EGM mocks Endless Ocean - instead of reviewing it

[Bodhesatva]

As a side note to my above post, there really are two separate definitions of "mature" that people work with.

One, as stated above, is something that has so much sex and/or violence that children probably should not play it, regardless of how simple it may be. If you redid Mario 64, except had Mario cuss constantly and had the Goombas profusely gush blood every time they're stomped, that would make Mario a "mature" game by this standard. It certainly could achieve an "M" rating from the ESRB this way, and it's an important standard for some people, mind you.

But then there are things that are considered "mature" that have no violence or profanity whatsoever: classical music comes to mind, as does sculpture, opera, and movies such as Straight Story or The Ice Storm. In general, most people would agree that Children should be allow to hear/view such material -- but by and large, children find this boring for various reasons and wouldn't want to hear/view it anyway.

It's important to keep those two separate definitions in mind. In my post above, I think Gears of War (the example I gave) is much more "mature" by the former definition, but Endless Ocean is more "mature" by the latter.