesight added black bars across the character model’s private areas.