Since when was bioshock 17+?

Wasabi	Since when was bioshock 17+? « on: February 10, 2009, 07:22:12 am »
Reputation: +3/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3374	Serious WTF Australian rating boards. Since I'm building this sweet computer and all I decided to look at some games I want to get for it. I go on steam, look up bioshock and come to an age rating page. I put the info in thinking it couldn't be anything higher than 15+ and what do you know, it !@#$% locks me out saying it's all 17+ and !@#$%. There was no age verefication a couple of weeks ago. And my friend's 360 version clearly has 15+ on the front. Why the !@#$% did they have to go reclassify it? Anyway, got around having to buy a $80 disc copy by clearing out my IE history and putting my birthdate up one year. Why does the gaming industry continue to !@#$% us all over? (in many ways, not just this) Oh, and then when I gained access to the steam page it says 15+. WAY TO GO, valve. « Last Edit: February 10, 2009, 07:34:45 am by Darklight » Logged
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AoDC	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #1 on: February 10, 2009, 01:00:57 pm »
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Dantztron 3030 Mammy's Favorite Storyteller!	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #2 on: February 10, 2009, 04:10:46 pm »
b e p i s Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3594	Bioshock is rated M here in America...I'm amazed it was only 15+ in Australia, especially as sensitive as your government is to digital violence. The rating is extremely deserved: graphic violence, tons of profanity, terrifying situations, and really mature themes in the story. Logged
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AoDC	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #3 on: February 10, 2009, 04:22:46 pm »
Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4588	Quote from: Dantztron 3030 on February 10, 2009, 04:10:46 pm Bioshock is rated M here in America...I'm amazed it was only 15+ in Australia, especially as sensitive as your government is to digital violence. The rating is extremely deserved: graphic violence, tons of profanity, terrifying situations, and really mature themes in the story. ...Gaming ratings only go up to 15+. There is no higher rating which is why some games are banned. This is why this country sucks. Logged
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Racoon Boy	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #4 on: February 10, 2009, 06:18:03 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 581	Quote from: AoDC on February 10, 2009, 04:22:46 pm Quote from: Dantztron 3030 on February 10, 2009, 04:10:46 pm Bioshock is rated M here in America...I'm amazed it was only 15+ in Australia, especially as sensitive as your government is to digital violence. The rating is extremely deserved: graphic violence, tons of profanity, terrifying situations, and really mature themes in the story. ...Gaming ratings only go up to 15+. There is no higher rating which is why some games are banned. This is why this country sucks. Also because we have to pay a shitton over here. Logged
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AoDC	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #5 on: February 10, 2009, 07:57:02 pm »
Reputation: +1/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 4588	Don't forget paying more for Xbox Live for less! U.S. get a lot more for less... over many countries. « Last Edit: February 10, 2009, 08:13:56 pm by AoDC » Logged
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Wasabi	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #6 on: February 10, 2009, 09:15:33 pm »
Reputation: +3/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3374	Quote from: AoDC on February 10, 2009, 01:00:57 pm Ring up and abuse support, they like that kind of thing, especially if you sound genuinely pissed. I shall do so . Quote from: Dantztron 3030 on February 10, 2009, 04:10:46 pm Bioshock is rated M here in America...I'm amazed it was only 15+ in Australia, especially as sensitive as your government is to digital violence. The rating is extremely deserved: graphic violence, tons of profanity, terrifying situations, and really mature themes in the story. That won't stop me getting my hands on it somehow. I've played a bit of it on my friend's 360, it's an awesome game. Logged
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Windy	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #7 on: February 10, 2009, 09:52:57 pm »
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Moon_child	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #8 on: February 10, 2009, 11:31:18 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 6206	Quote from: Darklight on February 10, 2009, 07:22:12 am Serious WTF Australian rating boards. Since I'm building this sweet computer and all I decided to look at some games I want to get for it. I go on steam, look up bioshock and come to an age rating page. I put the info in thinking it couldn't be anything higher than 15+ and what do you know, it !@#$% locks me out saying it's all 17+ and !@#$%. There was no age verefication a couple of weeks ago. And my friend's 360 version clearly has 15+ on the front. Why the !@#$% did they have to go reclassify it? Anyway, got around having to buy a $80 disc copy by clearing out my IE history and putting my birthdate up one year. Why does the gaming industry continue to !@#$% us all over? (in many ways, not just this) Oh, and then when I gained access to the steam page it says 15+. WAY TO GO, valve. You could've just restarted steam to set your age again... Logged
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Racoon Boy	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #9 on: February 10, 2009, 11:45:23 pm »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 581	Quote from: Windy on February 10, 2009, 09:52:57 pm I bought my copy for $5 on steam. This. Quote from: AoDC on February 10, 2009, 07:57:02 pm Don't forget paying more for Xbox Live for less! U.S. get a lot more for less... over many countries. Well, I don't have Live yet, but that news doesn't surprise me. Logged
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TheDarkJay	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #10 on: February 10, 2009, 11:51:19 pm »
(y)(;>.<;)(y) Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3293	Uhn, the game was an 18 in the UK I believe...didn't stop me getting it when it first came out but still...heh, then again I don't think anything I own has parental content protection turned on Logged

FISSURE	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #11 on: February 11, 2009, 12:46:21 am »
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Wasabi	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #12 on: February 11, 2009, 05:43:11 am »
Reputation: +3/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 3374	Quote from: Moon_child on February 10, 2009, 11:31:18 pm Quote from: Darklight on February 10, 2009, 07:22:12 am Serious WTF Australian rating boards. Since I'm building this sweet computer and all I decided to look at some games I want to get for it. I go on steam, look up bioshock and come to an age rating page. I put the info in thinking it couldn't be anything higher than 15+ and what do you know, it !@#$% locks me out saying it's all 17+ and !@#$%. There was no age verefication a couple of weeks ago. And my friend's 360 version clearly has 15+ on the front. Why the !@#$% did they have to go reclassify it? Anyway, got around having to buy a $80 disc copy by clearing out my IE history and putting my birthdate up one year. Why does the gaming industry continue to !@#$% us all over? (in many ways, not just this) Oh, and then when I gained access to the steam page it says 15+. WAY TO GO, valve. You could've just restarted steam to set your age again... didn't work, fortunately clearing IE's history did. Quote from: Windy on February 10, 2009, 09:52:57 pm I bought my copy for $5 on steam. I had nothing in my paypal account when that bargain came round >_> Logged
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EliteJason	Re: Since when was bioshock 17+? « Reply #13 on: February 11, 2009, 07:36:13 am »
Reputation: +0/-0 Offline Gender: Posts: 134	the one thing i don't understand is why even the 18+ fps games (im not saying all fps games are like that now but they might end up that way in the near future) don't seem to allow blood anymore but if your lucky they'd at least add only a boring spray like far cry 2 for instance. well it would almost seem as if nearly everything in fps games in the future will be classified as too violent and censorship will delay its release in the certain country until they have found a way to soften it up a lot but even then they'd still make it 18+ or 15+ only, even having a loud glass breaking smash sound will be replaced with a crappy scatter sound due to being too violent, age censorship can ether misjudge really badly or can be too conservative most of the time, but it is evident that they will get worse over time « Last Edit: February 11, 2009, 07:58:50 am by EliteJason » Logged
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Re: Since when was bioshock 17+?

« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 12:27:38 am »

Quote from: EliteJason on February 11, 2009, 07:36:13 am

the one thing i don't understand is why even the 18+ fps games (im not saying all fps games are like that now but they might end up that way in the near future) don't seem to allow blood anymore but if your lucky they'd at least add only a boring spray like far cry 2 for instance. well it would almost seem as if nearly everything in fps games in the future will be classified as too violent and censorship will delay its release in the certain country until they have found a way to soften it up a lot but even then they'd still make it 18+ or 15+ only, even having a loud glass breaking smash sound will be replaced with a crappy scatter sound due to being too violent, age censorship can ether misjudge really badly or can be too conservative most of the time, but it is evident that they will get worse over time

What FPS games do you play? You must be playing some indie FPS games or something.

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