PEGI Says We Dare Isn't So Hot

[Dooly95]

To be honest, I didn't think this was going to be all that bad after the trailer.

And, while the trailer didn't like showing me the game and liked to focus on how the adult actors were playing the game, I saw through Ubisoft's clever little ruse.

That's right, it's pretty much a minigame compliation, like Pikmin or Warioware (?).

And a 12+ rating seems absolutely fine for all the 5 seconds of game time I saw (being incredibly generous here, btw).

You can make anything sexual, that doesn't mean you should shun it away and make it only available at sex stores.

 

[KEM10]

Ubisoft, you're not helping the video game industry look like you're appealing to a mature audience. You're making us look like children and sex criminals. I can understand you want to appeal to an older audience and make sort of a for-adults sexy board game, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, and a game such as We Dare isn't going to help that.

I think you've been watching too many episodes of Extra Credits. Video games can be just games, especially when they are a collection of mini games with a minor concept that loops them together. You know what helps making games looking good for the public, making them do exactly what other games do. I can get Dirty Minds at a bookstore or all-in-one store, it isn't actually dirty but it alludes to being dirty, kind of like this game.

Also, PEGI is right in keeping it low. If they judged the game by how it might be played then Wario Ware should be rated M because we had a ton of nights drinking to it. Take a gulp every time you complete the mini game, it was an entertaining night.

 

[WorldCritic]

I'm honestly not surprised. The trailer made it look more silly or stupid than "sexy."

 

[SomebodyNowhere]

technically speaking the game and its visuals are probably not all that inappropriate, but the actions it has to do on the other hand could likely be considered much more within adult territory.

 

[mjc0961]

I love how they called spanking "minor assault on a human-like character." Makes it sound like some kind of crime.

Also, I guess any people from the countries complaining about the game lose any right to say crap like "Why are Americans so afraid of sex stuff? Over here we are normal." because guess what, you have parents and other people freaking out over a slightly sexualized mini-game collection. Over there you are not "normal" compared to the "overly sensitive Americans" you are always talking about. So drop the generalizations and remember that being overly sensitive about sex-related stuff depends on the person themselves, not the piece of land they live on.

That's right, it's pretty much a minigame compliation, like Pikmin or Warioware (?).

Pikmin is not a mini-game collection. I don't know why you would think such a thing.

If some idiot strips in front of his TV, that's not really the game showing you inappropriate stuff, it's the idiot stripping.

But don't you see! The evil, dirty video game made him do it! At least that's what the other idiots who the first idiot stripped for, and the other idiot parents and protest groups will say when the news gets out. They are, after all, idiots who have no concept of personal responsibility. Let's hope Ubisoft never makes a game called "We Jump Off A Bridge."

 

[internetzealot1]

Nice to see PEGI stand their ground.

 

[Therumancer]

Well, they do have a point. Even in the US (where they are afraid to release this) it doesn't seem likely that they game would get higher than a PG-13 rating. A lot of people tend to forget that innuendos and breast nudity and such are all perfectly fine within the PG-13 rating. They even made jokes about this in movies like "Scream" if I remember.

What's more, while a novel idea, I honestly can't see many people playing this. For a general group of people hanging out it would be wierd and nerdy, and for a real group of swingers or whatever they would probably have OTHER things on their mind just by having hooked up than deciding to play adult Wii games.

I suspect that in the long run this game is liable to wind up as a "yes, someone thought this was a good idea, and actually marketed it" notation on some kind of game-nerd trivia list.... sort of like the "Virtual Boy" of console party games, or what "Custer's Revenge" was to the old Atari.

 

[Nexus4]

No shit, any of us could've told the world that. But it is nice to see the PEGI at least have the balls to stand behind their decisions.

 

[terror_ninja]

Ok, forget about the rating. Out of all the Wii owners how many will buy this game? Hmmm I suspect very few.

 

[blankedboy]

Ubisoft, you're not helping the video game industry look like you're appealing to a mature audience. You're making us look like children and sex criminals. I can understand you want to appeal to an older audience and make sort of a for-adults sexy board game, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, and a game such as We Dare isn't going to help that.

Ten bucks says this guy watches Extra Credits.
And I'm agreeing completely.

Ontopic, I don't really care either way (other than the obvious image problem (derp)).

 

[Thaius]

This is a game where the actual gameplay is not in the game itself, but in what the players do with each other IRL. Context of the game should unquestionably be taken into account. A game where the player sees nudity is no more offensive than a game that actually requires the player to perform real sexual acts. If anything, this is more so than simple nudity in a game.

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Ubisoft, you're not helping the video game industry look like you're appealing to a mature audience. You're making us look like children and sex criminals. I can understand you want to appeal to an older audience and make sort of a for-adults sexy board game, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, and a game such as We Dare isn't going to help that.

Agreed. Fully and entirely agreed.

 

[squid5580]

Ubisoft, you're not helping the video game industry look like you're appealing to a mature audience. You're making us look like children and sex criminals. I can understand you want to appeal to an older audience and make sort of a for-adults sexy board game, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, and a game such as We Dare isn't going to help that.

Wow really? It is making us look like sex criminals? 4 consenting adults having some sexual fun is defined as sex criminals now? And I hate to tell you this but books, games, movies and art all have a "image problem" if you ask the right people. But games do have an image problem It isn't just with Faux news and the likes because they can be easily distracted by shiny objects. No the real image problem is the paranoia coming from "gamers" who jump at every shadow. That is where the real image problem is coming from. Not from blowhards like Jack Thompson that most people realize is just some crazy old man yelling at the kids on his lawn.

 

[Shirokurou]

Europe knows best when it comes to game ratings.
Seriously "We Dare" dares to very little.

 

[Paddin]

Nonetheless, The Sun [http://www.ubi.com] reported that one version of the infamous YouTube trailer ends with the couples swapping partners and going off to have sex, while another has all four of them "romping together."
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Good old The Sun, stirring up a ridiculous amount of controversy over lies just for a laugh. The sad thing is there will be the, how shall we say, "slower" members of the public who actually believe that this game encourages sex parties and swinging parties. If only.

 

[Super Jamz]

You WOULD have to be 12 to find that game adult in any possible manner.

 

[Thyunda]

Nonetheless, The Sun [http://www.ubi.com] reported that one version of the infamous YouTube trailer ends with the couples swapping partners and going off to have sex, while another has all four of them "romping together."
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Good old The Sun, stirring up a ridiculous amount of controversy over lies just for a laugh. The sad thing is there will be the, how shall we say, "slower" members of the public who actually believe that this game encourages sex parties and swinging parties. If only.

Glad somebody else had a good laugh at the Sun's expense. I don't think we have much to worry about...nobody takes the Sun seriously. Also, what's so bad about swinging parties? Bleh, nevermind. Tabloids will never be open-minded. It's like saying the Daily Mail might reconsider its stance on immigration and Princess Diana.

 

[Smooth Operator]

What does Pegi know, she's only 12

 

[Yopaz]

I'm sure this game would have been complained about no matter what age rting they put on it. Now they've just got the "Ubisoft trying to sell sex to kids" deal they're whining about, with mature rating they would just go for the "Ubisoft releases an immoral game" or something like it. Whenever sex is involved there is complaints about it. Sex is taboo and well, I admire that Ubisoft wants to change that, but I wouldn't want this game anyway.

 

[Dogstile]

Ubisoft, you're not helping the video game industry look like you're appealing to a mature audience. You're making us look like children and sex criminals. I can understand you want to appeal to an older audience and make sort of a for-adults sexy board game, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, and a game such as We Dare isn't going to help that.

Extra Credits watcher, i'll bet a fiver on it. I'm going to go ahead and steal your writing style to make my point.

The Great JT, you're not helping the gaming community look like we're a mature audience. You're actually making us seem like we're not mature enough to handle something like this. I can understand you care about the industry and want to improve our image, I get that. But in case you haven't noticed, video games have kind of an image problem right now, which is that we're not mature enough to handle mature game, and saying that we dare isn't good enough for the gaming community isn't going to help that.