German version gore

[radix]

Will it be the german version dumbed down without gore like RO?

How it will look a gore intensive game without gore? Do we will get some retarded green blood and no limbs removal?

 

[Psycho_Sam]

I thought the German sensors only applied to human gore? Meaning acts of violence on human characters is not allowed.

Seeing as this is a Zombie (specimen) game the rules might not apply.

 

[Murphy]

If the game is 18+ no self-censorship is necessary. RO was only self-consored because they wanted it to be 16+. I don't think they can shoot for a 16+ with Killing Floor anyhow, so if they go with 18+ we are likely to see an unaltered German version.

 

[RoBoT]

you should see L4D German version

 

[radix]

I thought the German sensors only applied to human gore? Meaning acts of violence on human characters is not allowed.

Seeing as this is a Zombie (specimen) game the rules might not apply.

Not quite ... at least iirc one version of UT 2k3? 2k4? had green blood and stuuf. Was pretty wired.

BTW how is looking the german version of L4D?

 

[[TW]Wilsonam]

Yup, we expect this to be 18+. We still have to (re)check the rules to ensure that we don't get ourselves "indexed", but it is more relaxed at the 18+ level, from memory.

 

[Lt_Kettch]

In the German version of Left 4 Dead (it is 18+ too!) there is no dismemberment and Zombies aren't burning which is quite confusing because the animations for the burning Zombies are still there (looks like a crowd of 20 Zombies has bees in their hairs if you throw a molotov at them).
And the bodies of the dead vanish instantly which is a huge immersion breaker!

So I doubt KF would pass without getting indexed if things like that are still in.

The violence against human characters was a criteria once but now the whole approval thing got a bit random. Gears of War was indexed but was it so brutal? I don't know I didn't play it.

I hope the German version of KF will be cut or I will directly make TWI resposible for the next school shooting

 

[[TW]schneidzekk]

Gears was never sold in Germany, how can it be indexed?

 

[Sniperdragon]

I think they will replace all specimen with Lego-dudes.

 

[Raj]

Yup, we expect this to be 18+. We still have to (re)check the rules to ensure that we don't get ourselves "indexed", but it is more relaxed at the 18+ level, from memory.

18+ is great

We should have zombies with genitals too if it's 18+ anyway.

Just look at this lovely picture:
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Now that would be original horror game.

 

[The Masta]

Gears was never sold in Germany, how can it be indexed?

Afaik the PC version wasn't released, the XBOX one was.

 

[BlackLabel]

I had a clanmate from england gifting me l4d over steam. Its not cut whatsoever. But never got my ro to be uncut...on the other hand..i dont get distracted by flying limbs than.

I think the german law text speaks of "human or human like"...

so get it as importet version ( the better game stores do that ) or get it gifted from someone outside of churmany.

 

[Hackel]

You can always import the uncut version from the UK.

I had a clanmate from england gifting me l4d over steam.

Or that works too.

 

[Innociv]

you can always import the uncut version from the uk.

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[Murphy]

Karma powered schlongs ftw!

 

[radix]

Karma powered schlongs ftw!

Headshoots? forget them schlongsshoots/ballshoots FTW!!! -> instant kill

I can already imagine the laughts on TS ... SHOOT'EM in the balls !!!11!1!! NOW!!111eleven

 

[Innociv]

I remember crotchshot UT99 mutator ;D

 

[Ostfrontromantik]

First of all: I will so buy this when it comes out!

Regarding censorship in Germany and L4D. The German version is heavily censored. Dead zombies disappear instantly upon death, no flying limbs, reduced blood, no burning zombies. Hell they even censored the box art!

Since I played the demo before hand I knew I could not buy it through steam or the boxed regular version from an ordinary local retailer. Luckily there's a small shop in my town that always imports me uncut UK/US versions and viola no censorship. I did the same with RO, GTA4 etc. A good alternative would be importing from Austria or the UK, especially since the exchange rate pound to € makes UK games pretty cheap for the €urozone.

As an added Bonus I avoided buying through Steam again because their ridiculous pricing policy of 1$=1€ is/was a smack in the face of every European customer and a huge rip-off!

 

[Innociv]

No burning zombies?.. Has does that work? They take damage while burning and freak out.

As an added Bonus I avoided buying through Steam again because their ridiculous pricing policy of 1$=1€ is/was a smack in the face of every European customer and a huge rip-off!

I can almost assure you that this is from european retailers threatening to sue, not Steam's own decision..

This is why most things are region locked. European corporations are as whiney and sue happy as American citizens.

 

[Murphy]

Regarding censorship in Germany and L4D. The German version is heavily censored. Dead zombies disappear instantly upon death, no flying limbs, reduced blood, no burning zombies. Hell they even censored the box art!

My guess is that they tried to self-censor it down to 16+, applied for 16+ and where still rated 18+ because it was considered too brutal for 16+. Had they applied for 18+ they probably would have an uncut German version now.
As for the box-art: I think the box-art of every game that is meant to be sold from a shelve among all the other games shouldn't look too brutal. Maybe only persons of 18 years or older can buy it and take it home with them, but everyone can look at it in the store.
Besides, isn't the uncut box-art inside so you can pull out the paper from the dvd-box, turn it around and stick it back in when you are home? Can't see how anybody would have any reason to complain about that solution, tbh.