As I read this the ratings for Acorn cinema game reviews came to mind. You know, when instead of a numeric score he compares a game to a certain famous woman. It's the most colorful and surprisingly well done rating system I've seen in a long time.So here's what I've come up with. Instead of an age rating, the covers of games should depict a character from literature whose mindset you'd most need to sympathise with in order to get the most out of the product.
True and timely.Jumwa said:I wish we lived in a rational enough world where ratings weren't necessary. Where we could all be reasonable enough to just put down something we don't like or agree with and not kick a stink about it. Or trust that people will parent their own kids without demanding the government or all of society do it for them.
Unfortunately I don't live in a time and place that really allows for that kind of expectation. Instead the North American expectation is that we all must child-proof our world and lie to kids about stuff they probably already know.
While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
This is what I was looking for, I didnt know they did that and its exactly what I want. Its still difficult as violence is subjective.CyricZ said:I do have to give some credit to the ESRB in that they are including content descriptors and actual paragraphs that describe fully the content in the game. Of course, that can only work so far when you realize that the masses need to go to the website and actually look this stuff up in order to get this info.
Ah well, I've been telling myself lately that we're gradually getting better at this, that nothing noticeably changes even in one generation. So we set the precedent and let history sort us.
Why is there a difference, exactly?bombadilillo said:While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
Its more then "just tits, get over it"
Its a cultural thing. In countries like Germany its almost the other way around (breasts = fine, decapitation = hide our children), that is why Left 4 Dead 2 and Manhunt were banned there...GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last paragraph. I vote for the "Fuck it!" party.
And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" mentality really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's.
It's really just the United States too. They're the ones who are most Vocal about it, if nothing else.
Wow, being deliberately obtuse. Good angle.Kahunaburger said:Why is there a difference, exactly?bombadilillo said:While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
Its more then "just tits, get over it"
No, I'm honestly kind of curious about your mindset. What's the big difference (that you apparently think should be obvious to others) between gratuitous sex and gratuitous violence?bombadilillo said:Wow, being deliberately obtuse. Good angle.Kahunaburger said:Why is there a difference, exactly?bombadilillo said:While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
Its more then "just tits, get over it"
Theres a reason the coyote gets smashed with a giant mallet instead of the Roadrunner whipping its cock out and fucking him. If you cant see the difference...I dont know how to explain it to you.Kahunaburger said:No, I'm honestly kind of curious about your mindset. What's the big difference (that you apparently think should be obvious to others) between gratuitous sex and gratuitous violence?bombadilillo said:Wow, being deliberately obtuse. Good angle.Kahunaburger said:Why is there a difference, exactly?bombadilillo said:While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
Its more then "just tits, get over it"
Except the coyote doesnt show realistically his entire body crushed into a massive pulp, as his intestines spill out, his blood covers the ground, and you watch the inside of his skull, as well as his bowels emptying on the floor. Yeah, realistic image makes it sound bad doesnt it? We're not discussing cookie cuttered violence here. That mallet to the head in the kids eyes is like a fist to the shoulder.bombadilillo said:Theres a reason the coyote gets smashed with a giant mallet instead of the Roadrunner whipping its cock out and fucking him. If you cant see the difference...I dont know how to explain it to you.Kahunaburger said:No, I'm honestly kind of curious about your mindset. What's the big difference (that you apparently think should be obvious to others) between gratuitous sex and gratuitous violence?bombadilillo said:Wow, being deliberately obtuse. Good angle.Kahunaburger said:Why is there a difference, exactly?bombadilillo said:While were at if can you stop using that frame for the arguement? There is a big difference between preforming impossible comically overly gory kills and Kratos fucking 2 chicks in a minigame.GrizzlerBorno said:Fully agree with that Last para. And that "Decapitation=fine, woman's breast=Save the CHILDREN!" really needs to go away. I mean, I know cultural habits die hard...but it's been what, 200 Fucking years since the 1800's. Can we PLEASE put irrational prudeness behind us already?
Its more then "just tits, get over it"