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Subject: Couldn't show dismemberment and get a teen rating

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Jeff the tester

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Date Posted: 10:42:02 01/30/02 Wed

I agree that dismemberment and body damage on the critters would have been cool, but there are very specific guidelines for video game ratings. If you show body damage that'll get you a mature rating. If you kill humanoid creatures that'll get you a mature rating. We had to get a teen rating, so gore was out unfortunately. In fact we were lucky to get a teen rating considering you walk around with a huge axe slaughtering critters the whole time...

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[> Subject: Re: Couldn't show dismemberment and get a teen rating

Author:
Rick
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Date Posted: 07:24:33 02/01/02 Fri

Yeah, that`s what I thought Jeff. I think the rating system is a little too tough in terms of what it considers gore and all that. It is only make believe.
But on the other hand it`s okay for a teen to get a hunting license and shoot animals in real life. Just seems ironic to me.
No offense to all you fine people that are hunters, just making an example here of double standards in our society.