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What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« on: September 03, 2010, 11:06:57 pm »

M for mature
intense violence
sexual content
Use of alcohol
Nudity
Blood and Gore
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2010, 11:15:43 pm »

The amount of violence only depends on how vivid an imagination the player has. You can't really say that an ascii tile turning a shade of red is horribly gory.

There is very little to no sexual content or nudity unless you choose to mod it in, but I don't think that counts.

Basically, the only thing your argument has going for it is use of alcohol. Alcohol is also seen in the Simpsons, which as far as I know, is marketed primarily at people in the early teenage years.

Your theory for it being an M rated game simply does not hold water.

And another note, how many threads are you going to be making tonight? It's getting sort of stupid now, if you don't mind me saying.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2010, 11:17:43 pm »

yah this should have been in general discussion but nudity in the stark raving mad sense, now i retire to my sleeping quarters for the evening
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #3 on: September 03, 2010, 11:29:14 pm »

Ehhh, i'd say T at the very least... it's more of reading a book than playing a game if you look at it through the ratings. And it'd problably be banned from a full crapload of religous schools before anyone would actually ban it for violence.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #4 on: September 03, 2010, 11:31:29 pm »

The amount of violence only depends on how vivid an imagination the player has. You can't really say that an ascii tile turning a shade of red is horribly gory.

There is very little to no sexual content or nudity unless you choose to mod it in, but I don't think that counts.

Basically, the only thing your argument has going for it is use of alcohol. Alcohol is also seen in the Simpsons, which as far as I know, is marketed primarily at people in the early teenage years.

Your theory for it being an M rated game simply does not hold water.

And another note, how many threads are you going to be making tonight? It's getting sort of stupid now, if you don't mind me saying.
I completely agree. There is no bdity. There is no sexual contact. It would be rated T, only for the potential for killing children. ANd stop necroing threads and spamming the forums.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #5 on: September 03, 2010, 11:40:47 pm »

Dwarf Fortress: Rated D for Dwarf.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #6 on: September 04, 2010, 01:58:03 am »

It would never make it due to the child eye gouging.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2010, 02:29:12 am »

Yeah I'm pretty sure the whole ritualized baby suicide mechanic is enough to put it into AO territory.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2010, 02:34:48 am »

only if they read the forums...or watch us play...if we let them play on their own they might not discover that...
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2010, 02:38:23 am »

A for Awesome
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #10 on: September 04, 2010, 02:42:14 am »

only if they read the forums...or watch us play...if we let them play on their own they might not discover that...
Actually, toady would have to tell them about that.
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #11 on: September 04, 2010, 02:47:07 am »

he would just tell them it is a sandbox game...the baby murder is not so much an intended part of the game as a byproduct.  (in other words, that is so out there they would probably overlook it.  ;) )
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #12 on: September 04, 2010, 02:51:43 am »

B for Beard
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #13 on: September 04, 2010, 03:11:06 am »

C for Childcide
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Re: What ESRB rating would you give Dwarf Fortress Fortress mode
« Reply #14 on: September 04, 2010, 03:20:58 am »

D for dwarf
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