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Yes, because the films have to meet a certain standard for it to qualify under the PG-13/T rating which is the money rating for films and games because it's open to a vast market of kids. While (R/M) (Films/Games) are usually the good ones.
And to get into that money zone they'll have to cut some material from the film/game that might have made it better and more enjoyable in order to appeal to the standards of the "Money Zone"
And to get into that money zone they'll have to cut some material from the film/game that might have made it better and more enjoyable in order to appeal to the standards of the "Money Zone"
I don't think the effects are that negative - there's plenty of violence, sex, drugs and swearing allowed in an M-Rated game or an R-Rated movie.
Sure, some developers shoot for a certain rating and change their design philosophy, and AO games and X rated movies aren't sold in large retailers, so developers have to go into an adult rated game trying to stay in the confines of the M/R rating, but like I said before - an ungodly amount of adult material can pass in the M/R Rating.. it basically comes down to Explicit Sex being the only thing that breaks the rating. and I've seen a graphic blowjob in an R movie
So no, I don't think it's negatively impacting the industry.. in fact, I feel that it's mainly a positive impact, as it puts the content control in the hands of parents, rather then in the game developers or individual stores.
Sure, some developers shoot for a certain rating and change their design philosophy, and AO games and X rated movies aren't sold in large retailers, so developers have to go into an adult rated game trying to stay in the confines of the M/R rating, but like I said before - an ungodly amount of adult material can pass in the M/R Rating.. it basically comes down to Explicit Sex being the only thing that breaks the rating. and I've seen a graphic blowjob in an R movie
So no, I don't think it's negatively impacting the industry.. in fact, I feel that it's mainly a positive impact, as it puts the content control in the hands of parents, rather then in the game developers or individual stores.
That, or female sexuality. Ever seen a girl masturbating in a movie that was rated lower than NC-17? No, you haven't, because women masturbating is sinful and wrong and horrible and not anything at all like that guy that fucked a pie in that one movie.Altorin said:
That's the problem with these ratings systems - they're normative and subjective and due to their very nature they perpetuate a conservative, puritanical interpretation of films. Yes, there should be something that helps parents figure out what is and is not appropriate for their children. Unfortunately, they also have a very real censoring effect on these movies, and they cannot be trusted to make good judgments. I don't know where the proper middle ground is, but it's certainly not in the fuckoff-bizarro-world that the MPAA is living in.