“Sword Star” is banned for 17 years, but “Death in Another Dimension” doesn’t even have a card. The president of Japan’s EA branch criticized the grading system | 4Gamers

“Sword Star”, which is about to be launched in the near future, has attracted the attention of many players. The official X stated that the global version is consistent and has not been castrated, including Japan.

The Japan Computer Entertainment Rating Agency (CERO) is responsible for reviewing game ratings, but anyone familiar with CERO knows that their tolerance for bloody scenes such as severed limbs and internal organs has always been very low, even if the opponent is a monster. Therefore, old players of “Evil Castle” know not to buy the Japanese version if they want the original flavor.

CERO classifications from lowest to highest are A, B, C, D and Z. “CERO D” is for those aged 17 and above. The game contains adult content. People under 17 years old must obtain parental consent before purchasing this level of game. The highest level “CERO Z” is restricted and contains strong adult content. Minors are prohibited from purchasing and renting.

In addition, if the content is more serious, CERO will not be licensed directly, which means it cannot be sold on the console.

Regardless of the fact that the age difference between CERO D and CERO Z players is only 1 year, there is a huge difference for manufacturers, because many stores do not want to take the responsibility of age checks, so they will not sell CERO Z games on their own. In addition, CERO Z’s games are not only the game itself, but also their advertising and marketing methods are strictly restricted.

This time “Sword Star” is classified as “CERO D” in Japan. If you have played the demo version, you will know that this time “Sword Star” does not cover various cross-sections very much, so it also makes some people in Japan There are quite a few criticisms from the manufacturers. EA’s branch president in Japan, Noguchi Noguchi, publicly criticized CERO on X.

Noguchi said: “The demo version of “Sword Star” was full of exciting actions and very fun to play. However, our “Death of Another Dimension” was judged to be unqualified because of exposed organs and severed limbs, but in this game But you can clearly see the cross section and the inside, and it has passed the CERO D rating. This is really hard to understand…”

Noguchi emphasized that he did not harbor any ill will toward “Sword Star”. On the contrary, he found it very interesting and recommended that everyone buy it and play it. It was purely a complaint about the vagueness of the game’s rating system, and this “ambiguity” is It’s also common in other games. Moreover, these are all contents that are available abroad. He doesn’t understand why they are not available in Japan alone.

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In addition, some netizens added that CERO’s standards are established based on surveys conducted by academic groups in various countries, so from an academic perspective, it has the most politically correct structure. Therefore, unless it is updated from the academic survey itself, no matter how loud the industry shouts, the CERO framework cannot be changed.

Of course, EA is not the first foreign manufacturer to take advantage of grading. If players still have impressions, Ubisoft challenged CERO for “Assassin’s Creed” a few years ago. However, with CERO’s power of life and death leading the grading, Ubisoft is very He bowed his head quickly and settled down.