Submitted by Aliasalpha - March 15, 2008 at 6:57 pm -0500220.253.77.71
Personally, I'm strongly in favour of a universal rating system. The majority of opinions I've seen seem to imply that they have to pick one of the systems in place now to use but the best option would be to create a new one entirely.
For a start I think that instead of a broad rating like Teen or Mature, they should make a specific minimum age recommendation. I suspect that a lot of time is expended on debates over whether a game is too mature for a teen rating or not quite mature enough for a mature rating. If they could simply say "Recommended for ages 14+" it would minimise such debates, they could just whack an extra year on the recommendation.
I imagine that a broad palette of content advisory ratings would suit most purposes, consider these few suggestions:
Cartoon/Mild/Moderate/Strong Violence
Cartoon/Mild/Moderate/Strong Interactive Violence
Mild/Moderate/Strong Adult Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Sexual Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Adult Language
Mild/Moderate/Strong Horror Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Blood/Gore
Mild/Moderate/Strong Supernatural Themes
Interactive Criminal Activity
Simulated Drug Use
Things That Will Piss Off Right Wing Nutjobs & Jack Thompson
Posted 07/20/08 at 03:52pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : @PHOENIXZERO: IDK, why don't you ask him over e-mail?
Posted 07/20/08 at 01:47pm Silencets: I might miss JT when he's disbarred.....nah I won't
Posted 07/20/08 at 11:45am PHOENIXZERO: I wonder how many times Jack has seen The Dark Knight so far....
Posted 07/19/08 at 11:32am Rodrigo Ybáñez García: Don´t you think that maybe Fat Princess will generate a lot of controversy?
Posted 07/19/08 at 08:46am Paul T. Farinelli: To say that he did say it seriously, considering all of the rhetoric that he's spewed before.
Posted 07/19/08 at 08:45am Paul T. Farinelli: Apparently it was a joke on JT's part. He acts as though we all should've realized that, but it's not to big of a stretch
Posted 07/19/08 at 07:14am LuNaTiC: JT was not loved as a child. What jack ass forgot to pull out when creating this abomination??
Posted 07/18/08 at 10:32pm Paul T. Farinelli: Seriously, i haven't been so awe-struck by someone's sheer audacity in...ever!
Posted 07/18/08 at 09:45pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : And I can take "No" for an answer.
Posted 07/18/08 at 09:45pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : JT is such a tool. He thinks he can have his way just because he's a Christian. Listen up, Jackie-boy, I'm a Christian, too.
Posted 07/18/08 at 09:09pm Paul T. Farinelli: Also, I must say that Jack honestly looks like a serial killer in that pic. (not saying he is one, just that he looks creepy)
Posted 07/18/08 at 09:08pm Paul T. Farinelli: Jace was apparently polite.
Posted 07/18/08 at 09:07pm Paul T. Farinelli: I agree, it just seems like pure insanity that Jack would seriously say that to the man's face during an interview, one in which
Posted 07/18/08 at 07:48pm Jack Wessels: If not then... Damn...
Posted 07/18/08 at 07:48pm Jack Wessels: Hey Dennis, I know you can't share the videos JT sent you, but was there perhaps even a slight amount of sarcasm in his replies?
Posted 07/18/08 at 06:21pm tallimar: ... news story so much as a punch line.
Posted 07/18/08 at 06:21pm tallimar: breaking story: JT hates on game dev, news at 11... id find that interesting to watch only to the point that JT isnt a ...
Posted 07/18/08 at 02:50pm BlackIce: I absolutely refuse to read about that Wanker Cameron
Posted 07/18/08 at 01:52pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : BTW, anyone see the new JT story Dennis put up?
Posted 07/18/08 at 01:51pm Shadow Darkman Anti-Thesis of : IDK about that, Grizzam. Who knows if it did or not?
For a start I think that instead of a broad rating like Teen or Mature, they should make a specific minimum age recommendation. I suspect that a lot of time is expended on debates over whether a game is too mature for a teen rating or not quite mature enough for a mature rating. If they could simply say "Recommended for ages 14+" it would minimise such debates, they could just whack an extra year on the recommendation.
I imagine that a broad palette of content advisory ratings would suit most purposes, consider these few suggestions:
Cartoon/Mild/Moderate/Strong Violence
Cartoon/Mild/Moderate/Strong Interactive Violence
Mild/Moderate/Strong Adult Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Sexual Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Adult Language
Mild/Moderate/Strong Horror Themes
Mild/Moderate/Strong Blood/Gore
Mild/Moderate/Strong Supernatural Themes
Interactive Criminal Activity
Simulated Drug Use
Things That Will Piss Off Right Wing Nutjobs & Jack Thompson