Snowbreak: Containment Zone is one of the many free-to-play action video games with gacha elements and huge collections of “waifus” what’s on the market. Developed and distributed by Amazing Seasun Games, this shooting game has been very well received, especially because it caught the attention of a particular audience. However, he was now exposed to a curious controversy regarding his English voice actors.
Does Snowbreak: Containment Zone contain too much fanservice?
According to what the account published Twitter @BellowDGamingit seems that images were leaked from the official Snowbreak: Containment Zone Discord server, where you can read a statement from the developers that says the following: “As for any questions about the future of the game’s English dub, Seasun attempted to contact the voice actors to restore the English voice lines due to the huge improvement in SCZ. However, they refused because the game has changed its direction towards «fanservice«. So, at the moment, there are no plans to bring back the English dub. Thank you for understanding«.
This news has been quite strange, because Snowbreak: Containment Zone is a title that has always carried its propensity to “waifus” with great pride. Not to mention, it was predictable that they were going to start releasing more and more racy content as the game gained success, since something similar happened with Goddess of Victory: NIKKE. It’s also important to note that while SCZ is obviously filled with scantily clad girls, it doesn’t have as much saucy content as other exponents of the genre. Compared to other games, this one turns out to be surprisingly reserved.
But it would be extremely unfair to judge the voice actors who rejected this proposal because it is impossible to know what really happened behind the scenes. If they had joined Snowbreak: Containment Zone to record battle lines, it’s completely understandable that they would feel uncomfortable about having to record explicit voice lines for “spicy” moments, especially if it’s something they never consented to ( What should happen to female voice actresses) We also can’t know if this was the only reason they left the project or if it’s just one of several reasons altogether.
On the other hand, community reactions have been quite divisive. Some empathized with these voice actors, especially if they had not been told that they would have to record risqué content. But many others criticized them, claiming that they are unprofessional or that even their absence will not be noticed, since the vast majority of Snowbreak: Containment Zone players play with the Japanese dub. Many people have noticed that there is a huge community of H-content actors and actresses all over the internet, so we wouldn’t be surprised if Amazing Seasun Games contacted some of them about continuing with the English dub of their game.
What’s your opinion about it? Do you think the Snowbreak: Containment Zone voice actors were right not to return? Or are they acting unprofessionally?
