Noise Factory attempted to revive the Goketsuji game series, better known in Western countries as Power Instinct, but without success. As the Japanese studio explained, the problem arose against the backdrop of political correctness.
Noise Factory first spoke about reviving the series back in January 2022, but the studio's recent posts on Twitter made it clear to many that these plans were not meant to be.
“We proposed to the copyright holder to revive the series in honor of its 30th anniversary since last November. However, we did not receive approval because one of the characters was too risky in terms of political correctness.”
The studio believes that older games simply “do not fit into the modern agenda.”
It was not disclosed which specific character is in question, but some believe that the “problematic” one was White Buffalo, who resembles Native Americans and uses a tomahawk in combat.