This week on the ParaNerds Podcast; The ParaNerds speak about BioShock 2, Battlefield 3, Shadow of Colossus, Mario Kart 7, Super Mario 3D Land, Sly Cooper, Modern Warfare 3, God of War and Sonic 4 (iOS), along with NEWS (see below) and new releases. They also go over their Top Ten Games of 2011 and speak one by one as to why these are the games that were chosen and they also speak about their most anticipated games for 2012.
***the first half of the podcast was recorded with the wrong setting, the other half is better***
NEWS
Sony Sued
Bloodrayne Betrayal Price Cut
Kingdom Hearts 3DS out 2012?
Modern Warfare 3 Patch is Live
Dead Space 3 on Frostbite 2?
Devil May Cry Dated?
Free Batman Skin
New PSP Dual Packs
Angry Birds Dev As Big As Disney
Dead Island Survey
3DS Ambassador Pack is Out–Is it worth it
Earn Coins For Games
Steam Holiday Sale
Xbox 360 Sales
PlayStation 3 Update
GamersGate.com Offers
Gift Guide Week 4
Captain Price's fate at the end of 2011's Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 could've been very different, as this new post-credits scene reveals.
The developers have provided a little band-aid while PlayStation players attempt to get back into MW3.
An executive of Electronic Arts Japan has criticised the Japanese video game ratings board for allowing upcoming action game Stellar Blade to be released uncensored while EA's own Dead Space was banned in the country.
He’s got a point. If a game is M-Rated, which is the equivalent of an R rating, I don’t get why you need to censor anything. The rating is the indicator of the content and the age appropriate. If it’s appropriate for adults… why treat them like children? 🤷♂️
This is about gore... not about anything sexual. And specifically I think it is about the realistic depiction of gore. Unfortunately I don't know the nuance of the CERO board or how it is relevant their specific culture (as a prohibition on gore may transcend age) so I hesitate to make a statement. Can anyone else provide insight to what kind of gore is considered unacceptable?
Yea, I know this is about gore, but thanks for pointing that out.
My point still stands, if a game is essentially rated for a mature audience then why censor for them as if they’re too young to view it? Makes no sense.
To answer your question: Decapitation, dismemberment, like… anything gore. They have been censoring that since CERO was established. Look up RE4 chainsaw decapitation or any MK games that made it there.
Yet, the Oneechanbara series (y'know, the game with half-naked samurai females slicing up zombies to bloody pieces) get released in Japan uncensored.
The CERO ratings board is an equilibrium.
This confuses me since I've seen so many gory Japanese movies and anime. For example, Battle Royale.
I don't know if the EA executive is going off the one close up of an arm being cut off in the demo. Maybe it's uncensored because it's the arm of a cyborg or it doesn't happen that often (didn’t see EVE dismemberment when killed in the demo) .
In the states there's a certain amount of swear words allowed to a PG13 movie before it is deemed R. So maybe it's the same in Japan for gore?
Yes I think you may be on to something. The violence is gory but I wouldn't call it gruesome.
Does EA Japan actually make games at all? Or are they just a regional publisher?
