All video games have to go through official agencies to receive age restrictions, which we know as the PEGI. The same thing happens with movies and series, for example. Well, Starfield has already been classified by the Australian organization and has received an R18+. What have you done Bethesda?!
When official organizations rate a video game, they usually take six categories into account, as explained by VGC: sex, nudity, controversial issues, language, violence and drugs. The impact (light, moderate, high or strong) that each of these categories has affects the final result of the qualification.
In this sense, Starfield it received a very light impact for sex and nudity, a moderate impact for controversial issues and foul language, and a strong impact for violence. Although it may seem strange, it is usually a common picture in many video games. It has been the high impact on “drug use” that has tipped the balance towards the rating R18+ or +18.
We do not know what the aforementioned “drug use” or “drug consumption” implies. If we take other Bethesda games like Fallout 4 as a reference, we could use substances to heal us, alter our physical state y distort reality. Let’s remember that the Fallout saga has always had a PEGI 16. On the other hand, Skyrim (2021) also received this rating for “strong themes of terror and violence.”
The +18 rating implies that there is not only sensitive content for minors, but also for adults. We will be very aware of what happens with the rest of the organizations and with a view to its launch, which will take place on September 6, 2023 for Xbox Series X / S and PC.
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