Comments on: Another Banned Game Gets Minor Edits, Unbanned

By: mikezombie777

mikezombie777 — Sun, 24 May 2009 02:32:51 +0000

You call jumping from an RC rating to an unrestricted M rating, minor edits? Don’t think so.

I’ve already downloaded the uncut version, the Classification Board is irrelevant in this day and age. It just can’t compete with the Internet, plain & simple.

The game is extremely tame in comparison to games like Dead Space, Fallout 3 etc. The CB seems to be becoming more and more inconsistent each year. They have resorted to splitting hairs over what is and isn’t banned. For example, I imported the uncut version of Dark Sector a while ago and compared it to Fallout 3 – passing F3 and banning DS was by far the CBs most illogical decision to date.

Go here to take a look at my comparison:
http://refused-classification.com/Games_e-k.htm#fallout_3

Then you also have the CB banning the original version of Fallout 3 for the use of Morphine due to incentives/rewards, yet they had no issue with Velvet Assassin whereby the player can use morphine to make tough sections of the game easier, i.e an incentive. http://www.r18games.com.au/

What you have to admire most of all though is how they feel it’s OK to murder people for rewards/incentives, yet drug usage is what’s going to corrupt our youth and ‘vulnerable adults’ *sigh*

By: Jackablade

Jackablade — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:05:02 +0000

It’s developed by some of the team who did Painkiller. Shurikens and lightning, people. Surely the possibility of a weapon that could equal or even eclipse that one is worth your gaming dollar.

By: Mr Waffle

Mr Waffle — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:52:34 +0000

I think anyone who wanted this game would’ve downloaded it already, to be honest…

By: Ayrton Coll

Ayrton Coll — Fri, 22 May 2009 07:01:52 +0000

too late I already downloaded the uncensored version, classification fail! if the the difference between RC and M is dismemberment and blood to dust and no dismemberment well I don’t see how that makes a horror themed WW1 shooter more appropriate for younger audiences.

By: Sean Nelson

Sean Nelson — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:36:48 +0000

Who would want you now?

By: peaky01

peaky01 — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:31:27 +0000

Import it is.

By: Doug

Doug — Fri, 22 May 2009 06:24:07 +0000

@crono:
nah if they replaced them with puppies that anti violence against dog group would have a fit like they did for COD5

By: Dean

Dean — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:36:41 +0000

I think instead of blood, enemies should spray rainbows and guns should shoot flowers instead of bullets.

By: Marshall

Marshall — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:30:19 +0000

This is silly. I’ve been playing left 4 dead where, when one plays as the infected it is possible to die and watch your own body parts severed!

There is no consistency with these policies!

By: Matfei

Matfei — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:53:20 +0000

The ratings board is schizophrenic and contradictory in it’s application. But then again, what’s new in this country?