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Captain Obvious: 'Nothing about Gears of War 2 is family friendly' photo

A few days ago, we reported that Gears of War 2 would utilize two socially acceptable filters. The first of which would censor out all of the dreadful language that Baird spits out of his colorful mouth. The second filter was the more intriguing "sparks instead of blood" switch. These options will be made available at launch for parents who have the slightest idea what the hell they just bought their kid. Today, Mark Epic Vice President Mark Rein spoke to Spong to reinforce the point that Gears of War 2 is indeed no Viva Pinata.

Nothing about Gears 2 is 'family friendly' - it is a MATURE title. However there are options for turning down 'strong language' and 'gore'
That is great news, because I was really confused. I assumed the chainsaw, bullets, toothy aliens, and red-tinted imagery was meant to convey wholesome values, as opposed to violence.  I’m glad Rein decided to clear up this issue before I inadvertently bought this title expecting party games and casual amusement.

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mikeyed's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:05
mikeyed
How dare they try to trip up parents with the word "war" in the title!
ScanCase's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:05
ScanCase
I hate it when things like this are even an issue. Instead of just giving into this idea that everything needs to be family friendly why don't people just accept things as they are. I don't see anyone putting filters on movies in the theatre's.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:13
king3vbo
DUUURRRRRR
The Bozz's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:19
The Bozz
But I like Viva Piñata :(

Anyway, developers should make sure you are able to tell if a game is family friendly just by looking at its cover. I mean, how could anyone tell GOW2 is NSFK? It's not like the cog with a skull in it and the word WAR in the name help. And the ESRB rating in the front? Totally doesn't help. And the screenshots in the back (I'm speculating here, there's no way to know if they'll put any but it's very likely)? Nobody with a bit of common sense would take those seriously.

What you say? Use the intertubes to find out the rating and target audience of a game my son/daughter wants to buy? That's waaaaaaay too complicated for me.
taterchimp's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 14:41
taterchimp
Its like putting clothes stickers inside of a playboy. Sure the parents could make it suitable for their kids, but someone somewhere will prolly get it for them, parents will complain that they had no warning or option, and the spoiled little brats will ruin the online for always and eternity.
Springsteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 16:16
Springsteen
sux 2 b grandma
braulio09's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 17:22
braulio09
Mark Epic Vice President Mark Rein

One too many Marks?

Also, I'm still wondering if sparks will fly when you chainsaw a locust. That'd be so confusing.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 18:30
Holyetheline
Even the name of the game implies violence.
parrothead's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 18:52
parrothead
Shocking
ExpertPenguin's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2008 19:39
ExpertPenguin
*shakes head*
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/08/2008 00:16
Necros
DUR
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