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How many “Fucks” can a T-rated game have?
- Thread starter Jawmuncher
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I barely remember the f-bombs in Vice City. Weird how the game inspired by Scarface barely features f-bombs.
San Andreas though, it was full of fucks.
I felt like it was kinda fitting - characters like Cloud, Reno, and Barret curse because they're supposed to be tryhard. I get the feeling we're supposed to cringe at it (especially Cloud "Bring it on...bitch" Strife)
Just did a search on Vice City's script and there are no instances of "fuck" there either. San Andreas is where they decided to cut loose I guess.
DDR extreme had one "fuck" that was left uncensored in the US and that was rate E (or E10 I can't remember).
At about 1:08 you can hear it. Probably just a slip that no one caught at konami or the esrb.
At about 1:08 you can hear it. Probably just a slip that no one caught at konami or the esrb.
The very notion that f words have slipped past the ESRB is hilarious to me
Yo holy crap, I used to play this game all the goddamned time and somehow I completely missed this! The fact I had a game that dropped the f bomb with my ultra conservative who would ground me for saying crap makes me gleeful on the insideDDR extreme had one "fuck" that was left uncensored in the US and that was rate E (or E10 I can't remember).
At about 1:08 you can hear it. Probably just a slip that no one caught at konami or the esrb.
I never noticed it until someone pointed it out. It's a sample of another rap song, I believe.DDR extreme had one "fuck" that was left uncensored in the US and that was rate E (or E10 I can't remember).
At about 1:08 you can hear it. Probably just a slip that no one caught at konami or the esrb.
Tangentially related: I was surprised how many "damn"s are in Shadow the Hedgehog, a game rated E10+
The one non-sexual "fuck" rule.
There's a couple F-bombs not edited out of tracks in Beat Saber's Monstercat Vol. 1 DLC.
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So we have two instances of something slipping through the cracks lol.DDR extreme had one "fuck" that was left uncensored in the US and that was rate E (or E10 I can't remember).
At about 1:08 you can hear it. Probably just a slip that no one caught at konami or the esrb.
Is there something like DLC doesn't have to be rated? That might explain that.
Words like "sh*t" used to trigger a 'strong language' descriptor in T rated games but now that's considered 'language'
You cannot have f-bombs in T-rated games unless it's related to music lyrics IIRC.
I follow ESRB ratings hard so I know too much about this lol
You cannot have f-bombs in T-rated games unless it's related to music lyrics IIRC.
I follow ESRB ratings hard so I know too much about this lol
Not Fuck, but I think What The F.... might be allowed. But I cant remember where I heared it from. Could have been an inFamous game.
Yeah that and acronyms are okay, you can even find them in E10+ games.
Do those characters really strike you as people who wouldn't be cursing quite a bit? Profanity isn't edgy, it's just how most people talk now. If anything it's far more weird in games when there's very little to any profanity.
Somewhat related to this:
One of my favorite stories about swear words in media is for the South Park movie. Apparently, there is (or was at the time?) a rule that stated that if a movie contained 400 or more swear words it had to be rated NC-17. Matt and Trey thought this was such a ridiculous and arbitrary guideline that when they made the South Park movie (Bigger Longer and Uncut, 1999) they purposely put in 399 swears, just to spite the MPAA and still squeak out an 'R' rating
One of my favorite stories about swear words in media is for the South Park movie. Apparently, there is (or was at the time?) a rule that stated that if a movie contained 400 or more swear words it had to be rated NC-17. Matt and Trey thought this was such a ridiculous and arbitrary guideline that when they made the South Park movie (Bigger Longer and Uncut, 1999) they purposely put in 399 swears, just to spite the MPAA and still squeak out an 'R' rating
It actually says 'Rock You'.You can have implied fucks, but no actual fucks
as demonstrated by Sol here
Yeah, something like this.
I remember the first game I played that had "fuck" in it; it was Hitman: Blood Money.
Kinda surprised the hell out of me, since I had to double-take and make sure I heard it right.
Hopefully they don't start adding that word to teen rated games. I have no desire to play most M rated games. I don't curse in real life as it's not necessary and I have no desire to play a game full of extreme language or graphic violence.
The final fantasy 7 remake I thought put more crass language than necessary and it made some of the conversations irritating to listen to.
The final fantasy 7 remake I thought put more crass language than necessary and it made some of the conversations irritating to listen to.
This is the craziest revelation for me. I guess I only played JSR and not Future, but still wild Sega went through with that and it passed the ESRB.
They really only curse like that in English. In japanese, german and french the dialogue is almost void of cursing.
A weird addition to the PG-13 rule, the word fuck can't be used in a sexual context or you get an R rating even if it's only used once.
So "what the fuck?" or "fuck you" or just "fuck!" is fine for PG-13 but if you say "we fucked" or "let's fuck" it's R.
So "what the fuck?" or "fuck you" or just "fuck!" is fine for PG-13 but if you say "we fucked" or "let's fuck" it's R.
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I'm loving the revelation of "fuck" being snuck into numerous games due to no one checking the lyrics lol.
I believe it actually depends on the reviewer. (Whatever the word is for the people on the rating's board who actually put the ratings on)
Reminds me of the MPAA and the various instances where two movies might have very similar content in terms of violence or language, but one will get an R rating while the other might not. Can't remember the movie but I swore there was one that had quite a bit of blood in it and it didn't get an R rating. Think it was Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom, which got a PG rating.
Also it lead to some filmmakers padding movies with extra language or violence just to bump it up to an R rating.
Reminds me of the MPAA and the various instances where two movies might have very similar content in terms of violence or language, but one will get an R rating while the other might not. Can't remember the movie but I swore there was one that had quite a bit of blood in it and it didn't get an R rating. Think it was Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom, which got a PG rating.
Also it lead to some filmmakers padding movies with extra language or violence just to bump it up to an R rating.
The American way, glorify violence and vilify sexuality(the entire concept). You know, the thing we actually owe our lives to.
holy shit I think this is the first time I've laughed this hard on era
Yeah rules like this are so bizarrely specific.
It also adds another layer of fun if you go back to movies in the 70s/80s before PG-13 existed, you get a whole lot of things you do NOT expect to find in PG movies.
These days 'PG' is extremely tame, as most anything risque will bump it to a PG-13, but in pre-ratings change movies you get things like:
Airplane! - A topless woman randomly hops in front of the screen during one scene for basically no reason whatsoever - in a PG movie!
Spaceballs - Near the end of the movie, Dark Helmet says "FUCK, even in the future nothing works!" - also PG!