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[EightBitNate]

http://nextgenerationgamer.com/2014/06/16/destiny-rated-t-for-teen-by-the-esrb/

Rated T for:
Blood
Drug References
Language
Sexual Themes
Violence

I think it's very interesting that a AAA FPS in this day is rated T. Don't see it too often, but I have no problems with it.

Lock if old.

 

[Jigolo]

no M no buy

#2edgy

 

[Overdoziz]

"Son of a gun!"

 

[Wario64]

Gonna bomb like Uncharted.

 

[Cbajd5]

sales disaster confirmed

reasons cited being not mature enough for mature gamers who play mature games for mature people

 

[QuantumBro]

That's what I assumed the rating would be after playing the alpha. Anyone know why the Halo games even rated M, Arkham City was much more gruesome than any of them.

 

[Chance Hale]

Imagined as much given none of the monsters in the game bled at all.

 

[Relly]

So I guess penetration is the way to get an M rating now.

Blood sex violence and language just doesn't cut it

 

[R3TRO]

Teen?

I'm outraged!

 

[Levito]

So it's not going to be dark and mature? Pre-order cancelled?

 

[The Grim Heaper]

Fuck, I guess I need to cancel my pre-order.

Son of a bitch.

 

[PAULINK]

wow bungie makes kiddie games confirmed

 

[FHIZ]

Not surprised, never really understood why Halo was always rated M... Was it just the purple blood?

 

[VeryGooster]

halo 4 kidz lol

 

[DNAbro]

The rating that the Halo series should have had.

 

[daffy]

Is it interesting? Alright op we'll go with it

 

[Professor Renegade]

That's surprising actually, maybe we are becoming desensitized.

 

[super-famicom]

Gonna bomb like Uncharted.

Oh noes!

 

[Kade]

I won't get to experience the thrill of tricking the Gamestop staff into thinking I'm 18.

 

[Savantcore]

You mean there are going to be TEENAGERS when I play online?

 

[Zaph]

Halo was always the most 'T' M-rated game IMO. Not surprised Destiny is an official T.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

Wouldn't surprise me if so many more copies will sell because of this.

 

[Borman]

Not surprised, never really understood why Halo was always rated M... Was it just the purple blood?

Funny enough, Microsoft sent these out before Halo's launch

 

[Raptor]

Game has no gore at all nor blood nothing.

Should have been a E

 

[Brian_FETO]

ESRB moneyhatted by Activision????

 

[JayEH]

Not surprising. Honestly Halo should be rated T as well.

 

[HanShotFirst]

IIRC, the Halo games were never that bad anyway. This seems like a mature "T" rating anyway. The maturity of the content is probably not that different from the stuff we see in Halo.

 

[Nirolak]

Yeah the contract for Destiny made it clear they were targeting this, though weren't mandated to hit it.

 

[Michael Armbrust]

I'm impressed that it's not M.

Should help sales too.

 

[Orayn]

I have quietly been hoping for this every since those first Destiny slides leaked. Makes me really happy.

Get lost, grimdark self-serious warfuckery. I'm gonna shoot some moon-wizards and go on knightly space adventures.

 

[petethepanda]

that rating's from the moon

 

[Mushroomer25]

I always found it strange Halo was rated M, since it oftens seemed so far removed from reality. Bungie's nexting ending up T doesn't shock me.

I wonder if it'll impact sales, though. The game's design doesn't seem to court younger players, so this may detract more than it adds. (given that's really a force for some people)

 

[Rocketz]

Interesting.

 

[DNAbro]

Funny enough, Microsoft sent these out before Halo's launch

i've always had this theory that microsoft asked the ESRB for an M rating to make the series seem more mature but of course i have no proof.

 

[Piercedveil]

I'm not too surprised by this. I never saw any reason for Halo to be rated M. At least not that I can remember.

 

[Mr.Mike]

Yeah the contract for Destiny made it clear they were targeting this, though weren't mandated to hit it.

Is this really such a big deal that it would be written into a contract? I can't imagine an M rating would have any significant effect on sales.

 

[EightBitNate]

I'm not too surprised by this. I never saw any reason for Halo to be rated M. At least not that I can remember.

I could see Halo 4 pushing the boundaries with half-nude Cortana

But then again Mystique is only PG-13 in X-Men

 

[braves01]

Damn I was really hoping for a mature shooter. As an adult, kiddie shooters just don't do it for me any more.

Edit: /s

 

[kewlmyc]

Makes sense. Nothing overly violent or gruesome to get a M rating.

So the Halo series was just like Destiny and wasn't overly violent or contained bad language to get a M rating?? I'm pissed that I never got to play it now growing up.

 

[Spineker]

No more glowing alien blood.

Preorder cancelled.

 

[TwoDurans]

I could see Halo 4 pushing the boundaries with half-nude Cortana

But then again Mystique is only PG-13 in X-Men

 

[RoboPlato]

I would have been very surprised if it wound up being M.

 

[Marjar]

When I think about it, it does seem weird that Halo has always been M despite never really being that violent or sexual. Maybe the Flood pushed it to that rating?

 

[bigboss370]

if every ghost was a cortana this would be different >_>

 

[WhiteRabbitEXE]

i've always had this theory that microsoft asked the ESRB for an M rating to make the series seem more mature but of course i have no proof.

Bungie had said the ESRB took one look at the Flood and said it was too gruesome for a T-rating. I can sort of see it, but it still seems pretty high.

 

[Orayn]

When I think about it, it does seem weird that Halo has always been M despite never really being that violent or sexual. Maybe the Flood pushed it to that rating?

Not sure, but it was a very soft M regardless. Destiny aiming for T and being less explicit still sealed the deal.

 

[Why would you do that?]

That's what I assumed the rating would be after playing the alpha. Anyone know why the Halo games even rated M, Arkham City was much more gruesome than any of them.

There was actually a Kotaku article about exactly that, comparing the age ratings of Halo CE and Arkham City. It's rather interesting and worth a read, IMO.

 

[FyreWulff]

i've always had this theory that microsoft asked the ESRB for an M rating to make the series seem more mature but of course i have no proof.

I think it was supposedly the Flood that made them re-rate it to M

 

[sn00zer]

Uhhhh great actually.....T shooters are sorely missing the past few gens

 

[E92 M3]

Damn I was really hoping for a mature shooter. As an adult, kiddie shooters just don't do it for me any more.