Post by augen on Aug 6, 2013 14:08:00 GMT -5
Turns out it will be "T" for Teen here to the surprise of almost everyone with some thinking an "AO" was even possible.
So, let's do a break down of ESRB rationale as Tom from XSeed has stated no censoring
Violence - This was a given, it is a beat 'em up
Blood - Not sure how much here, certainly not God of War or Ninja Gaiden from all I've seen
Sexual Themes - Acknowledged and still placed at T rating
Partial Nudity - Of course, again still only a T rating
Use of Alcohol - No issue here, some sake
Language - Maybe a "damn" or something in here, nothing to worry about
Interesting part is the BIGGEST issue that XSeed, and many others touched on is not mentioned. No where does it state "under age" in terms of violence, sexual themes or alcohol consumption. Clearly for the ESRB the age of characters did not come into play when rating it and pretty much throws that issue out.
Obviously inevitable media backlash (meh) will happen, but that big hurdle turned out to be a non event for localizing the game.
So, let's do a break down of ESRB rationale as Tom from XSeed has stated no censoring
Violence - This was a given, it is a beat 'em up
Blood - Not sure how much here, certainly not God of War or Ninja Gaiden from all I've seen
Sexual Themes - Acknowledged and still placed at T rating
Partial Nudity - Of course, again still only a T rating
Use of Alcohol - No issue here, some sake
Language - Maybe a "damn" or something in here, nothing to worry about
Interesting part is the BIGGEST issue that XSeed, and many others touched on is not mentioned. No where does it state "under age" in terms of violence, sexual themes or alcohol consumption. Clearly for the ESRB the age of characters did not come into play when rating it and pretty much throws that issue out.
Obviously inevitable media backlash (meh) will happen, but that big hurdle turned out to be a non event for localizing the game.
