Kingdom Hearts II Axel's....(spoiler)

Axel's death...I have noticed differences when he explodes between the Japanese and English versions of the game...


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dd82lS6NFnw

There is the english version, right when he explodes there is a smokey heart/circle there.




http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PwaSl8ySDag

This is a japanese version...it might be FM+, it might not be, but there's clearly a difference. At about 1:18 it looks like butterfly wings are on him...



And so my question is this....why did they change this scene? Has anyone noticed this besides me?

 

I admit, I have no idea why. I do find that interesting, though, that they changed it.

 

The American version is edited. To the extreme.
Apparently, pirates chugging rum is bad, we can't have a bad guy have a gun as a weapon, and someone exploding into a firey mess is inappropriate for people ages 10 and up.

Seriously, wtf. -_-

 

The reasons behind the censorship were mainly due to Disney's greater presence and insight into the English Translation.

 

The American version is changed alot, and censored. Not suprising to see a difference.

 

Yeah, the burst of flames coming out of his chest being replaced by greyish smoke isn't really a surprise, considering the amount of edits they have. But, it is interesting that if you pause the English version of it at the right time, it really does look like a heart shape.

 

Very strange. But its not a big deal....

 

I noticed this ages ago. I think they edited it because maybe the flames spelled something for like a millisecond in Japanese but it would mean nothing to the americans and british so they edited it.

Just one farfetched theory.