Rumour: Fallout 3 potentially refused classification in Australia

[drew_j]

Thank god this game is being released on PC. The only problem is now I'm not going to support the artist at all and I'm actually committing a crime in downloading it. Still I'm not putting up with a sanitised version, and I'll be damned if a 'save the children' two bit w***er, lefty, cry baby, ancient twat, who I didn't even vote for and lives in and is [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attorney-General of the worst state in Australia tell me any different. As a matter of fact, I'm going to burn copies and mail them to his children at a net cost to me of about $2.00. [/FONT]

 

[Hellbourne]

Thank god this game is being released on PC. The only problem is now I'm not going to support the artist at all and I'm actually committing a crime in downloading it. Still I'm not putting up with a sanitised version, and I'll be damned if a 'save the children' two bit w***er, lefty, cry baby, ancient twat, who I didn't even vote for and lives in and is [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attorney-General of the worst state in Australia tell me any different. As a matter of fact, I'm going to burn copies and mail them to his children at a net cost to me of about $2.00. [/FONT]

Nice Rant!

Someone here stated a release date for Fallout 3.

I work at an Australian EB Games store and today we just got the message that Fallout 3 will definitely come out here with an MA15+ rating.

We were also told IT WILL BE RELEASED HERE ON OCTOBER 17.

It's not an offical release date, but it can't be too far off.

 

[Kerrby]

Thank god this game is being released on PC. The only problem is now I'm not going to support the artist at all and I'm actually committing a crime in downloading it. Still I'm not putting up with a sanitised version, and I'll be damned if a 'save the children' two bit w***er, lefty, cry baby, ancient twat, who I didn't even vote for and lives in and is [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Attorney-General of the worst state in Australia tell me any different. As a matter of fact, I'm going to burn copies and mail them to his children at a net cost to me of about $2.00. [/FONT]

That would be awesome!! Whipe your fingerprints though .

 

[drew_j]

That would be awesome!! Whipe your fingerprints though .

Considering he's about a million years old this plan might not be as well conceived as first appearances would lead us to believe. I'm sure all his kids are well over 30. But if enough people did it and sent it to his office, it'd be a nice protest. But I CBF rallying up support.

 

[HBK619]

The edits have been revealed, and the OFLC's reasons.

Source: http://au.xbox360.ign.com/articles/898/898386p1.html

FALLOUT 3 CENSORSHIP REPORT: FIND OUT WHAT GOT CUT FROM THE AUSSIE VERSION
And so, the epic saga comes to a close - Fallout 3's OFLC report has been made available to IGN AU; the contents outline the reasons behind the reassessment of Bethesda's post-nuclear RPG in Australia by the classification board.

The biggest points to take away with you are that the essential nature of drug use in the game has not been altered dramatically:

"The drugs depicted are fictional; drugs are depicted as stylised icons on a menu with the drug use itself not depicted. Whilst navigating a post-apocalyptic futuristic landscape, players can invoke the use of a variety of "chems" listed by fictitious names which include "Buff", "Rad-X", "Psycho" and "Ultrajet". Within the context of the game's narrative, the player may choose to make use of these "chems" to alter the physiological characteristics of their character in the game."​

The report is vaguely worded, but it suggests the drugs are still present - though, perhaps relabelled and not shown to be imbibed by the player's character. Is that a big deal? If the end result is the same and you still get the nudge-nudge nature of drug-use and abuse in the game, then we'd argue it's not. Does it still undermine the artistic process? Or does the decision impact social freedoms? Well, that's up to your point of view.

Interestingly, the minority view notes that the use of drugs is still contentious enough that it could've warranted a Refused Classification rating, despite the report's admission that use and portrayal was appropriate within context:

In the minority view of the Board the drug use in the game is in excess of the general rule applied under the Guidelines. The drugs are unambiguous in their visual representations, which include pills and hypodermic needles, and are related to incentives and rewards in that the incentive to take the drug is that progress through the game is achieved more easily and the reward is an increase in the character's abilities. The game therefore warrants and 'RC' classification.​

An excerpt from the full OFLC Report: http://au.media.xbox360.ign.com/media/882/882301/img_5822753.html

 

[Hollow Knight]

There was a bloke on ebay (based in Brisbane) selling the UK versions of GTA4... thats where I got mine from. Hopefully he does the same with Fallout 3.

 

[Jimi]

Just order it from Play Asia to get the full version.
I think it may be worth buying on PC considering the huge amounts of user created content that gets made following Bethesda releases.

 

[Viney]

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new vid of Fallout 3

 

[PUSSIES_07_FLAG]

Man, Fallout 1 and 2 were awesome.

Let's hope 3 can live up to expectations (Doubtful)

 

[Dagless]

Once Bethesda signed up I had given up

And Van Buren was looking so promising...