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simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

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Silent Hill f has been banned in Australia, and no one knows why

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simple@lemm.ee to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago
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UPDATE 24/3/25: In a statement to Eurogamer, the Australian Classification Board has suggested Silent Hill f's Refused …
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    Australia’s usually really strict when it comes to violence in video games, but the Silent Hill series isn’t really known for intense gore. Though, the trailer looked a bit like it was going to be a bit body horror-focused (I got lots of Junji Ito vibes from it), so maybe SH:F will actually be a bit bloodier than other SH games.

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      So, the land where everything is trying to kill you is very anti violence?

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        Each country is allowed a certain number of base violence stat points. Australia put all of theirs into nature.

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          That explains Canada.

          They put all of theirs into a random goose.

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            Aren’t we forgetting the NHL is a thing

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            Tierzoo, is the goose OP?

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