CONTROVERSY!

[Link-lemonade]

Gettin' it from those politicians of course. here's a good summary IGN.com, "ESRB..." the important points are at the end.






:angry: video game prejudice or what?

[rchocobo]

isnt this funny... theres almost no difference in the intended age target for the ratings M and AO yet its such a huge deal..

http://www.esrb.org/esrbratings_guide.asp

Titles rated M (Mature) have content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.

Titles rated AO (Adults Only) have content that should only be played by persons 18 years and older.

will you mature so much in one year to handle the content?!!? :mellow:

and its retarded how all these games are being targeted.. bleh.

just watch... after their through with single player games they're gonna go after the assholes on multiplayer..

[Hayato-Zen]

I just hope that the politians know that millions and millions people hate them and want them to burn in hell.

[rchocobo]

author of vgcats corresponded with jack thompson (kinda about k7)

http://www.vgcats.com/jack.php

gosh i hope he realizes that the people he calls retards and the people he threatens are going to grow up to be legal voters...

[Maverick]

Lol, I hope they all realize what ever they do, the content in games will be modified to just pass below any possible AO rating to get a just M rating. Stupid ass poloticians! Rot in hell!

[unit_number_43]

As I understand it you have to be 18+ to buy an M rated game...right?

Well wtf? This guy apprently is living on his own planet. Last time I checked R rated movies had sex scenes, violence, and bad language. The NC17 rating is only for extensive sex and nudity.

It just boggles the mind that this guy wants to up the rating on a video game that would fall under the film category of R... because it's a video game. The only thing he's accomplishing here is removing the game from Wal*Mart shelves.

[Link-lemonade]

The game was made to shove all of society's qualms about decency ringht back in it's face and present many of these "problems" along with others in its own little cynical way. One review took this in but also realized what might happen if people understood these "statements" too literally and felt compelled to exemplify that misleading interpretation with it's rather used excerpts, "full blown sex sequences", "not a game for kids" blah, blah whatever. I dont' think it's fair for someone to read one review and not having even played the game himself decides to rant and rave about how innapropriate this game is according to this article and these statements. And then to say that it deserves the dreaded AO? That one's reserved for the pornos. (or naughty cheats) It's cel shaded for crying out loud. There have definetly been worse scenarios for these flabergasted senators to blow steam at. :huh: Anyway, I don't see a rating change for this game any time soon. This guy, to me at least, is just trying to do something to "impress" his video game hating comrades and stir up some negative activity for the precautious parent pool. what a sick world we live in. :blink: :unsure:

[kickmyflip]

well i read a good review on the game at cnn.com, can't wait to play. but in the case of msrp ratings, in the same catergory as the game were several lawsuits towards gta: vice city creators rockstar because of their rating. i read that a mother was suing the company because she bought the game for her son and then caught him watching the secret nude scenes that you have to look on the internet to get the codes to unlock, if anyone should be punished it should be the 14 yr old kid for unlocking the content... not suing the creators to forfit all profits. wait i take that back, its both parent and child's fault, due to the fact that the mother should have read the msrp rating before even purchasing the game, the 14 yr old son should not have a gift from a mother that clearly states that the kid is not suitable to play the game. it makes me angry to think how stupid people are in this world. rockstar should be counter-sueing that dam woman for not following the rating. lol :lol:

[rchocobo]

technically M is 17+ and ao is 18+... only difference is that the large retailers for games dont carry AO games since... well it'll hurt their reputation

and yea its retarded how they go after games when the children have (easier? i dont know) access to the movies with sex scenes and sometimes more violence and drugs in R rated movies then alot of M rated games... can you rent R rated movies as a minor? anyone know?

[unit_number_43]

Originally posted by rchocobo@56 Minutes Ago
technically M is 17+ and ao is 18+... only difference is that the large retailers for games dont carry AO games since... well it'll hurt their reputation

and yea its retarded how they go after games when the children have (easier? i dont know) access to the movies with sex scenes and sometimes more violence and drugs in R rated movies then alot of M rated games... can you rent R rated movies as a minor? anyone know?

[snapback]92509[/snapback]

No, you're not supposed to be able to rent or view in the theatres an R rated movie unless you have a parent with you. Although I couldn't tell you how well that's enforced.

I could be horribly wrong, but I think there's a difference (similar to the difference between NC17 and R) with the AO and M ratings. I know that you can get a parent to get you an M rated game, but I think stores aren't supposed to sell AO games to minors regardless of if the parent okays it or not. Same goes for R and NC17. If a minor goes with their parent they can get into an R rated movie, but not an NC17.

Anyway, this Thompson guy must have smelled a quick buck in suing the industry.