Two-year American girls’ turn-off role-player Twinkle Star Knights recently announced that the latest update of the iOS version of the game, as well as its functionality, would not be available due to failure to pass apple clearance.
It is alleged that the problem stems from the fact that the art material of one of the players “Pure Prayer Estelle” has not been cleared by the iOS store and that the team may need to retroactively modify all the role designs since the 2023 game went online. The game is well known for its bold role, with parts clearly targeted at specific audiences.
The official communiqué states: “The post-maintenance plan of 22 August [01.02.83] The version was warned in the iOS version of App Store that the failure to pass the review was the cause of the problem. The main problem is that part of the pre-enclosed version of the illustrations, animations, etc. were found to be in violation, which resulted in the failure to pass the audit.”
Studio Kumarsan indicated that the data had been amended in consultation with the iOS audit department and that additional responses had been provided in order to resolve the problem as soon as possible. In the process, however, Studio Kumar has also received instructions that apples may have to modify all their metadata (including illustrations, animations, etc.) including their actual roles since their launch in 2023. At present, the vendor is starting to process each of the elements that confirm that there is a real need for amendment, but owing to their broad scope and the long time required, it is expected that all audit submissions will be completed by the second half of the month at the latest, but the time of adoption will still require further waiting and uncertainty.
The player community’s response to the incident was rather subtle, and even pointed out that “another version of the game should be played directly”. The Sunshine Knight X is an adult version of the game, available only on the Fanza platform in Japan. The platform is well known for providing a “X” scale card game produced by developers, and its store pages contain explicit adult content and are completely free of content restrictions.
It is worth mentioning that “Estyr” is not the most exposed part of the Star of Flash and that such designs are almost “unusual” in most of the world’s secondary American girls’ cards, but this is probably the reason why its audits at the iOS store were blocked. However, with the exception of individual female role designs, which are controversial, the actual content is not as much as it needs to be overhauled in the light of the Astyr video posted on YouTube. As a result, some players speculate that the late content of the game may have caused complaints from apple reviewers.
As a response, the Studio Kumarsan team is preparing the SP cloud version, suggesting that players particularly want to experience [no obscenity prayer] A download of the original Estelle content played the version instead of the iOS store application.
In fact, “censorship” of the draw card game in Western markets is not common, but the problem of auditing in practice is quite frequent. Eight months ago, Blue Line had prevented the following five skins for failing to meet Google requirements. In addition, according to feedback from the Reddit community, Brown Dust II, which is also the main fan of the “girls of beauty”, received no intervention from Google and Apple.
Brown Dust 2 is a second-round RPG strategy developed by the Korean company NeowiZ, which sells high-quality 2D illustrations and Live 2D dynamic role, with players switching to cross-screen or stand-screen models, enjoying a body-lifting or dynamical effect, and enhancing immersion. Role recognition is high, the art style is widely praised by players, and the fine design of the illustrator (e.g. swimsuits, Teresa and Sofia) is impressive.
Brown Dust 2 is the most famous design. In 2024, the Korean version was adjusted from 14+ to 19+ for being too sexy. On 9 May this year, the game was reclassified to 18+ at Google Play.
However, this unbridled “boldness” is bound to be censored, and the “steel engine Rafina” has given rise to enthusiasm, and apples have limited their rise with “sexually implied content”, forcing developers to adjust their clothing designs to reduce exposure.