Hatred Earns AO Rating [Jan 16, 2015, 7:29 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Controversial
isometric shooter Hatred is being rated AO (Adults Only) in the U.S.
reports
Polygon, saying they have confirmed this with the ESRB. AO ratings are very
unusual, and this case seems even more so, as the rating was apparently prompted
by the game's language and violence, while the AO rating is typically triggered
by sexual content. "Well, I'm not quite convinced why Hatred got AO rating while
it lacks any sexual content, but it's still some kind of achievement to have the
second game in history getting AO rating for violence and harsh language only.
Even if this violence isn't really that bad and this harsh language isn't
overused,"
writes one of the developers on their registration-required forums. "I would
prefer to get a standard M+ rating, because with AO we will have problems to to
get to consoles in the future, but on the other hand I think you guys (our fans)
would be disappointed with it."
Beamer wrote on Jan 18, 2015, 00:02:Mad Max RW wrote on Jan 17, 2015, 21:33:
There's plenty of rape simulators coming out of Japanese game developers for years. Where are all the white knights and social justice warriors attacking them?
Where are they sold on steam and western stores?
Sarkeesian has actually referenced numerous Japanese games in her videos, particularly Nintendo games. It's convenient because Nintendo is the most outdated when it comes to gender representations. Their characters haven't really evolved at all since the 90's.
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