Australia is really a great country to live in but...

icemann on 26/6/2013 at 07:57

I wasn't interested in either game honestly. For me its more a matter or principle. If you bring something in that people have been demanding since the 90s, then if you bring it in then your expected to do it properly. Not bring it in but then do the same rulings that you did before it was in.

Just sounds really ridiculous to me.

And a link for those curious about the state of decay ruling:
(http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3321973/state-of-decay-refused-classification-in-australia-due-to-illicit-drug-use) Link.

Al_B on 26/6/2013 at 08:29

Unrealistic pill use? Surely they should ban pacman with the same level of critical thought.

PigLick on 26/6/2013 at 09:38

ok after reading a bit more about the reasons for SR4 being rc'd, which is you have an anal probe gun which you can ram up peoples assholes and lift them into the air, it makes somewhat more sense, maybe.

june gloom on 26/6/2013 at 09:45

no it doesn't

DDL on 26/6/2013 at 09:56

Quote:

“In the Board's opinion, Saints Row IV, includes interactive, visual depictions of implied sexual violence which are not justified by context,”

I suspect they are just painfully unfamiliar with the Saints Row ouvre, really.

The context for just about everything in saints row is "ROFL LOL CHECK THIS CRAZY SHIT OUT HOMIES LMAO", which as far as I'm concerned (at least given the total lack of gravitas that SR usually involves) 'justifies' pretty much whatever. There is crazy shit up in there just....because. Stupid, silly shit for the sake of stupid, silly shit.

The end of SR2:

"So...the town's ours again. What do we do now?"

"...whatever the fuck we want."

Really, the idea that anything needs to be 'justified' is a cognitive disconnect on their part: saying "an anal probe gravlift gun is not justified by context" implies there IS a context in which an anal probe gravlift gun is wholly justified. Which is kinda horrifying in itself, I guess.

PigLick on 26/6/2013 at 10:28

I think it has to do with the more realistic depictions of said violence than the actual thing itself.

I still think its bullshit though.

Renault on 26/6/2013 at 14:30

Granted, the anal probe thing is pretty harsh - but for State of Decay, they want to "change the name of certain medications." WTF? That seems really petty and minor to me. If that is their standard level, I would think half the shit out there would be getting banned.

henke on 26/6/2013 at 16:35

Quote Posted by PigLick

you have an anal probe gun which you can ram up peoples assholes and lift them into the air

Jesus Christ Volition. :rolleyes:

The Saints Rows are at their best when they're trying to be GTA:SA, not when they're trying to be Postal 2. Yet, so far I have managed to enjoy them, despite stuff like this. And the dildo-bat in SR3. And the shit-truck in SR2. etc.

june gloom on 26/6/2013 at 18:13

I don't want another GTASA. I'd rather GTA does that. Saints Row works because it's built around what most people play GTA for -- mayhem. GTA has always been a little too serious for its own good.

zajazd on 26/6/2013 at 22:26

umm, use ebay?