Chris Priestly
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 Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:14PM |
Hot on the heels of yesterday's announced Mass Effect release date (ME is coming out in November, just incase you missed it), we can now confirm another long running subject of debate.
Mass Effect has been rated M for Mature from the ESRB.
We have always said that Mass Effect was going to be either a mature or possibly teen title and we can now go ahead and confirm that it is indeed a mature game. Mass Effect was rated Mature for violence, blood and gore, some partial nudity and some sexual themes.
So there you have it. Within 24 hours both an official release date and an official rating. 
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yf2489
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:15PM |
I think im gonna faint!
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Rivercurse
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:16PM |
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Handsome666
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:23PM |
I understand what violence, blood and gore and sexual themes are, but what exactly does the ESRB see as "partial nudity".
Do things like gratuitous cleavage and "coin slots" count?
Also, I don't see language listed as one of the things. Does that mean we can look forward to hearing NPCs and Shepard saying things like "Oh, drat, I've been shot in the leg!" and "OUCHIE!" instead of swearing?
Has the Citadel Council outlawed swearing?
Edit: (P.S. I'm very glad that ME isn't going to be rated T.)
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The game will be in the stores on November the 42nd.Edited By Handsome666 on 07/11/07 16:41 |
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BeeCranston
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:38PM |
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R0ck3t33r
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:42PM |
Well... KOTOR didn't have any content descriptors for language, but there were still a lot of "damns" and "hells." Hopefully Mass Effect steps it up a bit.
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QuirkyLittleTyrant
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:44PM |
Quote: Posted 07/11/07 16:23 (GMT) by Handsome666
Do things like gratuitous cleavage and "coin slots" count?
You owe me a new monitor. 
And yes, those are counted as partial nudity; DOA Beach Volleyball had no violence, cursing, or blood, but walked away with an M for Mammaries.
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:53PM |
Quote: Posted 07/11/07 16:14 (GMT) by Chris Priestly
Mass Effect was rated Mature for violence, blood and gore, some partial nudity and some sexual themes.
Blood and gore? That's a new one..
So long as it's not excesive, then I'll be fine. Too much can ruin a game for me.
Is the gore on a level with what was in the book?Edited By Chaos-fusion on 07/11/07 16:54 |
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Generic Pseudonym
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 04:59PM |
No system on Earth could accurately model the injuries sustained during the book. Stuff like legs being shredded by gunfire just doesn't look real. Blood and gore are tacked on to games regardless of intensity even StarCraft an RTS has "blood and gore" tags.
Anyways this is probably the worst-kept secret ever. |
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jettymasher
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:02PM |
A release date AND a game rating?! I feel like dancing, but since I can't dance and I'm in a public place, I'll refrain! 
I hope "blood and gore" is more along the lines of Halo, and not games like Gears of War. 
Though, I wouldn't mind seeing Saren get ripped in half by an angry krogan... 
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Chaos-fusion
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:07PM |
Quote: Posted 07/11/07 16:59 (GMT) by Generic Pseudonym
No system on Earth could accurately model the injuries sustained during the book. Stuff like legs being shredded by gunfire just doesn't look real.
I was talking about the degree shown. Not the realism. Like limbs flying off, of them bursting into chunks when they're near explosions... That kind of thing never looks real in games, but still gory. |
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Generic Pseudonym
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:11PM |
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The thing I hate most is the fact that despite the rating was there for around two months, the developers kept denying it until today, where really no change has happened at all. Clearly meaning that the rating that was released ages ago really was right. |
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Avenged Sayain
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:14PM |
This is what I find ridiculous about the ESRB ratings system. If a game has violent elements (ie guns) it will have to be rated M because those violent elements will come out every battle, and in a 70+ hour game there will be many battles. The stupid part is that it's the same level of violence. I've seen about 10 minutes of combat from ME and if the same violence level were in a movie it would be PG-13. The enemies don't even bleed.
We have become so desensitized to the M rated game that it doesn't even mean anything anymore. Does a game in which you violently devour enemies hearts, get your face drilled, see your girlfriend get violently executed, wield minions that pee on corpses, and frequently travel to hell deserve the same rating as Halo or Oblivion?
I have no problem with M rated games I just think that the ESRB is a joke.
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Stanley Woo
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:37PM |
Let's keep the political discussion out of this thread, please. This thread is to discuss the Mature (M) rating of Mass Effect, not to spout off our personal beliefs or dictate what others should believe.
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Posted: Wednesday, 11 July 2007 05:41PM |
Quote: Posted 07/11/07 16:14 (GMT) by Chris Priestly
blood and gore
I just went to the ESRB website and there is only Blood, not Blood and gore.
Just like several moths ago, btw.
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