#100
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by hanako » Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:53 pm
It's a quick shorthand way of saying that a game may include things like violence, death, rude language, discussion of alcohol or other drugs, sex, GLBT content, brainwashing, politics, so on and so forth.
Basically, some people and some parents see cartoon-looking characters and assume "This game is for kids!". I wince every time I see a reviewer going "Girly game, ew! Well, maybe my five-year-old niece will like it." Just.... gyah. I assume most kids who have the attention span to do all the reading will probably not be THAT disturbed by what they find, but...
I think we've had at least a few young players who found Fatal Hearts to be too scary for them, or whose parents freaked out when they saw blood and vampires onscreen. There've also been some shocked reviewers who discovered the swear words in Date Warp.
Basically, it's just a heads-up that I am not censoring myself down to the level that would pass as "child friendly" in my culture, so if you're either sensitive or screening games for your children you should take note.
I know most of your games say that at the bottom of the page, but I have played most of them and I still don't know why.