God of War III devs concerned about game getting banned in Australia |
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Australian gamers have long lamented the difficulties that the lack of an 18+ rating has caused in their home country. Almost every year, we hear about high-profile games being banned or watered down just so they can squeeze past the Office of Film and Literature Classification's (OFLC) tight screening process.
Entries in Sony's God of War series have so far been able to arrive safely in the territory, but according to Digital Life, the developers of God of War III have expressed concern about whether or not the game will be able to do the same.
"There is (concern)," said art director Sean Cunningham. "We try to push the boundaries a little bit. (But) weÂ’ve had meetings and discussions and internally we all have a good gauge on whatÂ’s 'too far'."
One person's idea of what goes too far doesn't necessarily hold true for another, though, so Cunningham and the rest of the God of War III dev team have constantly been checking in with screening bodies to know exactly what's OK for them to put in the game.
"You throw something past them and they might say 'Absolutely not! You could not do that!' and weÂ’re all like: 'Aww, cÂ’mon, that was a great idea!' There have been a couple of thoseÂ…"
Cunningham also gave a taste of what fans can expect from the series' first PS3 outing. "The disembowelment of the centaur, ripping Helios’s head off, the reaction from the floor has been amazing. Everybody in the studio is very happy.”
God of War III is due to be released in 2010. We'll know then if the scenes Cunningham described prove to be acceptable for the OFLC.
Related articles:
- Australia to block online access to games with content beyond MA-15
- God of War III lead designer talks graphics and development
Via Digital Life
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So I guess they won't get the sex mini game if they have to tone down the game. Man that sucks. GoW without sex just isn't GoW.
I'll say it again.
Videogame censorship is ultimately irrelevant when Australia has effectively banned the rights of free-thinking, rational, responsible adults to keep and bear arms.
This videogame stuff is merely a symptom of a far larger, oppressive, problem.
I never even knew about that "mini-game" (lol) until my second time playing it. It still didn't really make me like it or hate it more. +P
if they need to tone down the gore and violence for australia gamers, then it'll be better if they don't get it.
i mean, it would be better if murders because of games don't happen again.
more power to the government.
banned violent games in australia
Thats why I import from overseas. The OFLC hammer stretches to New Zealand as well where I reside. And our country has an 18+ rating.
I hope this means they don't tone it down. It's gotta be as brutal and basass as an M rating will allow.
not having the right to bear arms is one of the sensible things we do.
how many school shootings and postal situations do we have compared to USA?
nuff said
thats frustrating when we in NZ get restricted due to australian restrictions, but the good thing is, that doesn't always hold true :)
Australia should ban freedom of speech, then you could say that the US has more racist and hate speech, sheep.
lol Orlyeh your a moron. What good would having a right to bear arms do for us in Australia? Why the hell would we need guns? No-one else is carrying them around so we don't need to be as paranoid as you guys in the US. Besides you can get a gun in Australia if you really want you just need to qualify for a license - which is great as people have to go through criminal checks etc so retards like yourself (I assume) aren't carrying guns around. And automatic weapons are completely banned, but what kind of idiot wants to go hunting with an uzi anyway?
And speaking of irrelevant, what the hell has this got to do with our lack of an R rating for video games anyway?
We're not some dictatorship country that's *****ing suppressed of all our free rights jeez man get a grip.
"We're not some dictatorship country that's *****ing suppressed of all our free rights jeez man get a grip."
Yes, YES YOU ARE. Don't you see it?
I disagree with owning guns, therefore nobody should have that right.
F'ing fascists.
Now you'll reply with something stupid like "but in the US you blah blah blah" and immediately think that, because one wrong is permitted, another one should be. Australia is seriously F'ed, and this fascist control over videogames is one facet over it.
Open your eyes and realize that the GOVERNMENT runs you and not the other way around.
Or, continue going on your merry way to the slaughterhouse.
The government controls us because we don't have R rated video games and can't buy guns and ammo from a K-mart? WOW! I never knew.
What else is our 3rd world nation missing out on that you guys have? Enlighten me.
anyway back on topic, personally I don't want them to have to edit it for our sake. If toning down the sex/violence is gonna take away from the experience then I'd prefer if it just got banned here and not released rather than censored. Die hard fans (myself included) will just import it anyway.
I imported the R18 version of GTA4 easily enough.
@ Aces In The Palm
USA population is above 300 million
AU population 21,007,310 (July 2008 est.)
can you see it or you need a picture????
Lol Seoscrero, what you on about, where did population become a part of this
Why do we have to be world leaders in banning people's rights, and nothing else? We have ***** internet, almost every home and business depends on it. Get that fixed.
It's crap, we're taking the path of China, and it's the worst path a country could ever follow.
"What else is our 3rd world nation missing out on that you guys have?"
What a f'ing retard you are. It's not about what one country has vs what another one doesn't. You want to turn this into a country vs country flameware BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO ARGUMENT.
WHY SHOULD ANY government restrict violent videogames? Are Australians (as well as ANYBODY ELSE) too stupid to recognize the difference between video games and reality?
Ask yourself this, "why is this banned by my government? Why are they AFRAID of me doing this or owning this? Why don't they trust my judgment in my own matters?"
I say the argument about R-rated games is irrelevant becaus you can't even DEFEND YOUR OWN LIFE should you have to. Your government has DECIDED FOR YOU that you are TOO STUPID and TOO IRRESPONSIBLE to handle firearms without their approval.
lol how they can ban this game and why , im sory for australian gamers , but they should speak about it about their freedom , im sure 100% that the man who baned it never played it and hate video games also hes a polit , so dont let does evils trash your games , and that why piracy is needed , now australian gamers cant ever import the game since its banned .
even at a per capita rate my point still stands.
you want to kill someone in australia, you do it face to face.
you want to kill someone in US, point and shoot.
it should NOT be that easy to end a life.
you hold onto an obselete amendment that was sposed to give americans the right to bear arms in case the english invaded again, i dont see that happening now.
right to bear arms is obselete!!!!
demographically speaking, majority of gamers in Ausie is above 18+, due to the fact that these guys are employed and enough disposable income for gaming.... (did not confused with gaming as in gambling)
this is the outcome of blaming video games for bad parenting...i see this coming home to u.s. as well..i wonder if they could maybe purchase the game elsewhere online and have it shipped to them...?!
"you hold onto an obselete amendment that was sposed to give americans the right to bear arms in case the english invaded again, i dont see that happening now."
I'm not even sure WHERE to begin correcting this erroneous statement. The only conclusion I can come up with is that you heard someone spout this nonsense without having read the Constitution or ANY historical documents from either the US's founding fathers or the philosphies and philosophers upon which the US Constitution was built.
Let me pose this one conundrum:
Why would the Second Amendment, arguably the one that ENSURES the rest of the Bill of Rights et. al., be solely for the defense against a possible British invastion when one of the purposes of the US Constitution was to SET UP A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CAPABLE OF RAISING ITS OWN MILITARY AND WAGING WAR?
They can still ride Kangaroos
ok
hold on to your precious right.
when someone you know gets held up at gun point remember this.
Your government has DECIDED FOR YOU that you are TOO STUPID and TOO IRRESPONSIBLE to handle firearms without their approval
i agree with this to a degree
people are too stupid and irresponsible to hold firearms, thats why australia dont have it.
a person is smart but people are dumb.
its because you just cant trust the whole population with something that can end life with a squeeze.
but your last comment i agree with because it was a point based on what ive heard.
but please see my side as well.
you cant tell me USA would have same murder and violent crime rate if guns werent readily available.
Can we shut the hell up about guns? It has no place at all about god of war 3.
@Aces In The Palm - The whole guns being accessible to U.S and the crime rate is a broken down record player repeating the same crap.
It's irrelevant to this article.
I'm sick of hearing the BS about guns and our Crime rate when other places have just as much as a crime rate and they don't have guns.
This is just something people hold against us cause they don't have any rights to bear arms and feels their precious government is helping them.
The whole right to bear arms isn't exclusive to The british. It gives us the right to overthrow our government if they start to become tyrants and idiots.
I will not say anymore cause It's a stupid debate which has nothing to do on here
I feel bad for the Australians who have to deal with pure ignorance and idiocy by people not allowing games, mature games at that, in their country. They're far worse than Jack Thompson imo. Maybe if they actually try educating the parents about video games, then this wouldn't be a problem.
Violent videos has no EFFING history at all to crimes. If they was playing a violent game and did crimes then the person was already mentally messed up to begin with but people like them want to find the scapegoat to a problem they don't feel like studying and investigating PROPERLY.
I'm not an Australian but you know what? I'd rather the game get banned in Australia then get toned down and become $h!t
@xXxZEROxXx - what the hell are you talking about? How is being able to ride Kangaroos any consolation to a bunch of idiots running AUS and not letting the actual adults have the right to play Mature games? That statement is beyond Ludicrous.
lol , is this alowed
Why do people willingly give up rights to personal freedom to government when throughout history Governments have been the problem!! Thank God Americas fore fathers realized this and granted us the right to bear arms! This way government could never have complete control over the people and individuals would have a way to protect themselves from anyone including governments!! If you don't want a gun fine but don't take away my right to protect me and my family from any threat!! Can't you see it's a human right to protect yourself !?