finally the ESRB has given us a new nugget of joy

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#1  Edited By trophyhunter

 
silent hill: shattered memories 
Rating summary: This is a survival horror game in which players assume the role of Harry Mason as he searches for his missing daughter after a car crash. Players explore a mysterious town, investigate clues and objects, solve various puzzles, and interact with the world using their in-game cell phone. Some voicemail/text messages received on the phone contain references to violence, including an onlooker's vivid description of a stabbing. Players can also take pictures with their cell phone, one of which reveals the corpse of a teenager who hanged himself. Large streaks of blood are sometimes depicted on floors and walls; blood is also visible around animal and human corpses. Throughout the game, players will encounter suggestive posters/calendars/objects featuring scantily clad women. The most pertinent examples include: a poster advertising a pornographic film called Young Flesh 2 (with blacked-out nudity); portraits of women who work in a brothel; mannequins arranged in sexually suggestive positions; and rude bathroom graffiti (e.g., "Cheerleader Wh*re"). Players can also visit a psychiatrist who sometimes discusses sexual issues (e.g., "All this talking and we still haven't touched on this sex thing" and "You want to die having sex."). As players explore an abandoned high school, they may encounter a poster for drug awareness that contain images of marijuana leaves, crack, and cocaine. Profanity (e.g., "sh*t" and "a*shole") can sometimes be heard in the dialogue. 

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#2  Edited By ryanwho

Apparently they didn't notice the deformed freaks walking around, on account of the lewd posters and such.

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#3  Edited By c_rakestraw
@ryanwho said:
" Apparently they didn't notice the deformed freaks walking around, on account of the lewd posters and such. "
Apparently so. Rather odd, though, considering how they pretty much own that place and all.
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#4  Edited By Akeldama
@ryanwho said:
" Apparently they didn't notice the deformed freaks walking around, on account of the lewd posters and such. "
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#5  Edited By Gizmo

When will the ESRB realise that some little kid seeing what a breast looks like is not harmful in any way.

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#6  Edited By RHCPfan24

Yep, sex is much more scarring than violence. Because people kill others in real life, right?

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#7  Edited By fuzzyponken

Where is that text from? That is amazing if the ESRB wrote it. Do they do summaries like this for all games?

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#8  Edited By Al3xand3r

Good stuff, can't wait.

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#9  Edited By KowalskiManDown
@Gizmo said:
" When will the ESRB realise that some little kid seeing what a breast looks like is not harmful in any way. "
Haha this.
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#10  Edited By damswedon
@fuzzyponken: yeh just look on the website
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#11  Edited By trophyhunter
@fuzzyponken said:
" Where is that text from? That is amazing if the ESRB wrote it. Do they do summaries like this for all games? "
you should read the one for wet it is amazing
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#12  Edited By iam3green

sounds good, i kind of wish that some people would realize the ESRB to stop some 12 from playing video games. they are a good company.

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#13  Edited By StarFoxA

My favorite is Scribblenauts, where they describe that you can attach a steak to a baby to attract a lion.

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#14  Edited By the_stig

I love the esrb, I actually wish they were around writing these asinine descriptions earlier.  I would have loved to have been able to read what they had to say about Doom, Duke Nukem, Splatterhouse and the like.

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#15  Edited By Absurd
@RHCPfan24 said:
" Yep, sex is much more scarring than violence. Because people kill others in real life, right? "
They don't say what is more scarring than the other. They only give details as to what kind of content there is in the game...Up to the parents to choose (unless you're old enough to buy the game).
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#16  Edited By mathewballard

You guys are wrong, this is just the new direction that Silent Hill is going. Monsters are no more in the series.

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#17  Edited By MikkaQ
@StarFoxA said:
" My favorite is Scribblenauts, where they describe that you can attach a steak to a baby to attract a lion. "
 
Ooooh that gave me a good idea. 
 
I would have never thought about that though. That makes the ESRB sick themselves for having such a morbid imagination.