ESRB Rates I Am Alive

The Entertainment Software Rating Board now offers a "Mature" rating and a content summary for I Am Alive, another indication that the survival horror game is, in fact, alive (thanks Destructoid). This follows the recent rating for the game by the Australian Government Classification Database which was later updated and a leaked gameplay trailer from the game. Here is the ESRB's rating summary:
Platform: Windows PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Rating: Mature

Content descriptors: Blood, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language

Rating summary: This is an action game in which players assume the role of a man who must find his family in a post-apocalyptic world. From a third-person perspective, players traverse through city ruins and use a machete to kill human enemies in melee-style combat. Battles are accompanied by realistic gunfire, slashing sounds, and cries of pain; characters emit brief splashes of blood when hit. Players have the ability to kill or knock unconscious wounded/vulnerable enemies via finishing moves (e.g., throat slashing, impaling, pistol-whipping); these scenes are highlighted by close-up camera angles and increased player control (e.g., on-screen prompts with button-press sequences). During the course of the game, players encounter women who can be saved from nearby enemies; sexual mistreatment is sometimes implied in the dialogue (e.g., “These guys kept me as their pet, or mascot, or something.”). One sequence depicts the background silhouette of a man fondling and threatening a captured female survivor; the exchange includes phrases such as “Do you hear me? Don't touch me!” and “Don't be like that. You know I can make your life a lot easier if you would just cooperate.” The words “p*ssy,” “f**k,” and “sh*t” can be heard in the dialogue.
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Sep 27, 2011, 01:55
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They give you more control than just a locked animation or cutscene does, where you have no control at all...

That's how a damn cutscene should be! I hate QTE with such a burning passion ever since playing Resident Evil 4. Not only were they littered across each major cut or chase scene, the fucking things were random so if you mess up and think you can just go through it the next time while trying to pay attention to the story, guess what, you hit the wrong command.

You die.

Restart.

Yeah, I really like being taken away from watching the story unfold while I divert my attention in anticipation of which buttons I should press at any given moment. Fantastic.
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Sep 26, 2011, 16:38
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CommunistHamster wrote on Sep 26, 2011, 11:31:
and increased player control (e.g., on-screen prompts with button-press sequences).

Apparently QTE's count as "increased player control", even though QTE's take control away from the player....

They give you more control than just a locked animation or cutscene does, where you have no control at all...
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Sep 26, 2011, 14:43
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sexual mistreatment is sometimes implied in the dialogue

'I understand that gang likes to "impose" themselves on their captives. *wink wink*'

'What do you mean by that "exactly"?'

'I'd love to say but we have our ESRB rating to worry about!'
"The horse I bet on was so slow, the jockey kept a diary of the trip." - Henny Youngman
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Sep 26, 2011, 14:00
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Sep 26, 2011, 14:00
 
Wait, this thing is coming out on PC? I thought it was a console exclusive.
Not that Im actually going to get it, but maybe on a steam sale?
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and increased player control (e.g., on-screen prompts with button-press sequences).

Apparently QTE's count as "increased player control", even though QTE's take control away from the player....
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Sep 26, 2011, 11:29
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The words “p*ssy,” “f**k,” and “sh*t” can be heard in the dialogue.
Because using astirck's make the words so much better. Rolleyes
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