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Partial Nudity: Mass Effect Is "M"
Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 11:00
by News Reader
Partial Nudity: Mass Effect Is "M"
Upcoming
Bioware game
Mass Effect won't only feature real-time dialogue selection, but also "
Partial Nudity," "Sexual Themes" and "Blood." Sound mature! It is. The game has been given a "M" rating by the
ESRB. Let's assume that means the eagerly awaited title is one step closer to hitting the
Xbox 360. But "Partial Nudity"? If I were a betting man (which I'm not), I'd probably say "Partial Nudity" means some dude's ass. That, or some alien's. Keyword: BUTTOCKS.
Mass Effect Rated [ESRB, Thanks Joshua!]
Author: Brian Ashcraft
Category: Bioware Esrb Mass Effect partial nudity Xbox 360
Publish Date: Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:00:22 EDT
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Source: Kotaku
Posted: July 2nd, 2007, 11:11
by Dog Pants
I find these ratings very useful when looking for films. Some mates and I once rented Rutger Hauer's Armageddon on the strength of the rating, which went along the lines of:
Sex: Frequent, strong
Nudity: Frequent, strong
Language: Frequent, strong
Violence: Frequent, strong
It was pretty good.
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 11:42
by tandino
Ahh, the old ratings rating!
if 5punk were a film:
Sex: Frequent, Rape, Sexual Violence, Paedophilia, Zoophilia, Bestiality
Nudity: Thankfully little
Language: Frequent, Strong, Berking, Danny Bakering, Word Filters
Violence: Frequent Sexual, Horsing
Posted: July 3rd, 2007, 11:50
by mrbobbins
A classic is the back of the Star Trek: Insurrection VHS
Violence: Fantastic
Posted: July 22nd, 2007, 9:45
by K00p
I'm concerned by the M rating of Mass Effect simply because any other game with the M rating has been lukewarm at best. Consider the Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball series. It recieved an M rating for "nudity". If women in bathing suits scarcely more revealing than what you'd find on a beach in Ibiza then sure. But I assure you; had there been a hint of a breast or bush I would have noticed. The worst you'll find in that game is a particularily revealing bathing suit that is simply a pair of shorts and thoughtfully placed suspenders. Several thongs etc. but no sign of proper nudity. The ESRB has a long history of being overly conservative with its rating system and the fact that major retailers will refuse to carry anything with an AO rating, leads me to believe that anything offerd up with an M rating will be paltry at best.
You may see undergarments, or a silhouette of a nude female form but the sad, sad fact is that it will always be way easier to see someone with their guts freshly splashed on the wall then have a hint of a breast.
Posted: July 23rd, 2007, 11:16
by Killavodka
tandino wrote:Ahh, the old ratings rating!
if 5punk were a film:
Sex: Frequent, Rape, Sexual Violence, Paedophilia, Zoophilia, Bestiality
Nudity: Thankfully little
Language: Frequent, Strong, Berking, Danny Bakering, Word Filters
Violence: Frequent Sexual, Horsing
YOU FORGOT SOMETHING
Posted: July 23rd, 2007, 17:23
by tandino
K00p wrote:I'm concerned by the M rating of Mass Effect simply because any other game with the M rating has been lukewarm at best. Consider the Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball series. It recieved an M rating for "nudity". If women in bathing suits scarcely more revealing than what you'd find on a beach in Ibiza then sure. But I assure you; had there been a hint of a breast or bush I would have noticed. The worst you'll find in that game is a particularily revealing bathing suit that is simply a pair of shorts and thoughtfully placed suspenders. Several thongs etc. but no sign of proper nudity. The ESRB has a long history of being overly conservative with its rating system and the fact that major retailers will refuse to carry anything with an AO rating, leads me to believe that anything offerd up with an M rating will be paltry at best.
You may see undergarments, or a silhouette of a nude female form but the sad, sad fact is that it will always be way easier to see someone with their guts freshly splashed on the wall then have a hint of a breast.
From what I can gather from the trailer, there seems to be a bit of a love interest in it (love interest being a few seconds footage of people kissing). I'm not really too blown away by mass effect (Hellgate: London on the other hand...), but the love interest might add a bit of immersion to it. This might be the cause for the M rating.
It's worth noting though, that not everything with an M rating has been rubbish - Oblivion was given an M post-release after it was found to have tits in it (or the ability to have tits - I forget which).
Posted: July 23rd, 2007, 18:26
by eion
tandino wrote:It's worth noting though, that not everything with an M rating has been rubbish
This. Halo, Fallout and Fallout 2 were all M-rated, for instance.
tandino wrote:Oblivion was given an M post-release after it was found to have tits in it (or the ability to have tits - I forget which).
It was the latter, kind of. I seem to recall it was in the way they did the clothing - although you couldn't remove a character's underwear, the unclothed upper body textures were still present in the resource files.