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This Is What “Toned-Down” Looks Like In Dead To Rights

When I first got a look at Dead to Rights: Retribution, I had to ditch a whole plate of food lest I upchuck in front of the producer at a Namco Bandai event.

https://kotaku.com/dead-to-rights-retribution-embraces-the-m-rating-5233218

If the level of violence I witnessed back then has been “toned down” in this developer diary hosted by Character Art Manager Dan Calvert, I might still abandon all foodstuffs to save my stomach. Sure, it looks like there’s less blood — and I can see what they mean when they say the “stylized” art sort of subtracts a layer of disconcerting realism — but people’s necks are still getting snapped.

See for yourself:

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