Originally posted by Nanfoodle Ya I was a little upset the game went M Rated. To many games are going that direction, even series that used to be T rated have switched to M rated content on their new games. Seems like Family gaming is falling to the way side.
What did you expect the games story is about a demon who harvests peoples souls. The storyline is definitely a mature one.
Up till Skyrim, all of TES games kept it T rated.
The funny thing is that Skyrim is the least mature game in the franchise.
Ratings on games is stupid anyways. I remember playing the original Mortal Kombat as a kid, I didn't go out setting people on fire or pulling people's hearts from their chests lol.
I hope they embrace the M rating and make it more graphic. This is the one thing I absolutely loved about Age of Conan. They were going for an M rating, and didn't care what that meant. It's all a joke though, the ESRB that is. Anyone that goes out and kills or hurts people because of a game, music, movie, tv, or whatever they want to blame it on, was already messed up in the head.
Originally posted by Nanfoodle Ya I was a little upset the game went M Rated. To many games are going that direction, even series that used to be T rated have switched to M rated content on their new games. Seems like Family gaming is falling to the way side.
What did you expect the games story is about a demon who harvests peoples souls. The storyline is definitely a mature one.
Up till Skyrim, all of TES games kept it T rated.
With MMOs its different, there are certain rules and regulations that must be followed.
No they didn't. Oblivion originally got a Teen rating, but was switched rather quickly to an M rating as soon as people got wind of mods. I have the GOTY edition lying on desk with my other game DVDs and its plain as day.
Not to mention, family game night is going by the wayside? Guess what, my 6yr old will be playing with me most likely. The rating is placed their for convience for the uniformed parent that doesn't have a clue about their child's hobby. In my case, its my hobby that my son tags along with. The content maybe "M" rated such as the storyline and options you can use in game due to bonuses they give you (Take some sort of drug or drink and have a positive or negative effect) My son isn't going to care about do much more than smashing monsters with his dad and getting stronger, and collecting different pets if their are options for that.
I don't know about "better" writing but it allows more honest writing considering the subject matter.
People just misunderstand what this rating means. All it means is that parents who are concerned about what their kids watch/read/play can make informed decisions.
Some parents don't care and some parents care but will have a challenge keeping this stuff from their children (let's face it, if a "kid" wants to see/play this stuff then they will. It does (or can) open up dialog during the child's development.
"No" it won't keep the "kiddies" away and "no" it doesn't mean that it will be a better product for it. It does mean that since these games have subject matter that can be violent or disturbing that the content can be more honest and impactful and not have to skirt around certain things.
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Originally posted by Nanfoodle Ya I was a little upset the game went M Rated. To many games are going that direction, even series that used to be T rated have switched to M rated content on their new games. Seems like Family gaming is falling to the way side.
What did you expect the games story is about a demon who harvests peoples souls. The storyline is definitely a mature one.
Im all for the M rating, I mean really, Lets make a game universe lets say like Warhammer 40k, rated for children.......just make a Cat and Dog MMO and go away
The "M" rating is neither here nor there to me. What I am happy about is that they refuse to alter the game because of the "M" rating. So tired of games and movies being altered because of some fucking pantie-wasting board of overly sensitive, insta-judging , PC jerk-holes with a Mothra-sized bug up each and every one of their hypocritical asses and a secret stash of password protected kiddie-porn on their hard-drives.
Originally posted by Nanfoodle Ya I was a little upset the game went M Rated. To many games are going that direction, even series that used to be T rated have switched to M rated content on their new games. Seems like Family gaming is falling to the way side.
In the day and age of growing Facebook games, and smartphone games I would highly disagree with this assessment. PC gaming, the granddaddy of modern gaming should remain the purview of the realistic and mature gamer. You want Rainbows and Puppy Dogs go play a Facebook app.
Sandbox means open world, non-linear gaming PERIOD!
Subscription Gaming, especially MMO gaming is a Cash grab bigger then the most P2W cash shop!
Bring Back Exploration and lengthy progression times. RPG's have always been about the Journey not the destination!!!
I was delighted when ESO got an "M" rating, after all this is an ES mmo, why should it differ from the rpg's? While it's not as true "M" rated as AoC was per say, I would love to see a more mature direction taken for combat, the story, and anything that this rating allows them to achieve.
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The funny thing is that Skyrim is the least mature game in the franchise.
Mature rating allows for better writing
Ratings on games is stupid anyways. I remember playing the original Mortal Kombat as a kid, I didn't go out setting people on fire or pulling people's hearts from their chests lol.
I hope they embrace the M rating and make it more graphic. This is the one thing I absolutely loved about Age of Conan. They were going for an M rating, and didn't care what that meant. It's all a joke though, the ESRB that is. Anyone that goes out and kills or hurts people because of a game, music, movie, tv, or whatever they want to blame it on, was already messed up in the head.
No they didn't. Oblivion originally got a Teen rating, but was switched rather quickly to an M rating as soon as people got wind of mods. I have the GOTY edition lying on desk with my other game DVDs and its plain as day.
Not to mention, family game night is going by the wayside? Guess what, my 6yr old will be playing with me most likely. The rating is placed their for convience for the uniformed parent that doesn't have a clue about their child's hobby. In my case, its my hobby that my son tags along with. The content maybe "M" rated such as the storyline and options you can use in game due to bonuses they give you (Take some sort of drug or drink and have a positive or negative effect) My son isn't going to care about do much more than smashing monsters with his dad and getting stronger, and collecting different pets if their are options for that.
Entertainment Software Rating Board is a political tool.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Vance
I don't know about "better" writing but it allows more honest writing considering the subject matter.
People just misunderstand what this rating means. All it means is that parents who are concerned about what their kids watch/read/play can make informed decisions.
Some parents don't care and some parents care but will have a challenge keeping this stuff from their children (let's face it, if a "kid" wants to see/play this stuff then they will. It does (or can) open up dialog during the child's development.
"No" it won't keep the "kiddies" away and "no" it doesn't mean that it will be a better product for it. It does mean that since these games have subject matter that can be violent or disturbing that the content can be more honest and impactful and not have to skirt around certain things.
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
More honest is definitely better.
There's also "honest bad writing".
Godfred's Tomb Trailer: https://youtu.be/-nsXGddj_4w
Original Skyrim: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/109547
Serph toze kindly has started a walk-through. https://youtu.be/UIelCK-lldo
This is a good thing, it allows for more creative development freedom.
Just look at the GuildWars 2 'living story' and how horrid that is because it is written to entertain children.
Oblivion is rated M
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In the day and age of growing Facebook games, and smartphone games I would highly disagree with this assessment. PC gaming, the granddaddy of modern gaming should remain the purview of the realistic and mature gamer. You want Rainbows and Puppy Dogs go play a Facebook app.
Sandbox means open world, non-linear gaming PERIOD!
Subscription Gaming, especially MMO gaming is a Cash grab bigger then the most P2W cash shop!
Bring Back Exploration and lengthy progression times. RPG's have always been about the Journey not the destination!!!
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Lover of The Witcher & CD Projekt Red
Pfft, that's like hyping Scarlet Blade up because boobs and nudity..
Hmm....Author....Kill Cams....already been done...6 or 7 years ago now.....Age of Conan has epic kills.
But you are spot on that it will not meet the M rating expectations of ES series fans. Which will be another black eye on it's release.