But she also revealed that Atlus USA’s localization team is taking the game’s translation “very seriously” in terms of its “bigotry” in the Japanese release. Read: - David Broweleit February 16, 2019Īs backlash continued to brew, Erica’s voice actress Erin Fitzgerald confirmed in her public Discord that she would be reprising her role in Catherine: Full Body. I am quitting Catherine – cw: severe transphobia “I am so livid, I am so crushed, I wish I was fucking surprised.” I have, in the last hour, seen my pained, shocked reactions,” Dacidbro wrote in a TwitLonger from Feb. Two days after the game’s Japanese launch, Catherine’s top esports player, David “Dacidbro” Broweleit, dropped out of supporting the game in light of Catherine: Full Body’s new ending. The Missing exists and shows a Japanese cis man can learn from trans people and fix his shit.- God Damn Super Hero February 16, 2019Īnyway erica anderson is a beautiful trans woman who deserves the world and atlus can suck my butthole, thanks for coming to my ted talk! /QjWmLlCBun- female protagonist February 16, 2019 There are cis people from Japan who don't believe these views. One thing to remember is the catherine transphobia is not a 'Japan' thing. obit元kGLD- Root BEER Pizza STIX February 16, 2019 Everyone's concerns ever since the teaser weren't unfounded. Like for Erica being perfect as a trans womanįuck you Atlus /RIvLfmlOAP- Ana Valens February 16, 2019 RT for Erica being perfect as a trans woman It didn’t take long for the ResetEra post to go viral on Twitter, sparking an immense backlash after the game’s Japanese release. In the worst case scenario, it’s outright implying that Erica’s best life involves her never transitioning, as if a trans woman’s dysphoria can simply go away without transitioning. At best, it’s implying Erica avoided transitioning for years of her life, which would be an incredibly painful and uncomfortable experience for a transgender woman in her 30s. The remake’s ending proved incredibly controversial with transgender gamers. Vincent and Catherine are happy together.” “Paul, the guy that died at the beginning of the game in both this version and the original, is alive and dating Katherine. “At the wedding, almost everyone else’s lives are improved,” original poster HylianSeven wrote. Either way, the game heavily implies Erica remaining pre-transition is best for her future. It’s unclear if Erica will transition or not, nor is it clear if Erica still has gender dysphoria in this timeline. When the game switches back to the present day, Erica is shown as a boy, implying she hasn’t transitioned. In the new version’s ending, Catherine goes back in time to make sure she can date Vincent in high school. One post claimed the game’s new character, Rin, is a “crossdresser” that has a penis, leading Vincent to panic and slap Rin’s hand away. Then earlier this month, news broke out from ResetEra about additional transphobia in the game. Trans gamers worried this was a sign of things to come. It’s doubling down on it.įirst, a 2017 trailer for the game appeared to draw on a transphobic trope about straight cis men being surprised by non-op and pre-op trans women’s genitals. As it turns out, Catherine: Full Body’s Japanese release isn’t making amends with the game’s transphobic past. Others felt Atlus’ depiction of her was harmful to trans women.īut the original was eight years ago, and the world is in a different place. Because of Erica’s depiction in the original game’s manual, which lists her by her deadname “Eric,” Catherine has long left trans players conflicted over Erica.

Vincent and his friends like Erica, and yet they berate her with transphobic remarks throughout the game, culminating in her being outed as trans in one of the game’s endings. The game serves as a remake for the company’s 2011 puzzle platformer, Catherine. Similar to the Persona series, which details the trials and traumas that teenagers experience while otherworldly events plague their high school years, Catherine stars a 32-year-old everyman protagonist named Vincent Brooks dating his high school friend Katherine. During the game, Vincent is haunted by strange dreams after meeting a 22-year-old woman named Catherine (not to be confused with the woman who spells her name with a “K”), who he sleeps with after hanging out at the local bar, the Stray Sheep.Īt the Stray Sheep, Vincent regularly speaks to Erica Anderson, a transgender waitress he went to high school with. 14, Atlus released Catherine: Full Body in Japan. Just utter the word “Catherine” on Twitter, and you’ll see why. Warning: Spoilers for “Catherine: Full Body” follow.įebruary hasn’t been a good month for transgender gamers.

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