Outlast 2 banned in Australia

[Ezio Auditore]

 Original article

 

Outlast 2 has been refused classification in Australia so it won't release here.

Though there is some possibility provided Red Barrels, the dev, deems it worthy.

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The Board's report noted that the game would potentially be considered for an R18+ rating "without the depiction of implied sexual violence."

The scenes because of which Outlast 2 was denied classification can be read in Kotaku's article but note that it is not suitable for 'all audiences' which is also the reason why I am not quoting it.

Australia is also notorious for banning certain games like:

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many significant games have been banned in the country. Fallout 3 was initially banned in 2008 for portraying morphine to have a positive effect on the player, which encouraged Bethesda to rename the drug "Med-X" in all versions of the game. Since the instatement of the R18+ rating for video games, titles that have been refused classification include Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, Hatred, and South Park: The Stick of Truth, although South Park's offending content was eventually humorously edited for the region.

Outlast 2 which was originally supposed to release at the end of 2016 was delayed until April but it seems that our Australian counterparts might not be able to play it, Legally that is.

[-TesseracT-]

How can one ban a video game that is intended only for adults? If a game is rated 18+, it is the parents' responsibility to prevent their children from playing it. 

[RedSpade]

After reading Kotaku's article I can see why. Then again I'm all for people taking responsibility for their actions, so I think they should release it under R18+ but with some warning attached.

[SammoFS]

17 minutes ago, Ezio Auditore said:

 Original article

 

Outlast 2 has been refused classification in Australia so it won't release here.

Though there is some possibility provided Red Barrels, the dev, deems it worthy.

The scenes because of which Outlast 2 was denied classification can be read in Kotaku's article but note that it is not suitable for 'all audiences' which is also the reason why I am not quoting it.

Australia is also notorious for banning certain games like:

Outlast 2 which was originally supposed to release at the end of 2016 was delayed until April but it seems that our Australian counterparts might not be able to play it, Legally that is.

Doesn't suprise me at all. After all we banned Postal and Postal 2 and more. Welcome to australia!

[WereCat]

2 minutes ago, Rika Shiguma said:

Doesn't suprise me at all. After all we banned Postal and Postal 2 and more. Welcome to australia!

I loved Postal 2. It was the best game I played when I was 9 years old. I learned a lot about life from it and how useful cats can be.

Don't they have anything better to do rather than blaming game violence again? (I haven't read the Kotaku article but I guess it is the same shit as always).

[SammoFS]

7 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I loved Postal 2. It was the best game I played when I was 9 years old. I learned a lot about life from it and how useful cats can be.

Don't they have anything better to do rather than blaming game violence again? (I haven't read the Kotaku article but I guess it is the same shit as always).

yo, we banned saints row 3 or 4 too

[WereCat]

6 minutes ago, Rika Shiguma said:

yo, we banned saints row 3 or 4 too

what about movies?

[Prysin]

23 minutes ago, WereCat said:

I loved Postal 2. It was the best game I played when I was 9 years old. I learned a lot about life from it and how useful cats can be.

Don't they have anything better to do rather than blaming game violence again? (I haven't read the Kotaku article but I guess it is the same shit as always).

there is some logic. I mean, come on mate, whole country out ta kill us. Now ye want em young buggers rannin around shootin people with cat silencers? crikey

[SammoFS]

10 minutes ago, Prysin said:

there is some logic. I mean, come on mate, whole country out ta kill us. Now ye want em young buggers rannin around shootin people with cat silencers? crikey

Mate, What you said was like, dumb we dont have guns you fucking dick now GO BACK TO YOUR GUN FILLED COUNTRY MATE!

 

 

(sorry i let my aussie side get out)

[Prysin]

4 minutes ago, Rika Shiguma said:

Mate, What you said was like, dumb we dont have guns you fucking dick now GO BACK TO YOUR GUN FILLED COUNTRY MATE!

 

 

(sorry i let my aussie side get out)

sure mate, aint na guns. bat slingshots an funnelwebs works fine mate. If ya unsure if it worked ya can toss a drop bear into the mix.

[SammoFS]

Just now, Prysin said:

sure mate, aint na guns. bat slingshots an funnelwebs works fine mate. If ya unsure if it worked ya can toss a drop bear into the mix.

mate, funnelwebs are like, mainly around sydney. slingshots? Er hello. It's the modern days mate. we HAVE "BB" guns (airsoft guns) But they're illegal too. I don't think they're illegal in northern territory.

[Prysin]

3 minutes ago, Rika Shiguma said:

mate, funnelwebs are like, mainly around sydney. slingshots? Er hello. It's the modern days mate. we HAVE "BB" guns (airsoft guns) But they're illegal too. I don't think they're illegal in northern territory.

aint nothing illegal till you get caught

[SammoFS]

Just now, Prysin said:

aint nothing illegal till you get caught

Say that infront of a aus cop.

[Ezio Auditore]

50 minutes ago, WereCat said:

Don't they have anything better to do rather than blaming game violence again? 

Don't think so, but banning fallout 3.........Its too much. 

[suicidalfranco]

ahahahah, feels good to have a nice joke from time to time 

[tlink]

Eh I understand somewhat but they should just put a big implied sexual violence warning sticker on it and call it a day.

[MEC-777]

Warnings and ratings do next to nothing because there's nothing controlling things on the user's end, except parents. And we all know, some parents don't pay attention or control what content their children take in (when the very well should). So I totally understand why they did this. After reading the article, I don't understand why there's a need to make a game with such content. I have Outlast and played through some of it for the thrill/suspense factor, but this I think, is over the line. 

[Notional]

Gotta love how the Australien state considers their own population utter children, incapable of making their own decisions. Because censorship is always a good idea #northkoreadidnothingwrong.

[79wjd]

13 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

So I totally understand why they did this.

Personal responsibility is a thing though. Why should content be blocked because some parents can't be bothered to be responsible for their own children?

[MEC-777]

Just now, djdwosk97 said:

Personal responsibility is a thing though. 

Parent's should be responsible with their under-aged kids, but many aren't. 

 

Children and minors cannot be trusted to be responsible on their own (in general).  

[79wjd]

4 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Parent's should be responsible with their under-aged kids, but many aren't. 

 

Children and minors cannot be trusted to be responsible on their own (in general).  

That doesn't make it right to censor content. No child can just go to a store and buy a rated M game, hell, I'm 22 and I still get ID'd going into a rated R movie. So if the parents don't care enough to stop their children from using their credit card and buying the game online, then that is a choice that they decided to make.

[MEC-777]

26 minutes ago, djdwosk97 said:

That doesn't make it right to censor content. No child can just go to a store and buy a rated M game, hell, I'm 22 and I still get ID'd going into a rated R movie. So if the parents don't care enough to stop their children from using their credit card and buying the game online, then that is a choice that they decided to make.

I agree with you. I'm just saying I understand why they banned it. 

[Dabombinable]

56 minutes ago, MEC-777 said:

Warnings and ratings do next to nothing because there's nothing controlling things on the user's end, except parents. And we all know, some parents don't pay attention or control what content their children take in (when the very well should). So I totally understand why they did this. After reading the article, I don't understand why there's a need to make a game with such content. I have Outlast and played through some of it for the thrill/suspense factor, but this I think, is over the line. 

At the end of the day, the game is pure fiction. And the onus is not on anyone else except the parents as to what games their kids are allowed to play.

[Dabombinable]

Wait. This doesn't matter anyway due to online distribution. So so much for it being banned - because you can't ban digital media in this day and age.

[JoseGuya]

Good luck banning something on the internet Australia...