That's why I import from the UK, hopefully the UK version remains unaltered. Is it bad that this just makes me want the game more now?
Update: Saints Row IV Refused Classification in Australia
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Desert Punk said:
In this thread: the irony of calling other people backward for not allowing trivial depictions of sexual violence for the sake of entertainment.Adam Jensen said:
I'm actually glad to live in this country for once.
Its always reassuring whenever those gun rights topics crop up, and feeling intolerably smug. But in all honesty our Government wouldn't know entertainment if it bit them on the ass, ours could learn a thing from the American government that bends backwards and over for their entertainment industry.Shamanic Rhythm said:
So Yahtzee's bride's son twice removed got banned in his country? I cannot wait to see how he will take it, but if something were to happen to Michael Atkinson, well just sayin'... *innocent whistle*
I am wondering why there is no in depth report on what has been censored I remember that the report on L4D2 told what and why things had been removed I am left thinking did they have any thing to do with the game for more than the opening mission
... Really.... what the hell was the point of bringing in an adult rating if you're still going to ban stuff? WE'RE ADULTS DAMN IT! Yes I realise the irony...
It's like you don't want local retailers to have our business. It's bizarre.
It's like you don't want local retailers to have our business. It's bizarre.
Allow me to direct you to the OED:Desert Punk said:
2. irony
fig. A condition of affairs or events of a character opposite to what was, or might naturally be, expected; a contradictory outcome of events as if in mockery of the promise and fitness of things.Next up:
retarded (adj) 1 a. Held back or in check; hindered, impeded; delayed, deferred.
or even: B: Psychol. People less advanced developmentally than others in a particular respect
You're calling Australia/Australians backward, while standing up for a game that depicts sexual violence not justified by context.
As for standing up for censorship, yes, I don't happen to like rape. And unless you can convince me that Saints Row 4 is actually using the concept in an intelligent, sophisticated and above all sensitive way as a means to bring about positive change or education, then I see no reason why anyone needs to play it with that shit left in. Intelligent people might be able to make up their own minds about the scene in question, but if all you're left with is a litmus test for decency and human empathy, it's a pretty pissweak reason for the scene to exist.
As someone who voted in favour of every petition to bring an R18 category in, I'd just like to point out that the aim wasn't to let everything in without question. The aim was to allow games designed for adults to not have to be made safe for children before they came into the country, by creating a separate, enforceable ratings category. Simple. Censorship has its place, as long as it's well-regulated. If the developer wants to appeal the verdict, there are channels for them to do so.OintmentFly said:
Luckily he has virtually no power anymore. Hence why the R18+ rating got through not long after he stepped down as SA's attorney general.Yokillernick said:
I'm not bothered about justifications of piracy, I noted that people were referring to pirating the game, which is of course against the CoC. No modwrath has been meted out so I'm assuming it's because the posts were worded more along the lines of "this game will be pirated" as opposed to "I will pirate this game".Vausch said:
Of course if one's Government has refused to classify a game and essentially made it illegal, then that does not justify piracy. Moot point though yes? After all none of us would admit to illegal activities.
Understandably. They are right, the game is going to get into the country no matter what they do because there are plenty of ways of doing it. Still, if they tack on the 100K fine like they did for Mortal Kombat, I would say they're justified to avoid that heavy risk.Teoes said:
Honestly, I think a form of protest is in order. Anybody up for mailing a copy of the game to their parliament with a note on how censorship just ruins art?
That just made me picture a bunch of oddly dressed protesters all carrying penetrators down the street best protest or worst?luvd1 said:
Aren't the drugs in this one that "power you up" going to be fictitious like in the expansion for the last game anyway? The ratings classification seems to indicate otherwise, but everything specific I've seen goes with that sentiment.CrossLOPER said:
Hooray for censorship! Prohibition is the solution for all of a nation's woes!Shamanic Rhythm said:
That wouldn't stop me going to the pub... although I might stop sitting at the bar with my back to the crowd.Desert Punk said:
The biggest problem with the ACB has always been its inconsistency on what deserves to be Refused Classification and what doesn't. Introducing the R18+ rating for games didn't change the members of the ACB being a bunch of useless fuckwits.Zachary Amaranth said: