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ESRB - What does it do for me?
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11/09/07 21:59
11/09/07 21:59
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USA East Coast
KojaK
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So far, I have heard of things like Manhunt2 bieng given an AO, that RPG being given an M because of a mod, and I have to ask, what can the ESRB do for me?
I see it like this: They play it, and they rate it. Now, I understand some stores don't sell games if they don't carry an ESRB rating, but this raises my ultimate question: Doesn't the ESRB just limit you? If you have an ambitious title, and they give it an M, that means that nobody under 17 can buy it, which is a relatively large group. Also, if they give it an AO, almost no stores will sell it.
So I just have to ask, what are the good things about the ESRB?
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Re: ESRB - What does it do for me?
[Re: adoado]
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11/10/07 12:45
11/10/07 12:45
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JibbSmart
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not in australia, mate, but yeah. in aus we still get the esrb notices "experience may change during online play" as you've noted, but the esrb rating has nothing to do with the game's classification in australia. we have our own board and set of rules.
which suck, btw. no ratings higher than ma15+. i wrote an email asking about it, and telling them why they're contradicting themselves (if you see their code you'll know what i mean), and they sent me a letter from the governor general's office saying that they've had a couple meetings in the last two years to discuss their rules, but no explanation as to why they suck.
there's my rant for the day.
julz
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Re: ESRB - What does it do for me?
[Re: JibbSmart]
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11/12/07 08:52
11/12/07 08:52
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Helghast
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not in australia, mate, but yeah. in aus we still get the esrb notices "experience may change during online play" as you've noted, but the esrb rating has nothing to do with the game's classification in australia. we have our own board and set of rules.
which suck, btw. no ratings higher than ma15+. i wrote an email asking about it, and telling them why they're contradicting themselves (if you see their code you'll know what i mean), and they sent me a letter from the governor general's office saying that they've had a couple meetings in the last two years to discuss their rules, but no explanation as to why they suck.
there's my rant for the day.
julz
In holland we also have our own rating system, called PEGI, i know the UK has one of it's own as well (the red circle with 15+ in it, lol, dunno their name).
So yeah, it would probably all be different in every country.
you could have a rating of AO in america while in EU it would be 16+
imho all these ratings are all a bit a bit useless, they are just guidelines to parents, but if a kid wants the game, they'll ask an older brother/nephew/uncle to go out and buy it...
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Re: ESRB - What does it do for me?
[Re: Helghast]
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11/12/07 16:09
11/12/07 16:09
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PHeMoX: So far, in all the US states, it isn't illegal to sell M-games to minors (or, technically AO games). The same is true for movies, music, books, art, etc.
Some states (California included) are trying really hard to change this for games but, so far, they haven't managed it (free speech and all that).
Note: While it isn't illegal to sell AO games to minors, it is illegal to sell them "pornography". So, selling "Manhunt" is legal but selling them the Playboy Sim game isn't.
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