Skyrim rated 15 for "strong violence" by BBFC, not c : V - Skyrim

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:48 am

Think it'll be PEGI 16 here in Denmark...same as Oblivion got

Fallout got rated 18 though...so depends on the gore level I guess. Anyway I've never seen a retailer check ID on kids buying 18 rated games...it's generally up to the parents if their kids should play a game or not

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:38 pm

Considering that Germany just barely unbanned the original Doom, will Skyrim even be allowed there?

Nordic culture references with a lot violence? Probably banned in Germany.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:16 am

Skyrim has already been rated M for the US, confirmed by Gstaff, the rating at the bottom of this forum is the rating.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:01 am

The best news out of this is that its been rated. We're getting closer and closer :smile:

:foodndrink:

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:27 am

Never noticed M is actually just 17+ ...that's mature? :facepalm:
Oh well, I'm quite sure a 15 yo would be old enough to play Skyrim without being horribly traumatized :blush2:

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 2:43 am

just wait for the first dumb porm mod to come out.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:31 am

That depends on if you define "dark" by excessive gore and such. Things can be darker without it turning into goreporm.

I hope you weren't making any reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pormogrind.

Well, it's probably PEGI 18 and ESRB Mature

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:43 am

Didn't UK games used to get rated by BBFC, same as film ratings, then went to the universal PEGI rating. And America uses ESRB rating.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 7:54 am

Never noticed M is actually just 17+ ...that's mature? :facepalm:
Oh well, I'm quite sure a 15 yo would be old enough to play Skyrim without being horribly traumatized :blush2:

Exactly... I don't understand ESRB.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:10 am

The best news out of this is that its been rated. We're getting closer and closer :smile:

Two months and six days away. I remember when it was first officially announced and how the wait of those many months would seem long, and now we're (as you stated) getting closer to release. :celebration:

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:27 pm

Didn't UK games used to get rated by BBFC, same as film ratings, then went to the universal PEGI rating. And America uses ESRB rating.

No.

My copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is rated 15 by the bbfc.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 5:40 am

The ESRB rating at the bottom of this page says M, so that's what I'm going with.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 4:43 am

I hope you weren't making any reference to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pormogrind.

Well, it's probably PEGI 18 and ESRB Mature

Nope, never heard of it - but some of those band names are hilarious.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 10:22 am

Nope, never heard of it - but some of those band names are hilarious.

Yeah, people find it disgusting but I think it's funny.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 8:48 am

Elder Scrolls games aren't really meant to be graphic. Fallout, on the other hand... :gun:

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:31 am

No.

My copy of Deus Ex: Human Revolution is rated 15 by the bbfc.

Yeah I think maybe Britain has gone back now. But rest of Europe using PEGI rating

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:13 am

So this means no Nymphs?

Shhh, they dont know about the nymphs yet...

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:48 am

BBFC ratings are just advised ratings, there is no legal law about them. Its the ESRB rating that will determine its proper rating.

BBFC ratings are used for games with certain themes or content in the UK and are legally binding, meaning it is illegal to supply them to people under a certain age (15, 18 etc). Almost every game I own has been rated by the BBFC, with the exceptions being the ones that do not require a BBFC rating and use the strictly advisory PEGI system. An example of such is FIFA, which has no 'objectional' content.

I think it will be rated M in the US, though. We're not as uptight about violence/nudity/language as the Americans are.

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:48 pm

I think it will be rated M in the US, though. We're not as uptight about violence/nudity/language as the Americans are.

They took one look at Sub-Zero ripping out spines back in the day and decided video games were turning all of the children in to spinal fluid hungering monsters.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:32 am

Germany, Australia and the US will probably give a "Mature" rating. As far as I know the UK are more liberal towards violence in games/movies.

I love how when Americans have lots of violence in their media they are categorized in a negative way. Anyone in Europe it seems gets the clear for being "liberal".. hm

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 12:27 pm

Hmmm...Strange!

At this http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp I still can't find anything about Skyrim or the Elder Scrolls V in the search function...

» Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:37 pm

Don't let the Irish hear you calling them that... :bolt:

Don't worry!
We'll get 'em in the pubs!
Go on Ireland!

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 11:50 am

Hmmm...Strange!

At this http://www.esrb.org/ratings/search.jsp I still can't find anything about Skyrim or the Elder Scrolls V in the search function...

And why should you find it there? The thread is about the rating Skyrim has been given in the UK. As far as I'm aware it has not been rated by the ESRB yet.

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 3:44 am

That's the same age restriction as Oblivion, which is listed as only containing moderate violence: http://www.bbfc.co.uk/HDM220910/

Where as Skyrim is listed as containing strong violence, I imagine that means Skyrim is more violent than Oblivion?

» Tue Sep 06, 2011 9:14 am

once six mods come out they'll change there minds

Skyrim rated 15 for &#34;strong violence&#34; by BBFC, not c

Skyrim rated 15 for "strong violence" by BBFC, not c