| Christian Nutt |
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While the trailer for the game was grotesque in a "marketing meets sex" sort of way, the idea that it can't be released in English-speaking countries due to Puritanism or "games are for kids!" issues is even more depressing really.
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| Jason Lee |
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Dear Ubisoft,
About this 12+ rating from PEGI. Last time I checked, this title was not being tagged with an AO ESRB mark. Why all the shenanigans? Lookout! The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming! Opps, I guess they won't be... Ubisoft, "We Dare" you to tell us that as an American Society, we haven't changed much culturally and/or religiously since the days of the American Revolution. So be it. I guess we haven't. Move over 12+/M/AO titles. I mean, if there is so much as a suggestive smidgen of sexual content in your game, then it will get banned. Oh yeah, but games like GTA and Postal are OK. Watch out, next in line for the ban train will be Australia and Germany. Please... |
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| Chris OKeefe |
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This is probably as much a case of Ubisoft watching out for its reputation as anything. They don't want to be the focus of controversy. The US is a big market for them and there's so many reactive people these days who would 'boycott Ubisoft' because their We Dare game promotes promiscuity and sexual contact between underaged people.
You know it's true. It's easy enough to say that 'America is mature enough to handle this' but to be honest? That's not what I've been seeing lately. It sucks that Ubisoft doesn't have the grit to 'dare' to release this game in a market with a history of lashing out at games that include sexual suggestion(or could be interpreted that way), but I can't really blame them for opting out. |
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| Paul Taylor |
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I live down-under in Australia, and 'We Dare' has been issues a PG rating. Deciphered, it gives no restrictions, and only reccomends Parental Supervision. So whilst it was 12+ in the UK, it's effectively 0+ in Australia. The media is a bit slow down here, so I expect once it is released, the parental groups will notice, and we will see something similar to that of the UK response. Time will tell......
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| Joe McGinn |
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"No sex please, we're British..." ;-)
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| Yannick Boucher |
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I can't talk too much (although I am strictly speaking for myself here) but I have to say that unfortunately this is not surprising. There was a lot of internal debate even during development. I didn't expect the US market to be able to take it, but I would have thought at least the UK could be slightly above that. A bit disappointing. It seems some things really don't change indeed.
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| Carl Chavez |
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One easy solution would be for the spanking to cause explosions and gory death, and for the kissing to transmit a zombie virus, after which the game would transform into a horror first-person shooter. Then it would be fine.
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| Megan Swaine |
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Its "banned" nature will inevitably make it a must-have for nerds, and make it virtually unknown to the audience it was probably intended for. Which sucks, because it looks like it's just a saucy party game, really.
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