The skeleton flying out thing is interesting but I do think it would get worn out. So making it on special events is a good thing!
And yes, he said he normally wouldn't let her play these types of games, it was because it's his game. Don't forget that. If I had kids I'd wait a while but it does also depend on their level of maturity. The other day I was with a friend and his friend had a son whose level of maturity was fairly low but he plays far too many violent video games. He was talking about punching random people in the heads and exploding stuff, it was pretty dumb to hear actually. That's a type of kid who I'd wait for because at some age and probably even before 10 if a kid wants to play these games they can go to a friend's house. Not all parents care, or care what other kids see (including their child's friends). Which is why it is wise to know who your child hangs out with and who the parents are, even when they are teenagers.
Also, another thing I read (that I believe was for China) is that blood in games can't be red, it is black. Kinda makes me think about games in my past, I'm sure I've seen some with black blood already. Hmm...
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Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.
- Homer Simpson
Epic! Thank you so much, Blizzard! My wife and I were concerned with the extreme amount of bloody/gory explosion going on with every death. I love Diablo a ton, but I'd rather not have so much blood going everywhere. I have a kid too, but that is only a secondary excuse. I don't like exposing myself to so much excess gore. I much appreciate the ability to tone the game down. I am more about the story and gameplay anyway.
Overall he sounds very respectable and nice. I agree with what he says and how he parents is his own business of course, but personally i don't see how FPS's or even "any game with guns in it" is worse than diablo. I think GTA is a different story, but shooters in general aren't that bad, except for a few.
This person annoys me, i couldn't watch the whole thing.
I live in Australia and it sucks they have to tone the blood down for us, I'll be pre-ordering a Collectors Edition if Blizzard release one which I'm sure they will because its Blizzard and what fan wouldn't want one? On that thought I would probably pre-order 2 copies, one to sleep with.
But it saddens me deeply that they wont be as blood soaked as the rest of the world...
Even with less blood it will still be a kick-ass game that i will play for years like i have with D2, sorry China...
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Overall he sounds very respectable and nice. I agree with what he says and how he parents is his own business of course, but personally i don't see how FPS's or even "any game with guns in it" is worse than diablo. I think GTA is a different story, but shooters in general aren't that bad, except for a few.
I believe he is referring to the fact that most FPS games have more direct connections to reality. Even though Diablo might be more violent/gory than a typical FPS, killing monsters in a completely fictional universe using completely fictional means has less likelihood to affect someone than a game featuring a gangster shooting people on the streets of New York (a real weapon killing "familiar" people in a real city). Granted, different people are affected in different ways, but I find his point valid.
I believe he is referring to the fact that most FPS games have more direct connections to reality. Even though Diablo might be more violent/gory than a typical FPS, killing monsters in a completely fictional universe using completely fictional means has less likelihood to affect someone than a game featuring a gangster shooting people on the streets of New York (a real weapon killing "familiar" people in a real city). Granted, different people are affected in different ways, but I find his point valid.
Yeah i guess that's true. You make a good point. I guess i just don't understand people that get affected by video games and go and do stupid things. But i guess those people just have something wrong to begin with and shouldn't be playing these games period haha.
Very good read, thanks for that mockery. Glad to see they will be keeping in stuff as crazy as knocking a skeleton out of someone....but also good that they are wise enough to know that it can get old when over done. Also, that's awesome that he involves his family...good stuff
Even with less blood it will still be a kick-ass game that i will play for years like i have with D2, sorry China...
WOW...all i have to say is THANK GOODNESS THAT I LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY OF ALL ..AMERICA. it has to suck major nut sack to live in a country that deprives its people of certain aspects of art in video games so that the leaders can have their people act a certain way or feel a certain way to their benefit...pretty fucking lame!!!!!!!!! also..i hate to say it..but diablo is actually going to suck for you without the blood..FACT!!!
Some pretty interesting stuff there. The idea of smashing someones skeleton out is pretty cool, too. But I have to ask, what's this concept art thing going on? I don't recall seeing any concept art that seems to deserve so much hate.
WOW...all i have to say is THANK GOODNESS THAT I LIVE IN THE GREATEST COUNTRY OF ALL ..AMERICA. it has to suck major nut sack to live in a country that deprives its people of certain aspects of art in video games so that the leaders can have their people act a certain way or feel a certain way to their benefit...pretty fucking lame!!!!!!!!! also..i hate to say it..but diablo is actually going to suck for you without the blood..FACT!!!
Canada is amazing enough too you know, none of that crap over there either. Any country that develops such regulation for gaming disgusts me. As in I'm disgusted by those agreeing for such laws.
And yes, Diablo would suck without blood, in my honest opinion. Its a too big part of the "feeling" of the game. Its like Titan Quest.. no blood.. no feeling.. well, there is more reasons to that, but its one of them.
I would not fret fellow Australians.
If you have a look at the history of banned games over this decade the main reasons relate to drug use and sexuality, two things that Diablo 3 isn't really going to revolve around.
I'm almost certain that we will get the same as the Americans do, I think Jay was just going along with the interviewer for the sake of converstation-flow.
Edit: Also the fact that you are chopping up demons/monsters other than human beings for the most part in Diablo 3 makes me doubt the game will have to be toned down here.
They let Left 4 Dead fly through with no problems and it features non stop killing of human-shaped zombies at close range with Shotguns/Assault Rifles with realistic blood effects, decapitations and limb loss all in first person. The fact that they were zombies not "humans" probably made a difference. I think Aus authorities are less strict now that the GTA shitstorm has died down.
Wilson: We intend to have people to be able to tone down the actual gore levels. In terms of whether we go beyond that, we?ll probably do something. But we haven?t really gotten into a specific design for it yet, so it?s hard to say.
Wired: Are you thinking it?s possible to turn off the blood completely? Or simply change the blood color?
Wilson: Yeah, we?re going to have to be able to turn off blood, change the color and things like that, because you can?t have red blood in some regions, regions that we would very much like to sell the game in. So we definitely build everything, that every bit of gore, in a deposited manner so that at a future date, we can go through and change it all or turn it off. In terms of what kind options we give, we actually give within a particular version. We?ve haven?t nailed it down, but if you turn down the gore, you can actually change it to not have red blood. That seems to be really the sticking point for a lot of people because a lot of times we use blood as feedback. And so if we take that out, that actually hurts the gameplay. But we can change the note of that feedback so that it?s something that people are more okay with.
Wired: Do you think they?ll be controversy over the parental controls, like we saw with the new art style?
Wilson: I?m sure someone will be controversial about it. I don?t think they should though, the idea that people put parental controls and allow for option of turning down the blood. It?s not like we?re doing it across the board. It?s not like we?re forcing it on everyone. We?re making it an option, and not the default option. Will some people complain about it? I?m sure they will. But ultimately, that?s the world we live in.
Now I personally am not a huge fan of excessive blood and gore, but at the same time I love the Diablo Series (is this a contradiction? yes). I certainly wasn't about to complain about the blood and gore in the diablo games, as that is a part of the series. I would have been willing to play this game as is, but my wife was against it. We talked about it, and she didn't want the game in our house. I can see her reasoning, and seeing how my relationship her is more important than any game, including this one, I agreed with her. After reading this article and mentioning it to my wife, she said that she might be more open to me playing the game if this option is implemented, thank you Jay Wilson for restoring my hope that one day i might play Diablo III.
Now I personally am not a huge fan of excessive blood and gore, but at the same time I love the Diablo Series (is this a contradiction? yes). I certainly wasn't about to complain about the blood and gore in the diablo games, as that is a part of the series. I would have been willing to play this game as is, but my wife was against it. We talked about it, and she didn't want the game in our house. I can see her reasoning, and seeing how my relationship her is more important than any game, including this one, I agreed with her. After reading this article and mentioning it to my wife, she said that she might be more open to me playing the game if this option is implemented, thank you Jay Wilson for restoring my hope that one day i might play Diablo III.
...Seriously?
You let your wife decide for you if a game can even get in the house?
I have nothing against prioritizing the wife over games, I would do the same, but thats just ridiculous. I guess you know what you are doing with a girl like that... but I would seriously hold no respect for anyone forcing me to not have a game because its too bloody. Its simply ridiculous.
And yes, he said he normally wouldn't let her play these types of games, it was because it's his game. Don't forget that. If I had kids I'd wait a while but it does also depend on their level of maturity. The other day I was with a friend and his friend had a son whose level of maturity was fairly low but he plays far too many violent video games. He was talking about punching random people in the heads and exploding stuff, it was pretty dumb to hear actually. That's a type of kid who I'd wait for because at some age and probably even before 10 if a kid wants to play these games they can go to a friend's house. Not all parents care, or care what other kids see (including their child's friends). Which is why it is wise to know who your child hangs out with and who the parents are, even when they are teenagers.
Also, another thing I read (that I believe was for China) is that blood in games can't be red, it is black. Kinda makes me think about games in my past, I'm sure I've seen some with black blood already. Hmm...
Weaseling out of things is important to learn. It's what separates us from the animals... except the weasel.
- Homer Simpson
Which Final Fantasy Character Are You?
Final Fantasy 7
Kinda goes without saying though, they manage to keep their projects under wraps SO well.
I feel really bad for China because more than likely they will not be able to experience the greatness that is Diablo 3
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http://www.petitiononline.com/LANSC2/petition.html
IF they even want to get a legit version in the first place
I know, you can pretty much get anything you want these days...I was just saying...
This person annoys me, i couldn't watch the whole thing.
I live in Australia and it sucks they have to tone the blood down for us, I'll be pre-ordering a Collectors Edition if Blizzard release one which I'm sure they will because its Blizzard and what fan wouldn't want one? On that thought I would probably pre-order 2 copies, one to sleep with.
But it saddens me deeply that they wont be as blood soaked as the rest of the world...
Even with less blood it will still be a kick-ass game that i will play for years like i have with D2, sorry China...
"Religion is an insult to human dignity. Without it you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."
- Steven Weinberg -
I believe he is referring to the fact that most FPS games have more direct connections to reality. Even though Diablo might be more violent/gory than a typical FPS, killing monsters in a completely fictional universe using completely fictional means has less likelihood to affect someone than a game featuring a gangster shooting people on the streets of New York (a real weapon killing "familiar" people in a real city). Granted, different people are affected in different ways, but I find his point valid.
http://www.petitiononline.com/LANSC2/petition.html
Yeah i guess that's true. You make a good point. I guess i just don't understand people that get affected by video games and go and do stupid things. But i guess those people just have something wrong to begin with and shouldn't be playing these games period haha.
Canada is amazing enough too you know, none of that crap over there either. Any country that develops such regulation for gaming disgusts me. As in I'm disgusted by those agreeing for such laws.
And yes, Diablo would suck without blood, in my honest opinion. Its a too big part of the "feeling" of the game. Its like Titan Quest.. no blood.. no feeling.. well, there is more reasons to that, but its one of them.
If you have a look at the history of banned games over this decade the main reasons relate to drug use and sexuality, two things that Diablo 3 isn't really going to revolve around.
I'm almost certain that we will get the same as the Americans do, I think Jay was just going along with the interviewer for the sake of converstation-flow.
Edit: Also the fact that you are chopping up demons/monsters other than human beings for the most part in Diablo 3 makes me doubt the game will have to be toned down here.
They let Left 4 Dead fly through with no problems and it features non stop killing of human-shaped zombies at close range with Shotguns/Assault Rifles with realistic blood effects, decapitations and limb loss all in first person. The fact that they were zombies not "humans" probably made a difference. I think Aus authorities are less strict now that the GTA shitstorm has died down.
Now I personally am not a huge fan of excessive blood and gore, but at the same time I love the Diablo Series (is this a contradiction? yes). I certainly wasn't about to complain about the blood and gore in the diablo games, as that is a part of the series. I would have been willing to play this game as is, but my wife was against it. We talked about it, and she didn't want the game in our house. I can see her reasoning, and seeing how my relationship her is more important than any game, including this one, I agreed with her. After reading this article and mentioning it to my wife, she said that she might be more open to me playing the game if this option is implemented, thank you Jay Wilson for restoring my hope that one day i might play Diablo III.
...Seriously?
You let your wife decide for you if a game can even get in the house?
I have nothing against prioritizing the wife over games, I would do the same, but thats just ridiculous. I guess you know what you are doing with a girl like that... but I would seriously hold no respect for anyone forcing me to not have a game because its too bloody. Its simply ridiculous.