I sometimes forget that EC and AO exist. I never see them, anywhere.
In my opinion, those two ratings are null. AO is one year older than M. Really? Why bother? The laughable part is that the only distinct content I heard that switches it to AO is [I]explicit sexual content[/I]
EC is another one. If you think a game that's rated E is too harsh for your child, then you gotta get them out of that bubble you put them in. I mean, hell, it's E for [I]everyone.[/I]
i don't like the look
eC means that the game is only meant for toddlers and anyone older won't like it
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;41688883]I sometimes forget that EC and AO exist. I never see them, anywhere.
In my opinion, those two ratings are null. AO is one year older than M. Really? Why bother? The laughable part is that the only distinct content I heard that switches it to AO is [I]explicit sexual content[/I]
EC is another one. If you think a game that's rated E is too harsh for your child, then you gotta get them out of that bubble you put them in. I mean, hell, it's E for [I]everyone.[/I][/QUOTE]
EC's more of a rating for educational games similar to the ones you might have played as a wee lad. It was either playing those or learning not to poop yourself, and you certainly had time to kill. What if they brought back the good ol' K-A rating we knew and loved from the past? Redundant to E, but nostalgic.
Unfortunately, ESRB ratings won't stop parents from buying the next call of duty or halo. Seems like parents either stopped caring or are more relaxed with what their kids can play.
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;41688883]I sometimes forget that EC and AO exist. I never see them, anywhere.
In my opinion, those two ratings are null. AO is one year older than M. Really? Why bother? The laughable part is that the only distinct content I heard that switches it to AO is [I]explicit sexual content[/I][/QUOTE]
I imagine it's a much more common rating in places like Australia, where a decent amount of violence in video games is basically taboo.
what's the point of having AO games if stores don't sell them
They need to change the text on the top of the rating back to white text on black, not black text on white, it just looks wrong. Taking away the "content rated by" text was good though.
Why do I even care
This seems like such an insignificant tiny change that I don't even understand why they'd use it.
[QUOTE=nomad1;41688972]Unfortunately, ESRB ratings won't stop parents from buying the next call of duty or halo. Seems like parents either stopped caring or are more relaxed with what their kids can play.[/QUOTE]
why care? its obvious that these kinds of video games dont have an affect on their kids lives
[QUOTE=AJisAwesome15;41689183]what's the point of having AO games if stores don't sell them[/QUOTE]
I think "AO" would be the equivalent of porn to any retail store, and any regular, family retail store (Pretty much anything that isn't an Adult Shop) would definitely refuse to sell it on their shelves.
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;41688883]I sometimes forget that EC and AO exist. I never see them, anywhere.
In my opinion, those two ratings are null. AO is one year older than M. Really? Why bother? The laughable part is that the only distinct content I heard that switches it to AO is [I]explicit sexual content[/I]
EC is another one. If you think a game that's rated E is too harsh for your child, then you gotta get them out of that bubble you put them in. I mean, hell, it's E for [I]everyone.[/I][/QUOTE]
I played an eC Winnie the Pooh boardgame game when I was young, and that shit was the best.
It was fucking hard though, last level had instant game over pits
[QUOTE=Yogkog;41689247]They need to change the text on the top of the rating back to white text on black, not black text on white, it just looks wrong. Taking away the "content rated by" text was good though.
Why do I even care[/QUOTE]
this
the design looks out of balance now
[QUOTE=nomad1;41688972]Unfortunately, ESRB ratings won't stop parents from buying the next call of duty or halo. Seems like parents either stopped caring or are more relaxed with what their kids can play.[/QUOTE]
I played violent videogames since I was like 8, I don't see the problem anyway
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;41688883]In my opinion, those two ratings are null. AO is one year older than M. Really? Why bother? The laughable part is that the only distinct content I heard that switches it to AO is [I]explicit sexual content[/I][/QUOTE]
I'm pretty sure (real unsimulated) gambling does it as well.
what happened to the k-a rating, it looked cool
ESRB text design is inconsistent with top text design
0/10 would not rate
They should re-use the old ESRB logos
[t]http://www.3drealms.com/images/esrb-ec.gif[/t][t]http://www.3drealms.com/images/esrb-e.gif[/t][t]http://www.3drealms.com/images/esrb-t.gif[/t][t]http://www.3drealms.com/images/esrb-Mature.gif[/t][t]http://www.3drealms.com/images/esrb-ao.gif[/t]
PEGI's rating icons are my favourite. The content descriptors are a very cool touch too
[t]http://imgkk.com/i/fww_.png[/t]
I really wish they didnt change simply because OCD
yeah they're simple, consistent and minimal
(with regard to PEGI)
um this new design is very confusing now I don't know what games are suitable for me
[QUOTE=kwk;41689329]I think "AO" would be the equivalent of porn to any retail store, and any regular, family retail store (Pretty much anything that isn't an Adult Shop) would definitely refuse to sell it on their shelves.[/QUOTE]
IIRC they're order only. They're supposed to have actual sexual content and full nudity compared to M games (which is labeled 'suggestive' etc, think saints row without any censoring.)
[QUOTE=Daemon White;41689069]I imagine it's a much more common rating in places like Australia, where a decent amount of violence in video games is basically taboo.[/QUOTE]
Well, the ESRB is the American Rating system...So it doesn't really apply to Australia.
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