| curl-6 said: An M-rated Metroid is an excellent idea, it's a natural fit for the source material, which was always a dark sci-fi with horror vibes, heavily inspired by the film Alien. (Hence "Ridley" named after that film's director) Nintendo are sorely lacking in adult-oriented content and this would be a great way to bring some diversity to their lineup. Just keep Sakamoto the hell away from it and give it to a Western dev. |
A 16 rating would be a good compromise, given it's Nintendo. As far as dark sci-fi and horror themes go, a 16 and 18 rating give you functionally the same amount of freedom. The latter is aimed more at sex, drugs, and heavy violence rather than tone and the like. I believe both 12+ and 16 are grouped as 'Teen' in the US too, so there wouldn't be any change over there.
SOMA is a good example of how far you can push out the horror, sci-fi, and "oh lord that's fucked" train with a 16.
