Let me spotlight the reasons why this particular title has got my back up.įirstly, this is a big brand name. Ok, so obviously I’ve got a bit of gripe here, and one I’ve harped on before ( also here). I am almost old enough to be 18 twice over, I bought a game restricted to my age group and still the government feels that it has a better idea of what I should see in my entertainment. Now the banned games would be available to all over the age of 18+ and games previously available to 15+, such as Grand Theft Auto V would be rated more appropriately. The vast majority of the massive gaming industry clientele are adults, and it is deplorable the elected government felt it could dictate what games we chose. The introduction of this new rating was supposed to put an end to this nonsense.
Suddenly game retailers sprouted separate R18+ sections of shelves to house the newly released God of War prequel and the long missing Mortal Kombat, games previously banned due to their content. Blind to the fact that gaming demographic is 82% over the age of 18, it was only very recently that an R18+ restricted rating was permitted, under certain conditions. There is a long standing tradition of Australian leaders burying their head in the sand, with video game censorship causing a fairly deep hole.
For those unfamiliar, there are few governing bodies quite as hung up on the notion of adult content in video games like Australia, insistent that they need to protect the poor kiddywinks from being corrupted. What the billabong is this? Oh, wait…I forgot that I live in the Australian nanny state.
Apologising for not being allowed to show me the content currently happening in the game.
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