At first I though it was the ESRB's fault.wolfgamesstudios said:
But if you look on any of your games' box's it clearly says OFLC [http://www.oflc.gov.au/].
I don't like the ESRB
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But if you look on any of your games' box's it clearly says OFLC [http://www.oflc.gov.au/].
Ok, first off the ESRB doesn't ban games. Some countries other than the US ban games, so maybe that's where you're getting confused. The fact that the major consoles don't want the image that publishing AO games would create isn't really their concern either. And this doesn't violate the bill of rights, because the bill of rights is supposed to protect your speech from the government, not somebody's opinion on it.
Second, the ESRB doesn't exist to rate games. It's primary function is to prevent the government from doing so. It's better to have a few games held back from you for a few years then for the government to come in, piss all over the constitution, and start banning things. I believe it was overturned, but one judge actually reviewed a total of four action games and said that games are not a protected form of expression because they cannot convey ideas. This is not what you want to be responsible for your rating system, and the constitution will not protect anyone from this given judicial review.
Now, if we were to discuss some sort of intermediary rating, let's say 15+, so that you don't have to wait until you were 17 to play anything that was deemed inappropriate for what basically constitutes a "tween"...
Second, the ESRB doesn't exist to rate games. It's primary function is to prevent the government from doing so. It's better to have a few games held back from you for a few years then for the government to come in, piss all over the constitution, and start banning things. I believe it was overturned, but one judge actually reviewed a total of four action games and said that games are not a protected form of expression because they cannot convey ideas. This is not what you want to be responsible for your rating system, and the constitution will not protect anyone from this given judicial review.
Now, if we were to discuss some sort of intermediary rating, let's say 15+, so that you don't have to wait until you were 17 to play anything that was deemed inappropriate for what basically constitutes a "tween"...
1. The ESRB is a voluntary system which means it is NOT illegal for someone under the age of 17 to buy/own M rated games. It's simply industry standard to enforce the rule.
2. Judging by this post and how you present yourself if I was your parent I wouldn't let you play these games either. You definitely don't reek of maturity.
3. Thank God we have the ESRB and not some government run ratings board because then we'd be the Aussies.
2. Judging by this post and how you present yourself if I was your parent I wouldn't let you play these games either. You definitely don't reek of maturity.
3. Thank God we have the ESRB and not some government run ratings board because then we'd be the Aussies.
In either case, the fact remains that a government feels it has the right to ban a game in the first place. I see this as a breach of a persons fundamental right to make their own decisionMajor Tom said:
wait were you talking about me? if not then I agree... I think that most parents nowadays are more lenient than the ones of my generation...IckleMissMayhem said:kommunizt kat said:OP -
This, but less insultingly put. Maybe you just need to ask your parents to get it for you, and/or demonstrate that you're mature enough to play.iJosh said:
Well I think its mostly the online interactions... too many bad influences for children online (such as myself) I dont like seeing kids swear a lot I hate it when kids just randomly swear in matches. I tell them to shut up but they dont listen...The Hairminator said:
Telling them to shut up seems like a pretty stupid idea, since it will do nothing but fuel their rage.kommunizt kat said:
That's because the OFLC never issued any nudity warnings. And neither did the ESRB. (go check their website if you don't beleve me)Major Tom said:
And any smart person knows the OFLC website is http://www.oflc.gov.au (empahsis on the .au part).
Plus if you search Left 4 Dead 2 [http://www.oflc.gov.au/www/cob/find.nsf/d853f429dd038ae1ca25759b0003557c/981b9f23b74dbc0aca2576480057fedc!OpenDocument] on their website, it says under version "Revised". (That's Australian alright!)
Some (not all games) say www.oflc.gov.au on the rating stamp on the back. And let's not forget the OFLC put the Australian Coat of Arms [http://www.dest.gov.au/archive/HIGHERED/eippubs/eip02_4/coat_of_arms.gif] on Halo 1 + 2 as they are a government organisation.