1.1 To the Game
What is with the German USK version of FEAR 3 the German, adult and mündigem players offered here is an outrage beyond compare. Anyone who has played the first two parts in the USK version, could at least live with small incisions, although not equal to the whole staging undid.
Everything here was almost completely defused or equal cut. There now follows a small list of what distinguishes the USK version of the UK- or European PEGI version.
1. cadaver / eliminated enemies dissolve into thin air. The last time I was able to experience such an incision, when was "children's version" of Resident Evil 3 on the PS1. However, this was weingstens a rating of 16, so you could prepare themselves inwardly for cuts.
2. Blood effects were completely removed, both playful framework, as well as in the cutscenes. I mean, injected with weapons exposure no blood, as well as the bombardment of Dekoleichen. With a knife attack comes twinkling hygienically cleaned, again from the wound.
3. Schadensstexturen need hardly be cut, because the enemy killed in air dissolve yes. For the existing Dekoleichen therefore specially censorship scissors was again recognized as the these textures are not visible when the Dekoleichen.
4. explosions, as well as very heavy hit, let the original opponent come down in a bloody cloud of blood, from the then only a "lump of flesh" remains more or less left. In the shortened version, the opponents to solve in a beautiful cloud of smoke.
5. In case of fire explosions, there is no burn injury textures, because as it is now already mentioned frequently enough, even before the opponent can not go to the ground, this is adopted with / in a venebeltem Puff. If, in the ambiguity of the word Puff, at least the not meant here in Kontex standing, the game would have at least proved humor.
6. arm, head, leg as strikes cause no separate you in that. In arm or leg hits the opponent, as unharmed comes, continue on to you, Keeps however fixed at least at the injured body part.
7. Since there is only Dekoleichen in the game are (the others dissolve so on), which was additionally the Rag Doll effect removed (at least in the slaughterhouse), the shoot another and enter and further mistreat the body does not permits. (Can bring the only intervention for which I was starin out a certain level of understanding)
8. A separate section was carried out also by removing almost all damage textures if you occasionally drives a Kampfmech in the game, and inflicts this damage.
9 Furthermore, it was all by circumcision of level-related damage textures (when a non hinwirkendes on own influence Gas pipe explodes), also here the enemies dissolve into thin air.
10 soldiers who are killed as a result of enemy attacks, for example from the Creeper, dissolve in ............... (do not know how many times I must still write)
11. Since the cutscenes, as well as shortened the shock deposits included in the game, mutilated, were defused by the normal desired, and even necessary in a horror game, emotional surprise effects to be limited.
As known from Part 1 and 2 main protagonist Alma (which is responsible for the horror known in the Games series shows) is pregnant, and a child discharges, which was conceived in part 2, are now trying Paxton Fettel and his unnamed brother the birth of to prevent child with all means. For the staging of scenes, was the famous director John Carpenter (The Rattlesnake, The Thing), as well as the comic book writer Steve Niles (30 Days of Night), which manifests itself primarily responsible for the main plot of the game, called in
Despite the two feature film luminaries, the story is quite thin, and the plot occasionally confusing and know some Logiglöcher on. Overall, one learns about the main story in this part very little. This also shows the main producer again the company Monolith responsible, just as it did in the two parts previously.
The game includes RPG elements, so that you can level up for almost all activities, even for Munitionseinsammeln, the protagonists. This affects commands such as the ability to regenerate health, etc. from which then result in a certain motivation factor into play, in addition to the challenge of fighting with them. The possibility Telekinse how to also use the bullet time effect, also let a mass of opponents mow and add variety to the game. In addition, the AI of the opponent is not so simple, as in comparable games, and may in the mass-produced appearance, bringing an already quite a sweat.
Here also makes the most noticeable change in the game, which was forced by the excessive proportion Action, the horror atmosphere of the first two parts of quite in the background, and a tension can hardly build. Here I recognize but significant Paralell to the competitors Resident Evil from Capcom, who has jumped with Part 5, or at least with part 6 on the Action bar to mainstream FPS community account so that the younger Baller, Baller, Peng, Peng to wear. Personally, I feel that as a shame, however, makes the censored here, and I judged USK version the Bock also not fatter.
Another admission to the shooter community is that one has, unlike its predecessors to be completed now days inserts, supplanted the horror that has the two predecessors still awarded even more. The only thing that really brings here the quality Game, is the excellent background music, the Nathan Grigg (Fear, Condemned, Alien vs. Predator 2) is convincing in every respect. Positive is worth mentioning, that the game does not require loading time interruption.
The technology is outdated, which in the cutscenes, but as is also reflected in the game mechanics. Fracture player, however, will immediately feel at home, because here, the Despair engine used there was slightly modified over. Games beginners, as well as occasional gamers will control technically not overwhelmed here. In my next paragraph, it comes to the subject indexing (in Germany and in general)
1.2 issue: indexing (who is not interested this topic, should be equal under 1.3 more)
Let us hope that soon other games pearls like Manh ... (one of the best and most atmospheric Schleich games where the socially critical media background was not recognized by the USK / FSK and BPjM) disappear from the index B and adult buyers not by the BPjM be bervormundet. On differences of FSK / USK (Voluntary Self-Monitoring of film / media industry or entertainment software self-control) and BPjM (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons), and indexing on A-list or B-list I just want briefly because of the understanding now that that topic is very complex yet. Suffice
- The USK / FSK controlled games voluntarily and depositing on "difficult content" to the BPjM, which then checks a release. The best example is Gears of War 3, which / G should be placed on the Index by the ESRB where BPjM but opted for a release from 18.
- A-List: Games may not be publicly advertised or displayed, except areas which are accessible only from 18. There is no ban on the sale to adults. Game example: Gears of War 1
- B-List:. Clear ban (here you are in the areas of criminal law) Game Example: Manh ... (where this game was banned in most of Europe, because of the explicitly shown Gewaltexikutionen). In the short term it was available for purchase, however, also in Germany. However, very short. Happy the one who has gained the Game in this 6-8 weeks. There is here no possession / ownership ban, one must show it off or make available to the other is not.
There is the possibility to purchase indexed games as European PEGI version from Austria and Switzerland, or can be supplied from his trusted dealer games under the counter. For Forbidden Games to Italy turns out to be very tolerant, because there is almost no testing and indexing of games there. One has to distinguish between the European PEGI version that has a German sound track generally, and the UK-Pegi version, which is usually to have only in English.
Here, however, also confirm, as in other cases, exceptions prove the rule.
One must take 18 car, choose and if you are in the shooting club possess weapons, but the judgment on gaming or movie content is a denied in Germany even 40. I apologize to all those who hold this and the following statements in a game review for inappropriate me but lively again and again, if I do not find games like Dead Ri ...., ConDem ... etc at Amazon.com, or What is worse, the cut beyond recognition games, come as German version on the market.
There are some games as the bad habit that is corpses into thin air (eg Resident Evil 3 Nemesis, FEAR 3), which Resident Evil 3 also got a rating of 16. If one now takes place in a location where all the rooms are similar, for example, a prison (FEAR3) with a loud similar looking cells that abandoned corpses are sometimes the only guidance, because then you know "here I have been," and does not have all of new search. Especially in FEAR 3, which indeed is one of the newer games, you would have this kind of defusing really can not imagine, because they hardly occurred in the form. Not to mention the recolor red life juice, in neon green grits. Even omitting the ragdoll effect, the die that makes an opponent's avatars look more realistic, either pruned or as already written entirely omitted, the enemy often adopted wrapped with a flash, or in smoke.
I wonder now, as it has done through the examination of BPjM SAW. Suppose, since it is believed the victim and not the Tate role there. Of course, it plays an important role under what aspect you see a game, or want to see. Whether a balanced twentysomethings or a frustrated 60-year-old checked a Game. About an age classification of a Game, or film at the FSK / USK, selected by a panel of 5 people, but which can not form the cross-section of the population, and thus more or less arbitrarily, from areas such as education, politics, or theology etc. composed.
Sometimes the age classifications seem to me, however, very arbitrary, for example if the game "Lollipop Chainsaw" receives a rating of 16 precisely because of its excessive violence and the concomitant Realitätssferne.
The subjective perspective of the individual auditor / -or examiner therefore plays a fundamental role. Whereby a decision (as already mentioned) always more than one person of BPjM and USK, with the help of politicians (to be frequently inspected and which are classified with the Game demonstrations of the game, go to sleep) is hit. Criteria such as excessive violence which only an end in itself is, and vigilante justice or the aestheticization of violence by the slow motion effect (bullet-time effect) such as in Max Payne 1 will not be considered after the fact, because the graphics by today's standards is so unrealistic, and has therefore been deleted from the index in 2012 again.
Are you saying, in effect:
USK, and BPjM lagging behind the Zeitgeist, and are in most cases forced after a few years an indexing set aside again. The substantive reasons for indexing but not from the room. Although May Payne may not look as realistic as today's games, yet it's still about vigilantism and the slow motion effect. The same, so and in a similar form, even with Doom, Prototype, etc. FEAR
Each wants to establish adult games, I recommend the webside "Schnittberichte.com". It prevents unpleasant surprises and its following playful and financial losses. Otherwise, always on the European or UK Pegiversion (English language skills are advantageous) access, although it can be with the release and sometimes vice versa. However, considerably rarer.
If cuts on Game in the US, or in Australia are made, it revolves mostly not gewaltätige content, but erotic illustrations showing a little too much. Example: the Australian version of The Witcher was mitigated against the German version to some sequences. This problem was also God of War feel. From this game series, there are several versions of each game, which was mostly mitigated in Europe by violent, and overseas to erotic scenes.
But the most extreme example is the Japanese strategy role-playing game "Agarest: Generations of War", which from 12 is available in Germany, but received the highest age rating in Australia because of but sometimes very provocative acting female protagonists, and with the added "Strong Sexual References "print" has been marked. This game is far from to be called hentai (pornographic manga / anime comic or movie, game). Since you can get a laugh, because of the prudishness of Australians (due a few swaying breasts) actually hardly resist.
For console gamers, there is a second hurdle. There are games for console than 100% Uncut touted eg Dark Messiah, the actual uncut version there are then only on PC. Since the console version never was erhälich or manufactured as a full-Uncutversion, you can apply this as uncut. With Manh ... 2 the same. Absolutely unabridged only on PC, easy to cut (or Griesel filter used) on the PS2 and hard cut on the Wii. There are a few other examples that I would like to enumerate here but not all, and can
Some I would like to end yet make it clear:
All of my commentary here Games are clearly not in children's or youth hands, and should of mentally unstable people (where is the limit here, everyone should find out for yourself if it has not previously been the State for a), or of people the virtual and real worlds can not differentiate, are avoided. Ultimately, everyone is responsible for himself and his actions. However, I (ü45) take for me to claim to be able to play games that do not correspond to the mainstream.
Controversial discussions about so-called Amokkillergames can ultimately yes rather point to a socially, politically motivated issue. USK / FSK and BPjM are responsible for the youth and child protection, which I also generally favorable, because you have there to take into account the differentiation possibilities of the individual age groups. This makes sense in any case, since each age group with different perspectives, and the above-mentioned differentiation possibilities, goes about a medium. In addition, the age classifications are approximate values that are important for eg parents so that their children age-appropriate media skills can take place before the age of 18.
With restrictions against adult citizens these locations exceed, in my opinion, clearly their powers and limits. From 18 you are of legal age in Germany, and is therefore also a differentiated way of looking at events, such as the advance in its simplest form, of action and reaction. This is a abgsprochen in the media, however.
Ultimately, it is here only to video games that is no reason for any statesman or dictator were certainly not going to war. The discussion about a murder in England, where they produced ... a connection with Manh, turned out to be absolute press duck, as you do not, the game special was the perpetrator of the victim. Also shootings do not indicate the play of first-person shooters with certainty conclude. If that were so, we would have in Germany alone millions of crazed killer on the streets.
In the 50-igern it was the comics, in the 60-igern television, in the 70-igern violence and zombie movies in to the 80's the advent of home computers in the 90-igern the Games, in the 2000-ies the Internet, etc., to the music that each youth generation took for themselves as a demarcation for the adult world. Rock, then the POP, then Tekkno and now the rap.
Not to mention the real violent videos, which now replace our children in the schoolyard, where people tortured in the worst way, humiliated and the final end be beheaded publicly. The zeitgeist is unstoppable. Everything is possible, will also eventually happen in some form. Progress, even in this context, can not be stopped,
Each generation of mostly senior citizens tried ultimately their own sense of guilt of failure in relation to the younger generations, or even the entire social community towards to conceal it, to project one's own helplessness to this external influences (what ever would not be necessary) to be so a better feeling to give, or at least to have a political opinion generally correct. That alone was not bad. Bad it is until after the press and politics jump on the moving train, and make air through blind activism of their ostentatious powerlessness against these influences.
Above all, is most accurately achieved by indexing or prohibition of games the opposite. Especially among the target groups for these games are not suitable, will by such actions, just awakened interest. Especially since we live in the Internet age and anyone who really wants to be said indexed or banned media can be purchased from abroad. Thus ultimately runs almost every law, in particular the Criminal Code §131, which regulates the violence in the media, into the void. Here ends up biting the dog its own tail.
One could sometimes give a study according to which more violent acts happen. After gaming violent games, or the excessive use of alcohol. One can accuse me now of course, I would compare apples and oranges, but ultimately it is only the lack of proportionality, will deal with the range of this subject. But in my opinion it requires no study, but only the idea of a clear sense.
1.3 back to Game
Each, absolutely without exception all, I can only recommend to exactly consider whether he wants to set the game with me here described incisions. Who puts on blood dripping effects no value and can live with that dissolve elemenierte Avatars in air, is allowed to access. Otherwise, and here I speak only for myself, is this game in the truest sense of the word, an air NUMBER (Puff). What was cut and painted here is an outrage, and a USK ab 12, or at least from 16 would be justified.
It would have been better for the production company Monolith, to bring this game not at first in this form on the German market. Because of this, one would have the uncensored version abroad, can buy a roundabout at Amazon.com/uk, and it would be a disappointment to some (playful, as well as financially) spared. Some other manufacturers do something similar like that. Before you can ruin the reputation of such a Spie Lege snippets, it is better to refrain from publication in Germany completely.
The AT, as well as UK-Pegi version can be completely in German play (voice, subtitles). In the UK version, cover and Booklett course in English.
So I can only USK, BPjM and Produktiosfirma Monolith say: Shame on you. AND ALTHOUGH into the ground
Since the game is not to the top blockbuster class such as Dead Space, Silent Hill, or in a limited degree Resident Evil belongs without censorship, etc., I give here an extra vote, European for uncensored UK- Pegiversion from, in which one in übrigem if one considers it necessary, blood, such as violence effects themselves may leave the menu:
Fun: 3 stars (should be more on shooter than on horror, you can also assign 4 stars)
Games Rating: 3-4 Stars
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Looking forward to your feedback, and everyone who has taken the time to read this rather detailed review. So if I could achieve no gain in knowledge with you, I hope you still have at least entertained.
Otherwise GOOD GAMING !!!
