I thought that this game was about legal (in fact, compulsory) drug use? The subtext of the game is surely about things such as Prozac and Ritalin ... seems like a bizarre decision from the censors in Australia to me.
Meh, change your location settings buy it from the US, UK.... Anywhere store. Simple workaround.
| Nautilus said: Heh, the Australians are way too insensitive when it comes to gaming.Its going to hurt sales there but whoever lives there that really wants to play such game will find a way to buy it, be it through a trip or simply buying a digital version on another region store. |
It's got nothing to do with us Australian's being way to sensitive we where the first country to show full frontal nudity on prime time TV that left 4 dead article is 9 years old and was at a time where the attorney general of one state South Australia was stopping a nationwide 18R certificate for games when he was thrown out of office we got one.
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| Azzanation said: We Happy Few After 2018 E3 presentation, it reignited my excitement for this little Indie game We Happy Few, it seems to have failed the Australian Classifications board. This game wont release in Australia because of its.. Drug use. "AUSTRALIA’S Classification Board has decided no one in the country will ever be able to play this video game because of its nefarious themes."
(Other popular games that have been banned in Australia have been Left 4 Dead 2 mentioned below and Hatred on Steam.)
Left 4 Dead 2 Here are the reasons why L4D2 was banned * The game contains violence that is high in impact and is therefore unsuitable for persons aged under 18 to play. * It notes that this violence is "inflicted upon ‘the Infected' who are living humans infected with a rabies-like virus that causes them to act violently." * The report singles out the use of melee weapons as those that "inflict the most damage" and cause "copious amounts of blood spray and splatter (sic), decapitations and limb dismemberment… or even cause intestines to spill from the wounds." * In conclusion, the Board finds that the "interactive nature of the game increases the overall impact of the frequent and intense depictions of violence. This coupled with the graphic depictions of blood and gore combine to create a playing impact which is high." * Interestingly, the report also reveals that it wasn't a unanimous decision and that "a minority of the Board is of the opinion that the violence is strong in playing impact and therefore warrants an MA15+ classification" instead. However, the majority voted to refuse classification. https://kotaku.com/5361301/left-4-dead-2-banned-in-australia-update?IR=T
If you are looking forward to playing violent video games in Australia, think again, the board tends to pick and choose what they consider too violent for adults over the age of 18. |
Your left 4 dead article is 9 fucking years old ,we have an 18 R game certificate only one state attorney general was holding back that national certificate and when he was thrown out we got a unanimous vote by all states and territories .
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| ironmanDX said: Meh, change your location settings buy it from the US, UK.... Anywhere store. Simple workaround. |
Thats how i manage to pick up L4D2 R18+ version instead of the butchered MA15+ sad state of a game that released.
Unfortunately Steam and MS are already attempting stopping the region changing method. I tried with Hatred on Steam and it failed.
Does the Australian government really have to be this sensitive? Bloody hell, just give it an R 18+. Hotline Miami 2 got banned here as well.
Why Australia, why'd you do it?.
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Ka-pi96 said:
What about the people who aren't kids? Why should they be prevented from playing these games? And what about other things that portray drugs such as movies or music? Should they be banned too? |
The problem used to be that we only had an M15 rating for games in australia and when we finally got an R18 rating we thought that would be it ,but the sticking point is the guidelines that state your game cannot promote or incentivise drug use or sexual violence , why this on the surface seems reasonable given their argument that it is an interactive media , the problem is the strict definition .
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mjk45 said:
The problem used to be that we only had an M15 rating for games in australia and when we finally got an R18 rating we thought that would be it ,but the sticking point is the guidelines that state your game cannot promote or incentivise drug use or sexual violence , why this on the surface seems reasonable given their argument that it is an interactive media , the problem is the strict definition . |
Seems like you're reaching a bit to defend something that is indefensible.
A government banning the sale of art is something you'd expect in unenlightened countries, or at least in those with more authoritarian regimes.
At the very least it should be permitted for adults to purchase the game... any game... ever. And Australia is infamous for this reason internationally.
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