Inconsistencies of Australia's Games Classification System

capt_oats said:
Why can't they just bloody have an R18 rating, this is beyond ridiculous!

gammaray13 said: and per capita we have the worst crimes in the world and all because of the Australian gov.

Ben said: I want to saw someone groin first damn it!

ResEvilfan said: Australia = fail

dossaer said: Bravo! Great vid!
Now I know that video games and film are different but as an interesting aside I encourage people to look at the names of some of the films that have been approved for sale in the ACT/NT: www.classification.gov.au/...
You'll spot some crazy stuff on the list! I wonder what kind of sick mind would think that is suitable for adult consumption yet would not allow stylised (almost cartoon like) violence to be purchased by adults.

Gaetano said: I believe that stuff is classified as "X", that is, adult content that is explicit and not deemed to be acceptable for sale in retail establishments.

Gaetano said: I don't understand they don't just use PEGI.

Rusty12 said: I don't know about this but does New Zealand have a R18+ for Video games ? If so that is pretty crap that a small Country like NZ has the rating and we don't

Rusty12 said: I don't know about this but does New Zealand have a R18+ for Video games ? If so that is pretty crap that a small Country like NZ has the rating and we don't

iamtom said: I watched this video, and I have to say... I agree with the board. The violence is a lot more graphical and personal than in comparison to say, MadWorld. The characters you slaughter there are impersonal and do not have names, whereas in MK they do. I actually winced and shuddered at the fatalities. I felt kind of ill at the second one in particular.
I hate the idea of something being refused classification, but in this case I feel it is warranted.

heller said:
It's fine to have blood and gore as zombies are torn in half in Dead Rising 2 but not fine for the same gore to appear in Left 4 Dead 2?

Azza123 said:

heller said:
It's fine to have blood and gore as zombies are torn in half in Dead Rising 2 but not fine for the same gore to appear in Left 4 Dead 2?

Left 4 Dead is a FPS, it adds another whole level of immersion, as you see it all from your eyes, it's your hands.

heller said:
Just because a game is third person doesn't give it the right to be more violent in my books.

Gaetano said: Wait...
You're talking about the "feelings" and "personal" and "names" of characters in a fighting game, a game where the main objective is to annihilate opposing characters?
I'm sorry, but the level of gore isn't diluted by the "personality" of the characters. How is the violence more "personal"; does it demand that you associate with the characters on an emotional level? Are you supposed to care about the characters? You choose a character based on skill AND FATALITY, not on personality and/or history. The backstory of the characters is just for show. If the OFLC did its job, it would realise that. No one is going to care if they perform a violent fatality on an opposing character, because:
A: You know they will still appear in the game if you choose to fight them
B: There is no progressive narrative where their demise is integral to the progression of the plot
C: It's a friggin' fighting game, and each fight stands on its own, not as part of some deep and "personal" plot where you will care that the characters have been sawed in half.
The violence is bordering slapstick, extremely gory, granted, but still slapstick.
Also, you don't actually engage with the gameplay on the same level as other games. Much of the fatality system is based on a single button push or button combination, as opposed to a quick-time event where your momentum and speed determines the effectiveness of the action (see the GOW3 scene where you push buttons quickly to rip a guys head off).
I am not saying MK is not gory. I'm saying that the diluted gore in other games (that is, gore that isn't at the level as in MK) is complimented by more engaging gameplay and an experience that is more reliant on a story and personality. MK is not reliant on personality and story, nor does it want you to give a crap about the characters. Of course each character is going to have a backstory. It would be a pretty dull, unimaginative game if they didn't.

gammaray13 said:
go home