What are suggestive themes in video games?

What are suggestive themes in video games?

ESRB Content Descriptors

Lyrics Mild references to profanity, sexuality, violence, alcohol, or drug use in music
Suggestive Themes Mild provocative references or materials
Tobacco Reference Reference to and/or images of tobacco products
Use of Drugs The consumption or use of illegal drugs

What does mild suggestive themes mean?

Mild suggestive themes are refrences to sexual nature, such as a dirty joke for example. There never is sex but it refrences it. Once it becomes explicite it becomes suggestive themes. There is no hard fast rules regarding it so its up to the review board when examining a game.

What age rating is EarthBound?

The game, which was originally rated “K-A” (Kids to Adults) back in the old days, was rated as “E for Everyone” back in 2007 before the Wii VC version was canceled. But this recent release for the Wii U has it rated as “T for Teens”, which is a bit of a jump up the ratings scale.

What does rated B mean?

a low-budget mediocre film made esp. to accompany a major feature film on a double bill. Also called B movie.

Is MA or R worse?

They are virtually the same, R is for Movies and MA is for TV. Technically MA is worse but in reality there basically the same. Rated R generally means some swearing, violence and minor sexual references. MA on the other hand could mean all of the above plus some very disturbing scenes and images.

Is EarthBound a coming of age story?

This often funny, always poignant coming of age tale, deeply embedded in suburban mores, centers around four kids, off to save the planet by collecting melodies while en route to defeating the evil alien force known as Giygas. Earthbound didn’t reinvent the wheel, but it sure had fun twisting the usual JRPG tropes.

What is earthbound 3 called?

EarthBound 3: Unity of the Dimensions, called Mother 4: Blue Story ( MOTHER4:ブルーストーリー, Mazā 4: Burūsutōrī) is the fourth installment of the EarthBound / Mother series. It is a crossover with the Super Mario series and is rated E 10+ for cartoon violence, crude humor, and mild suggestive themes.

What is earthbound’s rating on the Wii U?

In case you haven’t heard, Earthbound has been released for Wii U’s Virtual Console with a T-rating. Back in 2008, a mistake led to ESRB putting Earthbound on its website with an E rating.

How do I install EarthBound on atom?

Install through atom’s online package site, or by opening Atom and searching for “Earthbound” in Themes. Contributions and PRs are highly encouraged for improvements, new color themes, support for other editors, etc.

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