Why Fire Emblem Fates was Censored

In this video, I’ll tackle the development history behind many aspects Fire Emblem Fates is widely known for, such as the multiple routes, who were involved, its music, new gameplay features, the plot and even how it was changed outside Japan. While, yes, I’ll cover the localization changes, there’s lots of interesting stuff, at least to me, that revolves around… not skinship or treehouse changes.
This video contains obvious spoilers for Fire Emblem: Fates: Conquest, Birthright and Revelation
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Sources
1) Multiple Routes

Fates Random Trivia: Here's a proof-of-concept image from December 2012, when the game was simply known as "Fire Emblem 3DS II". Only the male protagonist is referenced, although the female design was created by February. Also, the idea of 3 paths existed since the start. pic.twitter.com/Ft3ZzZOSAR

— Serenes Forest (@SerenesForest) May 17, 2020

https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/fire-emblem-fates/0/0
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201505/25079105.html

2) Staff and Roles
https://medium.com/gaminglinkmedia/creating-fire-emblem-fates-3e3f530c79dd
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/what-fire-emblem-needs-to-continue-its-mini-renaissance

2.5) Music

Fire Emblem Fates combines music from series’ veterans and newcomers

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000115482
https://web.archive.org/web/20150710183846/http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/10/fire-emblem-fates-azura-being-voiced-by-rena-strober/

Features
https://www.famitsu.com/news/201505/25079105.html

Skinship

On Face-rubbing in Fates, interview from the Making-Of book from fireemblem

4) The Story
https://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/3ds/fire-emblem-fates/0/0
Shin Kibayashi’s tweet on writing Fire Emblem Fates translated

Senran Kagura Writer Worked On Fire Emblem Fates’ Third Story Path

CH. 15 draft

Fates Random Trivia: Here's an early draft of Chapter 15 (Birthright) from the "Making of Fire Emblem" book (2015). Although there are a lot of minor differences, it seems the general outline was the same. Please note that there are **major spoilers**. pic.twitter.com/q4sCLhrLze

— Serenes Forest (@SerenesForest) June 28, 2020

Localization Changes
Fire Emblem Fates: Info on the Soleil Controversy
https://wiki.serenesforest.net/index.php/Fates_Supports/Avatar(M)_Soleil
https://kotaku.com/the-english-version-of-fire-emblem-fates-wont-have-the-1755121353
Fire Emblem Fates Localization: Beruka x Saizou C Support Change (Major)

Fates Staff Credits
https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Fates/credits#.28Red_Entertainment_Corporation.29

YouTube Sources:
Shadowofchaos https://youtube.com/watch?v=1ApwiFTBhYs
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